BiteSpot

A community-driven food sharing platform that repurposes surplus food to support those facing food insecurity. By connecting individuals, non-profits, and restaurants, it enables people to share their leftover meal prep and excess groceries to others in need.

1 designer

User research, ui Design

3 weeks

Figma

THE challenge

About 26.4% of the world experiences food insecurity. How can we help?

Food insecurity, defined as the inability to consistently access enough nutritious food, is a widespread concern in the United States with significant health impacts like malnutrition, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Driven by poverty and systemic food waste, it requires urgent solutions.

Around 1/8 households

experience lack access to an affordable and nutritious diet.

Approximately 31% of food

is sent to landfills at retail & consumer levels instead of helping people in need.

THE challenge

About 26.4% of the world experiences food insecurity. How can we help?

Food insecurity, defined as the inability to consistently access enough nutritious food, is a widespread concern in the United States with significant health impacts like malnutrition, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Driven by poverty and systemic food waste, it requires urgent solutions.

Around 1/8 households

experience lack access to an affordable and nutritious diet.

Approximately 31% of food

is sent to landfills at retail & consumer levels instead of helping people in need.

THE challenge

About 26.4% of the world experiences food insecurity. How can we help?

Food insecurity, defined as the inability to consistently access enough nutritious food, is a widespread concern in the United States with significant health impacts like malnutrition, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Driven by poverty and systemic food waste, it requires urgent solutions.

Around 1/8 households

experience lack access to an affordable and nutritious diet.

Approximately 31% of food

is sent to landfills at retail & consumer levels instead of helping people in need.

The Solution

Community-driven affordable food sharing.

Inspired by user research findings, I designed BiteSpot: a platform that repurposes food that would otherwise go to waste. BiteSpot connects communities by allowing users to share available food items, from leftover meals to surplus groceries, ensuring they're put to good use. Organizations, restaurants, and the general public can post affordable food options (meals or groceries) for others to claim, promoting access to a cost-efficient and nutritious eating.

Final prototype

Introducing BiteSpot

A community-driven platform that repurposes surplus food to support those in need.

Final prototype

Introducing BiteSpot

A community-driven platform that repurposes surplus food to support those in need.

Next steps

From individual listings to storefronts.

While BiteSpot’s currently operates on individual food listings, I hope to expand this concept by introducing "storefronts" which allow non-profit organizations and frequent contributors to maintain permanent profiles instead of constantly creating new posts. This upgrade would let users follow their preferred providers for real-time updates on available food.

Next steps

From individual listings to storefronts.

While BiteSpot’s currently operates on individual food listings, I hope to expand this concept by introducing "storefronts" which allow non-profit organizations and frequent contributors to maintain permanent profiles instead of constantly creating new posts. This upgrade would let users follow their preferred providers for real-time updates on available food.

Next steps

From individual listings to storefronts.

While BiteSpot’s currently operates on individual food listings, I hope to expand this concept by introducing "storefronts" which allow non-profit organizations and frequent contributors to maintain permanent profiles instead of constantly creating new posts. This upgrade would let users follow their preferred providers for real-time updates on available food.

Next steps

From individual listings to storefronts.

While BiteSpot’s currently operates on individual food listings, I hope to expand this concept by introducing "storefronts" which allow non-profit organizations and frequent contributors to maintain permanent profiles instead of constantly creating new posts. This upgrade would let users follow their preferred providers for real-time updates on available food.