MealMap: Hostel Food Management

Abstract: Effective food management plays a vital role in maintaining student satisfaction and promoting sustainability in hostel environments. However, many hostels still depend on manual processes such as paper records and spreadsheets, which lead to inefficiencies, food wastage, and poor coordination among stakeholders. MealMap is a digital hostel food management system designed to automate and streamline operations through a unified role-based platform that connects administrators, kitchen staff, and students. The system integrates meal planning, inventory monitoring, and structured feedback mechanisms to enable real-time tracking, automated scheduling, and data-driven decision making. By digitizing hostel food operations, MealMap reduces manual workload, minimizes waste, and enhances transparency and communication among stakeholders. This study presents the design and implementation of MealMap, emphasizing its role in improving efficiency, sustainability, and user satisfaction in hostel food management.

Keywords: Food Management System, Hostel Automation, Meal Planning, Inventory Management, Feedback System.