Food safety, traceability and sustainability blog

FoodTech 2021: Trends Report

Learn which technologies are shaping the future of the global food supply chain. Read our Trends Report developed in collaboration with Clarkston Consulting.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted businesses of nearly every size and shape in the food industry. The global food system has been tested in a way unlike any time prior as both businesses and consumers faced the realities of its inherently complex and intricate nature. These challenges have forced the industry to build a deeper reliance on emerging technologies.

In the Spotlight with FoodLogiQ's Jack Edwards

FoodLogiQ's “In the Spotlight” series features talented team members who play an important role in our company’s success. Today’s spotlight is on Jack Edwards, who joined FoodLogiQ in 2019 as a Backend Software Engineer, after receiving his computer science degree from East Carolina University. In 2020 Jack received the FoodLogiQ Hero Award for his excellent work.

FoodLogiQ Commentary on USDA's Supply Chains for Production of Agricultural Commodities and Food Products

Read FoodLogiQ's public comments on Executive Order 14017 for building resilient supply chains regulated by the USDA.

On February 24, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14017, ‘‘America’s Supply Chains’’. The order focuses on the need for resilient, diverse, and secure supply chains to ensure U.S. economic prosperity and national security. Such supply chains are needed to address conditions that can reduce critical manufacturing capacity and the availability and integrity of critical goods, products, and services. E.O. 14017 directs that, within one year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the President, through the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA) and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy (APEP), on the supply chains for the production of agricultural commodities and food products.

FoodLogiQ has submitted public commentary to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to offer guidance on how future regulation can enable greater resilience within the agricultural food system. Read an excerpt of our commentary below.

4 Elements to Managing Quality Across Your Supply Chain

Learn how FoodLogiQ Connect customers achieve full visibility into food quality, gain centralized control over incident response, and improve credit retrieval times and efficacy in our guide, 4 Elements to Managing Quality Across Your Supply Chain.

Quality management is, in essence, about driving an efficient and safe supply chain that yields food of consistently high standards from farm to fork. Food brands winning at quality incident management are going beyond the capture of expired, contaminated, mislabeled or otherwise defunct product - they are systematizing superior quality ownership to harness new insights, identify risks and automate the processes that ensure quality and safety at scale across locations.

Chipotle Mexican Grill: Getting Started with Traceability

Looking for insights on establishing or enhancing your traceability program? Need help decoding the “alphabet soup” of GS1 acronyms, including GLN, GTIN and GS1-128? Traceability leader Chipotle Mexican Grill makes recommendations on how to build your program, manage implementation, and how tech-enabled traceability can enhance your operations.

Chipotle Mexican Grill was born of the “radical belief that there is a connection between how food is raised and prepared, and how it tastes.” With over 2,800 locations, the beloved brand delivers high-quality fast-casual experiences at an incredible scale, backed by fresh, traceable ingredients. In 2020 alone, Chipotle purchased over 31 million pounds of local produce as part of their effort to build a sustainable business. Learn about How Chipotle has built a tech-enabled traceability program using FoodLogiQ’s Track + Trace to enhance safety and visibility within their supply chain.