Cash that vanishes
A wallet your child never has to carry
Top up once and the money stays in the account. Every purchase is logged the moment it happens.
Smart meals for schools
School meals,made simple.
Plan ahead. Go cashless. Enjoy the break.
CanteenMate brings meal plans and cashless payments together. Parents manage from their phone. Students tap their card at the canteen.
First launched in Bahrain by the Food City Bahrain team, and built for schools everywhere.
20.000 BHDWallet balance
5%Save on the annual plan
Why schools trust us
Trusted school mealssince 2009.
CanteenMate is built on a catering operation that has been feeding schools across Bahrain for seventeen years.
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Central production facility
A modern, centralised kitchen in Bahrain, equipped with advanced technology and strict hygiene systems to produce high-quality meals at scale.
Food safety certifications.
Every meal is prepared under internationally recognised food safety and quality systems.
- FSSC 22000Food Safety System Certification
- ISO 22000Food Safety Management
- HACCPHazard Analysis Critical Control Points
- ISO 45001Occupational Health & Safety Management
- ISO 14001Environmental Management
The problem
Less stress.easier school meals.
Every school morning starts with the same questions. CanteenMate answers all of them.
Did your child lose their lunch money?
What shall I prepare for the school break?
Worried about what your child is eating?
Are long queues cutting into breaktime?
Is there enough balance for today?
How many meals should the kitchen make?
A better school day
Less to manage.More to enjoy.
A connected wallet, meal plan and card turn everyday canteen worries into simple, visible actions.
- Meals decided in a rush
A plan that is already waiting
Choose annually, semesterly or monthly, and lunch is booked before the school day begins.
- Early mornings with no time
Nothing to prepare at 6am
The plan covers the day, so an early start costs nothing more than a tap at the counter.
- No visibility for parents
A record of every meal
Balances, purchases and top-ups land in the app, with an alert when the balance runs low.
- Allergies passed by word of mouth
Dietary flags that reach the kitchen
Record what each child must avoid once, and the restriction follows the order into the canteen.
- Kitchens cooking blind
Numbers before the food is made
Plans and pre-orders tell the kitchen how many meals to produce, per school and per item.
Features
Everything a parent needs,on one screen.
From topping up a wallet to flagging a food allergy, the whole school day lives in one app.
- Wallet
One wallet, always funded
Top up in seconds with a saved card or a mobile wallet, without leaving the app.
How it works- InstantBalance updated
- AlwaysAudit trail
- Meal plans
Meal plans that fit the term
Choose annually, semesterly or monthly, and save 5% on the annual plan.
Compare the plans- 0%Saving on the annual plan
- 0Durations to choose
- Meal card
A meal card you control
Freeze the card instantly, set a daily transaction count and spending limit, and keep the card number close at hand.
See it in the app- InstantFreeze and unfreeze
- 0Daily limits you set
- Allergies
Allergy and diet flags
Record what each child must avoid — from chickpeas, citrus and egg to gluten, dairy, peanuts, sesame, soy, tree nuts and wheat.
See it in the app- 0Allergens to flag
- Per childSaved to the profile
- Students
Every child in one account
Register several students under a single guardian account and switch between them with one tap.
See it in the app- OneAccount for every child
- 1 tapTo switch students
- History
Nothing happens unseen
Every canteen purchase and top-up lands in the transaction history, filterable by date, with a notification to match.
See it in the app- EveryPurchase and top-up logged
- AlertsNotification centre
Who it's for
One canteen,three points of view.
The same meal has to work for the family paying for it, the student eating it, and the school running it.
- For parents
Know where the money goes
Set the plan, fund the wallet, and watch every purchase arrive.
- Top up in seconds, from anywhere
- Freeze the card the moment it goes missing
- Set daily spend and transaction limits
- Record allergies for each child
- Get an alert before the balance runs out
- For students
Lunch without the queue
Tap the card, take the meal, and get back to the break.
- No cash to carry, and none to lose
- One card for every canteen purchase
- Meals already planned and paid for
- Dietary needs respected at the counter
- Works the same every day of the week
- For schools and administration
Fewer things to chase
Enrolment, invoicing and reporting move out of spreadsheets and into one dashboard.
- Enrol students and issue meal cards
- Generate and share meal-plan invoices
- Review canteen sales by day and by item
- Publish the menu students order from
- Separate staff logins for the office
Home
See the wallet balance at a glance, top up, and pick up where you left off with the latest canteen transactions.
How it works
Ready. Set.Tap.
Three steps stand between you and the first school meal.
- 1
Create your guardian account
Register with your mobile number or your child's student ID, then enter the verification code we send you.
- 2
Add your students
Register each child, record their allergies, and keep their class and card details together.
- 3
Choose a plan and top up
Pick a duration, pay inside the app, and your child can tap for a meal.
For canteens
CanteenMate runsthe kitchen too.
The orders parents place arrive in the kitchen as a production list. Plan quantities, publish the menu, and reconcile every sale without a spreadsheet.
- Production lists built from real orders
- Menu and pricing the canteen controls
- Sales reporting by day, school and item
- Every top-up and sale reconciled
FAQ
Questions parentsand schools ask.
Answers to the questions that come up most often about using the app.
Open the student profile in the app, go to Dietary Restrictions and select the allergens that apply. The change takes effect straight away, so the canteen sees it from the next serving.
Get the app
Ready for asimpler canteen?
Download CanteenMate and set up your child's meals in a few minutes.
Free to download. Meal plans and top-ups are paid inside the app.
First launched in Bahrain, built by the Food City Bahrain team.