FRIDGEMATE

A smart kitchen assistant

Sidney Setyomulyono and Ellie Hong

App Idea

Ill

Get Started +

@ FridgeMate AI

Scan Fridge

Preferences

Meal Plan

Grocery List

Turn your fridge into a smart

meal plan.

FridgeMate AI helps shoppers use food they already have, plan healthier meals, and avoid buying duplicate groceries.

APP

THE GOAL

• Transform the refrigerator into an active, kitchen assistant
• More convenient food logging (just take a picture)
• Plan healthier meals (AI meal planner)

• Households throw away extreme amounts of food (forgotten in the fridge, expired, don’t know what to use it for)
• Busy demographic college students, families

THE PROBLEM

Journey to Idea

02

Journey Map: Assignment 4

Same need, different path from intent to purchase

Traditional IKEA Shopping Flow

Around 23 steps

Search

Browse

Filter

Compare

Select

Repeat ×3

Cart + Checkout

The process repeated for desk, chair, and lamp. I had to compare many details and imagine the room fit myself.

IKEA Kreativ AI-led Flow

Around 12 steps

Open Kreativ

Choose room

Add bed

Add items

Visualize

Replace

Summary

Checkout

The AI-led path was faster because I could place the desk, chair, and lamp together and replace items directly.

Key difference: Traditional shopping is keyword-based and comparison-heavy. IKEA Kreativ is visual, room-based, and faster for room-fit decisions.

Journey to Idea

Retail AI

Ecosystem View

Assistant View

- IKEA Kreativ skips the text searching by letting users visually drop items into a room layout

- Instead of typing out every grocery item, our app lets users take a picture of their fridge to log items instantly

- IKEA Kreativ lets users view multiple different products simultaneously to see how they match together

• FridgMate views all random ingredients simultaneously in order to generate recipes
• Instantly assess everything user has
• Prioritize foods about to expire

Translate to Capstone Idea

Prototype Demo

03

FridgeMate AI

Conclusion

better decisions

Less friction, better decisions — AI meal planning reduces the steps from "what's in my fridge" to "what's for dinner."

Food waste

Food waste is a real problem — households throw away food daily due to poor visibility into what they already have.

AI works

AI makes the invisible visible — a simple photo turns your fridge into a smart, organized inventory.

future kitchen

The future kitchen is proactive — FridgeMate learns your habits to help you waste less, eat better, and shop smarter.

Thank you!