School's Cashless Catering

Overview

CHIPS offers a new-generation of cashless catering systems suitable for both primary, secondary and further education establishments . For the first time, schools and colleges have access to the latest "state of the art" cashless technology at affordable prices.

Core Functions:

Speeds up service (actual meal count show to the right)
Cashless Catering
Smart cards & biometrics
In-school value loaders
Online account top-ups
Free meal management (pupils and staff)
Reward points
Extensive reports for caterer and administration
Links to nutritional analysis software
Links to MIS (e.g. SIMS, CMIS)
Integrate with access control and library
Event bookings
Sports Facility Management and Memberships

CHIPS brings a host of benefits to both schools and Colleges

Speed of Service increases meal uptake -
CHIPS helps increase the number of paying pupils and the uptake of free meals by speeding up service processing an amazing 18 meals per minute per till.
Pupil identification
CHIPS supports smart cards, pin numbers and our new adaptive biometric system that continually learns about a pupils print to achieve the highest accuracy and keep track with the pupil's physiology as they progress through school.
Loading Value
CHIPS reduces administration, improves cash flow, reduces bad debt and creates a safer more secure environments. Cash loading can be via wall-mounted revaluators within the school or, ideally, via the web to create a truly cashless environment.
Integrated IT Solution
CHIPS integrates with the school’s MIS to automatically download pupil data but also provides the means to link other ICT systems such as access control and library systems to create a truly integrated solution.
Designed by those who know
CHIPS has been developed in partnership with the UK's most forward thinking schools, local authorities and contract catering companies and has played a significant role in the development of various key central and local government smart card initiatives.
Supported by major partners: CHIPS has been endorsed and selected as a preferred cashless catering application by a number of major companies such as TOSHIBA TEC, Lenel, Honeywell.