REDESIGN A FAST-FOOD MOBILE APP FOR ITS 50+ LOCATIONS
CLIENT
ROLE
TIMELINE
TEAM
Honeygrow


UX Designer


4 months


1 Project Manager
3 Designers
2 Developers

PROJECT BACKGROUND

I was hired by Moxie Labs to work on a variety of UX contracts. Based on my previous experience in restaurant management, I was assigned to the redesign project for Honeygrow, a fast-growing fast food franchise on the East Coast. I was one of the two designers, working with the franchise’s product manager and engineering team.

50% USERS NOT PLACING ORDERS

The industry standard for conversion rate is 80%+,  while Honeygrow was sitting at 50%. The client acknowledged the presence of significant pain points within the existing mobile app and faced uncertainty about where to begin the improvement process.
The drop-off rates:

EXISTING PRODUCT & ISSUES

Looking at the app analytics above, the team and I decided to do a heuristic evaluation of the existing product, focusing on the major drop-off points to find out why.

LEARNING FROM THE COMPETITORS

Developing a food delivery app is a known problem. There are hundreds of other apps out there. Instead of reinventing the wheel, I looked at the competition to learn from familiar patterns and do’s and dont’s.

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

Based on the main drop-off points, I developed the site-map to better visualize how the three parts are connected.
1
Ordering

- Users explore locations to choose their specific order location.
- This feature is connected to the "Explore Locations" functionality.
2
Account Information

- After creating orders, users access their account information.  
- They can choose or add payment and vehicle information.
- This feature is connected to the order creation process.
3
Delivery

- If users select delivery, they need to choose from their saved addresses.  
- This feature is connected to the order creation process.

DESIGN EXPLORATIONS

The Ordering Flow
The hardest part of this project is to design the ordering flow because there are a lot of important touchpoints that could happen during the customers journey while placing the orders: looking for the correct locations, browsing the menu, customizing their orders based on their personal preferences, especially when it comes to making their own bowl…

And we don't want to overwhelm or have them lost among the steps. To achieve the goal above, we explore a few options:
Option 1 - Use card elements to display menu items & Step-by-step wizard 
Option 2 - Display Menu Item with no background & Automatically pop-upped upsell screens
Option 3 - A hybrid of concept A & B
The winning concept is concept C, a hybrid concept because a mix of using card elements and no background images could help highlight Seasonal & CYO items while keeping the simplicity of the rest of the menu.

THE FINAL DESIGN

In addition to the ordering flow, we made sure to improve the other drop-off points which are Explore Location & Checkout:

BUSINESS IMPACTS

Both the client and we agreed to set the success based on 3 metrics: Conversion rates, Order Placements, and Customer Satisfaction. We soft-launched the app for a week and received a good amount of feedback from the customers.

Our enhanced ordering experience, focused on streamlined ingredient selection and improved order history visibility, has resulted in 10% increase in conversion rate and 15 % increase on order placement.

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