How Ro was born

Every day, millions of Malagasy families face the same challenge: what to cook for dinner?

• Lack of inspiration: repeating the same dishes week after week
• Time-consuming planning: spending hours deciding what to buy at the market
• Food waste: buying ingredients without a clear plan
• Price uncertainty: not knowing the real cost of ingredients at the market
• Lost recipes: forgetting traditional laoka that deserve to be celebrated

Cooking should be a joy, not a burden. Yet for many, meal planning remains a daily source of stress and frustration.

We're Tiavina and Malala, two software engineers, and we noticed this problem in our own families. We watched our relatives spend precious time worrying about what to cook, instead of enjoying the process of preparing traditional Malagasy dishes.

We realized that technology could bridge this gap. What if there was an app that could:

• Suggest authentic Malagasy laoka based on your preferences
• Generate shopping lists with real market prices
• Help you plan meals for days or weeks ahead
• Celebrate the richness of Malagasy cuisine

That's when Ro was born.

Ro is a recipe and meal-planning app built for Madagascar.

With Ro, you can:

• Discover and plan your favorite laoka
• Get AI suggestions tailored to your taste and budget
• Get automatic shopping lists with local market prices
• Find restaurants near you, with reviews and rankings
• Share your creations with the community

We believe that Malagasy cuisine deserves to be celebrated and simplified. Ro is our way of honoring the culinary traditions of Madagascar while bringing them into the modern age.

We're just getting started. Our roadmap includes:

• Support for dietary preferences (halal, vegetarian, allergies)
• Integration with more markets across Madagascar
• Support for Malagasy language

Ro is built by Malagasy, for Malagasy.