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Com Kit Plan

Com Kit Plan design school canteens and cafés that comply with Australia’s Food Safety Standards. Optimising workspace and workflow is essential, particularly with a large student population. Their designs facilitate easy access to a ‘quick service’ canteen, encouraging smooth traffic flow and reducing overcrowding, which ultimately boosts profit margins. Each kitchen section features clearly defined areas for food preparation, cooking, warewashing, refrigeration, and storage, with equipment strategically arranged for easy accessibility by both staff and students. Kitchens are equipped with

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Catering Guide for Tuckshops

Have you been asked to cater for some school events? Want some ideas on what to serve and how to price it up? This Catering Guide for Tuckshops provides inspiration and healthy ideas on how tuckshops can cater for events within their school community, including: Staff development days, workshops, and meetings Official events, such as program launches, awards nights, and graduations Open nights/days (e.g. Welcome to Prep BBQ) School community events, such as P&C/P&F functions. Providing healthy catering at these

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School24

School24 offers an integrated all-in-one system for Online Ordering, POS, and Self-Serve Kiosks. By incorporating Self-Serve Kiosks into your school Tuckshop, you can reduce staffing needs and minimise queue congestion and student wait times during breaks.

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Procedure for last week of term/year

If you don’t plan, you plan to fail. Tuckshop staff need to plan ahead for the last week of each term and the school year. This resource has been developed as a guide on what you should consider in your tuckshop. Planning Set aside a day or two at the end of each term/year to carry out a range of tasks to ensure a smooth return to work after the school holidays. Ensure the school community knows that the tuckshop

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Free School Lunch Policy – What we know SO FAR

The Labor Government’s recent announcement about Free Lunches for all state primary school students if they are re-elected later this month has been met with mixed reactions from the tuckshop community. Very little detail has been released on how the program will operate and what it will mean for school tuckshops. QAST has been working behind the scenes to gain some clarity on what this policy means and how it will work. We will continue to work with the Labor

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Washing dishes in the tuckshop

Dishes can pile up quickly in your tuckshop, but they’re actually pretty easy to clean. If you don’t have a commercial dishwasher, most dishes can be easily washed by hand. When you wash your dishes you remove food, dirt, oil, and grime from the surface of the dish. This prevents bacteria, fungus, and other potentially harmful elements from growing on the dishes. Washing dishes also prevents insects, rodents, and other pests that are attracted by the food and leftover waste

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Advocating for a Healthy Tuckshop: What can we as parents do?

Are you passionate about ensuring that your child has access to healthy and nutritious food options at school? Many don’t realise it, but as a parent, you have the power to ask for a healthy tuckshop that nourishes young minds and bodies. Here’s how you can make a difference and promote positive changes in your school’s tuckshop. The first step in achieving a healthy tuckshop is to raise your interest with your tuckshop convenor. Share your ideas and suggestions

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Tuckshop Healthy Menu Planning

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Food Safety During Power Outages

A power outage can spell disaster for a school tuckshop. Not only does it limit how you can serve and operate, but it also puts your cold food and produce at risk. When there is a power outage you need to take extra measures to reduce the risk of food-related illnesses. What to do with cold food when the power goes off? Food can remain safe in your refrigerator and freezers without power for 2 hours Food stored at more

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Involving your school community in tuckshop menu planning

As your customers, it is crucial for parents, students and school staff to have their needs and preferences for the tuckshop menu heard. This should be done in a carefully planned manner, otherwise the community may suggest ideas that are unrealistic due to our equipment or staffing situation, or that do not meet Smart Choices. Community members can feel frustrated if they are given an opportunity to provide feedback but it is not adopted and no explanation as to why

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