Apr 2, 2026 | Tips
What is the School Nutrition Association? The School Nutrition Association (SNA) is a national, nonprofit professional organization. It represents nearly 50,000 members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students throughout the country [1]. The organization...
Mar 25, 2026 | FAQ
Old pos systems trace their roots back to a surprising problem: a saloon owner couldn’t stop money from disappearing. James Ritty invented the first mechanical cash register in 1879 to prevent theft at his Dayton, Ohio bar. That simple solution sparked a retail...
Mar 17, 2026 | FAQ
Every time we complete a transaction at a store, we interact with a pin pad without much thought. These electronic devices have revolutionized how we authorize payments and encrypt our personal identification numbers to protect against fraud. What started as early...
Mar 10, 2026 | FAQ
Most people don’t think about who invented barcode scanner technology when they hear that beep at checkout, but the answer involves a 25-year trip. A pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum became the first product scanned at Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio, on...
Mar 4, 2026 | Tips
School lunches around the world serve nearly half a billion children and rank among the largest food programs on the planet. These programs reached more than 407 million children in 2022 and fed one in four primary and secondary school-aged children globally. The...
