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ParentPay Germany takes over school menu planner

Pforzheim/Chemnitz, January 22, 2026 – ParentPay Deutschland GmbH, leading provider of digital management solutions for catering in the education sector, announces the acquisition of schulmenueplaner.de GmbH. The acquisition represents an important milestone in the long-term strategic development of ParentPay Germany. Both companies digitize central catering processes in the education sector. While ParentPay Germany offers a […]

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All-day entitlement 2026: New challenges for caterers and how digital solutions can help

From the 2026/27 school year, the nationwide legal entitlement to all-day care in elementary school will apply. For caterers, this means that the demand for reliable, healthy and efficiently organized lunchtime meals will increase significantly. However, the new requirements are also accompanied by major challenges – from logistics and billing to food waste. Digital solutions

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SEPA direct debit: How automated credit loading relieves parents, caterers and school authorities

Payment processes in school canteens can be complex, confusing and error-prone, especially if they are still carried out manually. With SEPA Direct Debit, ParentPay Germany and Mollie offer a modern solution that addresses precisely this issue: Credits for lunch or kiosk purchases in schools are automatically topped up as soon as they fall below a

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