Anywhere technology is mentioned today, you know the impact of big data is somewhere in the conversation, and the food industry is a significant beneficiary. These benefits cuts across all stakeholders, from the farmer, through the supply chain, to the consumer.
There is an increase in demand for healthier, fresh, and tastier foods making different authorities start to pay attention to the three-part cycle. Big data is a significant part in ensuring both the farmer and the consumer are protected.
Big Data and Food Tracking
Big data can make it easy to track down food’s supply chain. This will help farmers and manufacturers to enforce ethical food production practices because of a simple fact; people are watching. Ethics and profit now merge to help the consumer access better quality food thanks to big data.
Restaurants and other retailers are also in for a vast spin if they choose to employ big data processing for decision making into their business models. Since they have direct access to the consumer, they collect more information effortlessly. They can tell which foods are selling and find out why then seek to satisfy the consumer by offering more of what they want.
