http://www.chainfood.com Wereldwijd gebruiken bedrijven de software van Chainfood om hun keten duurzamer, veiliger en gezonder te maken. http://www.chainfood.com/blog/15-let-your-product-tell-the-story/ <span>We hear and read it all the time: &#8220;This product is sustainable.&#8221; But what does that mean? How do the producers define sustainability and what exactly makes this product sustainable? The concept isn&#8217;t new anymore and the word has been abused before for the green washing of rather harmful products. How can I as a consumer tell if this particular product really is sustainable in a way I agree with? One option now within reach is letting a product tell its own story, directly at the point of purchase. </span> 22-05-2013 http://www.chainfood.com/blog/13-chainpoint-provides-cashew-supply-chain-with-transparency,-traceability-and-efficiency/ <em><img alt="" src="http://www.chainfood.com/images/blog/group.jpg" align="left" height="203" width="400" />Olam, TDG, Intersnack, Ahold, FMS, Chainfood and IDH take a step towards more sustainability.</em><br /><br /><div>A consortium of private parties representing all levels in the supply chain decided last year to improve the sustainability of the African cashew nut. Last month the partners signed a long term Memorandum of Understanding for the rollout of ChainPoint.</div> 17-04-2013 http://www.chainfood.com/blog/12-the-reputational-risks-and-opportunities-of-the-supply-chain/ A company&#39;s value can exceed the value of its tangibles by many times. This disparity can be explained by the company&#8217;s intangibles, such as its knowledge, patents, service, customer relations, and not in the least its reputation. Although it is very hard to put a price tag on intangibles, these remain very valuable assets that need protection and management. But how do you protect a reputation that isn&#39;t only threatened by the company&#39;s own actions? 25-03-2013 http://www.chainfood.com/blog/11-new-chainpoint-release-with-improved-authorisation-functionality-and-more/ <img alt="" src="http://www.chainfood.com/images/blog/authorisation.jpg" align="left" width="269" height="121" />Version 4.5 of ChainPoint is now available. Besides numerous customer-requested features that have been introduced, along with bug fixes, this new version offers two major improvements: we have significantly improved response times across the whole application and we have made authorisation far more user-friendly to work with. 19-03-2013 http://www.chainfood.com/blog/10-protect-your-supply-chain-against-calamities-like-the-horsemeat-scandal/ Another food scandal sweeps across Europe, leaving many consumers insecure and many a retailer and product brand significantly damaged. Media and politicians are once again calling for more food testing and more governmental enforcement of the existing rules. But is this really the only solution we have for this kind of problems? 25-02-2013