02 // PRODUCT VERTICAL — HYPERLOCAL DELIVERY PLATFORM
Hyperlocal food discovery, restaurant operations & smart delivery orchestration.
A unified three-sided food delivery ecosystem developed by Aethrive. Connecting diners, culinary kitchens, and independent couriers through dedicated native mobile apps and a real-time event-driven cloud platform.
Gourmet Restaurant Feed
Explore cyber dishes & fast eco couriers
The Three-Sided Hyperlocal Marketplace
Treat U replaces disjointed third-party delivery services with a tightly synchronized triad of mobile applications communicating with a central event bus.
Diners
Treat U Customer App
Passwordless phone OTP entry, coordinate-accurate saved addresses, multi-restaurant carts, and live 5-second GPS rider tracking with dynamic ETA countdown.
Merchants
Treat U Partner App
Self-service 8-step digital KYC onboarding, high-decibel audio order alerts, 1:00 AM scheduled menu updates, weekly revenue bar charts, and delivery radius control.
Couriers
Treat U Rider App
One-tap online toggle, transparent nearby available delivery feed, atomic first-come order acceptance, 5-stage waypoint fulfillment, and an automated multi-tier payout engine.
How Treat U Solves Critical Delivery Bottlenecks
Order from multiple adjacent restaurants in a single session; backend automatically splits orders and groups batches.
Confirmed orders broadcast directly to riders within 6 km; atomic database transactions eliminate double-claiming disputes.
Chefs stage price and dish changes during daytime; cron automatically publishes edits at 1:00 AM off-peak.
Base pay + distance bands + peak surge + 100% customer tips + daily milestone incentives.
Treat U Customer App
Package: app.treatu.customer · Android Native · Flutter SDK
Engineered for frictionless dining discovery with a dark olive theme, instant phone authentication, and live sub-second order tracking.
Passwordless Phone & OTP
No passwords to remember. Signs in via verified 6-digit OTP with support for native Android SIM phone number hints and recent number selectors.
Geo-Aware Restaurant Feed
Automatically detects current position to list open restaurants within delivery radius. Filter by Veg/Non-Veg, cuisine genres, or search dish names.
Multi-Restaurant Cart
Add main courses from a biryani house and desserts from a local bakery without losing items. Cart groups items by vendor for coordinated batch dispatch.
Coordinate-Truth Addresses
GPS latitude and longitude are saved as the definitive source of truth for routing, ensuring couriers navigate to your exact gate. Save Home, Work, and Other profiles with landmark photos.
Live WebSocket Order Tracking
Watches your order across 6 distinct phases: Placed → Confirmed → Preparing → Ready → Out for Delivery → Delivered. Connects to Socket.io /tracking namespace to stream real-time courier GPS coordinates, dynamically recalculate ETA, and surface a one-tap phone call button.
Treat U Partner App
Package: app.treatu.restaurant · Android Tablet & Mobile · Flutter SDK
Digital kitchen terminal for order management, audio incoming alerts, paperless KYC onboarding, and off-peak catalog publishing.
8-Step Digital KYC
Self-service wizard covering basic info, owner details, location coordinates, hours, FSSAI/GST/PAN document uploads, bank details, and menu draft.
Audio-Alerted Orders
Integrated with audioplayers for audible kitchen chimes on incoming tickets. Tapping "Confirm Order" moves the order to CONFIRMED and opens the rider feed.
1:00 AM Scheduled Publishing
Stage dish price changes and descriptions during daytime service. The platform automatically deploys changes at 1:00 AM by cron worker.
Weekly Revenue Charts
Visualizes daily sales volumes and weekly gross earnings via fl_chart. Inspect transparent platform commission deductions and net payout balances.
Delivery Radius Limiter
Configurable delivery radius slider (in km) ensures food travels only as far as kitchen quality permits. Includes emergency Open/Close toggle.
AES-256 Encrypted Banking
Sensitive merchant bank account numbers and PAN IDs are encrypted using AES-256-CBC at rest before saving to the PostgreSQL database.
Treat U Rider App
Package: app.treatu.rider · Android Native · Flutter SDK
Dedicated logistics client featuring an open nearby deliveries feed, atomic order acceptance, and an automated multi-tier payout engine.
One-Tap Online/Offline
Toggle shift availability at will. Going online initiates foreground/background GPS tracking via geolocator; going offline stops all location tracking.
Nearby Available Deliveries Feed
No black-box penalties. Kitchen-confirmed orders within 6 km appear on nearby riders' feeds with transparent pickup distance, ETA, and estimated earnings.
Atomic Order Acceptance
Orders are claimed first-come, first-served via atomic transaction locking checking status == CONFIRMED and unassigned rider state to eliminate double claiming.
