A new online ordering platform that only includes independent businesses is launching.

Bournemouth Eats is a new platform which will work similarly to Just Eat and Uber Eats.

However, the business will only include local, independent restaurants across Bournemouth.

The platform launches on Friday, December 13, where visitors will be able to order on their website as well as their app.

Christina has incorporated a way to give back to the community with money from each order going to Hope For Food.

The Bournemouth based charity, Hope For Food, supports people in the area who are homeless or living in poverty.

It provides community meals, food parcels, clothing bedding and household goods when required.

When customers order, there will only be a 50p service charge.

Christina said: “It’s cheaper for the customer, cheaper for the restaurant and the restaurant keeps more of its profits.”

“Seventy per cent of this service charge will go to Hope For Food, with the remaining 30 per cent going into a pot of money for community needs and other charitable causes.”

Christina said she wants people to go on there and “be enticed to try new cuisine”.

Some of these restaurants include Standard Bengal, Madeira Palace and Uncle Glenn’s.

Before the idea of Bournemouth Eats was created earlier this year, Christina was a careers teacher; however, she knew she wanted to work for herself.

She said: “I’ve come up with so many ideas and this one seems to be one that I am really proud of.”

On Saturday, December 7, the business will be in Bournemouth town centre offering vouchers and money off for customers throughout their launch week.

Christina said: “The more attention we get, the more money we can raise for Hope For Food, which is crucial at this time of year.”

If the business is successful in Bournemouth, Christina hopes to operate in multiple towns.

However, she stands firm when it comes to keeping it strictly for independent businesses.

Christina said: “I’d never want it to be corporate, I always want it to be about the community that it’s from.

“Some of the Bournemouth restaurants are amazing, and the way they talk about their food is amazing, I want to showcase that.

“So, I thought why not start with Bournemouth, the place where I spent most of my adult years.”