U.S., March 18 -- The largest family-owned meat processor in Australia, along with the largest independent grocery retails, has entered the blockchain food ecosystem conversation.
Thomas Foods International and Drakes Supermarket announced in a statement this week that the two companies have signed on as members to IBM Food Trust, a pilot programme that used blockchain technology to trace the entire lifecycle of a food product from region to plate.
The pilot involved tracing the origin of a piece of steak back to one of four individual farms. IBM Food Trust uses blockchain technology to enable participating retailers, suppliers and growers to collaborate based on a shared view of food ecosystem data to enable greater traceability, transpa...