TY - BOOK TI - The Influence of social media platforms the home-based food business in Alfonso, Cavite PY - 2022/// CY - Tagaytay PB - Olivarez College KW - Home-based Food Business KW - Comprehensive Marketing Pla KW - Influence N1 - Abstract : A home-based food business is a process of making and selling food from home comfort. While this is a good option for many home-based food entrepreneurs, managers, and employees, there are restrictions on what can be done in many jurisdictions where food, hygiene, and health and safety laws regulate the production of food made for sale from the home environment. Since the day the alarming growth of COVID-19 led to lockdown and loss of employment, some thought that selling by using Social Media Platforms could help the home-based workers throughout this crisis following the health protocols given by IATF. Social media can easily manage to post pictures and sell items, particularly foods. This paper was written to determine the influence of social media platforms on home-based food businesses in Alfonso, Cavite, and to propose a comprehensive marketing plan to the home-based food entrepreneurs, managers, and employees. The eighty-four (84) respondents are from the selected sixteen (16) barangays of Alfonso, Cavite. The quantitative approach to determining the level of influence of social media on home-based food businesses is used and utilizes a correlational descriptive method of research. The questionnaire was distributed to respondents via an online Google form survey. After gathering the necessary information, the percentage of responses to each question is calculated. The study revealed that social media has a powerful influence on the home-based food business and a strong significant relationship between the influence of social media platforms on the performance of home-based food business ER -