by Eric Weaver | 6 Nov 2018 | Industry News, Standardization
A fleet of ocean shippers has fired a shot across the bow of IBM/Maersk’s TradeLens blockchain platform.
by Eric Weaver | 8 Oct 2018 | Events, Food, Industry News, Value Exchange
Founders Mark Kurtz and Eric Weaver recently visited the Twin Cities to speak at the 2018 Emerging Technologies Conference, and to meet former colleague Sam Eder from Big Wheelbarrow at the TechStars Food Accelerator in St. Paul. Ventures from the accelerator kicked...
by Eric Weaver | 25 Sep 2018 | Food, Industry News, Industry Trends, Provenance, Standardization
Walmart makes it clear: if you want a seat at the table, you need to pay to play.
by Mark Kurtz | 29 Aug 2018 | General Interest, Loyalty, Value Exchange
One of the most effective ways to drive consumer behavior is through a well-designed incentive and loyalty program. In all the speeches and presentations I have done, I have yet to find a single person who is not part of a loyalty program. Obviously, this is not...
by Content Team | 23 Aug 2018 | Food, Food Safety, Industry News
Human lives and billions in brand budgets are on the line in the fight against foodborne illness. In one incident, a five-gallon bucket of salmonella-infected peanut butter product spilled on researchers. A 2015 Ohio State University study found that the annual...