diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50e9752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Bouffe@Ulm
+==========
+
+An application in PHP with a web front-end to manage your food shopping with your friends easily. Don't worry about which one should pay, just enter it in the app and let it make the calculations.