PocketFood’s Omolara Olarerin: Engineering Convenience for the Nutrient-Starved Professional

In bustling cities like Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital, many people sacrifice proper nutrition just to keep up with daily demands. Often overpriced, greasy takeout or skipped meals became the norm until Omolara Olarerin decided to change that.

Omolara Olarerin is the CEO and Co-founder of PocketFood. She was among the sixth cohort of the Standard Chartered’s Women in Tech Nigeria Accelerator delivered in partnership with Village Capital and Enterprise Development Centre. She also was one of the top five who won a $10,000 grant to scale her innovative food-tech solution.

“We were all existing on overpriced, greasy takeout or skipping meals entirely. Our health was the first bill to pay for success,” says Olarerin.

With a first degree in Soil Science and a Master’s in International Business, Olarerin brings a holistic understanding of the food chain from crop nutrients to consumer logistics.

PocketFood is more than a meal delivery app: it is an automated food management system that uses algorithm-driven planning, pre-portioning, and optimised logistics to deliver balanced, fresh meals tailored to busy professionals.

“The insight was that the problem was not desire, but cognitive load and time,” Olarerin explains. “We remove that burden entirely.” Subscribers receive weekly nutritionist-designed menus, prepared in centralised kitchens and delivered fresh via optimised routes.

Olarerin is now scaling her model, emphasising the broader impact. “Healthy employees are more productive, creative, and resilient. This is about fueling the engine of Africa’s economic growth with premium fuel.”

PocketFood is redefining fast food by making nutritious, reliable, and intelligently delivered meals the new standard.