LED Flashing Menu Boards - Marketing School Meal  
Get Up to 6% Increase in Meal Participation
Adopt our Marketing School Meal Solutions
School Meal Participation by the Numbers 
While each school district  or school have their own statics, here are some of the national  statistics:
Out of the 51 million public school students, about 26 million are eligible for free and reduced meals - consuming daily 22 million lunches (85% participation) , and 11.5 million Breakfasts (44% participation)
Our of the 51 million public school students, about 25 million are potential paying students  -
​consuming daily 7.7  million lunches (30% participation) , and 2.2 million Breakfasts (9% participation)
Increasing School Meal Participation - Visitors of your Cafes
Regular visitors to school  cafes present most potential students that you can increase their meal participation rates.

 Menu boards are best to present the variety of meal options.
Compare Social Media Marketing and Inside Cafes LED Flshing Menu Board Marketing:
  • Many  Student have no or limited access to Smart Phones - Consider this report http://www.growingwireless.com/get-the-facts/quick-facts#children
  • ​LED Flashing Menu Board Marketing allows direct marketing to participants in your Lunch program
  • LED Flashing Menu Board Marketing allows the involvement of  individual school food managers in  efforts to increase meal participation.
Here is a link to a USDA site with a study that has interesting data for your to consider regarding school lunch participation -

https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/SNDA-FoodServ-Pt4.pdf

Here are some of our conclusions from the data presented in the report:
  • There is nationwide NSLP participation rate drop of about 40% between Secondary and Elementary schools

  • 65% More Females the Male students drop NSLP between Secondary and Elementary

  • 30% More Males than Female students participate in NSLP Secondary Schools

  • 50% more Females than Males use A-La-Carte in Secondary Schools.

  • "Parents generally hold favorable impressions of the school lunch program. Most parent believe that school lunches are convenient, economical and nutritious"
While current food service marketing efforts are focused on social media that appeals more to secondary schools students and parents, attractive menu boards in elementary (and secondary...) cafes help building the needed 'quality of service' impression for Elementary students that will keep them attending NSLP as they are growing.

To address the difference in gender participation figures - Female students are more attracted to Cafe Decor and the details of their menu options as provided by our LED flashing menu boards.
Green Edge Systems multiple menu boards styles that help highlight student's meal option other than meal that students are currently at, weekly and next school day meal.
Based on your own district's/school profile, participation rates and preferences you can select your Marketing School Meal Strategy preference from the following:
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Focus your Marketing School Meal Strategy on Free and Reduce Eligible Students:
  • Increasing Breakfast participation - only about 50% of the Eligible Lunch visitors come for Breakfast
  • Increasing Supper Participation - This meal is at its infancy and there is always a significance growth potential
  • Increase Lunch participation and come more frequently for Lunch 
Focusing your Marketing School Meal Strategy on paying students
  • A-La-Carte - Provide A-La-Carte stand alone or A-La-Carte menu options on your menu boards
  • Come again for Lunch - Weekly, next school day and Specials highlighting
  • Breakfast - only 1 in 3 Lunch paying student come for Breakfast, highlight the importance of Breakfast
  • ​Supper - This meal is at its infancy and there is always a significance growth potential
Menu Boards to help Increase Breakfast Participation:
Combined Lunch with Breakfast Menu Boards
Lunch and Today's/Next Day's Breakfast - 
Weekly Combined Breakfast and Lunch Boards - 
,Combines Lunch Supper and Breakfast Boards
Combined Lunch and Today Special/Specials Boards
Place boards on stands inside cafes with/without batteries
Double sided LED Boards Inside Stands with Batteries
Menu Boards to help Increase Supper/Afternoon Meal Participation:
Combined Lunch and Supper/Afternoon Meal Boards
Combined Lunch, Supper and Breakfast Boards
Supper/Afternoon Meal daily menu boards
Supper/Afternoon Meal Weekly menu boards
Double sided LED Boards Inside Stands with Batteries
Menu Boards to help Increase A-La-Carte Meal Participation:
Daily Lunch and A-La-Carte Menu Boards
Weekly Lunch Menu and A-La-Carte Boards
Lunch Menu and Today's/Next Day A-La-Carte Menu
Double sided LED Boards Inside Stands with Batteries
Menu Boards to help Increase Lunch Meal Participation:
Menu Boards with Today's Special/Specials 
Today's combined with Tomorrow's/Next Day Menu
Place boards on stands inside cafes with/without batteries
Menu Boards Outside School Cafes
LED QR Mobile Menus outside School Cafes
LED QR Mobile Menus Ordering outside School Cafes
Place boards on stands outside cafes with/without batteries