Every ward orders online, the kitchen sees one list

Floors, wards and stations place their meal and diet orders in CalcMenu before the cut-off. The kitchen gets one consolidated production summary — counts per dish, per texture, per diet — instead of a pile of phone calls and handwritten notes.

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Before / after

Without CalcMenu

Orders arrive by phone, sticky note and memory — and the counts never quite match.

With CalcMenu

Every order in one place, totalled automatically. The kitchen cooks the right counts.

Why this feature matters

This feature is built directly into the CalcMenu recipe and menu database. The same data serves kitchen, service, and administration—no re-entry, no paper versions.

What it gives you

Ordering that fits how wards work

Each floor, ward or station orders per resident or per headcount, choosing dishes, portion sizes and textures. Diet restrictions carried on each profile are applied automatically.

One consolidated view for the kitchen

All the ward orders roll up into a single production sheet: totals per dish, per texture and per diet. The kitchen cooks to real numbers, not estimates.

Deadlines and changes under control

Set an order cut-off per service. Late admissions, discharges and diet changes update the count up to the deadline, and the kitchen always sees the current total.

How it works

Wards order in a few clicks

Staff open the day's menu on any device, pick per resident or enter headcounts, and submit. No paper form, no call to the kitchen.

CalcMenu consolidates automatically

Every submitted order feeds one live total. Diets and textures are grouped, allergens flagged, and the production quantities calculated from the recipes.

The kitchen produces and delivers

Print or display the consolidated production sheet and per-ward delivery lists — including tray tickets — so the right meals reach the right floor.

For which sectors

Used in care homes and hospitals to replace phone-and-paper meal ordering across every floor.

Care Homes & Nursing Homes

Resident menus, diets, tray cards. For institutions that want zero errors.

Psychiatry

Multiple wards, sites, complex diets. No phone calls, no paper.

Hospital

Clinical dietetics, IDDSI, full traceability. For hospital kitchens where errors are not an option.

Military & Defence

Thousands of meals, zero margin for error. Military food logistics under control.

Rail catering

Thousands of meals per departure, zero allergen deviation, production in sync with the train timetable.

Stadiums & arenas

Peaks of tens of thousands of meals in a few hours, with event crews and allergen requirements.

Trade shows & exhibitions

Temporary kitchens that must serve thousands of meals over a few days, with strict labelling requirements.

Cruises & ferries

Kitchens at sea that supply multiple ports, with limited stock and menus adapted to each itinerary.

Camps & bases

Large-scale meals for mobile workforces, with varied diets and full traceability.

Correctional facilities

Secure, diet-compliant and traceable meals, served at scale every day.

Caterers & contract catering

Custom menus per client, with different allergen and cost requirements for every contract.

University dining

Thousands of students, multiple campuses, one safety standard.

Rehabilitation

Clinical diets, HACCP, multi-site. Prescriptions connected directly to the kitchen.

Home meals & home care

From prescription to the patient's plate, without a break.

Mountain resorts & ski stations

Short season, rotating teams, multi-outlet dining, all-inclusive. Pricing adapted to your season length.

Beach resorts & islands

Extreme seasonality, supply by boat, expensive energy and water. Pricing adapted to isolation and season length.

School catering

Safe, balanced menus that stay consistent across every school.

Cloud kitchen

Multiple brands, one kitchen, food cost under control.

Airline catering

SPML, manifests and trays right, flight after flight.

Private clinic

Culinary excellence, clinical diets, full traceability. Hotel-grade quality with zero compromise on safety.

Hotels & Restaurants

Recipes, food cost, allergens and labels. One tool for your entire kitchen brigade.

Food Court & Hospitality

Appealing menus, controlled costs, allergens on display. Everything a modern food court demands.

Staff Canteens & Corporate Restaurants

Hundreds of covers a day, zero guesswork: menus, allergens and costs fully under control.

Vegetable Processor

Regulatory labelling, batch traceability, material cost. For processors who cannot afford a labelling error.

Sauce & condiment manufacturer

Approved recipes, compliant labels, controlled costs. Every batch, every line.

Buying centre & brands

Centralised recipes, controlled costs, compliant labels. For brands that produce at scale.

Sandwich chain

Master recipe followed, cost controlled, label compliant in every store.

Vending & snacking

Compliant labels, live prices, visible allergens. On every machine, every day.

CalcMenu for Cruise Ship Galleys

From provisioning port to passenger plate — every diet, every nationality, every sailing.

Airports & passenger F&B

Cafes, lounges and fast-casual in the transit zone: standardised menus despite high staff turnover.

Theme parks

Hundreds of food outlets that must serve the same taste and quality all year round.

Bakery-café & fast-casual chains

Same quality, same cost, same compliance in every store.

Quick-Service Restaurants (QSR)

Master recipes, allergens, labels and costs synced across hundreds of outlets.

Fast-casual

Fresh, customisable menus, standardised across the chain.

Franchise operators & multi-unit groups

A replicable, controlled and compliant business model in every territory.

Restaurant chains

Same recipes, same costs, same standards across every restaurant.

20 minutes to see if CalcMenu changes your day-to-day.

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