m Future Food Casts Supply Chain

Owned by jim mason
Last updated: Nov 23, 2024 by jimm1
5 min read

Key Points

  1. interviews with thought leaders in the food industry
  2. topics include:
    1. company overview in food chain
    2. markets focus, strategies
    3. product, service innovations
    4. supply chain challenges, relations
    5. sustainability focus
    6. health and safety standards
    7. regulations, compliance, governance
    8. technology opportunities, value, impacts


References

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Paramount Blogs on Food chain and more
https://agstack.org/agstack - eos ag stack 
https://agstack.org/projects/


u energy p2p DER trading
Carbon Management - EBC - Web3 Trading Marketplaces with DLT


carbon neutral farming solutions with robotssolar farm robots **




Celery - Farm to Plate collaboration 


Pre-Interview Briefings
  • Pre-Interview Briefings Booked : 48
  • Pre-Interview Briefings Completed : 37 (2 is booked and scheduled this week)
  • Pre-Interview Briefings Missed (Currently Being Rescheduled) : 9
Podcast Interviews
  • Podcasts Booked : 14
  • Podcasts Completed (Recordings Available) : 9
  • Podcasts Scheduled Missed (Currently Being Rescheduled) : 5
  • Missed by Team : 2
  • No-Show : 3
I am currently downloading and compiling all recordings to be uploaded to this shared folder : 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15mbGtqcvyFMBauqIR-g4L3SshlwW_qz8?usp=sharing


Food Supply Chain



Distribution models ??

free 30 day trials hosted

limited function, capacity open-source version

enterprise version


Potential Differentiators ??

pluggable interfaces for:  identities, RBAC, data models, logic scripts, workflows, events

industry specific

pre-built integrations - EDI etc

partners on sub-systems - eg payments, inventory


Research list


Normal ERP logistics apps in cloud


When we started there were no reference solutions to review and we went with our gut feeling but now the market is getting mature and we do have some references from different aspects covering the end to end provenance and tracking for the Food Supply Chain.
Please review the shared links and let me know your thoughts.
https://www.foodlogiq.com/  Overall Concept and UI
https://www.whr.loans/ Warehouse Receipt Management
https://sweetbridge.com/  Financial Accounting of the Food Supply Chain  
https://rfid.auburn.edu/ Tracking individual components and universal communication across Supply Chain
https://dlt.mobi/  All WG for Transport Management except EV.
https://sovrin.org/ DID of all stakeholders for authenticating credibility.Can be used without a blockchain network and also can be integrated with Hyperledger Fabric if required. 
We have to use specific features from the above to guarantee a competitive end to end provenance and tracking solution for enterprise clients. 






Potential Challenges


FDA fails on food safety - Kennedy has a lot to fix

fda-food-safety-issues-2024-How potentially harmful additives have infiltrated America’s food.pdf  link

fda-food-safety-issues-2024-How potentially harmful additives have infiltrated America’s food.pdf. file

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the nation’s top health post, has vowed to “get the chemicals out” of America’s food amid mounting concerns over the health effects of additives.

These chemical ingredients - designed to enhance the flavors, textures, colors and shelf life of ultra-processed foods - are in many of the foods that Americans eat. But who determines whether they are safe?

In many cases, it’s not the Food and Drug Administration that decides if chemical additives are safe to use in food. Instead, it’s the companies that make and sell the products that contain them.

