Food Management Made Easy

Awareness is Key

According to a recent report by the World Resources Institute and the UNEP, approximately one-third of all food produced worldwide is either lost or wasted. In the US alone, about 20 pounds of fresh food per person is tossed out every month, and most consumers do not realize the significant amount they contribute to the high percentages of food wasted on a daily basis. The OuiCan system allows consumers to easily keep track of the varying expiration dates of the food in their household and make economic shopping decisions using the OuiCan iOS app.

Beating the Existing Competition

GeniCan

Add-on gadget
Helps users construct grocery list
Utilizes speech recognition
Does not manage or keep track of available food
Not suited for food waste management or economic shopping

BrunoSmart

Smart trashcan
Built-in vacuum cleaner
Intended for easy kitchen cleaning
Sends reminders to take garbage out
Not designed for tracking and control of waste production

Bigbelly

Self-powered, industrial sized, outdoor trashcan
Intended for organizations and agencies
Solution for collecting trash volume and frequency information
Not suitable for household use

Our Vision

The OuiCan System strives to solve the global food waste problem by providing consumers an efficient method of tracking the groceries and garbage flowing in and out of their homes to help them make educated shopping decisions. The system is comprised of a smart trashcan housing an embedded system and sensor network to detect and analyze your discarded items and update the inventory of groceries remaining in your home via the OuiCan iOS application.