Supply Chain Initiatives Announced By Major Private And Public Sector Actors

This week one of the world's largest technology firms announced an initiative with one of the world's largest retail coffee stores to develop a mobile app feature, powered by blockchain, that "shows customers information about where their packaged coffee comes from, from where it was grown ... to where and when it was roasted, tasting notes and more." In another press release published this week, a major Latin American producer of premium shrimp announced that it has joined the Food Trust, the largest industry consortium using blockchain for food supply chain solutions. Late last week, a report provided details on a project underway by the Mexican state of Tamaulipas and a blockchain and IoT startup, GrainChain, that will use blockchain to track the supply chain of grain produced in the region from "farm to marketplace" and streamline the process of processing grain deliveries so that farmers can get paid faster.