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The Winn-Dixie Company

How RELO solved one of grocery retail's toughest supply chain problems, in their own words.
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The Winn-Dixie Company

Aucune dépense en capital. Aucun entretien. Aucune embauche.
Relocalize fournit des packs de froid sous forme de service.
Nous gérons vos packs de froid afin que vous puissiez vous concentrer sur une meilleure expérience produit.

Avantages du système de packs de froid RELO

PLUS ÉCONOMIQUE
GHG emissions reduction compared with conventional products

en éliminant complètement le transport, l’entreposage et les majorations des distributeurs. Chaque envoi DTP part à un coût rendu plus bas, avec des marges plus solides dès le départ.

PLUS SIMPLE
Aucune dépense en capital, aucune complexité

Relocalize installe, exploite et entretient la microusine sur place, de sorte que votre équipe continue de commander des packs de froid exactement comme aujourd’hui, sans la charge opérationnelle de gérer leur provenance.

PLUS INTELLIGENT
plastic removed from the environment than the packaging produces

ajustés à vos UGS et à vos itinéraires de livraison, envois GLP-1 compris. Résultat : une ligne de traitement des commandes plus efficace, moins d’espace d’entreposage immobilisé par l’emballage, et une empreinte d’émissions réduite liée au transport longue distance.

PLUS RAPIDE
meets International Packaged Ice Association standards for food safety and quality.

directement à votre centre de traitement des commandes. Pour la livraison pharmaceutique directe au patient, cela signifie un approvisionnement qui ne s’épuise jamais, aucun risque de rupture de stock, et une capacité à s’adapter dès que le volume de commandes augmente.

Les traitements GLP-1 ne sont pas les seuls à nécessiter une chaîne du froid

“Ice is really difficult to move around. Billions of pounds of ice are on the road every year in the United States.”

Adam Kirk
Former Chief of Store Operations at The Winn-Dixie Company
Injectables GLP-1 et antidiabétiques
Production capacity across the industry is typically sized for average demand, not peak demand.
Retailers often receive winter inventory, tying up cold storage for months.
Limited peak-season capacity means retailers plan and negotiate supply well in advance.
Relocalize and Winn-Dixie launched a collaboration on hyperlocal production

A familiar problem, a first-of-its-kind fix

Like most grocery chains, Winn-Dixie works within an industry-wide seasonal pattern: packaged ice demand spikes every summer, and production capacity across the industry is typically sized for average demand rather than that peak. Rather than living with that constraint, Winn-Dixie decided to build around it.
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2023
Pilot launches in 5 Jacksonville-area stores, proving the model
2026
First commercial RELO deployment on Earth Day at Plant City Distribution Center
2024
Collaboration featured in the annual sustainability report and at the Partner Summit & Gala
What's next
Exploring opportunities to continue expanding across additional locations.

Local production, on demand

Winn-Dixie collaborated with Relocalize to deploy RELO at the distribution center. Rather than depending on a distant, centralized factory, Winn-Dixie now controls its own dedicated production for Party Cubes, its hyper-local, plastic-negative packaged ice brand.
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"We started talking with Relocalize about how we could solve some of these problems and do it within our control."
Brooke Rice
Chief Merchandising Officer
at The Winn-Dixie Company
RELO microfactories by Relocalize
Winn Dixie Party Cubes produced by Relocalize

Customers are loving it

Party Cubes isn't ordinary bagged ice. Each cube is precisely cut to 1 inch by 1 inch, cocktail-bar quality, vacuum-sealed in leakproof packaging that keeps it cleaner and fresher than traditional bags. Shoppers notice the difference immediately, and it shows: since launching, Party Cubes has expanded across a growing number of Winn-Dixie stores in Florida.
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“It's cubed ice like you'd get in a cocktail bar. I think our customers are going to love it. The product is really cool.”
Adam Kirk
Former Chief of Store Operations at The Winn-Dixie Company

Awards & media coverage earned by Party Cubes

Progressive Grocer
Impact Award

Progressive Grocer
Editors' Picks — Best New Products

Real Leaders
Impact Award for Best Collaboration

What's a RELO?

Ice production system inside RELO microfactory

Autonomous micro-factory, on-demand at the point of distribution.

The ice extraction unit inside RELO microfactory

AI-powered software platform, 100% robotics for production.

The packaging unit inside the RELO microfactory

Palletized output compatible with existing dock workflows.

Palletizing robot inside RELO microfactory

Outdoor-ready installation, only water and electricity needed.

Forklift picking up packaged ice from the microfactory

IPIA-accredited production.

Learn more about RELO
The RELO microfactory produce packaged ice and cold packs

Découvrez les économies possibles selon votre volume

Le calcul de la chaîne du froid diffère pour chaque programme DTP — taille des packs, longueur des trajets, taux d’écart de température actuel.
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Partagez votre volume, et un membre de notre équipe vous fera un suivi avec les économies réelles que représente ce changement, sans estimation générique.

Nous pouvons également organiser une visite de la microusine ou une consultation sur la chaîne du froid pour évaluer ce qui convient à votre programme. Communiquez avec notre équipe dès aujourd’hui !
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