Horizon Software Selected as Food Service Technology Provider for Los Angeles Unified School District

ATLANTA, GA (April 16, 2008) – Horizon Software International, LLC, a global leader in software, services and technologies for food service operations, announces today that it has been selected as the food service technology provider for the Los Angeles Unified School District. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the United States, servicing more than 1,000 schools and educational centers and nearly 700,000 total students. The District solicited proposals from the top technology providers in the K-12 food service technology industry and awarded the contract to Horizon Software International, LLC based upon a number of criteria including its state of the art technology, excellent customer service, complete offering, corporate stability, its vast experience in the K-12 market, as well as sound investment considerations for LAUSD.

“We are excited to be selected by LAUSD,” said Bob Williamson, founder, Chairman and CEO of Horizon Software. “Horizon puts tremendous emphasis on innovation and in developing state of the art high quality products and services. It is very rewarding and indeed an honor for Horizon to be selected as the technology provider for one of the largest and most prestigious food service organizations in the world.”

Horizon Software offers comprehensive food service solutions ranging from Point of Service (POS) to back of the house management systems including inventory management, procurement, menu planning, nutrition analysis, warehouse distribution and more. Their product offering provides clients with fully customizable and scalable software solutions able to meet the needs and budget of any food service operation.

LAUSD will be implementing Horizon’s premier OneSource ERP solution which includes Point of Service, MealPayPlus online payment system, as well as its complete back of the house system for inventory, procurement, menu planning and production. It is anticipated that it will take approximately three years to complete the initial rollout of the project.

The Point of Sale System makes it possible for LAUSD to eliminate meal tickets and the stigma associated with them. As a result, participation is expected to increase because more students will choose to participate each day. Parents will also benefit by being able to access students accounts via the phone or internet. The system will decrease the administrative workload of cafeteria staff allowing them more time for meal preparation, student interaction and maintaining an enjoyable eating environment for students and staff. The back of the house systems will enhance the Branch’s ability to improve the efficiencies of its operations. Efficiencies are expected to be realized through more accurate bank deposits, reduction of food costs and enhanced revenues/reimbursements. As part of the project, LAUSD will monitor implementation progress by tracking on time and on budget metrics, percentages of requirements successfully implemented and user training satisfaction.


About Horizon Software International, LLC
Founded in 1992, Horizon Software International, LLC is a global leader in software, services and technologies for food service operations. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower food service operations through great solutions. For more information, visit www.horizonsoftware.com or call toll free (800) 741-7100.

About LAUSD
As the nation’s second largest school district, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) serves approximately 700,000 students with healthy student meals offering menu items which have whole-grain, reduced sodium and/or no transfat content. Participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, Café L.A. serves up to 500,000 student meals per day.