The food delivery market is crowded—but not for everyone. When TiffinGo came to Techdock Labs, they weren’t trying to compete with Swiggy or Zomato. Food delivery app development
Instead, they had a clear niche:
Enable verified home chefs to deliver fresh, homemade meals via a clean, mobile-first platform built through expert food delivery app development.
The opportunity?
✅ India’s tiffin and meal-prep market is valued at over ₹6,000 Cr
✅ The demand for healthy, home-style food surged post-COVID
✅ Women-led home kitchens lacked digital tools to scale
What TiffinGo needed was a reliable partner for food delivery app development—and they got one.
Build a seamless user app for ordering homemade meals
Provide vendor dashboards for home chefs to manage menus
Launch a working MVP in under 45 days
Enable wallet payments, meal plan subscriptions, and delivery tracking
Prioritize mobile UX for low-end Android devices
Ensure admin visibility across vendors, orders, and payouts
| Problem Area | Issue |
|---|---|
| Order Flow | Manual (WhatsApp + Google Forms) |
| Delivery | Coordinated via Excel sheets and local riders |
| Payments | Mostly cash; frequent delays |
| Menu Management | Printed menus, no digital syncing |
| Customer Experience | No order tracking, poor reliability |
TiffinGo’s model was viable but couldn’t scale without a full-stack tech transformation through professional food delivery app development.
We delivered a robust app ecosystem in just 42 working days, including:
User App (Flutter + Firebase)
Vendor Dashboard (Web, Angular)
Admin Panel (Laravel + Bootstrap)
Backend & Database (Node.js + MongoDB)
Delivery Tracking API (Mapbox + Firebase GeoFire)
Home Feed: Curated list of vendors by location, rating, and food category
Meal Plan Selector: Daily/Weekly/Monthly plans with auto-renew
Live Tracking: ETA + real-time rider location
In-App Wallet: Load money and apply coupons
Dietary Filters: Veg, Jain, High-Protein, Gluten-Free
Push Notifications: Order status, chef specials, referral rewards
Each vendor (home chef) was given a secure login with:
Menu Upload: Add daily specials or full meal plans
Order Dashboard: Track live orders and upcoming subscriptions
Payout Summary: See last week’s earnings and upcoming payments
Stock Management: Mark ingredients out of stock in real-time
Customer Chat: Optional direct messaging for clarifications
This democratized food delivery for small kitchens—something even giants don’t offer.
Techdock Labs designed a lightweight yet powerful admin system with:
Multi-vendor oversight
Geographic heatmaps for demand
Automated payout reports
Coupon creation engine
Complaint resolution ticketing
| Module | Technology Used |
|---|---|
| Frontend | Flutter, Angular |
| Backend | Node.js, Firebase Functions |
| Database | MongoDB, Redis |
| Payment Gateway | Razorpay (wallet + subscription) |
| Push Notifications | Firebase Cloud Messaging |
| Maps | Mapbox (lightweight, free tier friendly) |
| Hosting | AWS EC2 + Cloudflare CDN |
Users could pick a weekly or monthly plan and receive meals without placing daily orders.
Boosted prepaid orders by 45%, improved cash flow for vendors.
One-tap rating + optional photo = 27% increase in vendor quality over 3 months.
“Refer a friend, get ₹50 credit” grew user base by 19% in just 2 weeks.
| Metric | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Active Vendors | 5 (manual) | 52 |
| Daily Orders | 30 | 430+ |
| App Downloads | 0 | 52,000+ |
| Repeat Order Rate | N/A | 72% |
| Churn Rate | High | <11% |
| User Rating (Play Store) | N/A | 4.6 stars |
Vendors reported 3x increase in monthly income
Over 70% were women operating from home kitchens
21 chefs became GST-registered in Q2 due to income formalization
Vendors said the dashboard “felt like running a real business”
TiffinGo integrated growth with tech via:
Referral links tied to wallet credits
Push campaigns for “First Order Free”
Onboarding emails teaching users how to subscribe
App-integrated Instagram handles for vendors
This ensured food delivery app development supported revenue—not just technology.
TiffinGo didn’t chase restaurant chains. They empowered small vendors in a high-trust space.
Even non-tech-savvy users and vendors onboarded within minutes—thanks to Flutter’s smooth UI.
Preloaded balance meant more orders and fewer cancellations.
By making vendors feel like entrepreneurs, TiffinGo ensured platform loyalty.
✅ End-to-end food delivery app development
✅ Flutter app + vendor panel + admin panel
✅ Secure payment and subscription flow
✅ On-time MVP delivery
✅ Ongoing support and feature scaling
“We were just three friends with an idea. Techdock Labs turned it into a working business in less than 2 months. Every vendor loves the system—and so do our customers.”
— Manasi Singh, Co-founder, TiffinGo
Want to launch your own food delivery platform like TiffinGo?
✅ Let’s build your app from scratch—designed for scale, trust, and growth.
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