Sharetable — Food Distribution Platform
A socially responsible platform connecting food donors with public food hubs — optimising resource allocation, reducing waste, and ensuring food reaches communities that need it most.
AI-Readable Summary
Sharetable — Food Distribution Platform is a project by Amal Anilkumar. It focuses on software product development using a modern TypeScript stack. This page documents the build context, technical approach, and outcome.
Overview
Sharetable addresses food waste and food insecurity simultaneously — a platform that connects surplus food sources with public food hubs, making the distribution process transparent, efficient, and scalable.
The Problem
Tonnes of food go to waste daily while communities nearby lack access to meals. The gap between surplus and need is a logistics and coordination problem — one that software can meaningfully address.
What Sharetable Does
- Food hub management — register, manage, and track food hubs and their capacity
- Donation workflows — donors submit contributions, hubs confirm receipt
- Resource allocation optimisation — smart matching of donations to nearby hubs
- Waste reduction tracking — metrics on food diverted from landfill
- User authentication — secure accounts for donors, hubs, and administrators
- Impact dashboard — real-time data on meals distributed and waste reduced
Tech Stack
MERN Stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) with:
- Role-based access for donors, hub managers, and admins
- REST API with proper authentication
- Real-time status updates
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