MEAL MATES

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Entrepreneurship, Branding, Marketing, UX Design

Tasked with building a company and pitching our ideas to an angel investor, my team—with whom I shared a passion for food and cooking—decided to develop a concept that was ideal both for passionate students who love to cook and for students looking for affordable meal options.

The goal of the Meal Mates app is to connect students to student cooks in the area as a way to get home-cooked meals that are affordable and convenient.

Built using Adobe XD, the app sees a slightly distinct interface with different features that vary depending on whether you’re using the app to buy or sell meals.

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The platform relies on a strict security process, where all users need to verify their identity and their student status before they’re able to create an account. All cooks will be required to have a Food Handler’s License and proper training to cook out of our Ghost Kitchen, ensuring proper food handling and compliance with the law.

Students are then able to create a profile, which they can personalize to highlight their favorite cuisine types, any dietary restrictions they might have, and their preferred times for meal cooking or purchasing.

The main app interface allows users to view and save their favorite recipes, view a calendar of upcoming meals and time slots, rate and review their experience with each cook, and more.

Screenshot of a mobile app called Meal Mates, displaying a profile setup page with fields for nickname, short bio, food preferences, favorite dishes, dietary restrictions, and mealtimes. The mealtimes options include breakfast, morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack.
Mobile app screenshot from Meal Mates showing meal options at Northeastern University on March 11, with lunch featuring Chicken Katsu and dinner featuring Chipotle Taco Bowl.
Screenshot of a mobile app profile page for Valeria G., a graduate student from the Dominican Republic, showing her meal preferences, top-rated dish, favorite mealtimes, and upcoming meals including dinner on March 14 and breakfast on March 16.
Mobile app screen displaying a section titled 'My Recipes' with four different recipes listed, each with a name, number of ingredients, and user rating stars. The recipes are 'Chipotle Taco Bowl,' 'Fig & Prosciutto Pizza,' 'Fall Harvest Salad,' and 'Breakfast Frittata.'
Mobile app screen with a warning icon and disclaimer about needing a food handler's license to cook for Meal Mates, with options to upload proof or learn more.
Mobile app screen with two options: 'Making Food' with a whisk and spatula icon, 'Buying Food' with a fork and knife icon.
Screen display of a mobile app for Meal Mates, showing a reservation for a Chipotle Taco Bowl dinner on Monday, March 11, with pickup time from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, including ingredient list and preparation notes.
Mobile app screen displaying a cooking schedule calendar with color-coded blocks, and two buttons labeled 'My Profile' and 'My Recipes' at the bottom.