Creating a world where institutions buy healthier food, understand true costs, and strengthen the local food system.
Food is truly the universal language.
Welcome to Producycle! I'm Cynthia, the founder of Producycle. A Taiwanese transplant who has called the US home for over a decade, spreading across Michigan, Texas, and California. I have experienced first-hand how food connects us across cultures and borders. With an engineering background and an obsession with food since childhood, I found myself drawn to the intersection of technology and food systems. During my MBA journey in Barcelona, the first idea of Producycle was born.
Having lived in three different countries (and short stints in England, South Korea, and Hong Kong) with vastly different relationships to local food and seasonality, I was fascinated by the potential for technology to drive meaningful change in our food system. Especially when it comes to institutional procurement, where a small change yields large impact.
Our techy team entering the school nutrition world
We first crossed paths working on a shared customer in 2017. While we bring deep technical expertise to the table, we are newcomers to the food system, so we listen more than we speak.
The institutional food landscape doesn't need another tech solution built by outsiders who have never walked in your shoes. Too many platforms force operators to "settle for" systems that were built without a true understanding of daily challenges.
Cynthia Kreng
Doug Ross
Producycle has been shaped by the nutrition directors, food systems experts, and program staff who gave us their time, their invoices, and their honest reactions.
We put your needs and requirements first.
Your expertise nourishes our innovation.
Our product roadmap isn't driven by what we think is cool but by institutional food experts who understand this work intimately.
Your challenges define our priorities.
This is why we are constantly seeking partners to collaborate and co-build our solution.
Your feedback refines our platform.
We may be tech veterans, but when it comes to institutional food procurement, we are students learning from experts like you.
And together, healthier food is within reach for everyone.
We're still learning and growing, but we're committed to building technology that makes a meaningful difference.