Heartland Payment Systems® LunchBox® V8 School Nutrition Software Continues Nationwide Growth in More Than 2,000 K-12 Schools
PRINCETON, N.J. (February 2, 2012) - Heartland School Solutions, a division of Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY), today announced that Version 8 of its innovative LunchBox school nutrition program management software is now being used in more than 2,000 K-12 school cafeterias nationwide.
An industry-leading, comprehensive, fully integrated and customizable nutrition solution, LunchBox provides various benefits, all from a single trusted vendor, to both schools and parents. These include point-of-service terminals, a secure online payment portal, integrated vending solutions, and a number of back office management features such as free and reduced meal application processing and tracking of meals sold, inventory management, and menu planning integrated with USDA NuMenu nutritional data. The system also features complete integration with Heartland’s SeeMyPlate™ and mySchoolBucks™ solutions, mobile capabilities and much more.
Whether schools choose a free upgrade from earlier versions of Lunchbox or take advantage of strong incentives to migrate to Lunchbox V8, the software is designed to handle the demanding pace of any school nutrition program by reducing staff workloads, cutting costs and streamlining operations by providing a consolidated database that allows the flexible system to integrate with multiple networking technologies.
“From a large district such as Jefferson County in Kentucky (nearly 150 schools) to smaller districts, schools throughout the United States are quickly adapting to Lunchbox V8 due to the software being a complete and secure solution for any size district,” explained Keith Womack, director of Heartland School Solutions, which provides child nutrition and payment management solutions to public and private schools throughout the country. “Additionally, schools receive customer support from a single vendor that makes issue resolution simple, allowing school staff to focus on their job responsibilities rather than having to call various different companies to solve problems.”
About Heartland Payment Systems
Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY), the 5th largest payments processor in the United States, delivers credit/debit/prepaid card processing, gift marketing and loyalty programs, payroll, check management and related business solutions to more than 250,000 business locations nationwide. A FORTUNE 1000 company, Heartland is the founding supporter of The Merchant Bill of Rights, a public advocacy initiative that educates merchants about fair credit and debit card processing practices. The company is also a leader in the development of end-to-end encryption technology designed to protect cardholder data, rendering it useless to cybercriminals. For more information, please visit HeartlandPaymentSystems.com, MerchantBillOfRights.org, CostOfABurger.com and E3secure.com.
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