Ever since joining Signature Foods, Lars Jansen had wanted to automate the massive flow of product information. But everyone thought that there was no viable solution for Signature Foods – until they came across SyncForce. […]
Foodlog: The Goodness Paradox is what happens when we’re forced to choose between sustainability goals
Reducing food waste is a popular way for manufacturers to become more sustainable. One way to achieve that goal is by using packaging for products, which extends their shelf lives. Unfortunately, making more use of plastic can hardly be called ‘sustainable’. This is just one example of the sustainability conflicts that can arise around a single product – labelled the ‘Goodness Paradox’ by SyncForce CEO Hans de Gier, during the Digital Food webinar earlier this year. […]
Managing the Goodness Paradox
Supported by apps and social media, today’s increasingly critical consumers rapidly place new and ever-higher demands on products. Therefore, if companies want to harvest the benefits of implementing their CSR policies, they must provide information-based proof of their achievements. […]
Partnership Foodbyte and SyncForce to increase data quality
Edgar Koelewijn, Business Information Manager at Bieze Food Group (BFG), is someone whose response falls into the second category. When he realized that new product introductions were at risk of being delayed due to long waiting times at GS1’s Data Management Services (DMS), he thought up a solution: to set up a highly efficient DMS of his own. […]
‘Innovation is externally driven, now more than ever’
Large organizations increasingly have the desire to become as agile as start-ups. The answer to this challenge might be an idea that has been around for a few decades: zero-based budgeting & resourcing. […]
The solution for sharing product images via GS1 GDSN
It’s always been a challenge for manufacturers to make sure product images are shared correctly on every external channel. A new level of complexity was recently added: selecting the right file names for images in GS1-GDSN Data Source. […]
EU 1169/2011, How product labels lost their reputation as single source for nutrition facts
In the past, product labels were as truthful as could be expected. All you might need to know about a product would be right there, on the list of ingredients. Whenever someone needed to know about ingredients or allergens, required no more than a quick glance at the label. […]
Zwanenberg lowers the burden of collecting and sharing product information
“More product information, faster, to multiple channels. That is how we have been required to work increasingly over the past few years.” […]
Four reasons why omnichannel is not the Holy Grail for brand companies
Brands increasingly have the ambition to move away from a multichannel market strategy and embrace omnichannel instead. But what does it even mean? And how likely is it to operate in a true omnichannel way? […]
How to be compliant with EU 1169/2011
Regulations like 1169/2011 can place an extra burden on your packaging and product team. What does this regulation mean exactly, who is affected by it and how can you make sure your organisation is fully compliant? […]