Now or Never: A Zero Waste Marketplace SH420

Now or Never allows restaurants to sell at discounted price or give away for free food that would otherwise be thrown out.

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Inspiration

Food wastage is a problem that is costly to businesses and the environment. This, along with an outlook of economic stability and opportunity, allows for unsold fresh food that would otherwise be thrown out at the end of the business day to be redistributed and repurposed.

What it does

Businesses list items they won’t be able to sell by closing time, and users nearby can purchase them at reduced prices, reducing food waste and saving money.

How we built it

We developed a web application that let's customer show see the restaurants based on their location's proximity and the let's the restaurants upload the quantity and pick up window.

Challenges we ran into

We faced technical hurdles in creating a functional prototype in the hackathon timeline. Determining which features would deliver the most value for our proof of concept prioritization and iteration.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We try to reduce food waste, and be able to provide cheaper and affordable food to needy at the same time.

What we learned

We learned the potential in simple solutions, that requires less compute and resources to build, imitating our goal of saving resources.

What's next for Now or Never: A Zero Waste Marketplace SH420

Adding community fridges and ways for restaurants to store food. Better analytics dashboard for businesses so that they can understand their business better and minimize waste.

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