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I woke up this morning and wandered into the kitchen. I opened the fridge and poured a delicious glass of tingly seltzer.
Mango flavor.
After a glass or two, I threw out the empty plastic bottle. That bottle may soon make it into the ocean and perhaps even back into my body as microplastics.
But what if I could have my yummy seltzer, along with my morning coffee or even a glass of wine…all from one printer?
This is what Cana, an incredible startup backed by David Friedberg, may soon make a reality. Cana has spent 3 years developing a 3D printer for beverages.
It can make thousands of drinks, from iced coffee to orange juice to beer. Since those drinks are 90% or more water, Cana only has to send you a tiny cartridge with flavor compounds.
The water comes from your tap!
And Cana can add unique flavors to your drink. Maybe almond seltzer is what we’ve been waiting for all along!
If it works, Cana will be incredibly convenient and should be cheaper than regular beverages. But Cana offers a lot more than convenience.
If we quit shipping heavy beverages that are almost entirely water, and quit stocking them on shelves and housing the empties in landfills, the environment will benefit greatly. Imagine all the carbon emissions of trucks and warehouses used to transport and store beverages, gone!
And drinks are just the beginning. Some day, Cana aims to print any consumable item you may need.
The device, about the size of a toaster oven, should be available within the next year, with pricing to be released in February.
I signed up for early access on their website, and I’ll knock over 10 people to be an investor too!
What do you think of Cana’s technology? Let me know in the comments at the bottom of the page.
And check out this great interview with David Friedberg on Cana from the This Week in Startups podcast!
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