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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.

FoodLogiQ Joins Industry Leaders to Advance Supply Chain Interoperability and Confirm the Value of Technical Standards

FoodLogiQ is proud to join other industry leaders in the completion of a landmark traceability pilot that confirms the critical role standards play in building an interoperable supply chain and tech-enabled visibility. The pilot was conducted by GS1 US in collaboration with the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST), Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Beaver Street Fisheries, Bumble Bee Seafoods, Chicken of the Sea, FoodLogiQ, IBM Food Trust, Insite Solutions/Norpac, ripe.io, SAP, Walmart and Wholechain.

Preparing for the Proposed FSMA 204 Rule with Chick-fil-A

Don’t miss FoodLogiQ’s upcoming live webinar on how to prepare for the FDA's proposed traceability rule with industry leader Chick-fil-A.

Section 204 of the Food Safety Modernization Act instructs the FDA to develop additional recordkeeping requirements for certain foods to help establish clear tracing of a food product's source when needed to address food safety risks. In the proposed rule, the FDA encourages firms to maintain required traceability information in a single electronic system.

FoodLogiQ Discusses FSMA 204 and Enhanced Traceability at GS1 Connect 2021

GS1 Connect 2021 was virtual again this year, leaning into discussions on lessons and projections around a more digital food industry. The annual event, hosted by GS1 US, has the purpose of, “bringing trading partners together to network and learn about the value of using standards-based business processes and best practices for optimum efficiencies in managing the supply and demand sides of their value chain.”

FoodLogiQ Recognized in the 2021 Gartner ‘Vertical-Industry Context: ‘Magic Quadrant for Multienterprise Supply Chain Business Networks’ Report

FoodLogiQ is proud to be identified within the food industry-specific section of the Gartner recently published report Magic Quadrant for Multienterprise Supply Chain Business Networks. Vendors mentioned within the Vertical-Industry Context report are recognized based on a defined set of inclusion criteria.