Toronto Food Basket

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⚠️ Project Status Notice

This project has been discontinued due to lack of funding.

If you are interested in taking over the project or would like to discuss it further, please feel free to reach out via email: [email protected] .

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A web app that tracks and analyzes food prices across Toronto to help families make informed decisions about food affordability.

Toronto Food Basket is a non-profit initiative focused on compiling and analyzing data related to the prices of essential food items. The project helps raise awareness about food insecurity by delivering transparent, data-backed insights into regional food pricing trends.

Technical Implementation

Built with a modern full-stack architecture using Node.js, React, and MongoDB. The system includes a robust web scraper using Puppeteer and Express to extract price data for 65+ essential food items listed by the National Nutritious Food Basket (NNFB).

Features

• Real-time price tracking across multiple grocery stores
• Interactive data visualization with Material UI components
• Price calculations (average price per 100g) to support informed decisions
• Proxy rotation system to ensure reliable data collection
• Containerized deployment using Docker on AWS EC2