Community-powered purchasing
MultiTu brings people and local producers together to buy as a group and collect from a shared pickup point.
How it works
A community shares what it wants to buy, or a producer shares what it can offer.
Check the products, quantities, price and pickup details, then confirm your order. The purchase goes ahead when any minimum quantity and other agreed conditions are met.
Collect your order from one shared pickup point. Pickup times and payment details are agreed for each pilot.
The Volvo Cars pilot
We’re preparing a pilot at Volvo Cars in Gothenburg: colleagues buy everyday essentials together and collect at work. The first orders will test each step, from request or offer to pickup.
For communities
Together, your requests can open up new offers.
Explore the pilotFor producers
Connect with communities, offer what you can supply, and organise quantities and deliveries around confirmed orders.
I’m a producerFor hubs
Bring a shared pickup point to your workplace or neighbourhood.
Host a hubWe’re developing two connected tools: find local producers with Map, then coordinate shared orders and pickup with the App.
We’re working with the research institute RISE to decide what to measure and how to evaluate the pilots. We’re also exploring funding opportunities together.
We want to understand who takes part, the value for producers, and the effects on food waste and transport. The pilots will help us assess how this approach could make local food more accessible and local food networks more efficient and resilient.
Measures and methods are still being developed. Any additional research activities or data sharing will be agreed separately. The initial focus is food; any research on Care or Home products would need a separate agreement.
Next steps for the Volvo pilot
The same app, account and way of buying together. Selected personal care and household products can join the Volvo pilot once suppliers, handling and pickup arrangements are in place.
Test every step, from a request or a producer’s offer to confirmed orders and pickup.
Alongside the first food orders, we’re finding out what participants need to help select hygiene, personal care and household products. Together, we’ll assess suppliers, handling requirements and pickup arrangements.
Add products when repeat purchases offer worthwhile value, cover costs and run smoothly for participants, suppliers and hubs.
We’ll agree the order and timing as products, suppliers and pickup arrangements are ready.
Tell us about your community, the products you supply or a space that could host pickups.
It starts with a conversation.
