# LINQ

> LINQ provides cloud software for the business of K-12 education: school and state nutrition programs, finance, HR, payroll and family payments. Its institutional customers buy operational tools; families encounter the company through LINQ Connect. LINQ reports supporting more than one billion school meals annually.

- **Founded:** 1989
- **Headquarters:** Austin, United States
- **Products:** LINQ School Nutrition Suite, LINQ ERP, LINQ Connect, LINQ State Nutrition, LINQ Food Distribution Program
- **Notable:** Company reports supporting over one billion school meals annually., St. Vrain customer case study reports more than 60 weekly ordering hours saved across the district., Richmond implementation went live in March 2025; LINQ reported 98% payroll accuracy in January 2026.

## Products & services

- **LINQ School Nutrition Suite** — Cloud tools spanning cafeteria POS, menu compliance, inventory, procurement and family engagement.
- **LINQ ERP** — District finance, accounting, HR, payroll, purchasing and reporting.
- **LINQ Connect** — Family mobile and web access to meal accounts, menus and district-enabled school payments; app update announced July 2024.
- **LINQ State Nutrition** — State child nutrition applications, claims, reviews, accounting and reporting.
- **LINQ Food Distribution Program** — State and recipient-agency tools combining Colyar and TITAN capabilities for food distribution.
- **LINQ eGrants** — Grant planning, budgets, payments and reporting.
- **LINQ Smart Start and Services & Support** — Onboarding, implementation visibility, customer success and role-based training.

## Achievements

- Company reports supporting over one billion school meals annually.
- St. Vrain customer case study reports more than 60 weekly ordering hours saved across the district.
- Richmond implementation went live in March 2025; LINQ reported 98% payroll accuracy in January 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — School Nutrition Suite launched January 16.
- **2025-04** — Expanded Smart Start, implementation portal, AI support assistant Q and customer success investments announced April 16.
- **2026-01** — Richmond ERP results announced January 7.
- **2026-04** — Sharon Love and Eric Wood formally introduced as CEO and CTO; both joined at the end of 2025.
- **2026-09** — Howard County schools notified families of a $25 returned electronic-check fee effective October 1; this is a district-specific notice.

## Links

- Website: https://www.linq.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ems-linq-inc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/emslinq
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linqk12/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EMSLINQ

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/linq
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-10-02