Centralised catering management solutions for Multi-Academy Trusts
Civica Cashless Catering is an innovative and cash-free payment system for Multi-Academy Trusts, providing schools with the tools they need to deliver nutritious meals in a safe environment.
Our innovative cloud-based solution enables you to move away from outdated servers, ensuring that your institution benefits from guaranteed uptime, clear and reliable data, and efficient meal services.
Discover how MATs across the country are delivering highly efficient meal services with Cashless Catering.
Why choose Civica Cashless Catering for your MAT
Through our work with leading trusts, we’ve developed smart cloud software that helps MATs achieve:
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Better visibility
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Simpler centralisation
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Clearer financial overview
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Accurate free school meals management
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Reduced admin time
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Sustainability focus
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Lower costs
Discover Cashless Catering – download our brochure
As well as supporting the speed and ease of lunch service, our software is also designed to cut down on wasted spending, improve cyber security and ensure compliance across the board.
Download our brochure to learn a little more about how Cashless Catering is streamlining lunchtimes across the UK.
Gareth Stott
Network Manager.
Colonel Frank Seely Academy
We have been a customer of Civica for many years and we decided to move to their Civica Cashless Catering "cloud" solution. All I can say is it's a shame we didn't do it sooner. All the implementation was completed in the background. The switch over took place after dinner on a Wednesday so it was all done and dusted ready for the next morning "Breakfast Club". There was no drop in any service on the tills, which made the Catering Manager very happy.
The Catering Manager has the ability to change the way the tills look and run reports etc. from anywhere that has internet, as it's all web based.
Our tills can now be anywhere as long as they have power and an internet connection.
To sum up, from start to finish has been an absolute breeze from the side of a very satisfied customer."
FAQs
- How can Civica Cashless Catering make service faster?
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Civica Cashless Catering software lets students and staff buy meals without cash and pre-order food, speeding up service and supporting those with free meals or dietary needs. Parents also get full transaction visibility with online payments.
Our EPOS solutions include various hardware and ID options, like biometrics. You can easily manage menus, prices and stock across multiple sites, with detailed financial insights for accurate forecasting.
- How do students pre-order meals and what is the benefit?
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Civica Cashless Catering allows students and parents to pre-order meals, improving choice visibility, reducing food waste and boosting service uptake by up to 50%.
Primary schools benefit from quick classroom pre-ordering via whiteboard or web-enabled devices, with parental pre-ordering available through integrated payments.
For secondaries we recommend our CivicaEats app, which is free for students to download.
- Will we have central visibility of what’s happening in each of our schools?
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Cloud technology gives caterers real-time data on meal uptake, FSM, and UIFSM across multiple schools. A trust-wide system enables trend analysis, best practice sharing, and centralised management of school catering.
- How will moving our cashless catering system to the cloud save money?
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Secure cloud hosting ensures fast setup, enhanced data security and lower costs so there’s no need for dedicated devices or local IT. Updates and support are hassle-free.
Advanced admin tools like forecasting and stock management help cut waste and save money, freeing up funds to reinvest in your multi-academy trust.
- Does Civica Cashless Catering integrate with our e-payments provider?
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Cashless Catering can integrate with your existing provider for easy online payments and menu tracking. Our cloud system ensures seamless, reliable integration with more MIS, payment, and kitchen management solutions than any other provider.
Learn more about our smart solutions for MATs
Financial resilience
We help to reduce the cost of operations and empower financial resilience across your ecosystem through efficient, integrated and centralised management of your Trust’s financial posture.
Effective teams
Maximise staff effectiveness and drive staff growth and retention for better continuity of teams with a centralised and intuitive source of the truth.
Safe environment
From statutory compliance, safer estate management and supporting pupil’s nutritional needs, we help you focus on what matters by reducing the burden of reporting and improving efficiencies.
