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"Supply chain opacity poses far-reaching risks beyond financial losses and consumer preferences. " - Spencer Wicks Read how you can safeguard your supply chain and bring transparency to promote a sustainable food system!

Here's how we make the $9 trillion global food supply chain sustainable

***New Blog Post: Don’t Wait for EUDR: Why Food Companies Must Embrace Geo-Location Data Now*** The future of food is traceable, sustainable, and transparent, starting with knowing exactly where our ingredients come from. Traceability allows companies to verify the authenticity and quality of their products, ensuring they meet safety standards and ethical sourcing practices. It also helps in quickly identifying and addressing any issues in the supply chain, thereby maintaining consumer trust. Sustainability in food production means adopting practices that protect the environment, conserve resources, and support the livelihoods of those involved in the supply chain. Companies that commit to sustainability are not only protecting the planet but also appealing to a growing segment of environmentally conscious consumers. Transparency, on the other hand, involves openly sharing information about sourcing, production methods, and business practices. This builds trust with consumers, who are increasingly interested in how their food is made and its impact on health and the environment. Incorporating these principles positions companies to better respond to market demands, regulatory changes, and environmental challenges. This will also enable companies to build stronger relationships with consumers, enhance brand loyalty, and create a competitive edge in the marketplace. Read the blog post here: https://bit.ly/3zyTgno #traceability #cropsupply #foodsupplychain #eudr #sustainability

Food is essential to everyone's health and well-being 🌾🥕 We want to emphasize the value of an industry that not only contributes to people's nutrition on this #FoodDay, but also seeks to do it in an effective and sustainable way. - Sustainability: We always look for ways to reduce food waste and encourage recycling when designing our packaging, keeping the environment in mind. - Continuous innovation and improvement: We strive daily to optimize our processes and provide products that preserve food safety and freshness, ensuring quality at every turn. - Assisting the food supply chain: We participate by working together with all players involved in the industry to make sure that each item gets to its destination as efficiently as possible. We honor food today, but we also recognize our dedication to ensuring that the food supply chain is safer and more sustainable at every stage. #packaging #Innovation #FoodSafety

🦃 Thanksgiving is right around the corner in the US, and it’s time to revisit a critical issue: food waste. Did you know that a significant amount of turkey never even makes it to the store, let alone your table? Inefficiencies in the supply chain lead to unnecessary food loss every holiday season. Here's how solutions like Luna XIO can help tackle this challenge. #Thanksgiving #FoodWaste #Sustainability #SupplyChainInnovation

🦃 Thanksgiving is almost here, but did you know that a significant amount of turkey never even makes it to the store—let alone your table? Each year, inefficiencies in the supply chain lead to massive amounts of food waste before it even reaches consumers. At Luna XIO, we’re exploring how technology can help reduce this waste and ensure more turkeys make it from farm to table in perfect condition. Check out our updated blog to learn how innovative solutions are tackling food waste this holiday season: https://lnkd.in/gjjkmGPJ #Thanksgiving #FoodWaste #SupplyChainInnovation #Sustainability

Revolutionizing Food Safety & Freshness: The Power of Packaging in the Food Industry In today’s rapidly evolving food industry, packaging is more than just a protective layer. It's a game-changer in ensuring food safety, preserving freshness, and enhancing consumer experience. >>Food Safety: Advanced packaging solutions help protect food from contaminants, extend shelf life, and reduce foodborne illness risks. Technologies like vacuum sealing, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), and antimicrobial coatings are leading the way. >>Freshness Preservation: Innovative packaging keeps food fresher for longer by slowing down spoilage and preserving nutritional content. Active packaging systems, which release or absorb specific gases, ensure optimal storage conditions. >>Sustainability: The industry is also moving toward eco-friendly, sustainable packaging solutions, focusing on reducing plastic waste and embracing materials like biodegradable plastics and edible packaging. As food safety and sustainability continue to be top priorities, smart packaging is set to revolutionize the industry, providing safer, fresher, and more sustainable options for consumers. Connect with us to know more about the right packaging techniques required for your food products! #FoodSafety #PackagingInnovation #Freshness #Sustainability #FoodIndustry #Innovation #FoodTech #SmartPackaging #foodconsultancy

It’s estimated that international food systems are responsible for between a quarter to a third of greenhouse emissions. Sustainability is an important factor in how food is sourced, grown, made, stored, cooked, packaged and transported. Food supply has a significant impact on the environment and there is a growing demand from both the industry itself and customers who want to buy and eat food that is more sustainably produced. Read more about our journey towards sustainability https://lnkd.in/eQek-YBB #sustainability #foodindustry #foodenvironment #foodmanufacturer

Revolutionizing the food industry: The Food Date Labeling Act proposes standardized date labels like "Best If Used By" and "Use By" to end confusion, cut down on 20% of food waste, empower consumers, and simplify manufacturers' practices, ushering in a new era of sustainability. #FoodWaste #DateLabelingAct #Sustainability

As we're already aware - assuring sustainability in the global food supply chain grows in importance and crawls higher on the anyhow overcrowded priority lists of food companies. From farm to table, the journey of food involves countless players, each with their own challenges. One major issue is the lack of visibility beyond the first-tier suppliers, making it tough to ensure sustainability throughout the entire chain. Power imbalances, especially between large retailers and smaller suppliers, complicate things further, and challenges like food waste, unethical labour practices, and climate impacts continue to pressure the industry. Sounds familiar, right? When we look closer to the challenges and solutions of making the supply chain more sustainable, we surely recognize that these apply also to assuring safe food. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by the complexity of all priorities we have to manage daily, we can pull out the lessons learnt on managing food safety and quality, and continue applying them to the benefit of both sustainability and food safety. How? According to the article below👇, by collaborating across all levels of the supply chain, investing in sustainable innovation, and improving transparency, we can begin to address these issues. For more insights on how to manage sustainability, food safety and quality in an integrated way, read here: https://lnkd.in/emMm69h2 #Sustainability #FoodSupplyChain #Collaboration #Innovation #SustainablePractices #SupplyChainManagement #FoodSafety #Quality