RED CARD DOES IT ALL
The fueling, disbursement, and payment platform designed for athletics.
CASE STUDIES
As athletic departments seek budget savings, many universities are choosing Red Card to cut costs while maintaining or even enhancing service for athletes.
CASE STUDY 1:
We utilize Red Card to provide a $20 meal to 100 athletes 5 days/week to eliminate outside catering and provide additional nutrition resources. With a usage rate of 65%, we expect to spend $6,500/week for these 5 meals. This is in contrast of $10,000+ per week with traditional catering. Not only does this solution save money, but it also saves on staff resources, food waste, and dealing with caterers. Athletes are more satisfied with a variety of options, we only pay what is utilized, and we have documentation on each individual meal purchased. We know exactly where this money is going!
CASE STUDY 2:
We were paying $25 per person for training table meals. Our contract dictated minimums, and we generally estimated that 425 of 655 athletes would show up for a meal. We decided to switch these training table meals to Red Card for all our Olympic sport athletes. We provided them $15/meal on Red Card, which was enough to get a full meal from one of our many dining options on and around campus. The total cost of keeping this meal at training table for a 5 day a week, 13-week semester for our minimum of 425 was $690,625. We found with Red Card, the athletes used about 70% of funds they were provided, and we spent $447,037. Not only did more of our athletes eat, but we also saved $243,588 per semester.
CASE STUDY 3:
Swapping a few training table meals for Red Card meals each week has saved us a lot of money! It eliminates food waste and significantly decreases staffing costs. We still support dining services through other on-campus meals, and we have on-campus retail vendors as a Red Card option, so our dining services still capture a portion of the meal in sales. With only switching 3 meals/week, we are saving at least $3,500. With last minute changes, weather, and facility issues, we use Red Card as an instant dining solution when emergencies arise.
DEBIT AND ACH
As a leader in athletics technology, Red Card offers an all-in-one solution for managing athlete payments—including per diem, stipends, reimbursements, and NIL disbursements.
Whether you're covering travel incidentals, housing allowances, or other payments, Red Card streamlines the entire process in one platform. With features like virtual debit cards to eliminate lost cards and same-day ACH transfers to send funds directly from your bank to your student-athletes’, we make athlete payments fast, secure, and hassle-free.
LOCAL RESTAURANT PAYMENTS
- Allows athletes to eat at the restaurants your staff chooses.
- App-based platform not only handles payment but also allows for education on optimal food choices as well as prohibited items.
- Captures receipts of each transaction, keeping your athletes compliant and providing dietitians analytics on food choices.
- Flexible scheduling can allow for snacks, meals incidental, and team meals ensuring that all compliance rules are followed.
TEAM MEAL
CHECK-INS
- Track attendance at training table and other team meals via our Check-In platform.
- Tablet based solution is easy to set up and for the athlete to use.
- Receive real-time reporting on who did/not attend.
- Analytics provides flow by team and by hour enabling more efficient kitchen operations.
Ordering platform
- Let your athletes and staff order ahead from your internal facilities via our In-House Ordering platform.
- Make your snack and dining facilities more efficient by allowing athletes to order meals, smoothies, and snacks from their phone.
- Allow your athletes to order their training table meal as a grab and go, avoiding crowded buffet lines.
- Send orders to the dashboard, or an order receiver in the kitchen to print a POS ticket.
FUEL STATION TRACKING
- Control inventory and costs, and track where and what your athletes consume via our Fueling Station Tracking platform.
- Allow athletes to order ahead or use our POS at the fueling station.
- Usage reports can be downloaded to .csv files.
Integrated Dashboard
- Easy-to-use roster management system.
- Scheduling for all platforms controlled in one spot.
- Role-based admins allows for centralized control.
- Easy analysis of cost savings and usage in analytics.
OUR CLIENTS
We’re proud to work with a great group of college and professional organizations.
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Ball State University
Baylor University
Belmont University
Boston University
Bowling Green State University
Brigham Young University
Clemson University
Cleveland State University
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Youngstown State University
“As a DFO, I was continually tasked with trying to find creative ways to lower our budget number. Red Card was a game changer for us. Instead of paying inflated catering prices on campus, we allowed our SAs to visit restaurants that our strength coaches approved and that the athletes actually enjoyed. It ensured they were eating as opposed to getting to a buffet line and deciding they didn’t like anything offered that day. Red Card also afforded the SAs flexibility with regards to class schedules and practice times. Overall, Red Card is a must have for any school.”
– Drew Robinson, former D-1 Director of Football Ops
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