Ibm Food Trust Partners

Albertsons companies one of the largest food and drug retailers in the united states is joining ibm s blockchain based food trust network.

Ibm food trust partners. The food trust is supporting partners with similar grocery financing programs in massachusetts kansas the deep south and at the federal level. Ibm partnerworld is a program developed for any business that wants to partner with ibm. Our staff are now offering fully remote support for food retailers as well. All food ecosystem participants can join ibm food trust via tiered modules available to buy in ibm marketplace.

We connect with business owners on a regular basis via phone calls and group text messages to share important updates and. In one pilot we have shown we can trace a packet of sliced mangoes from store back to the farm in 2 2 seconds compared to 7 days using traditional methods. The power of ibm food trust is in bringing together not only retailers and suppliers but also the rest of the ecosystem touching our food supply said natalie dyenson vice president food safety quality dole. Ibm food trust is a collaborative network of growers processors wholesalers distributors manufacturers retailers and others enhancing visibility and accountability across the food supply chain.

Ibm food trust built on blockchain benefits all network participants with a safer smarter and more sustainable food ecosystem. Global food retailer carrefour shoprite parent wakefern food corp. About the program our business partners come from companies small and large. And grocery group purchasing organization topco associates have joined the ibm food trust network a blockchain based cloud.

The digitization of transactions and data provides a more efficient way of working across the supply chain including growers processors shippers retailers regulators and consumers. The goal of the partnership is to improve visibility into sourcing security and sustainability in the supply chain. You can connect to your partners and define what information is shared when you define your transactions. For example dole is working with centricity a grower owned partner to connect audit data to the blockchain by leveraging the.

From traditional resellers to new born on the cloud companies. Albertsons which operates nearly 2 300 stores across. Ibm food trust announced a partnership with raw seafoods thursday to bring its blockchain platform to the seafood industry starting with wild caught scallops according to a press release emailed to supply chain dive.