The Worcester Regional Food Hub is moving its culinary incubator to Union Station, where it will have six times the kitchen space as its current location. The goal of this project was to recommend a kitchen management system that will support the needs of the Hub’s staff and entrepreneurs when they relocate. Using input from these stakeholders, we identified functional specifications and evaluated candidate systems. Nexudus fulfilled most of the specifications and was preferred during user testing. The benefits of this new system include time savings for the Director, more responsibility and freedom for entrepreneurs, and the opportunity to create a community.

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Creator

• Mohn, Natalie S.
• Verdesi, Benjamin R.
• Farrah, Ethan M.
• Shi, Anna
• Siddiq, Azka H.

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Innovation
• Food
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051221-131330
• 24006

Keyword

• User Testing
• Scheduling System
• Management Software
• Entrepreneur
• Food Hub
• Booking

Advisor

• Demetry, Chrysanthe
• Vaz, Rick

Year

• 2021

Center

• Thessaloniki, Greece Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Director Shon Rainford - Worcester Regional Food Hub

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 2 - Zero Hunger
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2021-05-12

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright