This startup offers a modular, circular kitchen system designed specifically for the professional market, utilizing sustainable materials and design principles. By providing a Kitchen-as-a-Service model, it addresses the inefficiencies and waste associated with traditional kitchen setups, enabling businesses to optimize space and resources while promoting sustainability.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
The professional kitchen market faces challenges related to waste, inefficient use of space, and the environmental impact of traditional kitchen production and disposal methods. Conventional kitchen designs often lack flexibility, leading to frequent and costly renovations or replacements. The linear economy model contributes to resource depletion and environmental degradation due to the extraction of virgin materials and end-of-life disposal of kitchen components.
Solution
Chainable addresses these challenges by offering a modular, circular kitchen system designed for the professional market, emphasizing sustainability and resource efficiency. Their Kitchen-as-a-Service (KaaS) model ensures that materials are continuously reused and that waste is minimized throughout the kitchen's lifecycle. The kitchens are designed for disassembly and reassembly, enabling easy adaptation to changing needs and promoting long-term use. Chainable uses a material passport to track the components and materials used in their kitchens, facilitating efficient maintenance, repairs, and end-of-life recycling.
Target Audience
Chainable's primary customers include housing corporations, institutional investors, property developers, healthcare institutions, and office spaces seeking sustainable and adaptable kitchen solutions.
Features
- Modular design with a click-together steel frame made from recycled steel, reducing the need for extensive plaatmateriaal
- Frame reduces plaatmateriaal use by up to 40% compared to traditional kitchens
- Kitchen-as-a-Service model ensures responsible material management and end-of-life take-back
- Material passport provides detailed information on the materials used, facilitating maintenance and recycling
- Designed for disassembly and reassembly, enabling easy adaptation and relocation
- Prefabricated assembly in collaboration with social enterprises, promoting social responsibility
- 88% circular product, contributing to a circular economy and reducing environmental impact
- 40% lower Environmental Cost Indicator (MKI) score compared to traditional kitchens