Quebec’s food supply at your
fingertips
Welcome to the delicious world of Foodradar.ca
Foodradar.ca is a new online platform that simplifies the lives of people working in the food industry in Quebec, particularly in the HRI market: hotels, restaurants and institutions.
An amazing showcase for manufacturers, artisans, producers, courtiers and distributors, Foodradar.ca aims to bring together on its platform all the food products available in Quebec for food service professionals.
Foodradar.ca allows you to search and compare foods and beverages, in addition to easily finding all the relevant information to make informed choices.
Foodradar.ca was born out of a desire to contribute concretely and positively to the restaurant industry by offering a practical tool to players in this industry.
Welcome to our universe!
We are concocting a tool that will really simplify your life
This is how we aspire to simplify your life.
Imagine you are looking for a specific food for a recipe.
Let’s say fior di latte cheese in a 2 kg or 3 kg format or even smoked boneless duck breast.
Several manufacturers, brokers and distributors probably offer alternatives to what you are looking for, but the search to find THE product you really want is often long and unsatisfying.
And maybe even miss other fabulous similar products.
Life without Foodradar.ca
Hours of research, many phone calls and several email exchanges.
Sometimes unsuccessful or unsatisfactory results and the feeling of not having an overview of the available offer.
Frustration and waste of time
Life with Foodradar.ca
A few minutes of research on Foodradar.ca, followed by one, two or three phone calls.
Successful results every time, interesting discoveries and the feeling of having made the right choice.
Ease, discoveries and time saving
Foodradar.ca team
ALEXANDRE JACQUES
Co-Founder / President and Business Development
Holder of a DCS in Business Management, Alexandre is an entrepreneur at heart who loves challenges. Working in the food industry for more than 15 years, notably as a cook, manager of catering establishments and category manager, his experience has allowed him to touch on a multitude of facets in this field and to build a very large network of contacts. His passion for food, his rigour, his meticulousness, his open-mindedness and the cooperative values he acquired over the years shaped the idea of Foodradar.ca.
Curious by nature and on the lookout for new experiences, Alexandre is not a complicated person. He enjoys spending time with his family, chatting with friends over a good meal or a nice fire and taking the time to relax in front of a good movie. Although his journey has allowed him to taste extraordinary dishes and discover fabulous products, he prefers simple recipes such as shepherd’s pie, which he particularly likes!
NADIA HINSE
Co-founder / Marketing and design
Holder of a DCS in Business Management and a Certificate in Consumer Sciences from Université Laval, Nadia is a true all-round person driven by projects. Her 12 years of experience in graphic design, communication and marketing have led her to manage a multitude of projects, including the establishment of e-commerce stores and customer relationship management for retail businesses. Whatever the nature of the projects, Nadia approaches them with creativity, rigor, consistency, sensitivity and pragmatism.
A woman of instinct and heart, Nadia loves simple pleasures: construction projects, knitting, laughter with her husband and daughter, weekends with family and friends at home or at the cottage and, of course, , good food around a nice table, surrounded by people. she likes. Gourmand, she always enjoys a good homemade nachos prepared by her lover and enjoyed with the family in front of a movie.
FRANCIS THERRIEN
Co-founder / Software architecture and programming
Holder of a Programmer-Analyst ACS and a Certificate in Computer Science from Laval University, Francis acquired his first experiences with small Web development companies, then in the world of video games. He then made the jump to consulting, a world in which he has evolved for more than 15 years, now as a software architect. Whether it’s a major IT project or a migration to cloud computing, Francis excels at synthesizing and simplifying business needs and, according to him, it’s in the business where the complexity lies, not in the code or in the technology.
A former fishmonger at his aunts’ fishmonger’s, Francis is an outstanding methodical cook. He can never say no to his lover to prepare a good homemade nachos. Francis has a great sense of humor and is passionate about discoveries in quantum physics, music, politics and social justice issues.
Starting a new project is about taking one bite at a time and enjoying savoring each tangible step, no matter how small.
From the idea to its realization, follow here the evolution of Foodradar.ca, from today until its launch!
Step 1 : Analysis and validation
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This step is by far the longest and most crucial since it is the basis of all future efforts. It is here that we first draw up an inventory of the problems and needs of our users through our personas and that we validate our assumptions through interviews and surveys. This analysis allows us to determine the functionalities of the platform, identify opportunities and draw up an inventory of priorities.
It is also at this stage that certain technological choices are made and the functional specification document is drafted.
Many players in the HRI community are consulted and entrepreneurial training programs are followed in order to feed our curiosity and guide us through the different stages of the project.
In parallel, our identity as well as this website are created.
Step 2 : Prototyping
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At this stage, we have a good idea of the features of the platform that we want to implement. We are therefore working on a preliminary version (beta) which will eventually be tested with a group of actors from the HRI community.
The graphic charter and the component elements are created and the prototype is coded.
At this point, we are actively looking for collaborators who want to join us in this project in order to provide us with data that will populate our database. These collaborators will be required to help us on a very ad hoc basis (survey-inquiry-test) and will also be called upon during the test phase of the beta version.
Step 3 : Beta version and quality assurance
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This phase makes it possible to test the functionalities of the platform with targeted users in order to collect comments that will validate the relevance of the functionalities and improve the user experience of the tool.
Following the information gathered, an iteration schedule is put in place in order to make all the corrections and improvements required for the delivery of a product that allows us to achieve our growth objectives.
Step 4 : Launch
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This is the big day. The project we worked on for several months is officially launched.
Suppliers from Quebec and outside Quebec can now promote their products on the platform and users can finally search and compare the products that interest them in one place, thus easily allowing them to make informed choices.
Active campaigns make it possible to promote the application in order to reach the greatest number of users and work in the field is done in order to go directly to meet the actors in the field.
Obviously, the adventure does not end here. She is just getting started! Foodradar.ca has the ambition to position itself as a notable reference for all players in the HRI market in Quebec and even outside Quebec. We’ve got plenty of ideas!