AVE RESIDENTS LAUNCH “AVE EATS” APP BRINGING MORE JOBS AND MEAL OPTIONS TO TOWN
NAPLES, FL., – August 29, 2024 — Co-founders, Lucas Jaramillo and Winston Thomas, announce the official launch of the Ave Eats app. Ave Eats is a community-based on-demand delivery service for residents of Ave Maria and the surrounding area. The app is now available for free download on iPhone or Android.
Ave Eats app was created to support the local workforce and small business owners, with the intent to give back to those facing food insecurity. Every order that is transacted on the app provides funds to US Hunger; an organization committed to providing healthy meals to those in need. “We love how this app will help strengthen the economy within the community. We like to say when Ave Eats the world eats,” said Thomas.
“Strong business owners make a community better and a strong community means everything to us,” shared Jaramillo. The duo is excited to provide more jobs within Ave Maria and more customers to the local restaurant owners. Ave Maria restaurants currently on the platform are OASIS The Kitchen Lounge, Blue Agave Mexican Restaurant, Tropical Smoothie Café, and Vicky Bakery. Restaurants from Immokalee include Cookie Fortune, Little Caesars, KFC and Roma in Lima. If customers are within a 10-miles radius from Ave Maria, they can participate in Ave Eats. As the new Midtown retail plaza opens, Ave Eats plans to partner with the additional restaurants as well.
Left to Right: Lucas Jaramillo, Jeniffer Jaramillo, Nicole Thomas and Winston Thomas of AVE EATS
The app is a similar model to other food delivery service apps, where Ave Eats receives a small percentage and drivers receive payment from the delivery fee and tip (paid by the customer). According to Jaramillo and Thomas, the app is already gaining traction. The app was just released for a soft launch and there were 350 downloads within the first two days.
As a part of the official launch, they partnered with Phong Ho, owner of Tropical Smoothie Café in Ave Maria, to offer a sweepstakes for the month of September. For all sign-ups and all orders made through the Ave Eats app, users are entered into a raffle to win one free smoothie per week for one year.
For more information email info@aveeats.app or download the app from the app store.
ABOUT AVE MARIA, FLORIDA
Ave Maria has sold over 5,000 new homes to date, has been named a Top 20 Master Planned Community in the United States, 2015-2023 Community of the Year, the Top Selling Single-Family Home Community in Collier County, a Blue Zones Certified Community, and its active adult community, Del Webb Naples, has been named a Top 20 Places to Retire. Located in southwest Florida, Ave Maria is a self-sustaining town including shopping and dining, employment opportunities, parks and recreation, and is zoned for all A-rated Collier County public schools. At its build out, the town will include up to 11,000 residences, and 1.8 million square feet of retail, office, and business park uses in its 5,000 acres. Ave Maria is located at the intersection of Oil Well and Camp Keais Roads in Eastern Collier County. The main entrance, on Oil Well just west of Camp Keais, leads to the Town Center. Take I-75, exit 111, follow the signs east to Ave Maria, approximately 25 minutes. For more information, please visit https://www.avemaria.com/ or call 239-352-3903.
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