5-Stage Waypoint Cards
En Route to Restaurant → Arrived → Picked Up → En Route to Diner → Delivered. Integrates Google Maps navigation buttons and customer phone dialers.
Automated Payout & Milestone Engine
Calculates Base Pay (₹20) + Tiered Distance Pay (0-4 km free; 4-7 km ₹5/km; 7-10 km ₹8/km; >10 km ₹10/km) + Peak Window Bonus (Lunch +₹10, Dinner +₹15) + 100% Tips + Daily Milestone Bonuses (12 orders +₹150, 18 orders +₹220, 24 orders +₹300).
Core Features & Workflows
Step-by-step technical execution flows across the customer, restaurant, and rider applications.
The 7-Stage Atomic Fulfillment Cycle
Diner Orders
Customer places order; database transaction logs ticket; incoming audio alert chimes in partner kitchen.
Kitchen Confirms
Kitchen taps Confirm Order; order becomes CONFIRMED and instantly surfaces in nearby riders' feeds (6 km).
Rider Claims
Rider inspects route & pay, taps Accept. Atomic transaction binds rider; diner & merchant see assigned courier.
Kitchen Prepares
Chef taps Start Preparing; customer tracking timeline updates; rider navigates to restaurant using maps.
Order Packaged
Kitchen marks food READY; courier arrives at storefront to collect the packaged parcel.
Out for Delivery
Rider taps Confirm Pickup; customer tracking opens live GPS courier map; ETA continuously recalculates.
Doorstep Delivery & Payout Calculation
Rider reaches customer gate and confirms delivery. System releases receipt, records EarningTransaction, and logs rider payout breakdown.
Screenshots & Interface Previews
Explore simulated interface screens derived from verified Flutter layout trees across the ecosystem.
Live Order Tracking & Discovery
Screen layouts feature the Poppins typography system, dark olive background (#1F241D), golden accent highlights, and smooth status transitions. The live tracking view streams courier coordinates and dynamic ETA countdowns.
Privacy, Safety & Support
Verified data handling standards, minimal OS permissions, and direct platform support channels.
| APPLICATION | PERMISSION | NECESSITY | VERIFIED JUSTIFICATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer App | ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION | Required | Pinpoints user dropoff coordinates and filters nearby kitchens within delivery radius. |
| Customer App | POST_NOTIFICATIONS | Recommended | Delivers order milestones (kitchen preparing, courier nearby) on Android 13+. |
| Partner App | CAMERA / STORAGE | Required | Uploads government compliance documents (FSSAI, GST, PAN) and menu dish photography. |
| Rider App | ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION | Required | Maintains route tracking and dynamic ETA calculation while courier navigates with external map apps. |
AES-256 Bank Encryption
Merchant bank account numbers and tax identifiers (PAN) are encrypted at rest using AES-256-CBC ciphers before database persistence.
Zero Location Selling
GPS coordinates are collected strictly for physical order fulfillment. Rider location streaming automatically terminates the moment a shift goes offline.
Dedicated Support Channels
Platform queries, merchant onboarding assistance, and bug reports can be routed directly to the parent operations desk at support@aethrive.com.
Enterprise Architecture & Milestones
Production-grade architecture across client applications, real-time messaging, and high-throughput dispatch infrastructure.
Modular Client Ecosystem
- ▸Core Business Logic: Native typed models, validation protocols, and formatters
- ▸Domain Data Contracts: Unified schemas for users, merchants, riders, and cart sessions
- ▸Real-Time Networking: Resilient API client with automatic retry & WebSocket telemetry
- ▸Design System: Cybernetic Material 3 UI design tokens and responsive components
Event-Driven Cloud Engine
- ▸Modular API Services: Structured controller/service architecture with strict schema validation
- ▸PostgreSQL Storage: Geospatial spatial coordinate indexing and transactional ACID guarantees
- ▸Real-Time Event Stream: Distributed publish-subscribe event broker and low-latency cache
- ▸Document Storage Vault: Secure buffer streaming pipeline for KYC and compliance verification
Production Release Milestones
Introduced real-time order confirmation, Haversine nearby discovery, and atomic zero-conflict order acceptance.
Automated settlement engine verifying tiered distance bands, peak hour surge, and daily milestone bonuses.
Launched 8-step digital onboarding wizard, interactive revenue analytics, and scheduled off-peak catalog publishing.
Modular client applications and sovereign services under unified platform design tokens.
Initial architecture establishing core database schema and foundational zero-trust service layers.
Join the Treat U Hyperlocal Network
Register your restaurant kitchen or sign up as a delivery partner for pilot deployment slots and early ecosystem benefits.