Chomp
A revolutionising food saving app that aims to change how people think about food consumption.
Project Insights
Chomp was born out of a growing urban problem: food waste generated by restaurants at the end of operational cycles. Customers constantly look for value-driven food experiences, but restaurants struggle to monetize surplus inventory without affecting brand positioning.
Chomp decided to solve this issue through a mystery box commerce model that lets restaurants package surplus items into curated boxes offered at special prices. The concept demanded more than a conventional food ordering system. It needed a solid, synchronized ecosystem that connects customers, restaurant partners, and administrators through real-time scheduling, notifications, and automated dispatch logic.
The brand decided to hire mobile app developers with EmizenTech partnered to build a scalable multi-sided platform covering customer app, vendor app, and an intelligent admin control system. The objective was to establish operational clarity while keeping the user experience simple, engaging, and fast.
Project Highlights
We created the platform as a structured marketplace powered by automation and real-time coordination between all stakeholders.
- Multi-sided ecosystem that covers Customer App, Vendor App, and Admin Pane (including iOS and Android app development)
- Smart Mystery Box scheduling engine
- Secure payments integrated with digital wallets
- Multilingual real-time push notifications
- Secure payment workflows integrated with digital wallets
- Location-driven discovery with interactive map integrations
- Advanced order lifecycle management
- Scalable backend architecture supporting high-frequency transactions
The Challenge
Food surplus management must sync with time management. Unsold inventory loses value fast, which makes automation essential. The platform required accurate scheduling logic for daily and weekly mystery box releases, real-time coordination between customers and restaurants, and flexible partner-side controls without operational hassle. In addition to that, the platform needed to balance unpredictability with structured ordering workflows that maintained customer trust. Technically, the challenge was to create a system capable of handling dynamic availability windows, real-time updates, and multi-role interactions without compromising performance.
Chomp at a Glance
Technical Architecture of Chomp
Mobile Application Layer
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Kotlin
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Swift
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MVVM architecture
Admin & Web Layer
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HTML5 -
CSS3
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JavaScript
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Bootstrap
Backend & API Layer
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Laravel -
RESTful API -
OAuth
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Queue
Data & Storage Layer
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MySQL -
Optimized indexing -
Structured data modeling
Integrations & Services
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Stripe -
Firebase Cloud Messaging -
Google Maps
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Analytics
Tech Stack We Used
We selected a technology stack that could support real-time scheduling, high concurrency, and multi-application synchronization.
Kotlin and Swift
We used native mobile development practices to ensure smooth performance and platform-aligned user experiences across Android and iOS environments.
Laravel
Laravel was implemented for a structured backend framework capable of handling API orchestration, scheduling automation, and secure authentication layers.
MySQL
We leveraged MySQL to power transactional reliability across orders, schedules, and user activity while maintaining fast query performance.
Firebase Cloud Messaging
FCM enabled real-time notifications for mystery box releases, order updates, and promotional triggers.
Stripe
Stripe ensured secure, scalable payment handling across multiple checkout scenarios.
Results
Chomp has now become a fully synchronized digital ecosystem capable of delivering consumer-friendly experiences without a lag.
Fast-Paced Inventory Handling
Automated scheduling lets restaurants release surplus inventory without manual coordination. This offers a major benefit: Reducing unsold food cycles.
Higher Engagement
Push-driven discovery and mystery-based purchasing encouraged repeat interaction across customer segments.
Better Operational Visibility
With vendor dashboards, partners can easily track orders, earnings insights, and inventory performance analytics. Quick access to data means faster and data-backed decision-making.
Stable Multi-Role Coordination
The platform maintained consistent performance across customer, vendor, and admin environments despite simultaneous activity.
Scalable Marketplace Foundation
The architecture allows Chomp to expand into new regions and onboard additional partners without structural redesign.
Journey of Chomp at EmizenTech
We assisted the Chomp team with turning a sustainability-driven belief into a structured marketplace platform through experience in the sector and disciplined product engineering.
Cracked the Concept
We teamed up and worked closely with stakeholders to understand their take on the concept. The insights around surplus workflows, ordering cycles, and expectations were shared.
Designed Multi-Role Architecture
We defined logic layers separately for customers, vendors, and administrators to ensure operational clarity. This is where the foundation of the Chomp app was laid.
Planned Scheduling Engine
The mystery box automation system was structured to support flexible release windows and repeat schedules.
Launched and Optimized
The platform was deployed with monitoring layers to refine scheduling accuracy and engagement metrics.
Tested for Performance
High-frequency scheduling scenarios and push notification flows were tested under simulated load conditions
Developed Backend
We implemented API-driven architecture to support real-time communication across mobile applications and admin controls.
Designed Experience
Our experts designed journeys that kept discovery intuitive. They also focused on aintaining transparency around pricing and availability.
Our Expert on the project
Experience – 21+ years
Amit drives architecture-level decisions and scalability strategies, backed by more than two decades of experience in enterprise solution engineering. He ensures that business requirements transform into stable, performance-first digital systems, in the most disciplined flow.
Ajit Jain
Experience – 12 years
With over 12 years of experience in software development, Ajit oversees solution-oriented multi-platform app builds across B2B and B2C ecosystems. He ensures perfect alignment between modern technology stacks and real-world operational environments.
Naren Bhati
Experience – 8+ years
Naren is a brilliant full-stack eCommerce Developer who specializes in building scalable iOS and Android apps using Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native, and multiple frameworks. He showed strong technical expertise across the frontend and backend systems, which significantly improved the stability and performance of the website.
Why Choose Us?
We build platforms powered by operational integration, scalable engineering, and proven development practices.
Product-Centric Planning
When building an app or website, we align technical architecture with business workflows and marketplace dynamics. This means that your digital solutions works on your terms, not the other way around.
Marketplace Expertise
Our experience and expertise spans multi-sided platforms. This helps us anticipate complexity before it impacts scalability.
Scalable from Day One
The products we design grow with partner onboarding, regional expansion, and transaction volume, ensuring flexible scalability.
Transparency and On-Time Delivery
We follow development frameworks that ensure predictable execution across complex projects.
Long-Term Partnership Approach
We are dedicated to supporting your digital endeavors in the long run, strengthening optimization and feature evolution as the platform scales.
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