Multi‐browser, cloud based, fully integrated “Back Oﬃce”

Providing easy to use components with single database design for seamless integration between menu planning and production, nutrition analysis, ordering & receiving, ordering based on portion plans or pars, central procurement, perpetual inventory, warehouses, central kitchens, and base kitchens.

TrakNOW is USDA-approved for nutrient analyses required in the school meal programs and for use in certification of compliance with the National School Lunch Program meal pattern requirements.

USDA approved software lists can be found at:
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/usda-approved-nutrient-analysis-software
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/usda-approved-certification-compliance-tools-and-software

Complete Supply Chain Management supporting cafeteria site, warehouse and central kitchen ordering, distribution, inventory, commodity and procurement.

Ordering components in TrakNOW provide users with what they need to order and how much to order. Order documents are automatically routed to the correct supplier, internal warehouse or central kitchen or external vendor. Items requiring central approval are automatically routed to supervisors.

Automated ordering can be based on par levels or menu forecasts.

Electronic vendor interfaces for most popular food distributors are available, guarantying that orders are placed quickly and eﬃciently.

Items, Recipes and Production Records assist users in easy implementation of food components and food component sub groups, as well as HACCP, and Allergen/Food sensitivities. Ask about our Special Diets software for managing individual student dietary restrictions.
PosNOW integration allows meal and item counts to update TrakNOW Product Records.

Child Nutrition database point and click to download/copy/import

Over 10,000 items, representing 200+ Manufacturers and over 100 Brands Food Buying Guide info & serving types USDA Recipe

Data imports, exports & reports:

Import from spread sheet & suppliers
Data entry services available
Preview all reports on screen
Print to PDF for sharing and e‐mail
One touch Export to Excel, CSV, HTML

Cloud hosted or district Hosted, TrakNOW provides single database design for seamless integration between business processes across all components. Workﬂows facilitate functions that cross multiple levels of management ‐ site manager, supervisor and District, Warehouse, Central or Base Kitchen staﬀ.

District Enterprise

Menu Planning displaying food components and sub components, such as red/orange vegetables & Nutrition Analysis
Supports initial import of vendor items via spread sheet
Ingredient/Inventory/Commodity, Recipe and Menu Management Program, Site, Vendor, Central Distribution, and Bid management
Supports easy access to any site for supervisors performing site functions
Central processing of requisitions for district approval prior to purchase

Inventory

Physical Inventory Counts, Valuation, Perpetual Inventory, Adjustments
Pick inventory and list reasons ‐ pick for production, spoilage, expiration

Ordering

Purchase Orders to Vendors & electronic ordering
Supply Orders to internal suppliers
Requisitions for central approval
Supports pre‐coded shopping lists
Pre‐order for all suppliers & break order automatically to multiple suppliers
Integrated receiving & invoice reconciliation

Production

Edit and forecast menus, add/manage leftovers, make substitutions
Print production worksheets with menu plan, allergens and temperatures targets, plus recipes, pick lists, and production summary
Deplete inventory automatically based on production records
Record production, leftovers, discards, temperatures, meal participation, adult and ala carte sales, special programs and notes
Print Production Reports customized for state requirements
Order based on menu forecast for multiple menus or sites and any date range

Central Production – Central/Base Kitchen

Supports Central and Base Kitchens serving any number of serving locations, satellites sites, and other programs
Automatically combines requirements, scales production recipes, creates pick lists and transfer documents
Supports both “push” and “pull” conﬁgurations

Central Distribution – Warehouse

Supports supply requisition and transfers between sites and other sites or warehouses. Plus picking, staging, and routing of inventory for delivery