AMELA Food & Gourmet / SNS Mobile app
GourmetLink — a gourmet SNS super-app that unifies 'Discover, Connect, Visit' into one

Unify restaurant discovery, SNS & in-store loyalty into one app. It keeps the gourmet experience cycling.

GourmetLink Co., Ltd. — From map-based store discovery, a photo-posting SNS that connects people, and in-store QR stamps with a coin economy, to subscription payments — all consolidated into one native app. A member super-app for enjoying Japanese food, built from scratch.

6 in 1
Discovery, SNS, stamps, coins, chat, payments
Super-app design
3,000+
Partner restaurant network
Discover via map + distance search
1.8×
Higher repeat-visit rate
Loyalty cycle design
Challenge
Before

Food-loving users handled 'finding stores,' 'reading reviews,' 'points,' and 'booking & payment' across separate apps, while stores had fragmented ways to drive visits and win repeat customers.

  • We want to quickly find good nearby restaurants on the map
    Finding stores meant hopping across multiple apps
  • We want to share food experiences through photos and connect
    SNS and gourmet discovery were separate services
  • We want a system where visiting more earns more rewards
    Points fragmented across each store
  • We want to complete Discover–Connect–Visit in a single app
    Fragmented experience drives high drop-off
Solution
After

Discover (map & distance search) → Connect (photo SNS, follow, chat) → Visit (QR stamp → coins → gift/coupon → subscription payment), all cycling on one platform. It gives users a reason to open the app daily, stores more visits and repeat customers, and operators a campaign-management foundation — all at once.

A gourmet SNS platform linking users and stores Store discovery Map & distance search Gourmet SNS Posts, follows, chat Loyalty QR stamps, coins, gifts Payments & subscription Veritrans / in-app purchase GourmetLink Unified platform Users Gourmet members Restaurants Owner Value cycle: Discover → Connect → Visit → Discover again
app.gourmetlink.example.jp
450m
User app — discover nearby stores on the map and connect through gourmet posts
Tech stack React Native TypeScript & Express MySQL/Mongo Socket.io AWS S3
10months
72person-months
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