We believe automated, distributed food manufacturing can nourish both people and the planet

Solving the biggest problems in food

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Water doesn’t belong on trucks

We're going to fix that.

Water flows through city pipelines, yet ice, cold packs, and beverages are still packaged far away and hauled long distances.
50%
of all commercial fleet fuel is used by heavy-duty trucks, yet they make up only 15% of the fleet.1
30%
of a bottled beverage’s carbon footprint comes from transportation.2
15%
more emissions by refrigerated trucks compared to standard trucks.3
Supply chains are also too fragile, complex, and expensive. Why are we still operating this way? Because centralized production was the only affordable solution... until now.

1: ExxonMobil, Global Outlook: Industry and Transport (2025). | 2: BIER (Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable), Bottled Water LCA Study (2012). | 3: Yang, Z., et al. (2021). Real-world CO₂ and NOₓ emissions from refrigerated vans.

Food is the #1 source of greenhouse gases

Food production contributes 37% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Raw agricultural products alone make up 30% of all road freight! That's a lot of food being trucked across the country.

Food doesn't belong on trucks! Relocalize eliminates 100% of middle-mile trucking upstream of distribution.

Cut trucking, cut CO2. It's that simple.
Too much waste!

Up to 48% of food never makes it to the table. What's more, production processes are usually very wasteful.

Waste not, want not.

Relocalize on-demand production means no wasteful excess, fewer damage-causing "touches" and less transport waste.
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Also, we use up to 50% less water in production for ice & beverages.

Our planet is choking on plastic

Food & beverage is a major contributor to plastic pollution globally.

Certified plastic negative

Through our partners, we empower ethically employed people to collect, sort and reuse 2X as much plastic as we use. The project helps both people and the planet.

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The future of food is rooted in the past

The 16th century 10-mile diet

For thousands of years the radius of food travel was hyper-local. This “10-mile diet” remained largely intact until the early 20th century, when everything changed.

Diversified local food producers were displaced by the revolutionary forces of centralization, specialization and industrialization, transforming what we eat and where it comes from.

Though the industrial food revolution made it possible to feed an ever-increasing global population, it also brought major economic and environmental costs. A cost we are paying for today, gravely.

The food system of the future must be both efficient and sustainable to give people access to fresher, safer and sustainable products.

One-step packaged food journey from production to table

HYPER-LOCALIZING MANUFACTURED FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODUCTION

For the first time, it is possible to manufacture packaged food & beverage products at retailer distribution and fulfillment centers. This means only a single last mile delivery step from production to stores or customers, which: (1) breaks long supply chains and increases resilience, (2) makes food more affordable by cutting fuel and logistics costs and (3) cuts tailpipe emissions and greenhouse gas emissions.

“Food is the #1 source of greenhouse gas emissions, threatening both people and the planet. It is the moral obligation of every individual, producer, distributor, and retailer within the food system to take action to create a sustainable future."

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Wayne McIntyre
CEO & Co-Founder at Relocalize

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