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Free Cafeteria Menu Planner

Build a weekly cafeteria menu by adding meal slots and dietary tags, catch repeated or unbalanced meals automatically, and export as PDF, iCal, or Excel.

Runs entirely in your browser · No login · No data uploaded

Menu Details
Add Meal Slot
Settings
Menu Overview0 meals
Weekly Menu
MealDayPeriodTagsStatus

Add your first meal slot using the form on the left to build your weekly cafeteria menu.

AI FeatureAI Menu Balance Advisor

Get an AI-written review of your weekly menu — including a balance note and next steps — based on the meals you've added above.

~7 credits

Add at least one meal to enable this AI feature.

How to Build Your Cafeteria Menu in 3 Steps

Follow these steps to get results in under a minute

01
Set your menu details
Enter the menu name, cafeteria site, and menu manager to label the weekly plan.
02
Add each meal slot
Enter the meal name, day, period, dietary tags, and estimated servings. Repeated meals on the same day are flagged instantly.
03
Export PDF, iCal, or Excel
Download a formatted weekly menu as PDF, export meal periods to iCal, or download the meal list as an Excel-ready CSV.
Common Questions

Free Cafeteria Menu Planner — FAQ

What is a cafeteria menu planner?
A cafeteria menu planner helps schools build a structured weekly cafeteria menu — meals, days, periods, dietary tags, and servings — while catching duplicate or repeated meals automatically.
How do I use the free cafeteria menu planner?
Enter your menu name and site, then add each meal with its day, period, dietary tags, and estimated servings. The weekly overview updates instantly and flags repeated meals.
Is this cafeteria menu planner free?
Yes — completely free, no account or login required. All planning runs in your browser; no data is uploaded to any server.
Who should use this cafeteria menu planner?
School cafeteria managers, food service coordinators, and student meal management system administrators planning weekly menus.
How do I export results from the cafeteria menu planner?
Click Export PDF for a formatted weekly menu, Export iCal to add meal periods to a calendar, or Export Excel to download a CSV meal list.

How Cafeteria Menu Planner Compares

vs spreadsheets, manual processes, and paid platforms

FeatureUniCloud360Cafeteria Menu PlannerSpreadsheetPaper Menu BoardPaid Food Service Platform
Automatic repeat-meal detectionYesInstantNoManual checkNoFormula neededWarnSome platforms
Dietary tag trackingYesPer-meal tagsNoNot trackedWarnManual entryWarnSome platforms
iCal / calendar exportYesOne clickNoNot possibleNoNot possibleWarnSome platforms
PDF and Excel exportYesOne clickNoNot possibleWarnManual formatWarnPaid tier
Works in browser instantlyYesNo installNoManual layoutNoN/ANoApp required
Free to useYesFree foreverYesFreeWarnEffort requiredNoSubscription required

What Cafeteria Managers Are Saying

Trusted by lecturers and students across Sri Lankan universities

4.9
*****
4 reviews
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Ingrid Solberg
Cafeteria Nutrition Manager
*****

"We used to plan the weekly menu in a shared spreadsheet. The repeat-meal detection caught a duplicate Tuesday lunch before it went out."

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Theo Marchetti
Food Services Coordinator
*****

"I run five cafeteria sites and this keeps each site's weekly menu visible without juggling separate files."

PC
Priya Chandrasekaran
Student Nutrition Officer, Fairview District
****-

"Clean and simple. The dietary tags make it easy to see which meals cover our vegetarian and gluten-free students."

ME
Magnus Eriksson
Dietitian Consultant
*****

"The iCal export means our kitchen staff get the meal periods on their own calendar automatically. No more forgotten prep days."

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