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Flexible platform to support the development of a startup in the food industry

 

Client

Eatricious.com is a San Francisco-based startup that maintains a web portal focused on food and healthy living. The site acts as a meeting place for technologists, food lovers and registered dietitians to upload recipes and calculate the nutritional value of their diets. The portal also includes a restaurant database that helps chefs develop healthy menus by allowing them to calculate the number of calories that are in the meals they serve.

Problem

As a startup in a new field, Eatricious.com had to position itself as the hub for consumers, restaurants and other food-related businesses to find relevant information. The company wanted a simple and flexible solution that would help it create a social platform of interested users to share information and ideas. At the same time, the site had to be robust and stable enough to support a profitable business.

Solution 

OSF programmers designed and developed the platform behind the Eatricious.com portal. They created a multi-functional application that is capable of performing complex operations and sustaining the evolution of this startup. Built primarily on Ruby on Rails software, the platform can be customized to support the different needs of its users and the ever growing database of information.

Results

Since entering the market, Eatricious.com has gathered numerous clients, including home users and businesses in the food industry.

 

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