We’d like students to help analyze a number of openly available datasets to draw helpful insights for various business operators from the mobile food industry. This will have impact for:

• Food Trucks
• Food Carts and Stands
• Caterers and Craft Service Providers
• Canteens
• Seasonal operators like concessions
• Some small independent cafes and restaurants

From the analyses provided by the students, we hope to gain insights that will enhance our strategy to support the industry, and to also provide meaningful tools and data that can be directly used by individual businesses.

These insights will be directly related to business outcomes and to solve real world challenges.

Analyzed datasets with recommendations from this analysis in the form of a report. Should help with areas like:

• Reducing costs and/or Improving cost menu pricing and risk selection
• Looking at different aspects of the business operation and the related datasets to Identify trends and potential predictive mitigation strategies
• Draw insights regarding consumer behaviour and purchasing power

NOTE:

Datasets are sourced from generally open sources. Private or personal data is not used NDAs are not generally required for these projects. We will identify in advance if a project requires and NDA due the data being used.

Students will work with an assigned project contact who is available for any clarification on questions, as well as occasional project progress meetings