Non-profit mobile app for food pantries in New York City

Plentiful, a mobile app simplifying food pantry access, needed to improve scalability, user experience, and real-time updates. We optimized system integrations, enhanced UI/UX, and ensured platform stability—delivering a seamless experience for both users and pantry staff.
Location
United States
Industry
Non-profit

About the company

Plentiful is a free and user-friendly mobile app designed to streamline the food pantry experience. It helps users find food pantries and reserve food without long waits. Pantries can efficiently manage their clients and visits through the app.

The challenge

Plentiful encountered several challenges while optimizing their app for food pantry users and providers. To ensure the app could scale, offer seamless updates, and deliver a user-friendly experience, the following issues needed to be addressed:


  • Complex integration between multiple systemsImproving the user experience for both clients and pantry staff.
  • Overcoming scalability challenges to accommodate growing user numbers.
  • Ensuring real-time updates for accurate pantry data.
  • Maintaining high-quality standards across the platform.

The solution

Our team served as both consultants and hands-on implementers, with a dedicated team collaborating closely with Plentiful to address these challenges. We delivered customized technical support and innovative solutions to enhance the app's reliability, efficiency, and scalability.

  • Led the integration process, optimizing system connections for seamless performance.
  • Enhanced the user interface and experience for smoother navigation.
  • Developed a robust framework for real-time updates and data synchronization.
  • Conducted thorough quality assurance testing to ensure flawless performance.

The results

Fully tested and operational app with improved speed and reliability.

Intuitive interface for both clients and pantries.

Real-time updates and accurate pantry data.

Robust and stable platform, meeting high-quality standards.

688 pantries can be booked through Plentiful’s reservation system.

1.6 million clients
A game-changing app trusted by millions and featured in renowned media platforms such as The New York Times, Daily News, and Fast Company.

Tech Stack

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Thanks to the efforts of the Thaloz team, the company now has nearly 300 tests and an integration pipeline where before they had no testing infrastructure. The company was most impressed by how quickly the team was able to complete the project.
Bryan Moran
Product Director, Plentiful

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