WILMINGTON, N.C.--()--LINQ, the premier software provider exclusively serving K-12 school operations, today launched the LINQ School Nutrition Suite, a unified cloud-based platform designed to streamline school nutrition program operations, reduce administrative burden, and ensure students are fed and ready to learn. Building on LINQ’s proven track record of supporting over 1 billion meals served annually to more than 17 million students, the LINQ School Nutrition Suite brings together leading technologies into one solution tailored to the unique needs of K-12 nutrition programs.

“We are excited to introduce the LINQ School Nutrition Suite, a solution designed to support school districts in their mission to improve student outcomes,” said Bryan Jones, CEO of LINQ. “Our platform simplifies the operations and compliance of school nutrition programs so that frontline staff in these districts can focus on feeding students nutritious meals and sending them into the classroom ready to learn and succeed.”

The LINQ School Nutrition Suite represents the next evolution of LINQ’s trusted solutions, developed to modernize how K-12 schools plan, manage, and deliver nutritious meals while engaging families with easy-to-use tools that simplify payments and meal applications. Key capabilities include:

  • Point-of-Sale (POS) Technology: Keeps lines moving with “eat & repeat” functionality
  • Family Engagement and Payments: LINQ Connect gives families a centralized hub to make secure online payments and provides real-time access to meal accounts, school menus, school stores, and district announcements
  • Real-Time Menu Compliance: Provides real-time feedback that helps teams automate USDA regulatory compliance
  • Data-Driven Cost Control: Utilizes demand forecasting, centralized procurement, and inventory optimization to streamline food flow and provide clarity into labor, menu, and plate costs
  • Audit Readiness: Delivers tailored reporting to administrative review needs, cutting preparation time from weeks or months to minutes

“At LINQ, we empower school nutrition directors to overcome operational challenges with tools that simplify compliance and drive efficiency,” said Mike Borges, President and General Manager of LINQ. “Our goal is to ensure districts have the resources they need to deliver healthier meals to students while optimizing their programs for long-term success.”

By integrating advanced tools into a unified solution, the LINQ School Nutrition Suite addresses the challenges of technology fragmentation, compliance burdens, and limited resources that nutrition program directors face daily.

“The LINQ School Nutrition Suite helped us automate processes for procurement, inventory, and flow of food from 40 separate manual tasks down to 7,” said Katie Cossette, School Nutrition Director at St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont, Colorado. “These cost saving efficiencies saved our Field Supervisors over 17 hours per week and allowed them to spend more time in the schools with our staff and students.”

“Modernizing school nutrition programs requires a robust, secure infrastructure that adapts to future challenges,” said Seth Johnson, CTO of LINQ. “The LINQ School Nutrition Suite integrates compliance tools and enhanced security measures, providing districts with scalable solutions to meet evolving needs.”

Nearly 30 million U.S. students participate in school lunch programs every day, according to the School Nutrition Association. These programs play a critical role in improving children’s diets, combating hunger, and supporting overall student wellbeing, including obesity prevention and academic achievement.

In service of the essential mission of feeding children at school, LINQ’s School Nutrition Suite empowers thousands of school districts to clear blockers and operate more efficiently, streamline compliance, and improve access to nutritious meals. With features like integrated payment management through LINQ Connect, the suite enhances family engagement while reducing administrative burdens. The School Nutrition Suite reflects LINQ’s ongoing commitment to providing operational tools that help students learn, grow, and thrive.

About LINQ

LINQ modernizes K-12 school operations with best-in-class, cloud-based software solutions built to help districts return more resources to classrooms. LINQ streamlines finance, HR, nutrition management, and payments into a secure unified platform, reducing administrative burden and untangling workflows. LINQ partners with 30% of school districts across the U.S., helping serve over 1 billion school meals annually to over 17 million students and processing payroll for 364,000 teachers, administrators, and staff. Over 3.4 million registered users on the LINQ Connect app can use it to manage school fees and payments. Learn more at www.linq.com.