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Nestlé announces blockchain pilot

The initial pilot program will trace milk from farms and producers in New Zealand to Nestlé factories and warehouses in the Middle East.

July 8, 2019

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Nestlé S.A., Switzerland, announced a collaboration with OpenSC, a blockchain platform that allows consumers to track their food right back to the farm.

Inspecto's portable contaminant detector

Engineering R&D

Test for chemical contaminants on the spot

Wayne Labs

May 22, 2019

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A new, portable contaminant detector—now in trials by food processors and supply chain participants—promises to make testing for unwanted chemical constituents much faster and easier, truly "on the spot."

Manufacturing News

Extending the applications of Blockchain in the food manufacturing industry

Wayne Labs

April 15, 2019

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According to a new NIST report, blockchain technology is being used to provide not only tamper-resistant transmission of manufacturing data for making machine parts, but also perfect traceability of that data to all participants in the production process.

Food Safety

How processors can improve supply chain safety

New regulations, blockchain buzz and consumer demand have new ideas swirling about how connected partners should be when tracking food and keeping it safe

Rose Shilling

October 15, 2018

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Big shifts in thinking about the supply chain are shaking up the food and beverage industry.

Supply Chain

Adents, Microsoft collaborate on blockchain fraud detection system

Originally designed for the pharmaceutical industry where fraudulent copies of drugs are common, software developers are aiming at other high-value industries.

Wayne Labs

June 14, 2018

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Adents, a serialization and track-and-trace solutions provider, has developed a new unit-level product track-and-trace platform using Blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

Walmart, IBM and the Romaine Blockchain

What food processors and the entire supply chain should be doing to make our food safe

Wayne Labs

June 1, 2018

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Food Engineering features some thoughts on the recent Romaine lettuce contamination by Aaron Cohen, co-founder of CoInspect and adjunct professor at New York University where he teaches the History of Internet Media. FE conducted an exclusive, one-on-one interview with Cohen, immediately following Cohen’s text.

Blockchain

How the founder of Ifoods is using blockchain for food safety

Founder Kallon talks about how children with beards led to his passion for food safety.

Crystal Lindell

May 29, 2018

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Kallon, the founder of Ifood, talks about how children growing beards because of food safety issues led to his work in block chain.

Editor's Note

Technology will continue to transform the food industry

Blockchain technology might be the next big thing in food

Debra Schug

May 9, 2018

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It seems that in the past few months I’ve received an e-mail with the word blockchain in it at least once a week. While not quite as ubiquitous as the phrase Internet of Things, it’s definitely the new buzzword.

Food Safety

Opinion: Blockchain technology can help both agricultural professionals and industry regulators

A safer food industry can be created through increased transparency and improved tracking via Blockchain technology

Robert McNulty

May 4, 2018

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If the April 2018 E. coli outbreak has taught us anything, it's that we are still a ways away from properly tracking our food from source to plate.

Blockchain technology a solution for supply chain traceback issues

Exclusive interview with IBM’s Bridget van Kralingen, senior vice president, IBM Industry Platforms

Wayne Labs

February 12, 2018

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IBM has been working with food processors, retailers and supply chain stakeholders to improve traceback response times using open-source Blockchain technology.

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development is the first book to comprehensively address the issues of graphics design and visual concepts, from a systematic, scientific viewpoint, yet with business applications in mind.

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Food Engineering

2019 August

In the August 2019 issue of Food Engineering, we feature seven Fabulous Food Plants that demonstrate how the decision to build new or upgrade really comes down to which option keeps you competitive.

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