The food industry is going through deep, seismic changes driven by the evolution of new technology in both manufacturing and our daily routines. Through the Internet of Things, nearly everything in our lives as consumers is evolving toward less friction and more automation. From cashier-less stores to ordering via smart speaker, time-strapped consumers are gravitating toward shopping that’s less of a chore. In addition, customers want to know what’s in their food, and where exactly it came from, all the way back to the source. Supply chains are now dinner-party conversation topics and the race to deliver convenience is on, one where smarter supply chains must provide transparency and accountability above all.
Digital ID solutions such as RFID dramatically improve inventory management and enable you to see exactly what’s come in, how much product you have, and when it leaves — with up to 99 percent accuracy. That allows you to automate, to maintain quality and shelf life without compromise, to locate lost products, to redirect what needs to be redirected, and to withdraw only what needs withdrawing.
The AD IdentiFresh™ Inlay Series marks a breakthrough in RFID, featuring inlays that leverage advanced antenna technology to deliver item-level tagging and enabling high-accuracy read rates on difficult and densely stacked items. This series of inlays are offered in a compact form factor designed to fit easily within existing label formats. This allows food operators to implement an RFID solution that integrates seamlessly into current labeling equipment, minimizing operational disruption. Avery Dennison solutions support in-store and supplier tagging, offering flexibility and high-volume scalability. This advancement in RFID will allow businesses to safely enhance inventory visibility, reduce waste, and establish a fully connected fresh food supply chain in Bakery, Deli, Produce and Protein Departments.
By adding a unique identifier and online connectivity to every item in any inventory, RFID-enabled labels let grocers, restaurants, convenience stores and food suppliers dramatically improve inventory management, efficiency, traceability, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. We design our solutions to meet customers’ most pressing challenges, and continually innovate to make sure we stay a step ahead of the industry’s rapidly changing needs.
atma.io enables products to become direct communication channels with customers by turning them into digital platforms. With atma.io’s potential for end-to-end supply chain transparency, customers can see the full journey of a product: From local sourcing and organic certifications to its safe handling from farm to table. Post purchase, brands can engage with customers on a whole new level, giving tips to reduce food waste, establishing brand trust and facilitating recalls.
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Our On-Metal inlays make it possible to extend the benefits of RFID to canned goods and drinks and items in metal foil packaging. These adaptable, innovative tags extend unprecedented inventory visibility down to the last item, in stores and across the entire supply chain.
For difficult-to-tag items, Midas Flagtag® is designed for item-level tagging on diverse surfaces, especially metallic surfaces like foil packaging, combined with excellent performance. Midas Flagtag has an innovative small form factor: the folded part of the tag sticks out of the metal like a flag, and the attached antenna part uses the metal surface as part of the antenna structure to increase the performance of the tag.
And — at last — retailers can now add the awesome advantages of RFID to microwavable packages. Our breakthrough, award-winning AD-251r6-P tags eliminate the fire risk from microwaving frozen or chilled RFID-labeled foods, while still delivering highly accurate read rates and item tracking. AD-251r6-P tags deliver all the benefits of RFID — including improved inventory management, lower labor costs, and reduced waste — into the world of chilled or frozen foods and ready meals.
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In the food and restaurant sector food safety along with better supply chain and inventory management becomes ever more critical. To address these market needs, Avery Dennison is leading a number of initiatives to drive digital transformation in this field. One recent example is Chipotle in the US, using serialized RFID case labels to transform inventory management into an automatic, digital function.
Food waste has become an enormous challenge across the global grocery, restaurant and consumer landscape. This report in partnership with Coresight aims to raise awareness while exploring the scope of the issue for food retailers in North America. Read how technology can be used to manage and reduce food waste to benefit retailers and the environment.
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