LunchTime Software

LunchTime is school lunch software for US K-12 districts and private schools. It combines a cafeteria point of sale, administration, free and reduced-price meal applications, a parent payment portal and federal and state reimbursement reports. It can be self-hosted or hosted by the vendor, and it imports student data from the school's student information system.

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LunchTime Software's website on 30 September 2026
Best for
K-12 school districts, Small private and parochial schools
Pricing
Quote only
Runs on
Web, Windows

Who it is for

  • K-12 school districts

    Centralised database to run every school in a district from one place, with National School Lunch Program reimbursement reports.

  • Small private and parochial schools

    Testimonials come from small schools and academies; the vendor says the software suits districts of all sizes.

  • Schools on PowerSchool or Focus

    Student information is imported from the existing student information system, and these two are listed partners.

What it does

  • Cafeteria point of sale

    Cashier module for the serving line, web based or as a Windows application, with item restrictions, purchase limits and cashier access control.

  • Student identification at the register

    Works with bar code readers, PIN pads or biometric fingerprint scanners.

  • System administration

    Configuration tool to define and view food service data for each school.

  • Free and reduced meal applications

    Enters paper applications, works out each student's status, sends letters and updates the POS in real time.

  • Application verification

    Automatically picks the applications to verify and tracks communications and results for state reporting.

  • Online free and reduced application

    Parents apply through a secure web portal offered in multiple languages.

  • School payment portal

    Parents pay into student accounts by card or ACH, set reminders and auto-replenish, and review purchases.

  • Federal and state reporting

    Reimbursement tracking for the National School Lunch Program, plus cash, sales activity and prior-year reports and low-balance letters.

  • Student information import

    Imports student data automatically from the existing student information system.

  • Hosted option

    Vendor hosts and maintains the system so the school needs no servers.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

No prices are published. The vendor offers a free quote and demo, and says updates are included in the maintenance and support package. The homepage advertises a limited-time offer to match the yearly cost of a school's current POS software.

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 6 integrations. The median in this category is 2.
  • Lists Web and Windows 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 PowerSchool.

Works with

Other
PowerSchoolFocus School SoftwareGenovationTouch DynamicComputer Resources
Payments
SafeSave Payments

These are the partners listed on the site; Genovation (input devices) and Touch Dynamic (touch computers) are hardware makers.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
United States
Platforms
Web, Windows
Hardware
Existing hardware can be used. Bar code readers, PIN pads and fingerprint scanners are supported at the register, and hosted setups run from any device with a browser (iPad, laptop, Mac).

Inferred from US testimonials, US federal programme reporting and a Pennsylvania address; the vendor does not publish a list of countries.

The company

Headquarters
State College, United States
Customers named by the vendor
Ashland School District (New Hampshire), Elkhorn Public Schools, Villa Madonna Academy, Somerset Academy, West York Area School District, Meyersdale Area School District, Fairfield Area School District

Security and support

Security and compliance
Card and ACH data encrypted to PCI-compliant standard in the payment portal (vendor statement)
Support
The vendor offers unlimited technical phone and email support, and says updates are included in its maintenance and support package.

Listing details

Built for
Contract food service
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
lunchtimesoftware.com

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  • SchoolCafé

    SchoolCafé is the parent and student portal and app of PrimeroEdge, school nutrition software from Cybersoft Technologies of Houston.

    Runs on Web and iOS, against Web and Windows for LunchTime Software.

  • LINQ Connect

    LINQ Connect is the family-facing web portal and mobile app of LINQ, a US K-12 software company.

    Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web and Windows for LunchTime Software.

  • Nutrislice

    Nutrislice is a cloud platform for institutional foodservice that publishes menus with nutrition and allergen data to websites, mobile apps, digital signage and e-ink food labels, and adds mobile ordering.

    Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web and Windows for LunchTime Software.

  • MySchoolBucks

    MySchoolBucks is a school payments platform from Heartland School Solutions, part of Global Payments.

    Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web and Windows for LunchTime Software.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any price or contract term
  • Founding year, legal entity, team size and funding (the site names Focal Tech, Inc. as a development partner)
  • Interface languages of the main software
  • Security certifications beyond the payment portal statement
  • What SafeSave, Genovation, Touch Dynamic and Computer Resources integrations do (the vendor shows logos without names)
  • Whether the vendor has a mobile app

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.

  1. Homepage, partners, testimonials, addresshttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com
  2. Positioninghttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/About-LunchTime-Software
  3. Modules and reportshttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/LunchTime-Software-Modules
  4. POS modulehttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/School-Cafeteria-POS
  5. Payment portalhttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/School-Payment-Portal
  6. Free and reduced modulehttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/Free-and-Reduced-Software-Module
  7. Hosting and hardwarehttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/Hosted-Solutions
  8. PowerSchool partnerhttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/PowerSchool
  9. Focus partnerhttps://www.lunchtimesoftware.com/Focus