Petit LunchSchool Food, Simplified
Canada's School Lunch Platform

School lunch, sorted.

Every other platform gets you online ordering. Petit Lunch is the only one where NSFP compliance and subsidy reporting happen automatically, as a byproduct of ordering — not a separate job for your staff. Free for schools, forever.

No credit card · Free for schools forever

Compliance Reporting
Subsidy Management
Online Ordering
Nutrition & Allergy Tracking
See It In Action

Lunch, delivered. Kids, happy.

This is what a Petit Lunch order looks like from tray to table — safe, on time, and something they actually want to eat.

For School Administrators

Is Petit Lunch Right for Your School?

Check off what applies to your school today — we'll show you what Petit Lunch replaces for each one.

See What Petit Lunch Replaces

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For Schools

100% Free. No catch.

Everything your school needs to run a compliant, modern lunch program with Petit Lunch — at zero cost.

Meal Distribution Tracking

QR-code scanning, real-time confirmation, and instant status updates per student.

Allergy Management

Color-coded alerts, allergen profiles per student, and kitchen safety notifications.

Health Monitoring

Track student health incidents, dietary restrictions, and medical notes centrally.

School Analytics

Participation rates, nutrition trends, and attendance reports in real-time.

Fundraising & Auto-Donation

Parents add donations at checkout to support school meal programs, with campaign progress tracking and goals.

Hardship & Pay-What-You-Can

Confidential hardship applications for families in need — staff approve with one click, subsidy auto-applied at checkout.

Volunteer Coordination

Create volunteer slots, send token-based sign-up links, and track participation with digital check-in on arrival.

Bulk School Orders

Order meals for an entire class or grade at once, charged to the school account — no individual parent payment needed.

Free & Reduced Auto-Application

Eligible students are automatically identified and applied — no manual paperwork, no delays, no missed allocations.

Province-Specific Compliance

Tailored reporting for each province and territory. ON, QC, BC, AB, and all others — one platform, every standard.

Subsidized Meal Tracking

Track every subsidized meal from application to delivery with real-time subsidy balance updates and audit-ready logs.

Nutrition Standards Alignment

Menu planning and reporting aligned with Canada's Food Guide and provincial nutrition standards for NSFP compliance.

Local Food Procurement Reporting

Track and report local food spend to meet NSFP local procurement targets. Vendor-declared local sourcing flags feed directly into your compliance reports.

Automated Government Reporting

Generate NSFP-mandated reports with one click — participation rates, subsidy utilization, nutrition metrics, and equity breakdowns.

For Vendors

Run your kitchen. Like a business.

Petit Lunch gives you real-time orders, automated billing and AI-powered menus — built for Canadian school food vendors.

Live Order Kanban

New orders appear instantly. Accept, prep, and pack — all from one screen.

Revenue Analytics

Daily revenue, top meals, order trends. Data to grow your business.

AI Meal Descriptions

Claude AI writes appetizing descriptions from your ingredient list.

Bilingual Menus

Publish in English and French with one click via DeepL.

Staff Role Management

Owner, Kitchen Staff, Delivery — each sees exactly what they need.

Allergen Tracking

Every allergy flagged on every order card, automatically.

Automatic Payouts

Commission deducted, funds deposited. Powered by Stripe Connect.

Daily Menu Planning

Schedule meals days in advance. Combo menus with smart pricing.

Province Tax Automation

HST, GST, PST — calculated per province automatically. Zero manual effort, zero errors.

Meal Photos & Menu Builder

Upload photos, set nutritional info, and build combo deals — all from one menu manager.

School Network Access

Connect to every verified school in your city. One menu published to hundreds of families instantly.

Canadian Data Sovereignty

Quebec & Ontario data centres. Your customer data never leaves Canada.

Per-Ingredient Allergen Profiles

Configured once in your meal catalog. Updated on every order card and kitchen screen, automatically.

PIPEDA & Law 25 Compliance

Built for Quebec Law 25 and PIPEDA — Canada's strictest provincial privacy standards, from day one.

How It Works

Up and running in minutes

For Schools
01

Register free in 5 minutes

Petit Lunch handles NSFP compliance, province requirements and school board integration — automatically, on day one.

02

Activate your lunch program

Parents receive an invite link. Students are enrolled. Allergy profiles and dietary preferences are set from day one.

03

Everything runs automatically

Online ordering, subsidy distribution, compliance reports and QR delivery tracking — all managed for you.

For Vendors
01

Create your vendor account

Sign up, connect your Stripe account and configure your province settings. Takes less than 10 minutes.

02

Upload your menu once

Add items with nutrition info and allergens. Petit Lunch handles GST/HST-exempt billing and NSFP reporting automatically.

03

Receive orders & get paid

Orders arrive in real time on your kitchen kanban. Stripe Connect deposits your earnings after every school day.

Coast to Coast

Built for all 13 provinces & territories

Bilingual · EN/FR · NSFP compliant · Privacy-first · Made in Canada

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Petit Lunch free for schools?

Yes. Petit Lunch is free for schools, funded by a transaction fee charged to vendors rather than billing the school directly.

What does Petit Lunch do?

Petit Lunch is Canada's school food management platform — online ordering, nutrition and allergy tracking, subsidy management, and compliance reporting for schools, vendors, and parents.

What makes Petit Lunch different from other school lunch platforms?

Petit Lunch is the only Canadian school lunch platform where NSFP compliance and subsidy reporting are generated automatically from ordering data, instead of being tracked separately by school staff.

Is Petit Lunch available in French?

Yes. Petit Lunch is bilingual (English/French) across every screen for schools, vendors, and parents.

Can schools choose their own food vendors on Petit Lunch?

Yes. Petit Lunch is vendor-neutral — schools can work with any local food vendor, who joins the platform directly rather than being limited to a fixed partner network.

Does Petit Lunch handle food allergy tracking?

Yes. Allergy and dietary restrictions are captured at the point of ordering and surfaced directly to vendors before meals are prepared.

Early Access

Be first in line.

Petit Lunch is rolling out across Canada province by province. Drop your info and we'll reach out when we go live in your area.