In an agricultural industry that’s as interconnected and fast-moving as it’s ever been, the potential for product inconsistency and lack of quality is high. And while the brunt of that impact can fall on consumers, a lack of regularly high-caliber products can also...
Trusted Traceability
Tracking the Sweet Potato Journey to your Thanksgiving Table
For over 100 years, the Matthews family has grown sweet potatoes in Wynne, Arkansas. Now in 2021, we want to look at the life cycle of sweet potatoes - and the journey that one part of your Thanksgiving dinner has taken for over a year to get to you. The Growing Cycle...
Partner Stories: North Hollywood-based Food Forward is reinventing how to feed people in need
From Los Angeles Daily News One of the largest social sector awards in the nonprofit world went to a North Hollywood agency for its innovative business model in 2020, resulting in the distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables to thousands of additional Southern...
Using Technology to Inspire Trust in the Food Supply Chain
We’re living in a world where it’s easier to get access to more information than ever before. Of course, not all companies and industries freely share that information with their consumers. But customers are increasingly demanding transparency and honesty — especially...
Fusionware Release Notes 9.15.2021
New Features Credit Limit Stop | When creating an order, if a customer is past their set credit limit, we can now enable a feature that will not allow creation of the order.Scale Integration | We have added an enhanced way to integrate with both...
A New Era of Traceability
The food supply chain is one of the oldest industries in the books. People have always needed to eat, after all. Times (and technology) have changed, though, since the days of small-scale farms and wagons filled with produce slowly rolling to the closest town....
Fusionware Enters 2021 FDA Traceability Challenge
August 2 2021 – Fusionware has announced its entry into the 2021 FDA Traceability Challenge. From the FDA: Today, June 1, we launch The FDA New Era of Smarter Food Safety Low- or No-Cost Tech-enabled Traceability Challenge, asking stakeholders, including technology...
How Fusionware Fights Foodborne Illness
The world is globalized to an extent never seen before in human history. With that, comes a fast and furious supply chain that’s ever harder to trace, control, and predict. And with that, comes an increased risk for foodborne illness contamination. The Food and...
Harnessing the Digital Supply Chain for Scaleability
Software is eating the world. This famous proverb was thrust upon the world ten years ago by famed venture capitalist Marc Andreessen in a Wall Street Journal editorial. And as the advent of software swept across various industries, leaving hardware in the dust...
Digitizing Agriculture // Interview With AgFunder News
"One of the biggest takeaways from Covid-19 is the fragility of our supply chains, particularly in the food system. For some of the more antiquated segments of agriculture like produce, the pandemic has created an opportunity to reconsider and accelerate tech...
Food Waste and Traceability – Optimizing the Supply Chain
Laser-like attention on the COVID-19 vaccine - its safety record, production output, distribution strategy - is in part due to the shocking nature of a global pandemic. An avalanche of interest stems from a desire to protect one’s health and return society to...
Milt Carter of CSS Farms Named 2021 Potato Man for All Seasons
Fusionware customer Milt Carter of CSS Farms' was recently named The Packer's 2021 Potato Man for All Seasons. Milt has been a true innovator in potato agriculture for decades, and this praise is rightfully deserved. From the article: "With partner Randy Spevak,...
Fusionware Release Notes 3.9.2021
This release brings a number of updates for compliance with major retailers, enhanced customization for order flow, and other quality of life updates. The PTI Label UPC/PLU has been updated for compliance with Walmart and Sam’s Club. The Style setting and the...