Tag Archives: produce

Overview of barcodes in the Food Industry for dummies

A lot of companies approached me over the past few weeks about challenges they had with barcodes. While I wrote already a few items on the topic, I thought to write a general overview for people with the necessary resources … Continue reading

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Does plant traceability really help?

Being German, I am following the news coming from Germany about the E. coli outbreak that killed by now more than 15 people and have thousands sickened. It is for me a déjà vu, remembering the tomato scare we had … Continue reading

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Food ERP – Focusing on External Profits

Ever since I worked in the large field of business applications for food and beverage companies, internal streamlining, cost cutting, head count reduction and other cost savings measures have been a primary driver in ERP implementations. We use these to … Continue reading

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Food Traceability – Associations can take the lead!

I read this week an interesting article on The Packer, one of the leading magazines for the produce industry. Produce has been front and center or the upcoming legislation, the “enhanced food safety act HR.2749, passed” or “food safety modernization … Continue reading

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Food Traceability – The Road ahead!

Summer is over, the heat is on and I start writing again. I’m really glad that I subscribed to a blog of that ambulance chaser out of Seattle, WA who really keeps me in the loop on all major policy … Continue reading

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