Gelato Receives the Impact Award at 2023’s Nordic Scaleup Awards
Selected out of more than 140 submissions across the five Nordic countries
The Norwegian production-on-demand company Gelato received Nordic Innovation’s Impact award at 2023’s Nordic Scaleup Summit. 140 companies were nominated, and Gelato was selected for its work rethinking production and distribution, facilitating global trade through local production. Using the Gelato platform, entrepreneurs, ecommerce stores, and creators across the planet can sell globally and produce locally.
“We are honored and humbled to be recognized ” said Gelato founder and CEO, Henrik Müller-Hansen. “Our global team works hard to transform the supply chain by shifting from centralized mass production to localized customized production. Thank you for recognizing our work and supporting our mission.”
Gelato enables production to take place locally and as orders are made, which creates a close to perfect match between supply and demand and drastically reduces waste. 87% of all orders placed through Gelato are produced in the same country as the end customer, which cuts shipping times and carbon emissions and bolsters local communities.
“Recent global supply chain issues have highlighted the fragility of the old manufacturing model and helped propel a change from unsustainable manufacturing systems. Additionally, as additive manufacturing and 3D printing become more commercially available, virtually any item can be produced the Gelato way,” said Müller-Hansen.
The recognition was announced on May 9 at the Nordic Scaleup Summit in Stockholm, Sweden. The award committee, composed of experts and entrepreneurs, evaluated 140 nominated scaleups from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland based on their growth and business excellence, innovativeness, global reach, sustainability, and company culture.
Three special recognitions were awarded: Gelato for Impact, IQM for Pioneering, and Einride for Green Innovation. Kerecis was named Scaleup of the Year.
About Gelato
Gelato is a software company on a mission to redefine global manufacturing for people and the planet. Through its network of 150+ local production partners in 32 countries, Gelato provides the operating system for local manufacturing,
GelatoConnect. It consolidates every element of digital print production into a single platform, driving profitable growth, efficiency and control.
GelatoCreate, empowers creators and ecommerce entrepreneurs to reach customers anywhere in the world without the burden of inventory, upfront costs, or long-haul shipping. Orders are automatically routed to local production hubs, ensuring products are made closer to the end customer, reducing costs, transportation distances, and waste caused by overproduction. The result is a more streamlined supply chain and new way of manufacturing and distributing products—better for people and the planet.
Gelato was founded by CEO Henrik Müller-Hansen in 2007 and consists of GelatoConnect, GelatoCreate, and GelatoConsumer, operating under the Optimalprint brand. Backed by Insight Partners, Dawn Capital, SoftBank, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Gelato is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with 16 offices worldwide, including in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Pakistan, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the UK, the US, and Vietnam.
To learn more about Gelato, visit Gelato.com. For career opportunities, visit Gelato’s careers page.
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