Case Study: Edgewood Schools saves two hours per week with LINQ District Nutrition

How an Indiana district pushed manual inventory off their plates to save time and money they can put toward their bigger dreams

Edgewood Schools, a rural Indiana K-12 district, faced operational challenges in its nutrition program. Their small staff was manually tracking inventory and production records with spreadsheets, which was time-consuming and made it difficult to prepare for upcoming USDA guideline changes. This process took valuable time away from their goal of sourcing local food, leading them to seek a software solution from vendor LINQ.

By implementing LINQ's District Nutrition solution, the district automated its back-of-house operations. This provided real-time inventory data and automated production records, saving the staff over two hours per week. The efficiency gains and improved data allowed Edgewood Schools to make smarter purchasing decisions, save money, and confidently prepare for new USDA sodium and sugar standards. With LINQ, the staff can now focus more time on securing grants and developing partnerships with local food producers.

Edgewood Schools

Vickie Coffey

Director of Nutrition