3rd year Business and Management project for MEng Computing at Imperial College London.
Credits:
Sam Budd
Ivan Diaz Rios
Duncan McKinnon
Sean Naderi
Lorenzo Paoliani
Oli Robinson
Henry Turner
2. PROBLEM
60% of new restaurants fail in
their first 3 years - they need
more customers!
Customers should know about
local deals in real-time
Loyalty schemes almost entirely
offered by non-independent
establishments
PROBLEM
60% of new restaurants fail in
their first 3 years - they need
more customers!
Customers should know about
local deals in real-time
Loyalty schemes almost entirely
offered by non-independent
establishments
3. PROPOSITION
Cheap Eats is a mobile app that
connects customers and independent
restaurants
It allows independent restaurants to
advertise on the fly deals and offers to
users in the local area
Restaurants can set up customised loyalty
programs, without the need to set up the
infrastructure around it (loyalty cards, etc.)
4. MARKET
60% of new restaurants fail in
their first 3 years - they need
more customers!
Customers should know about
local deals in real-time
Loyalty schemes almost entirely
offered by non-independent
establishments
5. OPPORTUNITY
Help independent restaurants thrive, get
more customers and reduce the waste of
perishable food stocks
Help customers get good value for
money, rewarding them for supporting
their local economies
Build a network of independent
restaurants that can compete against
large chains
6. INVESTMENT
We are raising £200,000 for
16% of our business
Weekly deals redeemed per restaurant: 10
Restaurants signed up: 100+
Average deal price: £13
Commission: 3%
Investment returned within 3 years
YEAR ONE
7. REVENUE MODEL
of every deal redeemed
Sell subscription based software
for business intelligence
Every 100 Diamond users will
generate a yearly revenue of
£240,000
3%
Free Basic Diamond
£0 £49 £199
per month per month per month
Sales Reports
Performance
Alerts
Deal
Scheduling
Customer
Demographic
Targeting
24/7 phone
support
Dedicated
access to a
Customer
Hero
Complete
management
of Marketing
campaigns
+ +
Pricing plans for the Business Intelligence platform
10. STATUS
‣ iOS Prototype
‣ In discussion with almost 200 interested restaurants in London
‣ Conducted research and surveys with positive results — 94%
would use app on a regular basis
‣ Will begin rolling out app for London restaurants next month
‣ Marketing campaign to begin next month in London
11. Map View
Shows user’s favourite
restaurants, popular deals, and
offers that are about to expire
Targeted notification system for
loyalty program members
PROTOTYPE
12. Home Page
The home screen shows the
most popular deals in a given
radius
Builds tailored suggestions for
each user based on previous
deal history
PROTOTYPE
13. Deal Page
Users can claim the deal from
within the app - this will
generate a one time QR code
that can be scanned in the
restaurant
PROTOTYPE
14. MARKETING
Advertising on public
transport in active cities
Partner restaurants will display
our marketing material in store
Appeal to existing customers of
partner restaurants with loyalty
scheme
19. YEAR FOUR
CORE STAFF50
SATELLITE OFFICES15
LONDON
PARIS
NEW YORK
SAN FRAN
MILAN
ROME
SYDNEY
HONG KONG
SINGAPORE
BERLIN
MADRID
SEATTLE
RIO
SAO PAOLO
TOKYO
CHICAGO
20. YEAR FIVE
CORE STAFF90
SATELLITE OFFICES20
LONDON
NEW YORK
SAN FRAN
MILAN
ROME
SYDNEY
HONG KONG
SINGAPORE
BERLIN
MADRID
SEATTLE
RIO
SAO PAOLO
TOKYO
CHICAGO
PARIS
21. THE TEAM
Duncan MacKinnon Sean Naderi Ivan Diaz Rios Henry Turner
Sam Budd Oli Robinson Lorenzo Paoliani