Global food giant Nestlé has partnered with blockchain platform OpenSC
to allow consumers to track their food back to the farm.
In a move towards greater transparency Nestlé and OpenSC will provide access to independently verifiable sustainability and supply chain data.
The initial pilot program will trace milk from farms and producers in New Zealand to Nestlé factories and warehouses in the Middle East and will later be tested using palm oil sourced in the Americas.
The pilots will help Nestlé to understand how scalable the system is.
“We want our consumers to make an informed decision on their choice of products – to choose products produced responsibly. Open blockchain technology might allow us to share reliable information with consumers in an accessible way,” Magdi Batato, executive vice president, Head of Operations, Nestlé S.A. said.
Nestlé has piloted blockchain technology since 2017 and in April, it gave consumers access to blockchain data for the first time, through Mousline purée in France.
“This open blockchain technology will allow anyone, anywhere in the world to assess our responsible sourcing facts and figures,” said Benjamin Ware, Global Head of Responsible Sourcing, Nestlé S.A.
“We believe it is another important step towards the full disclosure of our supply chains announced by Nestlé in February this year, raising the bar for transparency and responsible production globally,” he added.
