BANNER ELK — Greenlife Tech Corporation, primarily based in Banner Elk, received a Tiny Business Innovation Investigate grant from the Environmental Safety Company to support the development of its computerized food stuff preservation program.
Bruce Roesner, president of Greenlife Tech, claimed the grant is almost $98,000 and will go toward building and generating his FreshDefend item aimed at reducing food stuff squander.
The unit is a countertop container which draws out oxygen in order to preserve foods fresh and minimize food items squander, Roesner mentioned.
“I received the idea about two a long time in the past. I was weary of looking at my spouse toss wine out, to be truthful — she’d open a bottle, have a glass, probably a glass the following day, and then the bottle received tossed,” Roesner reported.
He claimed he investigated and uncovered that oxygen is what will make wine get started to style bad, and he acquired to function acquiring a device that will displace oxygen and preserve goods clean for for a longer period.
Immediately after about six months of prototyping, Roesner mentioned he landed on a style that worked very well and submitted some patents of his know-how. In the meantime, he commenced to increase income and seem for buyers.
The FreshDefend machine is a countertop container that does not demand refrigeration or any chemicals. In accordance to Roesner, it can extend the shelf life of contemporary make fivefold.
Greenlife Tech Corporation has partnered with Enventys Partners, a enterprise based in Charlotte.
“They preferred our technological innovation and agreed to acquire on our product growth for us, and truly are having element of their fees in inventory in the firm, which is pretty strange for them, or any person else for that matter” Roesner claimed.
By Nov. 18, Roesner mentioned he experienced raised $293,000 by way of crowdsourcing for his FreshDefend, and not even a 7 days later on he obtained the EPA grant for $98,000.
“We’re truly kind of stunned we acquired this EPA grant,” Roesner claimed. As a initial-time applicant, Roesner reported he knew the likelihood of getting the grant was lower. With the cash, he stated Greenlife Tech is on the lookout ahead to producing, prototyping and…