Carrefour And Nestle To Use IBM’s Blockchain Technology To Track Food

Carrefour and Nestle partnered recently in order to use IBM’s blockchain technology to easily track French convenience food. Following the announcement that we have in our coming altcoin news, we find out more on the partnership.

The French supermarket chain and the Swiss-based food giant decided to use blockchain technology for improved food tracking. Both Carrefour and Nestle are a member of IBM’s Food Trust blockchain platform. They will use the technology starting today to better track the supply chain on the popular mashed potato brand Mousline.

When the procedure is complete, the customers will be able to scan a QR code with their cell phones and will be able to instantly check where the potatoes come from. The customers can check every single packet of instant mashed potatoes as well as their journey from start to finish. According to Carrefour and Nestle:

 “Using the QR code on the product’s packaging, each consumer will be able to use a secure platform on their smartphone to access information on the production supply chain, including the varieties of potato used, the dates and places of manufacture, information on quality control, and places and dates of storage before the product reaches the shelves.’’

The decision to use IBM’s blockchain technology comes one day after the supermarket chain from the United States Albertsons stated it was going to use Food Trust for one of its products. Albertsons will use the blockchain technology to track the iceberg lettuce origins and other products are waiting in line as well.

As reported in our latest cryptocurrency news, Carrefour and Nestle continued to explain in the press release:

‘’ This partnership is based on the shared values of each company to bring consumers greater transparency in the food sector. By simply scanning a product using a smartphone, consumers will receive reliable and unfalsifiable information on the supply chain and production.”

Carrefour has been in the news before for attempting to use blockchain technology in order to be able to track the origins of the milk in its stores. Currently, there are about five million different items in the store shelves that are tracked with the help of blockchain technology.