Flexischools news
News and information about Flexischools and our industry.
Please send any media enquiries to media@flexischools.com.au
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1 August 2024
CDF partners with Flexischools
Flexischools has been chosen by CDF to deliver a best-in-class online payments and ordering solution for Catholic communities across Australia.
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27 February 2024
Flexischools in the news
School News Australia takes a look at the issue of cash handling in schools, and the benefits of online ordering and cashless payment solutions like Flexischools, in its Term 1 2024 edition.
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20 February 2024
Declaring allergens on canteen menus
Flexischools can help you make sure your canteen’s menu lists allergens and ingredients.
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22 January 2024
Back to the Tuck Shop for Queensland students
Today saw the return of Tuck Shop ordering for thousands of students across Queensland.
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17 January 2024
Are you Right Bite ready?
Flexischools is here to help South Australian canteens meet the requirements of the Right Bite traffic light standards at your school canteen.
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16 January 2024
What is your tuck shop’s ‘away for the day’ plan?
Mobile phone bans begin at Queensland state schools next week. Is your tuck shop ready to take phone-free payments?
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2 January 2024
Flexischools in the news
The Daily Telegraph’s Eilidh Sproul-Mellis reported on the impact that mobile phone bans have had on over-the-counter sales at NSW school canteens, since the beginning of term 4 2023.
Flexischools CEO Rachel Debeck was interviewed by Eilidh for the story.
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30 November 2023
Fresh look for Flexischools app
The latest release of the Flexischools app brings a smoother, more modern-looking ordering experience to parents’ busy mornings.
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13 July 2023
Flexischools in the news
9Honey and Channel 7’s The Morning Show took a look at lunch order trends across Australia, covering Flexischools’ annual Digital Lunch Box report.
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13 March 2023
A new era for Flexischools
Flexischools welcomes Rachel Debeck as CEO, who takes over the Australian-owned and operated technology platform from founding managing director, Geoff Austen after more than 15 years.
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March 2023
Create new services across all categories in the Supplier Portal
We’ve loved hearing that many canteen managers are appreciating the flexibility of being able to 'create new food services’ themselves in the Supplier Portal. Now you’re able to create any new service yourself - across your shop, payments, and events - at a time that suits you.
This exciting new Flexischools feature is now available under the ‘Services’ tab in the Supplier Portal.
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February 2023
Get a bespoke menu review
We’ve analysed over 77,000 menu items in the Flexischools database to identify how the price of the most common food categories has changed over the last 12 months.
If you’re considering changing your menu prices, we are now offering custom menu reviews comparing your service to the average across Australia. Get a bespoke menu review here
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February 2023
Friends of Flexischools Facebook group
Flexischools canteen managers and operators are invited to join our private Facebook group.
It’s a place for service managers, schools, and P&Cs to share tips, ask questions and hear more about the latest Flexischools features! Flexischools staff will be in there to help wherever they can.
Search for “Friends of Flexischools” in Facebook.
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January 2023
Flexischools launches monthly FlexiFeed Newsletter
Each month, we’ll send all our schools and suppliers a newsletter with tips, updates, and announcements, to help them get the most from Flexischools.
If you’d like to receive our monthly newsletter, sign up here
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January 2023
Social media resources
We’ve put together some free resources you can post on your school's social media channels to help guide your parents to start using Flexischools!
Download social media resources here
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July 2022
Traffic light system for healthy eating
Flexischools partners with QAST to drive healthier eating in Queensland schools. The QAST Menu Health Check uses the traffic light system to rate tuckshop menus on availability of healthy choices.
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June 2022
Supplier Portal Calendar Feature
This awesome new feature gives schools and suppliers the ability to manage service dates themselves for the first time ever!
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June 2022
Placing orders with Flexischools just got 10x faster
Our new fast ordering feature allows parents to place a repeat lunch order in just a few seconds!
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November 2021
Flexischools launches FLX
FLX is an awesome savings and spending app for kids! Find out more about FLX here.
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