Food

The range of tools, apps and systems for Product Lifecycle Management within the food industry is huge. Developed by large industrial companies or small companies with specialized software developers. Placed on the market through direct sales, via a solution partner or value-added resellers. Need some insights in what is available in the market ? We have updated our PLM Ecosystem overview. We advise, design, select and implement PLM (sub) systems. Provide support and capacity for projects within the Product Lifecycle Management domain. More information about PLM or if your company [...]

Country of origin and place of provenance of the primary ingredient. New rules for indicating the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient of food on the label of foodproducts. From the first of April 2020, the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/775 applies: Article 1 Scope This Regulation lays down the modalities for the application of Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 where the country of origin or place of provenance of a food is given by any means such as statements, pictorial presentation, symbols or terms, referring to places or geographical areas, except [...]

The food industry Product Lifecycle Management puzzle The food industry is under pressure. Consumers are demanding more detailed information on ingredients. They want new products faster in line with trends on clean label, health, vegan and other. Besides that, the supply chain for food companies is getting more complex with ingredients sourced across the globe and handled, composed and processed in different countries before it arrives at the factory for being used in the consumer product. On top of that regulations by governments and requirements from retailers are getting stricter. The availability of detailed supply chain data and [...]

PLM shortens time to market, reduces costs and increases the quality of products. Do you benefit already from the key advantages of a fully integrated PLM solution ?I Is your company PLM ready ? What are the missing elements ? Where to improve first ? Take the PLM Discovery Scan and find out how to benefit the PLM advantages.. With the PLM Discovery Scan you will discover the current status of your internal systems and process. It will focus on the key process of the Food Product Lifecycle. Each of those process will be reviewed on the key [...]

Nutri-Score is a logo showing the nutritional quality of food products with an A to E classifiation. Using the Nutri-Score, products can be easily and quickly compared. Nutri-Score was initiated by de Sante Publique France and selected by the French government as the nutrition label to be used on food products. Meanwhile it is the official nutrition label in Spain and Belgium with many food companies form other companies showing the Nutri-score on their products as well. What is behind Nutri-score ? How is the nutritional score calculated ? What counts as sugar ? How is the final [...]