OUR STORY
Built in the
produce aisle
Xpired started with a simple observation: grocery stores throw away edible food every year. We're here to change that.
Our Mission
We believe food surplus deserves better tools. ReFED reports $380 billion in U.S. surplus food in 2024, of which $325 billion was wasted.
Our mission is to help households and stores keep better track of the food they already have. The current beta starts with manual grocery entry and use-by planning.
U.S. surplus food, 2024
U.S. food wasted, 2024
Produce coverage
Environmental Impact
Food waste consumes resources and contributes to emissions; the impact varies by food and disposal path.
Economic Impact
Retailer shrink and waste vary by store. Any Xpired pilot would establish a customer-approved baseline before evaluating impact.
Social Impact
Food insecurity and food waste coexist. Xpired does not claim that its current beta has measured either outcome.
OUR JOURNEY
From aisle to AI
The Produce Floor
Lawrence Hua spent 4 months working as a Produce Team Leader at a regional grocery chain, conducting studies on shrink, quality assessment, and shelf-life estimation using computer vision.
The Pivot
Enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University to study AI and machine learning. Realized computer vision could solve the waste problem.
Building the AI
Built separate produce-identification and freshness model candidates, with task-specific evaluations kept distinct from deployment proof.
Validation & Growth
Continued task-specific model evaluation and released an iOS shopper beta on TestFlight. Scanner availability, coverage, and deployed accuracy remain build-bound.
THE TEAM
Meet the founder
Lawrence Hua
Founder & CEO
Lawrence combines hands-on grocery operations experience with AI/ML development. After working the produce floor at a regional grocer, he pursued studies at Carnegie Mellon University and developed candidate model workflows for Xpired. Candidate work is not evidence of the model stack in an active signed build.
VALUES
What drives us
Operator-Led
We build what actually works on the floor, not what looks good in a boardroom.
Scientific Rigor
Candidate model work must use rights-cleared, independently reviewed data and pass build-bound evaluation before any public accuracy claim.
Partnership First
We succeed when our customers succeed. We're a partner, not just a vendor.
Proudly Built in Pittsburgh
Xpired was founded and is being developed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This does not imply a staffed public headquarters or visitor office.
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
2024
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Whether you're a grocery retailer or passionate about food waste, we'd love to hear from you.
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