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Restaurant Food-Ordering Web & Mobile Platform

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development • Web Application Development • Custom Software Development
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Industry
Industry

Food & Beverage

Duration
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12 months

Budget
Budget

1M - 10M

Start Date
Start Date

1 January 2022

Team Size
Team Size

16-20

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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75/100
Good

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Client

Freshii

mapToronto, Canada

Project Summary

Blackbird Lab built the full architecture for a restaurant chain's customer-facing food ordering platform, delivering native iOS and Android apps and a React.js web app backed by a custom Java backend using Kafka. The vendor delivered proofs of concept, staffed a team of ~18, and launched the platforms two weeks ahead of the deadline. The launched platform scaled to support the client's goal of over $1M in monthly sales. The client has ~350 locations across North America.

Key Challenges

  • Modernize the technology layer
  • Build a customer-facing food ordering app within 8 months

Project Deliverables

  • iOS mobile app (Swift)
  • Android mobile app (Kotlin)
  • Web application (React.js)
  • Custom backend (Java) with Kafka for data transport
  • Proofs of concept for key software areas

Project Solution

Blackbird built the entire architecture for a new customer-facing food ordering platform across native iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin) and a React.js web app. They developed a custom backend in Java and used Apache Kafka to transport data between platforms, delivered quick proofs of concept for key areas, and staffed the project with ~18 people including technical PMs, developers, QA automation engineers and a senior architect.

Project Outcome

  • Launched two weeks before the deadline enabling a soft market launch
  • Supported over $1M in monthly sales
  • Scaled to handle a user base in the hundreds of thousands
  • Improved technical project management and communication through daily calls

Platforms

  • MobileMobile
  • WebWeb

Tech Stack

  • SwiftSwift
  • KotlinKotlin
  • React.jsReact.js
  • JavaJava
  • Apache KafkaApache Kafka
  • iOSiOS
  • AndroidAndroid

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

5star

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Blackbird Lab has helped the client generate over $1 million monthly sales. They've launched the platforms two weeks before the deadline, enabling the client to do a proper soft launch before rolling out the apps to the masses. Moreover, the client commends the vendor's experience and communication.”

Umair Vanthaliwala

VP of Digital Products

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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