A cloud-based food traceability system built on the blockchain has secured a partnership with the Singapore Food Agency—and has bold plans to build a system that addresses “the ongoing food safety crisis plaguing Southeast Asia.”
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- Implementing blockchain may be a more appetizing proposition than food manufacturers expect (Photo: HerdX)
Tracing food on blockchain gains momentum, with shoppers willing to pay big bucks
As new innovations continue to emerge in the industry, an IBM report says some shoppers would be willing to pay a premium of 35% for fully traceable produce
In a one night only event, the company invited Washington, D.C. locals—along with food industry executives and legislators—to order curbside meals featuring produce that was traced by HerdX’s blockchain system. Diners were then able to see where their beef had come from—in this case, the Dean and Peeler Meatworks farm in South Texas.
- It's carefully sourced, steroid-free, unexpired premium pork. No really, it is. Just scan that QR code. (Photo: VeChain)
As Chinese consumers shun pork, premium brands turn to blockchain
In tech-savvy Shenzhen, few consumers buy pork products with generic labels. Now, QR codes and blockchain are being used to win them round
In the well-heeled Chinese city of Shenzhen, shoppers are painfully aware of the food safety scandals that have emerged in recent years. Gangs have been caught red-handed selling tons of frozen meat that was more than 40 years old, and hundreds of people have previously been sickened after eating pork laced with steroids to help pigs grow faster.
- Where did it come from and how was it made? Restaurant Toks is betting customers want to know (Photo: TripAdvisor).
Mexico’s Restaurant Toks tracking coffee on blockchain
Simba Chain’s smart-contract-as-a-service platform is helping the casual dining chain track the source and sustainability of the coffee it serves
Restaurant Toks, a casual dining chain with 208 locations across Mexico, has teamed up with blockchain provider Simba Chain and the University of Notre Dame to create a distributed application to register and track every coffee bean it has "purchased, processed, packaged, and sold."