Computrition
Computrition sells foodservice and nutrition software to hospitals, health systems and military dining operations in North America. Its suites cover kitchen operations (menus, recipes, inventory, production), patient meal ordering and tray tracking, and retail point of sale for hospital cafeterias, plus data analytics. It is enterprise software sold through sales contact, with no public pricing.
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- Best for
- Hospital and health system foodservice, Military and government foodservice
- Pricing
- Quote only
- Runs on
- Web
Who it is for
Hospital and health system foodservice
Covers diet order compliance, patient meal ordering, tray tracking and hospital retail dining in one vendor.
Military and government foodservice
Sold to US military dining operations and military hospitals, with recipe, inventory, costing and entitlement tracking.
Multi-site institutional operators
HealthCORE provides central system administration, user management and menu planning across sites.
Less suited to: Independent restaurants and small businesses. The product lines are built for hospitals, health systems and military operators.
What it does
Foodservice operations suite
Recipe and menu management, inventory, ordering, production and costing for hospital kitchens.
Mobile floor stock inventory (HS inStock)
Tracks par levels and floor stock at cost centres from a mobile device.
Nutrition food labelling (HS Label Elite)
Produces nutrition and allergen labels for packaged food items in line with FDA regulations, according to the vendor.
Patient meal ordering (HS onTray, TouchPoint Dining)
Patients order meals from a mobile device or bedside TV or tablet, with nutrient limit tracking and allergy-aware menus.
Room service (Room Service Connect Plus)
On-demand bedside meal ordering managed from a central call centre.
Tray tracking (Tray InMotion Elite)
Verifies patient ID by wristband scan, alerts staff to diet order changes and reports on tray delivery.
Diet order compliance
SmartSubstitutions keeps meals matched to diet orders and allergies, with electronic patient cardex through EHR integration.
Hospital retail POS (SuitePoint!)
Point of sale for hospital cafeterias supporting cash, credit, discounts and payroll deduction, with nutrition data on receipts.
Online ordering (SPOON) and self-checkout (SP Express)
Online ordering with loyalty rewards and self-checkout for retail dining.
Data analytics (DataArc)
Data warehouse and Power BI visualisations across foodservice, nutrition and retail data, with consulting.
System administration (HS HealthCORE)
Central multi-site settings, global user management, task scheduling and menu planning.
Integration tools
Web-service API (CI Integrate), HL7 interface (HS emPulse) and Active Directory with multi-factor authentication.
Pricing
- Pricing model
- Quote only
No prices are published. The site directs visitors to a contact form and offers demos.
How it compares
Compared with the 23 products in School, Hospital & Contract Food Service that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.
- Names 3 integrations. The median in this category is 2.
- Lists Web only. Among the 23 products in this category that state their platforms, 10 list an iOS app and 8 list an Android app.
- The category's 10 most-named integration partners are PowerSchool, Aeries, DATEV, Skyward, Sysco, US Foods, Account Tree, ACEware Systems, Active Directory, Aeries SIS. Of these, this product's listing names Active Directory.
Works with
- Other
- Epic (MyDining patient portal)Active DirectoryPower BI
Computrition connects to electronic health records over HL7 and offers a web-service API, but names only Epic as an EHR.
Where and how it runs
- Customers in
- United States, Canada
- Platforms
- Web
- Hardware
- Patient ordering runs on bedside tablets, TVs, remotes or pillow speakers through partner interactive patient care systems; tray tracking uses wristband scanning. Specific device requirements are not listed.
The vendor says it has over 1,300 customers in North America. The two countries are inferred from that phrase; a country list is not published.
The company
- Company
- Computrition, Inc.
- Headquarters
- West Hills, United States
- Other offices
- Bedford, MA (research and development)
- Customers named by the vendor
- City of Hope, Parkland Memorial Hospital
Security and support
- Security and compliance
- Endpoint encryption on POS transactions and multi-factor authentication (no certification named), Accessibility conformance reports published
- Support
- Services include a dedicated project manager and implementation specialist, account relationship managers, support services teams, virtual and on-site training and user conferences.
Listing details
- Built for
- Catering, Contract food service
- Focus
- Food-specific
- Status
- Active
- Website
- computrition.com
- Also listed in
- Inventory ManagementRecipe Costing & Menu Engineering
Alternatives to Computrition
See all 26 in School, Hospital & Contract Food ServiceMealSuite
MealSuite is foodservice software for senior living and healthcare communities.
Names 18 integrations, against 3 for Computrition.
Illumia (formerly CBORD)
Illumia is the new name of the company formed from Transact and CBORD, now sold under one brand.
Names 4 integrations, against 3 for Computrition.
Delegate Foodservice Software
Delegate is foodservice software from Delegate Technology GmbH of Vienna for institutional catering.
Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for Computrition.
Horizon Software
Horizon Software sells cloud-based software for K-12 school nutrition programs: a lunch-line point of sale and MyPaymentsPlus, an online payment portal for meals, fees and activities.
Listed as best for: K-12 school districts running meal programs.
Compare Computrition
Side-by-side tables built from the same profile data.
- Computrition vs Delegate Foodservice Software
- Computrition vs MySchoolBucks
- Computrition vs CulinarySuite
- Computrition vs Horizon Software
- Computrition vs HotLunch.com
- Computrition vs Illumia (formerly CBORD)
- Computrition vs Illumia (formerly CBORD) vs MealSuite
- Computrition vs Delegate Foodservice Software vs Illumia (formerly CBORD) vs MealSuite
What we could not confirm
These points were not confirmed when this page was written.
- Price and contract terms
- Founding year (the site says 44+ years in business), founders, ownership and parent company
- Team size and funding
- Whether cloud or on-premise hosting is offered
- Interface languages
- Security certifications
- Integrations beyond Epic, Active Directory and Power BI
- Mobile app names and stores
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.
- Homepage: suites, statshttps://www.computrition.com
- Operations suitehttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/foodservice-management-software/
- Nutrition care suitehttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/nutrition-services-software/
- Patient ordering, Epichttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/patient-meal-ordering-software/
- Tray trackinghttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/hospital-tray-tracking-software/
- Retail suitehttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/hospital-point-of-sale-system/
- DataArchttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/foodservice-data-analytics/
- HealthCOREhttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/healthcore/
- Integration suitehttps://www.computrition.com/product-solutions/integrated-technology-solutions/
- Healthcare fit, customershttps://www.computrition.com/industries/healthcare/
- Military fithttps://www.computrition.com/industries/military/
- Services and supporthttps://www.computrition.com/services/
- Addresseshttps://www.computrition.com/engage/contact-us-2/
- Accessibility reportshttps://www.computrition.com/why-computrition/values/