Freastar Meals
The software that lets any local caterer participate in Ireland's Hot School Meals Programme
Ireland's Hot School Meals Programme — funded by the Department of Social Protection and now reaching hundreds of thousands of primary pupils — has outgrown spreadsheets and phone calls. Freastar Meals is the end-to-end platform that gives local catering companies everything they need to join the scheme and run it with full transparency: parent ordering, allergen tracking, nutrition visibility, kitchen production, accurate uptake data and audit-ready reporting for DSP claims.
Why it matters now
- Lets any local caterer meet the operational and reporting demands of the Hot School Meals Programme
- Produces clean uptake and claim data in response to recent C&AG findings on claim verification
- Supports menu, portion-size and nutritional-standards tracking as the scheme evolves
- Reduces waste through accurate daily ordering and absence handling
Key Features
- Parent ordering and child profiles
- Allergy tracking and meal rules by school
- Menu assignment by day with nutritional visibility
- Kitchen summaries and printable meal labels
- QR code lookup for meal and allergen details
- Absence tracking and flexible ordering
- Invoicing, uptake data and DSP-ready reporting
- Catering company and school account management
- Installable PWA that works across devices