The COVID-19 crisis has radically altered the largest global retail category, food and beverage, and the post-pandemic market may very well prove to be the historic tipping point in the digital transformation of the grocery sector.

Written by SmartSense | September 20, 2021 | Food Safety, Connected Facility, Supply Chain, Data, Grocery

This post is the second in our series about how grocers are dealing with the legacy of COVID-19 in a post-pandemic market. In this post, we look at the issue of sustainability, and how consumers and business remain committed to their goals.

Written by SmartSense | September 14, 2021 | Food Safety, Connected Facility, Supply Chain, Grocery, Innovation

This post is the first in a series of three that look at how the grocery sector is dealing with the legacy of COVID-19 in a post-pandemic market. In this first post, we focus on the broken supply chain and see how the public sector is trying to fix it, in large part by recommending digital technologies.

In the second post, we survey how grocers are committed to sustainability goals despite the ongoing challenges of...

Written by SmartSense | September 2, 2021 | Food Safety, Connected Facility, Supply Chain, Grocery

In a previous post, we discussed the importance of each stage of the supply chain doing its part in minimizing food safety risk. The federal government created the Food Safety Modernization Act in 2010 as a culmination of past food safety laws, taking a more proactive approach.

Ten years after its passage, FSMA continues to revolutionize the food industry. For detailed year-by-year updates to the law, you can visit...

Written by SmartSense | June 1, 2021 | Food Safety, FSMA

Signing a contract with an IoT company that monitors critical environments is a big moment for any enterprise. After all, they’re staking their brand reputation on a solution that must meet their business goals AND protect the health and safety of their customers. An IoT partnership is a complex, involved, long-term relationship, not a "set it and forget it” deal.

Written by Greg Carter | March 16, 2021 | Pharmacy Safety, Food Safety, Connected Facility, Supply Chain