Powering Food Donations Through Smart Tech
Banquet — Modernizing Emergency Food Relief
Banquet - Food Donation Platform
Visit SiteMission-Driven Innovation. We helped Banquet build a comprehensive food donation platform with complex API integrations, real-time logistics, and seamless user experience—launching in just 2 months to tackle America's hunger crisis.
2-Month Timeline
From concept to launch-ready platform
Thousands Served
Ready to support food providers nationwide
Complex Integrations
DoorDash Drive API & Algolia search
Real Impact
Facilitating actual grocery donations
Problem
1 in 10 Americans don't know where their next meal will come from. Emergency food providers are under-resourced, and traditional food donation methods are too slow, disconnected, or manual to meet the rising need.
Banquet set out to modernize the system—letting people donate groceries online, which are then delivered directly to food providers. But to do that, they needed a product that could handle complex API integrations, inventory management, and a smooth, intuitive donation experience.
Enter the Founder
Led by Hugh, an experienced operator with a deep mission focus, Banquet had a bold vision and a non-negotiable launch timeline. He came to us to bring this vision to life—with quality, reliability, and speed.
From the beginning, Hugh was clear: this wasn't a typical e-commerce build. It needed real-time logistics, seamless delivery integration, and airtight security—all wrapped in an experience simple enough for anyone to use.
What We Built
In just 2 months, we designed, developed, and launched a donation platform that's already making an impact:
Full grocery donation flow, from cart to checkout to delivery
DoorDash Drive API integration to power last-mile logistics
Algolia-powered search for instant grocery item lookup
Email + SMS notifications to keep donors and food providers informed
Secure auth via Google & Microsoft 2FA
Admin dashboard to manage inventory, food providers, and orders
CSV import/export for bulk item and partner management
Successfully navigated DoorDash's partner approval process
Outcome
Launched in 2 months, despite complex third-party integrations
Banquet is now ready to support thousands of food providers across the U.S.
Successfully facilitating real grocery donations for hunger relief
Post-launch: now integrating Instacart's API to expand delivery options and boost scalability
Final Thoughts
Tech can move fast—even in high-stakes, mission-driven work. Banquet is a perfect example of what's possible with a clear vision and the right team. We're proud to keep building with Hugh and the Banquet team as they scale up their impact and tackle America's hunger crisis head-on.
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