Co-Founder And Ceo
CurrentWayne is the co-founder and P&L leader of the business. Relocalize provides automated onsite industrial-scale packaged food production systems. Our current focus is on transforming the packaged ice industry by combining novel production technologies and a decentralized manufacturing model. At Relocalize, we believe that distributed automated food production will transform access to quality products, while significantly reducing both the environmental and economic costs of production and distribution. We are proving model by disrupting the packaged ice industry and eliminating the unsustainable practice of trucking large quantities of wastefully produced frozen water over large distances.Achievements to date:- Launched the world's first autonomous micro-factory for food.- Successfully raised over $8m.- Closed major retail parnterships.- Led the creation of a first-to-world technology that eliminates 90% of the transportation emissions in the food supply chain.- Providing better profit margins for retailers by reducing cost-on-shelf of products by over 30%.- Eliminating supply chain risk by providing a dedicated supply chain for each retailer.- Featured in major media and trade press such as Forbes, Freightwaves, Progressive Grocers, and Betakit.- Received multiple awards, including the CogX Sustainability Innovation Award, ABB Value Provider Sustainability Award, and Sustainability Product of the Year.- Secured patents for key technologies in Canada, the US, the EU, and India.- Featured as a guest speaker at the Food Automation & Manufacturing (FA&M) Conference and Expo, and as a panelist at the ABB Robotics Summit and Real Leaders Unite Event.