• Junaid Mandviwala
• Sana Mansoori
• Riddhi Sharma
• Aakanksha Pawar

The food industry is one industry which has a tremendous growth rate even during the unpredicted times. This is simply because the demand never ends and the supply never stops. In today’s digital era, using innovative technologies such as Augmented Reality in food ordering can supplement existing food menus with digital content providing interactive and sufficient visual information of the food dishes. This enhances customer experience, satisfaction and drive sales. This paper presents an android-based application titled ‘FlavARsome’ which uses Augmented Reality (AR) technology to add digital 3D food models onto a QR code image marker through a live camera feed, making that food model look as if it is a part of the physical world around us. This application along with displaying 3D representation of food items also enables users to view details of ingredients used to prepare the food dishes, its nutritional report, alter the toppings and fillings of the dish and view their customized dish, all in AR. In addition, the DIY (Do It Yourself) section of the app enables the user to view 3D animation of food recipes which provides an edge over traditional written recipes as user can view the steps followed to prepare a dish through augmented reality. The 3D food models for the application were created using Blender 3D software which were then exported in the .fbx format and imported into the Unity 3D software with Vuforia SDK installed. With the next generation of online food ordering, the FlavARsome app will aid in high customer satisfaction to elevating current sales, and giving a new direction to the existing business model of restaurants.

Augmented Reality, AR, AR Menu, 3D modelling, Android, Mobile application, QR Code, Blender, Unity, Vuforia, Restaurants.

"FlavARsome: Immersive Augmented Reality Food Application", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 4, page no.c132-c140, April-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2204220.pdf

"FlavARsome: Immersive Augmented Reality Food Application", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 4, page no. ppc132-c140, April-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2204220.pdf