Food Fellow
Serving Up Smiles: College Food Service Reimagined.
Created on 31st March 2024
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Food Fellow
Serving Up Smiles: College Food Service Reimagined.
The problem Food Fellow solves
College Food Woes? We've Got the Recipe for Success
Tired of mystery meat and lukewarm meals? Your college food service can be transformed! Our app tackles the biggest issues plaguing campus dining:
- Unheard Voices: Students often have strong opinions about food, but lack a platform to express them. Our app bridges the gap, giving students a direct voice to share feedback.
- Guesswork Menus: Colleges struggle to understand student preferences. Our app uses sentiment analysis to analyze feedback, revealing what students truly crave and dislike.
- Compliance Headaches: Meeting food safety and hygiene regulations can be complex. We generate compliance reports tailored to regulatory bodies, easing the burden on colleges.
- Operational Inefficiency: Inefficient menus lead to waste and lost revenue. Our app's insights help colleges optimize menus and staffing based on actual demand.
- Hidden Hunger: Not all students can afford regular meals. Partnering with NGOs, our app can help identify students in need and ensure they have access to nutritious meals.
- Disconnected Students: Long lines and inconvenient ordering can be frustrating. Our app offers an optional mobile ordering feature, streamlining the process for students on the go.
Challenges we ran into
The challenges we ran into while developing Food Fellow,
1. Data Collection: Encouraging consistent student feedback through the app while ensuring anonymity and avoiding survey fatigue posed a hurdle.
2. Sentiment Analysis Accuracy: Fine-tuning the sentiment analysis engine to accurately interpret student reviews in the context of college food service proved tricky.
3. Dish Specificity: Developing a system to categorize feedback by specific menu items within the app required careful consideration of user input and dish variations.
4. Integration Challenges: Integrating seamlessly with existing college IT systems (e.g., student IDs, payment gateways) for potential mobile ordering presented technical hurdles.
5. Privacy and Security: Ensuring robust data security measures to protect student privacy and college data while complying with regulations was paramount.
6. Engaging Students: Encouraging widespread student adoption of the app required effective marketing and user education strategies to overcome initial resistance or apathy.
7. Compliance Reporting Complexity: Tailoring reports to meet the specific requirements of different government agencies and accreditation bodies for hygiene and safety standards demanded flexibility.
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First Prize
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