diff --git a/tools/chunks/putchunks/producer.cpp b/tools/chunks/putchunks/producer.cpp
index 24565c0..6b305cd 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/putchunks/producer.cpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/putchunks/producer.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "producer.hpp"
 
 #include <ndn-cxx/metadata-object.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cxx/util/segmenter.hpp>
 
 namespace ndn::chunks {
 
@@ -49,12 +50,13 @@
     m_versionedPrefix = Name(m_prefix).appendVersion();
   }
 
-  populateStore(is);
+  if (!m_options.isQuiet) {
+    std::cerr << "Loading input ...\n";
+  }
+  util::Segmenter segmenter(m_keyChain, m_options.signingInfo);
+  m_store = segmenter.segment(is, m_versionedPrefix, m_options.maxSegmentSize, m_options.freshnessPeriod);
 
-  if (m_options.wantShowVersion)
-    std::cout << m_versionedPrefix[-1] << "\n";
-
-  // register m_prefix without interest handler
+  // register m_prefix without Interest handler
   m_face.registerPrefix(m_prefix, nullptr, [this] (const Name& prefix, const auto& reason) {
     std::cerr << "ERROR: Failed to register prefix '" << prefix << "' (" << reason << ")\n";
     m_face.shutdown();
@@ -76,8 +78,13 @@
     processDiscoveryInterest(interest);
   });
 
-  if (!m_options.isQuiet)
-    std::cerr << "Data published with name: " << m_versionedPrefix << "\n";
+  if (m_options.wantShowVersion) {
+    std::cout << m_versionedPrefix[-1] << "\n";
+  }
+  if (!m_options.isQuiet) {
+    std::cerr << "Published " << m_store.size() << " Data packet" << (m_store.size() > 1 ? "s" : "")
+              << " with prefix " << m_versionedPrefix << "\n";
+  }
 }
 
 void
@@ -93,8 +100,9 @@
     std::cerr << "Discovery Interest: " << interest << "\n";
 
   if (!interest.getCanBePrefix()) {
-    if (m_options.isVerbose)
+    if (m_options.isVerbose) {
       std::cerr << "Discovery Interest lacks CanBePrefix, sending Nack\n";
+    }
     m_face.put(lp::Nack(interest));
     return;
   }
@@ -103,7 +111,7 @@
   mobject.setVersionedName(m_versionedPrefix);
 
   // make a metadata packet based on the received discovery Interest name
-  Data mdata(mobject.makeData(interest.getName(), m_keyChain, m_options.signingInfo));
+  auto mdata = mobject.makeData(interest.getName(), m_keyChain, m_options.signingInfo);
 
   if (m_options.isVerbose)
     std::cerr << "Sending metadata: " << mdata << "\n";
@@ -135,53 +143,17 @@
   }
 
   if (data != nullptr) {
-    if (m_options.isVerbose)
+    if (m_options.isVerbose) {
       std::cerr << "Data: " << *data << "\n";
-
+    }
     m_face.put(*data);
   }
   else {
-    if (m_options.isVerbose)
+    if (m_options.isVerbose) {
       std::cerr << "Interest cannot be satisfied, sending Nack\n";
+    }
     m_face.put(lp::Nack(interest));
   }
 }
 
-void
-Producer::populateStore(std::istream& is)
-{
-  BOOST_ASSERT(m_store.empty());
-
-  if (!m_options.isQuiet)
-    std::cerr << "Loading input ...\n";
-
-  std::vector<uint8_t> buffer(m_options.maxSegmentSize);
-  while (is.good()) {
-    is.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(buffer.data()), buffer.size());
-    const auto nCharsRead = is.gcount();
-
-    if (nCharsRead > 0) {
-      auto data = make_shared<Data>(Name(m_versionedPrefix).appendSegment(m_store.size()));
-      data->setFreshnessPeriod(m_options.freshnessPeriod);
-      data->setContent(make_span(buffer).first(nCharsRead));
-      m_store.push_back(data);
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (m_store.empty()) {
-    auto data = make_shared<Data>(Name(m_versionedPrefix).appendSegment(0));
-    data->setFreshnessPeriod(m_options.freshnessPeriod);
-    m_store.push_back(data);
-  }
-
-  auto finalBlockId = name::Component::fromSegment(m_store.size() - 1);
-  for (const auto& data : m_store) {
-    data->setFinalBlock(finalBlockId);
-    m_keyChain.sign(*data, m_options.signingInfo);
-  }
-
-  if (!m_options.isQuiet)
-    std::cerr << "Created " << m_store.size() << " chunks for prefix " << m_prefix << "\n";
-}
-
 } // namespace ndn::chunks
diff --git a/tools/chunks/putchunks/producer.hpp b/tools/chunks/putchunks/producer.hpp
index 7000bd7..afacabd 100644
--- a/tools/chunks/putchunks/producer.hpp
+++ b/tools/chunks/putchunks/producer.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 namespace ndn::chunks {
 
 /**
- * @brief Segmented & versioned data publisher
+ * @brief Segmented & versioned data publisher.
  *
  * Packetizes and publishes data from an input stream as `/prefix/<version>/<segment number>`.
  * Unless another value is provided, the current time is used as the version number.
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@
     bool wantShowVersion = false;
   };
 
-public:
   /**
-   * @brief Create the producer
+   * @brief Create the producer.
    * @param prefix prefix used to publish data; if the last component is not a valid
    *               version number, the current system time is used as version number.
    */
@@ -64,33 +63,20 @@
            const Options& opts);
 
   /**
-   * @brief Run the producer
+   * @brief Run the producer.
    */
   void
   run();
 
 private:
   /**
-   * @brief Split the input stream in data packets and save them to the store
-   *
-   * Create data packets reading all the characters from the input stream until EOF or an
-   * error occurs. Each data packet has a maximum payload size of `m_options.maxSegmentSize`
-   * bytes and is stored in the vector `m_store`. An empty data packet is created and stored
-   * if the input stream is empty.
-   *
-   * @return Number of data packets contained in the store after the operation
-   */
-  void
-  populateStore(std::istream& is);
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Respond with a metadata packet containing the versioned content name
+   * @brief Respond with a metadata packet containing the versioned content name.
    */
   void
   processDiscoveryInterest(const Interest& interest);
 
   /**
-   * @brief Respond with the requested segment of content
+   * @brief Respond with the requested segment of content.
    */
   void
   processSegmentInterest(const Interest& interest);