Handheld scanners offer several advantages for school cafeterias, including faster student check-in, flexibility and improved accuracy in meal tracking. They also contribute to a smoother and more efficient school lunch experience, allowing students to spend less time waiting in line.
Here are some well-documented benefits of using handheld school cafeteria scanners.
- Faster Check-in: Scanners can quickly and accurately identify students, streamlining the checkout process and reducing wait times.
- Flexibility: Handheld school lunch scanners can be used in various locations within the cafeteria, making them a versatile solution.
- Improved Accuracy: Automated data capture ensures accurate meal tracking, allowing cafeteria staff to efficiently track student meal activity and update inventory levels. By scanning 1D barcodes or QR codes, scanners minimize he risk of human error, such as miscounting meals or mistaking student identities. They also eliminate unauthorized access to the cafeteria and track student attendance.
- Touchless Option: Handheld scanners can also be mounted on optional stands, offering touchless scanning, promoting hygiene and social distancing when needed.
AlphatechsUSA offers 2 innovative handheld school cafeteria scanners designed to make your school lunch lines go faster:
- Alpha-202-USB is a wired USB school nutrition barcode scanner that can be hand-held or mounted on the free complementary stand we provide with each order.
- Our most advanced model yet, Alpha-202-BT is a wireless school lunch barcode reader that can be hand-held or mounted on the free complementary stand for hands-free operation.
Each unit comes with a free complementary flexible or fixed stand designed to keep your devices safe at all time and provide touchless scanning.
Based in Southern California, AlphatechsUSA is a premier provider of scanners and pin pads for US school cafeterias.
For any question about school nutrition devices, feel free to contact us.
