Nestlé and Carrefour, both members of the IBM Food Trust, are to offer
food traceability for a famous French convenience food, Mousline instant mashed potato, one of Nestlé’s brands. By using IBM’s blockchain platform, consumers can access reliable and unfalsifiable information about the supply chain and production by scanning the QR code on the product using their smartphones.
The technology is now live in all Carrefour stores around France. The partnership is built upon a vision shared by all three companies to provide greater transparency to consumers within the food industry.
Nestlé is a founding member of
IBM’s Food Trust platform and Carrefour joined the platform last October. By leveraging the expertise of the three companies, the initiative launched successfully after just six months.
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