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Effortless Lunch Ordering
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Powering Better Meals with Smarter Software

Since 1999, Hotlunch.com has been trusted by K-12 schools nationwide as a complete K-12 lunch ordering system, making us a nationwide provider of lunch ordering software. With hundreds of loyal clients across North America, Hotlunch.com works with public, private, parochial and charter schools of all sizes. We provide schools, food service providers and offices with cutting edge technology at a very affordable price to help manage and automate lunch programs.

Make your school lunches less work and more fun!

Saving you time and money

An inexpensive subscription model with a low per student cost, also comes with the ability to the run the system at No-Cost*. Schools enjoy that the systems value for money.

Real time ordering that is simple and easy to use. Our detailed dashboard helps you manage your program centrally. Track ordering, payments, vendors and parents at glance. Reduce the time spent on managing lunch administration from days to a couple of hours a month.

Our program is an inexpensive subscription based system offered at a low per student cost. The money you collect goes directly to the school. Schools using our system have seen a 10% increase in revenue.

Software  Features 

Online software made to fit your needs

Menus

Create ordering menus in minutes using our quick creation tools. Provide a sample menu for customers to view before they order.

Nutrition

Provide nutritional and allergy information to your menus, keeping parents better informed. Menu Items can be sourced from multiple vendors. Items sized and priced small, medium or large.

Programs

Provide free and reduced lunch programs. After hours menu for your late order customers and your school’s special events, after school care and fundraisers.

Reporting

Detailed reports for your kitchen, food service providers, delivery routes, schools, grades, finance, banking and volunteering all available on the site. Go paperless, reports are available by email, PDF and CSV for integration into your accounting system.

Customize

Manage multiple campuses on the site. Separate access for vendors, finance and staff. Customize the site with logos and colors. Format changes of fonts etc.

Payments

Compatible with multiple payment gateways and can be connected to more than one bank account. You can also apply late and convenience fees to your menus.

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Email Templates

Choose from a library of pre-configured email templates for notifications and reminders.

Support

Strong support portal with videos and articles to help administrators. Our support team is available to help guide administrators through the system.

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    School Lunch Ordering Software for K-12 Schools

    Hotlunch.com has been a leading nationwide provider of School Lunch Ordering Software since 1999. We have made ordering school lunch online easy with our versatile K-12 Lunch Software. We aim to help K-12 schools provide lunch to students by ordering through our K-12 Lunch Ordering System. School Lunch Online saves you time and money. Plan & place your school lunch menu online in minutes using our quick creation tools, so parents can order their school lunch choices in advance. All accounting and money processing is done upfront! This makes ordering and prep as efficient as possible. Our School Lunch Program also supports reduced-cost meals. Our School Lunch Ordering Software is right there to support you while ordering food from menus from several different restaurants. You can select the best food for school students from school lunch choice meals created in advance. We offer a great variety of options available in our School Lunch Software.

    Our strong support portal is available with videos and articles to help administrators learn and use the system. Our K-12 Lunch Software has advanced user management. With our School Lunch Software, you save time and create efficiency for easy daily meal ordering without extra effort. We have a team of dedicated sales and engineering staff working on creating amazing solutions on an ongoing basis. Our school lunch online software is a flexible platform that lets you customize your meal program to fit your needs and requirements. The School Lunch Ordering Software is all-encompassing with a focus on minimizing effort for school staff and parents. HotLunch is known for its easy-to-use interface with multiple choices and options to create a school lunch program that works for your K-12 school.

    We organize menus for late-order customers, school special events, after-school care, and fundraisers. Our School Lunch Software is maintained to provide user-friendliness and overall satisfaction when ordering online through our School Lunch Program. With HotLunch.com school lunch choice, you not only save time and money on order handling, but you also benefit from having no transactional service fees. HotLunch keeps you better informed with nutritional and allergy information added to your menus. Our School Lunch Program helps simplify management by providing a single, easy-to-use K-12 Lunch Ordering System that manages your orders with personalization under one platform. If you wish to create a platform to order school lunch online, then we are the #1 school lunch choice. Our School Lunch Program offers tools and resources for creating menus in minutes.

    Our school lunch online platform provides menu items that can be sourced from multiple vendors. Items can be sized and priced as small, medium, or large. Our school lunch choice menus are designed to create a stress-free, nutritious, and healthy diet for K-12 students at a low cost. The School Lunch Software is compatible with multiple payment gateways and can be connected to more than one bank account. You can also apply late and convenience fees to your menus.

    Testimonials

    Hear how HotLunch.com is transforming lunch programs for schools and food providers across the country.

    Rated 5 out of 5
    This is our first year using the HotLunch.com program and we feel like we have finally moved into the 21st Century! With Aurora’s Hot Lunch ordering program, there are no more “human errors” in our records. I can’t imagine how we managed before using this system.
    Amy
    Restaurant Owner
    Rated 5 out of 5
    As a lunch program coordinator, I was overwhelmed with paperwork and constant follow-ups. HotLunch.com eliminated all of that. The platform is streamlined, and the real-time updates are a blessing.
    Lisa
    Hot Lunch Coordinator
    Rated 5 out of 5
    The hotlunch website is extremely user friendly, and for the few times that I have had questions, their response time has always been prompt, supportive and professional. I would highly recommend HotLunch.com for any school that wants a system that is a huge time saver for any lunch coordinator.
    Elisabeth
    Hotlunch Coordinator
    Rated 5 out of 5
    Switching to HotLunch.com has completely transformed how we manage our school’s lunch program. The interface is intuitive, and setup was a breeze. What used to take hours now takes minutes, and our errors have drastically reduced.
    Christine
    Hotlunch Coordinator
    Rated 5 out of 5
    With Hotlunch.com I feel like I have a team behind me, ready to help my business grow. The support team has gone above and beyond to help me use their software to streamline our production and delivery. Thanks to hotlunch.com my staff and I can spend more time focusing on making great food!
    Courtney
    CEO – Food Service Provider
    Rated 5 out of 5
    HotLunch.com is exactly what we needed! The system is so easy to use, even for our less tech-savvy staff. We’ve seen a significant improvement in our ordering accuracy and overall efficiency. The reports and menu planning tools have made life easier for our kitchen team. I honestly don’t know how we managed without it. Highly recommended!
    Florence
    CEO – Food Service Provider

    Frequently asked questions

    Schools may get started by registering on the website. Once registered, the administrator may create a lunch menu, price, and timetable to begin collecting orders.

    Yes, the technology works seamlessly on phones and tablets, allowing parents to order and manage meals on the move.

    Absolutely! To keep things organised, the platform tracks all of each student’s orders, including previous and forthcoming meals.

    Yes, parents may cancel or amend their purchases before the school’s deadline. Any modifications made to the system trigger an automatic update.

    Payments are processed online using secure channels. Parents may finish their purchase using cards or other digital payment options.

    Yes, HotLunch is built specifically as a K-12 lunch ordering system, working with public, private, parochial, and charter schools of all sizes. Since 1999, we’ve helped K-12 schools across North America automate menu creation, online ordering, and cashless payments — all from one easy-to-use platform. Whether you’re a single K-12 campus or managing lunch programs across multiple schools, HotLunch scales to fit your district’s needs.

    Explore Hotlunch.com for easy online hot lunch ordering. Our contactless school lunch software ensures a safe, efficient service, providing diverse meal choices for students. Simplify your school's lunchtime with us.

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