Steps to Increase Food Safety and Quality

Deploying technology in the food sector, facilitates formidable opportunities in elevating food safety and quality.                                                    

FREMONT, CA: The agricultural sector has undergone a critical transformation in recent years, owing to the looming uncertainties of climate change. That is, economic downturns driven by the pandemic scenario and conflicting nations may critically lead to supply chain interruptions, thereby requiring the use of substitute ingredients in food menus to tackle product shortages. Further, the inflation period is likely to surge despite the availability of resources, on account of its cost-effective nature and soaring labour shortages. Hence, business leaders are developing innovative solutions to tackle the hurdles in the food safety space.

With digitisation sweeping the globe, technology has emerged as a critical source of seamless innovations in recent years and is expected to soar further in the future. That is, the very concept has emerged as a mere demand rather than an option in elevating training, auditing, and supplier management. As a result, tech solutions in the current scenario have become more affordable, accessible, intuitive, and user-friendly, thereby facilitating the right leveraging of tools. However, the digitised future is all set to drive a positive future in the food safety space.

One such example is the use of technology in restaurants to manage suppliers efficiently throughout the supply chain. Restaurants ought to prioritise safety and quality efforts critically, yet addressing these pivotal components may often lack efficiency. For instance, delivering contaminated products and improper holding of refrigerator foods at uneven temperatures, as well as weaker links in the supply chain, may often escalate risks in the food sector.

Operators in the domain often harness digital tools to boost transparency across the supply chain, owing to their induced capability in assisting in organising, managing, and tracking supplier certifications in a central location. This, in turn, enables businesses to monitor their suppliers, prioritising safety and quality.

Increasing accuracy in the food safety arena also raises key metrics on a large scale. For instance, say a vegetarian guest visits a restaurant and they are served turkey chilli due to miscommunication. Hence, proven accuracy in communication and food safety is crucial to eliminating the risk of losses and dissatisfaction among customers. The tangible costs may arrive with another set of traits like improper customer centricity, where consumers may end up posting bad reviews and comments on social media handles, thus causing decreased traffic, reduced sales, and declining customer loyalty. Wherein deploying tech tools to boost accuracy elevates the count of visits, sales, profits, reviews, customer satisfaction, and loyalty.