These digital assurance solutions will target food safety and traceability in the food and beverage industry.
March 7, 2019
DNV GL, Norway, and NDS (Nongshim Data System), South Korea, announced plans to collaborate on further developing digital assurance solutions targeting food safety and traceability in the food and beverage industry.
Nurture Ranch, Frisco, Texas, created 1 Steer Ground Beef, what is said to be the only packaged grass-fed ground beef to include meat from just one steer per pack.
Once the QR code is scanned, OpenSC automatically provides details regarding where the product came from, when and how it was produced and how it journeyed along the supply chain.
January 17, 2019
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Switzerland, and BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), the Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based corporate venture, investment and incubation arm of Boston Consulting Group, Boston, Mass., launched OpenSC, a revolutionary new platform that leverages blockchain and other leading technologies to track the provenance of food from source to table.
SafeTraces also plans to launch its second food safety solution, SaniTracers, by the end of this month.
October 17, 2018
SafeTraces, Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., closed a $10 million equity financing round led by S2G Ventures (Seed to Growth), Chicago, and Bunge Ventures, White Plains, N.Y.
The aim is to now extend the technology to help reduce the number of people who fall ill during food incidents while at the same time reducing losses for retailers and suppliers during a recall.
September 27, 2018
Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., and Sam’s Club will ask suppliers of leafy greens to implement real-time, end-to-end traceability back to the farm using blockchain technology by this time next year.
CAT Squared’s software modules provide access to real-time data collection on the plant floor.
September 20, 2018
CTB, Inc., a Milford, Ind.-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of agricultural systems and solutions, announced plans to acquire CAT Squared, Conway, Ark.
Beefchain.io, the blockchain traceability platform, is said to be the first in the market to verify ranch-to-table traceability.
September 10, 2018
Wyoming Certified Beef, LLC, Devils Tower, Wyo., and Germany-based TE-FOOD International partnered to develop a blockchain solution that showcases the premium living conditions of the cattle on its higher quality cuts of beef.
Pacifical will launch the platform in cooperation with Atato, a Thailand-based blockchain service provider, and powered by Ethereum’s blockchain smart contracts and IPFS decentralized storage, integrating with Pacifical’s traceability solutions.
June 28, 2018
Eight PNA Pacific Island nations and the associated Tokelau territory announced plans to launch a blockchain initiative covering all its MSC-certified sustainably caught tuna by end of July.