Freshpack Technologies

Freshpack Technologies is an electricity-free cold chain and vegetable preservation solution built for women vegetable vendors, cooperatives, and partners improving fresh-produce markets in Tanzania and across East Africa.

Key capabilities focus on extending freshness in low-infrastructure markets:

• Freshpack Box: a patented, water-based fabric cooling box that keeps vegetables fresh for up to 4 extra days and reports around 30% lower spoilage, helping vendors protect daily income.
• Solar Display Box: a solar-powered cold display system designed for permanent market stalls, keeping produce cool while remaining visible to customers.
• Cold-Carrier Trucks: cold transportation that supports moving vegetables from rural farms to urban markets.
• FreshView AI: a platform that connects boxes, solar display systems, and trucks into an AI-powered cold chain for fresh food.

Available on Web.

Target users include women vendors and small produce sellers (including vendor groups and cooperatives), plus NGOs and development partners distributing preservation solutions, and investors and donors funding food security and income protection initiatives.

Notable for its focus on post-harvest loss in informal markets and for being named a Top 5 Finalist in the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI & Manufacturing 2025, with publicly shared impact metrics such as vendors served, boxes distributed, and reported reductions in food waste and CO₂ emissions.