Sharetable — Food Distribution Platform

## 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