Best Buys

The Best Buys program at YRTS provides students with an immersive experience into the intricacies of the food industry and business operations, covering the entire supply chain from crop production to food delivery. Through managing a farm, students engage in a real-time simulation where they design and operate an urban farm, responding to various scenarios by implementing and evaluating solutions. This hands-on approach enables students to calculate their overall farming yields and earnings after tax, giving them a practical understanding of agricultural productivity and financial management.

Building on their farming efforts, students then transition to running a restaurant, where they work in teams to create three-course meals and establish their presence in the marketplace. This includes negotiating for complementary ingredients and developing strategies to enhance sales. The program concludes with a focus on food delivery, where students learn to plan delivery routes using block coding and compete to see whose autonomous vehicles can deliver food most efficiently. This segment emphasises innovation and problem-solving, with vehicles evaluated on delivery time, obstacle avoidance, and creative execution.