Menu Planning
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Production
PrimeroEdge is USDA-approved for nutrient analysis to meet school meal program requirements offering both State Agencies and School Food Authorities (SFAs) real-time tools that provide compliance feedback, remote monitoring, and increase efficiency.
Customers
Trusted by State Agencies Nationwide
Key Features
Simplify Planning and Compliance, and Save Time
Identify and correct deficiencies before meal service.
Provide affordable solutions for small SFAs with limited staff.
Eliminate the need for server hardware and IT staff resources.
Use compliance indicators and reports to stay compliant.
Save time during reviews by accessing recipes, menus, and records.
Reduce paper clutter with electronic production records.
Key Features
Helping You Extend Benefits with Accuracy and Ease
Get consistent and accurate reporting across SFAs
Monitor sponsors’ Direct Certification compliance
Easily match siblings to extend Direct Certification benefits
Automatically compare enrollment and provide benefits in real time.
Provides direct certification for late student enrollees and newly eligible students.
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Ensure Nutritional Compliance
State Agencies gain major advantages with shared ingredient, menu, and production data on a centralized cloud platform:
SAs can review centralized data without duplicating entry efforts.
Optimize on-site reviews with remote access to recipes and records.
Perform nutrient analysis reviews for all SFAs entirely online.
Flag shared ingredients and recipes as “verified” to reduce SA workload and boost SFA confidence.
Make corrections in one shared environment for all SFAs simultaneously.
Features
Streamline Operations with Centralized Solutions
Centralized Database
A shared database of ingredients, recipes, and menu cycles helps SFAs save time and reduce data entry errors. Shared menus that already meet requirements can be reused across districts for added efficiency.
Ingredient Management
PrimeroEdge comes pre-loaded with over 10,000 CN food items to simplify recipe creation and reduce imports. Users can easily add or copy ingredients and store nutrition labels for easy access.
Electronic Production Records
Digital production records provide easy access for both SFAs and the State Agency. They improve data accuracy, simplify reviews, and offer forecasting tools to help plan meal counts more effectively.
Menus and Nutrient Analysis
State-verified items can be shared with all SFAs. Menu planners get real-time feedback, with color-coded alerts for compliance, and can verify nutrient targets at each step with a single click.
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Forecasting
Manage your budget and ordering by projecting food quantities and costs in customizable Forecast Periods.
Users can choose from multiple Forecast types or create a custom forecast type by Date Range, Meal Type, and Site Group. Each Forecast will show the projected number of menu servings, required materials, and calculated costs. Servings are easily adjustable for planning and costing purposes. These methods help SFAs identify how much of USDA commodities you can utilize to maximize PAL funds.
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Beyond the Cafeteria
SFAs with access to a menu planning tool can have greater potential for compliance with regulations.
PrimeroEdge utilizes a cloud-based platform that is remotely managed, thus eliminating the need for each SFA to invest in server hardware and associated IT staff resources. SFAs that could not otherwise afford a high-quality solution.
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Forecasting
Manage your budget and ordering by projecting food quantities and costs in customizable Forecast Periods.
Users can choose from multiple Forecast types or create a custom forecast type by Date Range, Meal Type, and Site Group. Each Forecast will show the projected number of menu servings, required materials, and calculated costs. Servings are easily adjustable for planning and costing purposes. These methods help SFAs identify how much of USDA commodities you can utilize to maximize PAL funds.