Case Study: HelloFresh reduces refrigeration costs and emissions with Axiom Cloud

With more access to energy and refrigeration data than ever before, HelloFresh has decreased energy and maintenance costs while also earning new revenue

HelloFresh, the world’s leading meal kit provider, wanted to reduce refrigeration energy use, maintenance costs, and emissions across its expanding network of fulfillment centers, which included a mix of acquired and greenfield facilities with different equipment and controls. To support its sustainability targets and data-driven operations, the company partnered with Axiom Cloud and used its Facilities Analyzer and Virtual Battery apps in a U.S. facility.

Axiom Cloud integrated its software with HelloFresh’s existing refrigeration controller to provide real-time visibility, detect anomalies and refrigerant leaks, enable continuous commissioning, and optimize refrigeration loads through pre-cooling and demand response. In just over six months, the pilot facility generated about $50,000 in value, including an estimated $23,000/year from a setpoint fix, more than $9,000/year in demand response revenue, and over $20,000/year in energy savings, while also reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions and delivering a projected 3.1x return on subscription fees.

HelloFresh

Brandon Preston

Vice President of Safety Maintenance and Reliability Engineering