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Front-of-house · Meals

A count for the kitchen by ten. A report when the funder asks.

Collect meal sign-ups, give the kitchen a useful count, record participation, and keep dietary and eligibility information with the member record.

What it helps with

What your team can do here.

Meal sign-up

Collect sign-ups at the desk or online.

Members or staff can record a meal sign-up before the configured cutoff. The kitchen view reflects the current count as plans change.

  • Same-day or next-day RSVP
  • Live count visible to the kitchen
  • Configurable cutoff per meal

Dietary flags

Bring dietary information into the kitchen view.

Record the dietary categories and notes your organization needs on the member record. When that member signs up, authorized staff can review the information while planning service.

  • Per-member dietary flags
  • Custom dietary categories
  • Meal-level dietary summary for authorized staff

Age eligibility

Keep program eligibility visible during sign-up.

Use member fields and meal categories to help staff follow the eligibility and guest policies your organization has configured.

  • Eligibility information available during sign-up
  • Configurable guest or paid-meal categories
  • Supported breakdowns for later reporting

Contributions, handled with dignity

Support the contribution approach your program uses.

Record supported anonymous or identified contributions without making payment part of the check-in conversation. Report aggregate contribution information separately from individual participation where appropriate.

  • Anonymous and identified contribution paths
  • Suggested-amount messaging without demand
  • Aggregate reporting without donor identification

A typical workflow

Count the plates once. Use the number all quarter.

The kitchen and front desk can work from the same sign-up and participation information instead of reconciling separate lists after service.

  1. Collect meal sign-ups. Members or staff add people to the meal before the configured cutoff.

  2. Prepare the kitchen view. Authorized kitchen staff review the current count and dietary information before service.

  3. Record meals served. Use the front desk or meal check-in workflow to record participation and the appropriate meal category.

  4. Close the daily record. Review the final count, no-shows, guests, and supported contribution totals after service.

  5. Prepare the required summary. Filter recorded meal activity for the dates and categories needed in an internal or funder report.

Common questions

What teams ask before getting started.

Meals served, who served them, and who got fed.

See how a sign-up becomes a kitchen count, a served meal, and a line in the report your nutrition funder expects.

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