Meal kits and ready-to-eat meals

Cold packs that fit your meal kit box. Flat, every time.

Water cold packs sized to your shipping box and guaranteed flat on arrival. They come stacked straight on the pallet, with no cartons to unpack. Lab-tested against gel, for 10–30% less.

Ships to North America and EuropeNo cartons on the pallet
Meal kit box packed with fresh food and a Relo water cold pack
Flat on arrivalGuaranteed, on every pack
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What fulfillment teams tell us

Six cold pack problems. Six straight answers.

These are the issues meal kit and ready-to-eat meal packing lines raise most. Here is what changes when the pack is water, made to your spec.

Fit in the box

Sized to your meal kit box

Weight, size and format matched to your box dimensions, weight limits and transit time.

Cartons

No cartons on the pallet

Packs come stacked straight on the pallet. No cartons to open, break down or recycle.

Cost

Save 10–30%

Pre-frozen and ready to use, with operational savings on top.

Performance

Held for 72 hours

Kept the payload under 40°F for the full 72 hours in an independent lab test against gel.

Leaks

No gel mess

Puncture-resistant film built for rough handling, and only water inside.

Materials

One film, pure water

Food-grade film and water. Your customers drain the water and follow local waste management guidelines for the film.

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The flat guarantee

Every pack arrives flat. Guaranteed.

Bulged or lumpy packs don't sit right in a meal kit or ready-to-eat box, waste space and slow the line. Flat is built into how we make them, not checked for after, so we can guarantee every pack your team receives.

FitsSits flush in your meal kit box
SpaceNo wasted space in the shipper
PacksPacks evenly
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Large Relo water cold pack, front viewFront
Large Relo water cold pack, side view showing its flat profileSide, as delivered
Large format, the meal kit standard
Pallet of Relo water cold packs stacked and stretch-wrapped with no cartons in a warehouse
Delivery format

No cartons on the pallet.

Packs come out of our on-site microfactory frozen, stacked straight on the pallet and stretch-wrapped, ready at its loading dock. Your team takes them to the packing line with nothing to open, break down or recycle.

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Independent 72-hour lab test

Lab tested against gel. Held for the full 72 hours.

Same weight of coolant, same insulated shipper, same 72-hour ambient profile. Tested side by side at an independent lab accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

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Relo water cold packsGel packs
40°F limitHour 0Hour 72
72 h
Water cold packs kept the average payload under 40°F for the full test.
71.6 h
When the gel pack shipper crossed 40°F.
38.5°F
Water shipper at hour 72. The gel shipper was at 40.3°F.
Results for the configuration tested. Full method and data in the report.
Where the cost comes from

Every extra stop adds to what you pay per pack.

Conventional cold packs
Freight, freezing and storage costs at every stop
Made at a plant
Ambient truck
3PL freezer warehouse freezes to order
Refrigerated truck
Your fulfillment center
Relo water cold packs
Save 10–30%
Made and frozen in one process
Your fulfillment center
Costs you skip
Long-haul freightFreezer storage feesRefrigerated trucking
Why it costs less

Cold packs made where you pack.

A typical cold pack spends 32 to 53 days in plants, trucks and freezer warehouses before it reaches you. Our RELO microfactory makes frozen packs on site, so that trip disappears and supply sits right next to your line.

Inside the microfactory

Water and power in. Frozen packs out.

The RELO microfactory sits inside or right outside your fulfillment center and runs on water and power. It makes frozen packs to your spec and stacks them on the pallet with no cartons, ready at its loading dock.

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Who does what

Like having your own cold pack line, without running one.

No equipment to buy, no one to hire and nothing to maintain. Your part comes down to two things.

Relocalize handles
Installation and site permits
Cold pack production
Palletizing
Monitoring and maintenance
Restocking and supplier management
24/7 supply
You handle
A spot inside or outside your building, with water and power
Moving pallets from our dock to your packing line
RELO2 microfactory installed beside The Winn-Dixie Company distribution center
Already running on site

RELO2 makes packaged ice at The Winn-Dixie Company's distribution center today.

Cold pack production uses the same on-site model.

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Beyond the cold pack

Need help with the whole pack-out?

Shipping box, insulation and coolant all work together. Bring your current pack-out, and Ben and our packaging team will go through it with you to see if there is room to improve fit, weight and cost.

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Shipping box
Size and strength matched to what you ship.
Insulation
The right liner for your lanes and transit times.
Coolant
Pack weight and count that hold your payload.
Cost per shipment
Where the savings are across the whole pack-out.
FAQ

Questions fulfillment teams ask.

Can't find what you need? Get in touch and we'll help.

Will Relo water cold packs work in my meal kit box?+
It depends on your shipping box, insulation, payload and transit time. Tell us how you ship and we'll put together a sample kit picked for your shipping box, along with our 72-hour lab report. Need help with the whole setup? Book a free consultation with Ben and our packaging team.
How do they compare to gel packs?+
In an independent 72-hour test at a lab accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, Relo water cold packs kept the average payload under 40°F for the full 72 hours. The gel pack shipper crossed 40°F at 71.6 hours. Same shipping box, same payload, same weight of coolant. Get the free lab report.
Can you make them in my size or with my brand?+
Yes. Weight, size, format and private label are all customizable. We can mock up your private label digitally before anything is produced. Request a tailored sample kit.
Can you work with my box size, weight limits and shipping surcharges?+
Tell us your box dimensions, weight limits and transit time, and we'll match the pack to them. For a closer look, Ben and our packaging team can go through your pack-out to see if there is room to improve fit, weight and cost.
How do I get pricing?+
Pricing depends on pack size, volume and location. Request a free sample kit and tell us what you ship. Our team will contact you within 2 business days.
What does "flat on arrival" mean?+
Our unique way of making cold packs lets us guarantee that every pack delivered to you is flat, so it sits flush in your meal kit box and stacks evenly on the pallet.
Where do you ship?+
We ship across North America and Europe, and work with partners in both regions. Request a sample kit to get started.

Where do you want to start?

Free sample kit

Try them in your own meal kit box.

A kit picked for your shipping box and transit time, shipped frozen with our 72-hour lab report. We'll contact you within 2 business days.

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Free lab report

See the 72-hour data.

Full temperature curves, pack-out and hour-by-hour results for water vs. gel.

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Benjamin Chalier
Free consultation
Benjamin Chalier, Chief Revenue Officer

Let's look at your cost per shipment.

Bring your current pack-out. Ben and our packaging team go through the shipping box, insulation and coolant with you.

Book a free consultation
Request a free sample kit
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