Food safety, traceability and sustainability blog

Trends / Consumers / Food Safety / Sustainability / Transparency

Food Packaging: Finding the Balance Between Function, Trend and Food Safety

Finding the right food packaging for your product is a balance between function and consumer trends. Today’s consumers want packaging to do less damage to the environment. Food packaging must also represent your brand, provide nutritional information, keep food fresh and safe, all while enticing consumers to purchase your product. What is the balance between food safety and marketable design when it comes to food packaging?

Food Safety / Connect / Food Recalls

Conduct Mock Recalls and Withdrawals with FoodLogiQ Connect

Are you prepared for recalls and stock withdrawals? Join us for a live demo of FoodLogiQ's Recall + Response on Thursday, June 28th, 2018 at 2:00 pm ET and learn how you can initiate mock recalls and stock withdrawals across all your locations simultaneously using email, phone and text.

Food Safety / Traceability / Restaurants / Food Safety Program

The Cost is High When it Comes to Foodborne Illness

When comparing the cost of a foodborne illness against the expense of a food safety program, the decision is a no-brainer. Food safety wins every time.

On May 31, FoodLogiQ’s CEO Dean Wiltse shared his thoughts on the importance of supply chain management and food traceability in the wake of the E. coli outbreak linked to contaminated romaine lettuce. The fallout from the foodborne illness has been significant, with 197 people in 35 states becoming infected. Of those, 89 have been hospitalized - 26 of whom have had kidney failure - and five people have died.

Food Safety Modernization Act / Supplier Management / Food Safety / Transparency / FoodLogiQ News

FoodLogiQ Joins with Partners and Customers to Present at 2018 Food Safety Supply Chain Conference

Do you trust your suppliers? Are they FSMA compliant and certified to GFSI schemes? How are you keeping track of them? In a perfect world, all food companies would know the answers to these questions; however, for many, supply chain management is the weakest link in their food safety program.

Traceability / Connect / Transparency / Blockchain

FoodLogiQ Announces Blockchain Pilot Alongside Industry Leaders

“As a technology pioneer with a legacy of success in enhanced traceability, FoodLogiQ will be taking the lead on blockchain exploration within the food space,” says FoodLogiQ CEO Dean Wiltse.

FoodLogiQ, the leading SaaS provider of traceability, food safety and supply chain transparency solutions, together with a select group of customers, announced today the launch of a blockchain pilot. AgBiome Innovations, Subway®/Independent Purchasing Cooperative, Testo, Tyson Foods and others are partnering with FoodLogiQ to test the application of blockchain to raise transparency within their supply chains.