DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LOCAL FOOD FINDER ANDROID APPLICATION

Abstract

On the verge of information and innovation headway versatile application are applied innovatively in various territory, for example, learning, correspondence, networking, organizing, excitement, security and so on. In the time of advancement and innovation, improvement and utilization of portable applications have immediately expanded in different regions. Mobile application has become a standout amongst the best ways to keep shoppers drew in with a brand as they are moving. With the increase in demand for smartphones and efficiency of wireless network, the demand for mobile application has magnificently enlarged. The purpose of this project is to develop and implement an efficient mobile application for people to be able to get directions to local fufu chop bars within Kumasi metropolis, order and make reservations of foods sold at these chop bars. Consumers of this application will be able to create accounts which will give them an easy to use interface that would be able to get locations of local fufu chop bars, order for food or make reservations of their favorite food when necessary. It is also a basic requirement that users of this application will be able to firmly register and manage their profiles. The motive to develop such system was due to the issues faced by some Individuals who want good food to eat. Some issues were that, people find it difficult to decide on where and what to eat, due to many eating outlets where quality is unknown. In addition, decent eating places may not be spotted easily from afar. People sometimes may know what food they wish to eat but unaware of the food outlet that sells such food they want to eat. The application will contain various kinds of local food, which would be accessible for clients to purchase through application by means of on the web. This nourishment application will 6

incorporate highlights, for example, the area of the eating outlet by means of GPS area to decide the clients’-based area. Through the area of the eating outlets and clients based current area, the application will demonstrate all the adjacent neighborhood eatery or eating outlets, this will allow clients to request and reserve a spot. This android application will likewise allow clients to communicate with their companion or close-by clients by following their remarks through a Write survey framework which enables clients to remark and rate sustenance sold by a specific nearby eatery or eating outlets. This android application will provide a user information about the types of food and eating outlet available around their location, this is to help users to decide where and what they wish to eat without the need of visiting various restaurant. With the help of a user acceptance testing results, will show that the objectives of this development have been achieved. For this development users can find and access various information concerning the most popular, most recent and nearest food outlet and restaurant near them and by interacting with their system and other users by sharing their customer experience and food review.