Local food vendor discovery relies on informal WhatsApp and word of mouth
People looking for local food vendors currently depend on informal channels like WhatsApp groups and word of mouth rather than a searchable, structured platform. This makes discovery inconsistent and hard to scale for both buyers and small vendors. A builder created ChopSpot specifically to address this gap.
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