World's First Molecular Beverage Printer

Science in Every Sip

Cana's team spent years studying what we drink at the molecular level, commercializing breakthrough research in flavor chemistry.

Cana scientists identified and isolated the specific trace compounds that drive flavor and aroma for thousands of unique commercially available beverages. They created the world's first universal beverage ingredient set, which enables the recreation of thousands of different drinks using a simplified set of ingredients that can be printed out of a long-lasting ingredient cartridge.

Cana hardware engineers designed, tested, and have now demonstrated a novel microfluidic liquid dispense technology that can affordably, quickly, and accurately combine Cana's individual flavoring ingredients in a small form factor, delivering a cheaper, tastier beverage than the commercially available bottled options.

Printing all canned, bottled, and plastic beverages consumed at home would save the typical American family over 100 containers per month and, at scale, could reduce the use of plastic and glass containers, water waste, and the CO2 emissions of global beverage manufacturing by more than 80%.

At scale, Cana could eradicate the need for plastic, aluminum, glass and other waste from at-home beverage containers. In addition, Cana would eliminate the need to buy, store, dispose of, and recycle cans, containers, bottles, and tetra packs in your home.

"We can't keep shipping heavy bottles of water around the world – it's ridiculous. And we can't keep nagging people to 'reduce, reuse and recycle,'" said Bharat Vasan, Cana's Chairman of the Board. "We need a better system – a lifestyle upgrade that offers consumers a better product, saves money and also happens to shrink our environmental footprint."

The first-of-its-kind molecular beverage printing prototype system is now operating at Cana's headquarters in Redwood City. Cana will share more product details in the coming months.

From the Article: Printing all canned, bottled, and plastic beverages consumed at home would save the typical American family over 100 containers per month and, at scale, could reduce the use of plastic and glass containers, water waste, and the CO2 emissions of global beverage manufacturing by more than 80%.

At scale, Cana could eradicate the need for plastic, aluminum, glass and other waste from at-home beverage containers. In addition, Cana would eliminate the need to buy, store, dispose of, and recycle cans, containers, bottles, and tetra packs in your home.

"We can't keep shipping heavy bottles of water around the world – it's ridiculous. And we can't keep nagging people to 'reduce, reuse and recycle,'" said Bharat Vasan, Cana's Chairman of the Board. "We need a better system – a lifestyle upgrade that offers consumers a better product, saves money and also happens to shrink our environmental footprint."