I believe the access to healthy food options around gainesville near campus is very limited and can create students having to eat unhealthy expensive foods around campus.
The access to cheap healthy, and diverse food options around campus is very limited. All students who look to have a healthy diet and are either unable to cook or have the time to cook after a long day at the library. Students are involved in very intense classes that takes up there entire day leaving them to come home to very salted frozen foods or ramen. . The need for better food establish has become more prevalent now as eating healthier is more trendy . Students and young adults are trying to eat healthier. Find healthier options at the supermarket or find restaurants that can provide them with healthy cheap options. I know several people that do not enjoy the food options around campus that leave them either hungry or un apetized . With GrillFresh being gone from the gainesville community it leaves a big whole in the options students had in order to eat healthy food.
Customer 1
This customer is a student and has just left the library after a long day of studying. They are hungry and notice that the only restaurants that are open provide overpriced junk food and do not feel like walking across a dark campus to go to the closest publix. The student is left hungry and knows they are walking home to a dorm filled with ramen noodles that are not healthy provide them with the nutrition that a hard working student needs. The customer would like the university to provide more options to those that stay at the library passed the hours that food establishments are open.
Customer 2
This customer is very tired after a long night of studying and is looking for a nutritious breakfast. The student can either go the nearest POD on campus or find a starbucks that usually takes at least 20 minutes. The student says the need for a nutritious breakfast other than a candy bar is important to have a productive rest of the day after turning in a big project the night before. He also says that any place that does provide breakfast other than chains around or near campus are very expensive to the students of the University of florida.
Customer 3
This customer is always hungry around campus and finds the food to be unappetizing at any time during the day around campus. He finds that BTW is too expensive, Publix is too far, and the food served at midtown is either too expensive or considered drunk food. The customer has been around gainesville for more than a couple of years and is sick of the same options everyday and the lack of options due to closing establishments. The customer would love for the city of gainesville to encourage more food establishments to move into the city in order to feed its students.
Hi, Ted:
ReplyDeleteI love the topic you selected as your opportunity belief! Not only is there a limited selection of inexpensive, healthy options around campus, but this also seems to be an issue wherever I go . . . Like you stated, we don't always have time to cook a healthy meal; we also don't want to break the bank when we need to grab something quick. Indeed, the diet trends are headed more towards the healthier options. I believe you are definitely onto something with this belief, as it is not only a local problem, but a global problem.
Hi Ted,
ReplyDeleteI agree that there are only a limited number of healthy food options near campus. Especially with Grill Fresh closing, I feel like Publix is the only close option for a wide variety of healthy food near campus. There is definitely an opportunity for entrepreneurs to sell healthy food either on or close to campus. The food on campus tends to be unhealthy and I believe this creates a demand for a healthy option.