OneSource Point of Service (POS)Streamline your POS operation to improve customer satisfaction and increase participation.
Your serving lines need to be fast and efficient in today’s busy school cafeterias. OneSource helps you feed more kids in less time, improving participation and revenue as well as customer satisfaction. Students enjoy being able to get through the line quickly so they have more time to socialize and enjoy their meals.
State-of-the-art touch screen technology that’s easy to learn and use
- Process sales quickly and easily with a POS screen that is intuitive and designed for speed
- View student photo for positive ID
- Maintain privacy of eligibility status
- Avoid common mistakes with built-in intelligence that assists cashiers: alerts user when a wrong date/meal period is entered, the till amount is not entered, and more
- View timely messages from the Cashier Message Center: allergy warnings, birthday greetings, daily spending limits exceeded, low account balance and other general messages
- Send and receive messages between serving lines and the manager’s machine via the POS terminal: cashiers can easily request change, ask for help, and send other messages without leaving the line
- Configure touch screen monitors for right and left handed users with a touch of a button
- Use the handy drop-down keyboard whenever needed
- Display button text in a different language if desired
- Select an alternate menu plan easily using the OneSource menu tab strip at the top of the POS screen
Effective payment features provide flexibility and security
- Increase pre-payments—MyPaymentsPlus℠ makes it convenient for parents to pay online, by phone or via kiosks
- Process payments of all types quickly and efficiently at the POS terminal or manager’s computer
- View the automatically displayed tender screen and amount owed anytime money is due
- Allow students to charge amounts as long as they are below the established charge limits
- Let the system calculate till money for end of day—cashiers need only enter the quantity of each denomination of coins, cash, and checks.
Powerful technology makes your job easier
- Continue processing sales even if network connectivity is lost
- Identify students using: photo, search by name, PIN pad, barcode scanner/slot reader, biometrics, designated homeroom/group
- Process students from any school in the district. High mobility is no longer a problem because each POS terminal has access to the entire district’s database including eligibility status and account balance information.
- Take mobile devices to classrooms for prepayments
Sales processing tools meet the needs of any school food service operation
- Process similar purchases quickly with the Full Auto Sale feature. Turn on Auto Sales with a touch of a button and process sales without pressing any buttons; a meal is sold when the student ID is entered.
- Process sales lightning fast in Quick Sale Mode; simply identify the student and press a key.
- Identify the student and touch their photo to sell them a meal with the popular Designated Homeroom/Group feature
- Use portable tablet computers as POS Terminals for many types of group sales; set up outside to meet buses for breakfast sales for example
- Use the Offer vs. Serve Component Based option when itemization of purchases is desired—system notifies cashiers when enough components have been selected to make a reimbursable meal
- Set up POS terminals to be used solely for a la carte sales if desired. This option is good for portable carts using tablet computers and concession stands
Centralized management saves time and improves your nutrition program
- Collect and consolidate data for all POS sites
- Set up menu plans centrally and distribute to all terminals and sites
- Generate consolidated reimbursement claims. OneSource ensures the system will meet all federal and state regulations for reimbursement claims
- Use helpful financial reports including P&Ls, as well as sales and other management reports to identify trends and develop strategies for improvement
- File claims online in states that allow online claim filing
- View reports listing students who purchased meals at alternate sites; great for edit checks
- Reduce theft with OneSource security features and reports: video surveillance, unattended terminal lockout, suspicious transaction reports, keystroke audit trail reports and centralized online monitoring at site level
Contact us today for more information and a free software demonstration.
- Speed up cafeteria lines
- Reduce cashier theft
- Submit accurate, consolidated reimbursement claims
- Save time with fully integrated online payments using MealpayPlus
“The students can go through the line so fast, which ultimately gets more kids through the line.”
Marianne Freeman
Marietta City School
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