Horizon Software International, provider of K-12 food service technology, announces the implementation of 100 digital signs throughout the School District of Philadelphia’s K-12 school cafeterias. Read the press release.
Atlanta, GA (January 17, 2012) – Horizon Software International, the leader in K-12 food service technology and online account management, has been awarded a three-year national group purchasing contract with the Premier healthcare alliance. Read the press release.
Writing bad checks to the school system’s food services department will mean a call from a collection agency come January. Read the article.
One of our Horizon customers appears on The Early Show on CBS to highlight her unique approach to school lunches. Watch the video.
Before school starts, make sure your child’s meal account is paid up—or it’s cheese sandwiches until you do. Read the article.
About 20 years ago this article never would have existed, but today it’s a necessity. School is just around the corner and students and parents alike will be flocking to the different school district website to see their class lists, download permission forms, physical forms, and even track their grades. Read the article.
Council Rock School District is happy to offer MealpayPlus (www.mealpayplus.com), a state-of-the-art online service that provides you the convenience and information you need to manage your student's account. View the PDF.
Horizon Software International, a leader in K-12 online payment solutions with MealpayPlus, announces the launch of sister site MyPaymentsPlus. MyPaymentsPlus allows all school districts, including those without Horizon’s cafeteria POS system, to accept 24/7 online payments and registrations for all fees and activities throughout the school year. Read the article.
As the 2011-2012 school year approaches, we are pleased to announce that GSMST's pre-orientation/contribution for the upcoming year is available through MealpayPlus! Read the article.
Charles County Public Schools Food Services Department is changing the online Café Prepay payment system, which students use to pay for meals at school, to MealpayPlus. Read the article.
Childhood obesity is not some remote problem that afflicts someone else’s children, it’s an issue here in Ann Arbor, too, where some 30 percent of school-aged children are obese, said Board of Education Trustee Christine Stead at Wednesday night’s board meeting. Read the article.
Manhattan-Ogden USD: In August 2011, Food Service will be changing the on-line meal payment system from EZSchoolPay to Meal Pay Plus. Read the article.
Horizon’s MealpayPlusTM solution offers K-12 programs a revolutionary way to provide convenience to parents, while reducing waste and increasing revenue within their schools. Read the article.
The Fountain Hills Unified School District wants to cut back on the number of free lunches it gives to students next year. The district already has given out $9,000 in food at no charge so far this school year. The governing board is considering a new policy that reduces the free lunches given to students who have negative balances on their prepaid school lunch accounts. Read the article.
Listen to the interview conducted Thursday, March 31, by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) with Mariya Babaskina, product coordinator for MealpayPlus. Listen to the interview.
On page 40 of the February issue of School Nutrition Magazine (section titled "Furthering Her Reach"), Jefferson County, CO Food & Nutrition Department Executive Director Linda Stoll, SNS, discusses the benefits of installing Healthy Vending machines in her district. Horizon is proud to the supplier of the vending machines and software being discussed. Read Article. (PDF)
Sherry Ephraim and Billy Hearth, representing Horizon Software and MealpayPlus, present a $500 check to Oswego Schools, the school winner of MealpayPlus's most recent cash giveaway. Dave Adams, the parent winner of $500, is also recognized during the award. Watch video.
Horizon Software International, a leader in K-12 online payment solutions, announces the release of its Open House/Orientation module for MealpayPlus. This allows individual schools to automate their open house/orientation processes by offering them online to parents 24/7. Read Article here or here.
John Miller and Mike McKay started SMART Temps LLC less than two years ago to serve school cafeterias in the Midwest with sophisticated temperature-measuring devices for food safety and quality. Read Article (PDF).
Children in three Philadelphia schools are having nutritional information conveyed to them on digital signage developed collaboratively by Horizon Software and its partner Touchtown. Read Article.
ATLANTA, GA (February 15, 2011) – Horizon Software International, a leader in K-12 food service technology, announces the release of its integrated digital signage solution, SourceBoard. Horizon partnered with Touchtown, Inc. (www.touchtown.us) to offer this digital communication medium that allows schools to easily broadcast nutritional information, menus, organization news, activity announcements, videos and more to HDTVs strategically placed throughout their facilities. Read the Press Release (PDF).
ATLANTA, GA (January 13, 2011) – Horizon Software International, a global leader in food service technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Randy Eckels as its President. Read the Press Release (PDF).
South Elgin, IL High School students can now grab breakfast during morning study halls from a cart program recently launched by the nutrition services department. Read Article (PDF).
With a job that keeps her on the road all day long, Sherry often opts for frozen entrées or takeout for her family's meals—that is, until she got the ultimate diet wake-up call. Check it out. Read Article.
COVINGTON — The school nutrition department at the Newton County School System is implementing new programs this year to help keep students healthy. Read Article.
Users can view data to compare costs from year to year and can compile such reports as income statements, balance sheets, plate costs, meals per labor hour (all by school), expense allocation costs, indirect cost calculations, and trial balances. Read Article (PDF).
Senior living facilities are emulating colleges in both menu choices and payment plans. Read Article (PDF).
Are you keeping up with the latest technologies appropriate for school nutrition programs? From biometric POS systems to cell phone cameras, there are many ways you can apply technology to improve your operation. Read Article (PDF).