The app enables food industry professionals to connect effortlessly.
FoodFriends.io, founded by Lunchbox CEO Nabeel Alamgir along with technical co-founder Shadman Rakib, aims to facilitate connections among restaurant professionals while traveling.
“The essence of FoodFriends.io is to foster relationships and maintain the food community’s connectivity,” Alamgir stated. “We wanted to offer a small solution to make things a bit more convenient for our colleagues.”
Why FoodFriends.io?
Alamgir, like many in the field, often found himself missing opportunities for meetups. After leaving Miami one day, he realized that Danny Pizarro, the CMO of Salty Donut, was in the vicinity, which sparked his idea. He envisioned a straightforward way to determine which peers were in town, avoiding unnecessary hassle.
After discovering from LinkedIn that others would appreciate such a tool, Shadman developed FoodFriends.io in a swift 21 days, launching it just prior to the Fast Casual Executive Summit.
How it works
- Register for free at foodfriends.io. Create your profile and streamline your conference experience by identifying which colleagues are nearby without the need to send multiple texts.
- If you’re in a new city and notice an industry friend around, coordinating a meetup becomes effortless.
- Emphasizing Privacy & Safety: FoodFriends.io reveals only the city location, never the precise address, and no personal contact information is shared — you connect with those you already know.
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