Local food discovery technology

FoodRoll

FoodRoll is a hyper-local food discovery prototype designed to help people decide what to eat through personalized recommendations, preference learning, local dish discovery, and group decision tools.

Status
Prototype
Current phase
Local prototype testing
Parent ecosystem
BenSolutionsGroup
Updated
2026-07-28

01 / Problem

What is being examined

People often know they want local food but still struggle to choose a dish or reach a group decision.

02 / Approach

Current direction

Test preference-led discovery, playful decision tools, and dish-level local exploration beginning on Long Island.

03 / Audience

Who this work is for

  • Local diners
  • Groups choosing a meal
  • Long Island food explorers

04 / Proof assets

Current evidence and concepts

  • Crave Wheel
  • Crave Shuffle
  • Roll the Dice
  • Live View
  • Food Date
  • Group Vote
  • Swipe-based discovery concepts

05 / Public disclosures

Limitations and accuracy boundaries

Founded or developed by Charly Ben under the BenSolutionsGroup ecosystem.

  • Prototype, initially contextualized around Brentwood and Long Island.
  • No large user adoption, restaurant partnership, proprietary AI performance, or validated recommendation outcome is claimed.