Research shows that a regulatory loophole has allowed for America’s food to be saturated in largely unapproved additives

compare EU food safety regulations, compliance and effective health impacts to US FDA record 


Compared to the US FDA, EU food safety regulations tend to be considered more stringent, with a greater emphasis on precautionary measures, particularly regarding additives and chemicals, often banning substances not yet definitively proven harmful, while the FDA may take a more risk-based approach, allowing certain ingredients unless proven unsafe; this results in a wider range of permitted food additives in the US than in the EU, leading to potential differences in health impacts between the two regions. 
Key differences:
  • Precautionary Principle:
    The EU generally applies a more cautious approach, often banning substances with potential health concerns even with limited scientific evidence, whereas the FDA may require more conclusive proof before restricting an ingredient. 
  • Food Additive Approval:
    In the EU, food additives must be proven safe before approval, while in the US, the burden of proof may sometimes lie on demonstrating harm before an additive is restricted. 
  • Transparency and Public Engagement:
    The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) prioritizes transparency by publishing detailed scientific assessments and actively engaging with stakeholders, while the FDA may have a less open process. 
Examples of differences in regulation:
  • Growth hormones:
    The EU generally bans the use of bovine growth hormone (rBGH) in milk production, while it is permitted in the US. 
  • Certain food dyes:
    Several synthetic food dyes permitted in the US are banned in the EU due to potential health concerns. 
  • GMO labeling:
    The EU has stricter labeling requirements for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) compared to the US. 
Potential health impacts:
  • Reduced exposure to potentially harmful chemicals:
    Due to stricter regulations, the EU population may have lower exposure to certain food additives considered potentially carcinogenic or harmful. 
  • Consumer perception:
    Stricter EU regulations may lead to greater consumer confidence in the safety of food products. 
Important considerations:
  • Complexity of comparison:
    While the EU may appear more stringent overall, specific regulations can vary between countries within the EU and individual food items. 
  • Scientific debate:
    The debate about the appropriate level of stringency in food safety regulations is ongoing, with different perspectives on the balance between precaution and economic considerations. 



Legal Terms and Documents 


I have shared the legal artifacts on Blockchain and would appreciate your views.This will help our attorney draft the contents precisely matching our expectations.

1 - Page numbered 2 and 3 section client responsibility
2 - Page numbered 46-49
4 - Page numbered 3 
5 - Page numbered 2-5
Will we be accountable for the Cloud infrastructure or how is it going to be managed and if a third party is responsible how does the accountability is reflected in the document.The IBM Cloud in document 3 shares about the T&C and we can customize from that.


My Onboarding support concepts


good customer service

easy, effective, low-cost Paramount support options


  • No-charge Account planning meetings to define

    • goals, expected usage, gather requirements, plan any custom services, standard onboarding, training, connections, support and more

  • use youtube videos, docs as an option here

  • use knowledge base with youtube video links as first stop for help normally

  • provide direct email, live chat and phone support options for registered account contacts

  • use custom Zoom support meetings as needed to resolve issues

  • use online Grails app to record and manage work requests ( problems, questions, feature requests )

  • use online BIRT or equivalent Web report tool to show system usage and manage work request status

  • customer portal provides account information and billing status



Customer responsibilities for implementation and support


  • Customer Resources committed to meet planned onboarding and support requirements

  • Customer designates specific support contacts who go through on-boarding training courses

  • Customer is responsible for integrations to existing systems unless Paramount hired on a custom SOW under an MDA to provide services integrations

  • Customer documents planned usage of services using JEPL ( Java Event Processing Language ) to define a planned usage model for workflows, event notifications, automation

  • Paramount provides support on usage documentation with JEPL via knowledge base and support staff

  • Customer provides a test environment to test and validate planned usage and identity support problems separate from Production systems

  • Customer uses Paramount online support templates to record any support incidents ( problems, questions, feature requests ) and submit to Paramount online ( see work request template as a Grails app )



Food Casts

ffood folder for docs

futurefood podcast folder for videos

podcasts master gsheet 


_Podcast - Slade Gorton - Kim Gorton - prep -Farm to Plate.docx


FutureFoodCast Podcast - Episode 3 Guest Speaker : Vinodthan Nayagar, Director of Organic Divisions at Where Food Comes From, Inc.


