Matt Janes – Supply Chain Management Co-Op Student

The project I will be working on will include three major project activities. Project ‘Food for Thought’ will see me performing activities for 1. Mobile Food Bank : The focus of Project Food for Thought will primarily be distributing hampers of essential food items (and other essential
items, such as feminine hygiene products) to high need community members, identified via Essential Service Requests submitted to NL Eats. The hampers will be prepared at a central location in St. John’s (location to be determined) and distributed by a team of volunteer drivers.
2. Provincial outreach: As part of its efforts to support food security across Newfoundland and Labrador, NL Eats will conduct ad hoc provincial outreach trips to targeted communities across the province.
3. Digital Food Security App: As part of project Food for Thought, NL Eats is currently designing a digital smartphone app that will be available to all food banks across Newfoundland and Labrador and will assist users with stock management and distribution. In addition to assisting food banks, the app will also be designed to assist grocery store operators with more efficiently distributing food donations to the most in-need areas across the province.

Faculty Supervisor:

Shirley Noseworthy

Student:

Partner:

NL Eats

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

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