OUR STORY
Xpired started with a simple observation: grocery stores throw away millions of dollars of perfectly good food every year. We're here to change that.
We believe that no good food should go to waste. Every year, grocery stores in the United States discard $18 billion worth of food—much of it still perfectly edible.
Our mission is to use AI and computer vision to give grocery retailers and consumers the tools they need to reduce waste, save money, and make better decisions about food freshness.
Annual grocery waste
Produce wasted
Global emissions
Food waste is responsible for 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Average grocery store loses $187,000 annually to produce shrink.
44 million Americans face food insecurity while we waste 30-40% of our food.
OUR JOURNEY
Lawrence Hua spent 4 months working as a Produce Team Leader at Giant Eagle, watching perfectly good produce get thrown away.
Enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University to study AI and machine learning. Realized computer vision could solve the waste problem.
Collected and labeled 700,000+ produce images, training a dual neural network to identify 130+ SKUs with 99% accuracy.
McGinnis Venture Competition Finalist. Pitched to Giant Eagle CEO. 500+ Pittsburgh shoppers saving money weekly.
THE TEAM
Founder & CEO
Lawrence brings a rare combination of hands-on grocery operations experience and AI/ML technical expertise. After working the produce floor at Giant Eagle, he pursued studies at Carnegie Mellon University, where he developed the AI models that power Xpired.
VALUES
We build what actually works on the floor, not what looks good in a boardroom.
Our AI is trained on real data with real labels. No shortcuts on accuracy.
We succeed when our customers succeed. We're a partner, not just a vendor.
Xpired is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—the city of bridges, robotics, and reinvention. We're part of the thriving tech ecosystem that includes Carnegie Mellon University and the Pittsburgh Robotics Network.
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
2024
Backed By
CMU Sandbox
Whether you're a grocery retailer or passionate about food waste, we'd love to hear from you.
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