GAPP - Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers - food cast - Craig Morris 


GAPP - Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers - food cast - Craig Morris 


#podcasts

Future Food Cast Social Media Accounts : Please like/follow/connect

https://www.linkedin.com/company/futurefoodcast
https://www.facebook.com/Future-FoodCast-110438864616696
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYB75BwjgW3hdFAiRMsWOXg
https://twitter.com/future_foodcast
https://www.instagram.com/future_foodcast/
https://www.quora.com/profile/Future-Foodcast
https://medium.com/@future_foodcast
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kalyan-k-37414a1a4_podcast-meetthespeaker-futureoffood-activity-6883807546008829952-j2hl

craig gentry idahoan
https://www.futurefoodcast.io/podcast/traceability-and-leveraging-technology-in-the-food-industry/

craig morris gapp
https://www.futurefoodcast.io/podcast/superior-quality-sustainability-and-traceability/

lisa gable fare
https://www.futurefoodcast.io/podcast/food-allergies-and-contamination/

lisa gable FoodCast interview as an article on Medium

https://medium.com/@future_foodcast/food-allergy-contamination-lisa-gable-on-how-the-future-of-food-does-have-a-significant-impact-bbb6cc7263e0

kim gorton slade gorton

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kalyan-k-37414a1a4_futurefoodcast-podcast-7-trends-challenges-activity-6884892063582818305-F_Xy


Candidate Solutions


Farm to Plate - F2P solution


Quick review - 210803


  1. 1 year 
    1. IF design were locked down prior to coding, with a good build plan and a good development team then this could be delivered in 2 months for sure at a lower cost
  2. built master data model with web app for entities 
    1. created dynamic model to define organization relationships
    2. created a dynamic product definition to share between organizations
  3. solution architecture limited, EA architecture limited
  4. backend concepts, design need major improvement
  5. non-functional use cases ( security, performance, change management, identity, authorization ) needed
  6. need to think through domain use cases to id where automation, device integration and event streams are useful
  7. need to think through data consumption use cases for the transaction data to define logical data models and services for consumption
  8. backend services coding not efficient


MVP Plan


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fmNi3Nptr335LZyp-40l8sM7kntZLzFh/view?usp=sharing


OKR - Objectives Key Results 


Problem Statements 

https://paramountsoft.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FAR/pages/264077353/Problem+Statements




Future Food Cast Rollout


Social Media Calendar : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vSadi3txAXJlbKRRLeI0Cewx5yOKDEip/edit#gid=486080761
  • Brand Launch : Nov 15 (Morning ET)
  • Nov 8 - 10
  • Continue Social profile building
  • Sevvel to confirm/share website construction updates
  • Teaser 1 : Nov 11
  • Teaser 2 : Nov 12
  • Teaser 3 : Nov 13
  • Teaser 4 : Nov 14
  • Meet the Hosts of Future Foodcast : Nov 15 (Afternoon ET)
  • Future Food Cast Episode 1 - Lisa Gable Launch : Nov 19
  • Blog - future Allergies and contamination : Nov 16
  • Social Snippet - Quote : Nov 17
  • Launch of upcoming podcast feat. Lisa : Nov 18
  • Episode Launch : Nov 19
  • Generic news on episode topic : Nov 20
  • Future Food Cast Episode 2 - Craig Morris Launch : Nov 26
  • Soundbyte from podcast as social snippet : Nov 22
  • Post - quote : Nov 23
  • Blog - Nov 24
  • Launch of upcoming podcast feat. Craig: Nov 25
  • Episode Launch : Nov 26
  • Generic news on episode topic/poll : Nov 27
We will continually update as we move along. I will also have a separate call with Ankita on tracking the stats on distribution and reach for reporting.
 (edited) 



Recent Future Food Casts


#188 - Engineering Behind the Coca-Cola System’s Closures in North America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7JDtUbweqs

  • (9:00)  Focus on packaging design, food safety, and brand image.

  • (13:00)  Sustainable packaging initiatives at Coca-Cola

  • (18:41) "World Without Waste" program and sustainability efforts

  • (26:25)  Sustainability and recycling, encouraging recycling with caps on


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