Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery was recently able to talk to Carrie Wilkie, senior vice president, standards & technology, GS1 US, about the transition away from UPC barcodes and some challenges and opportunities related to it.

From the moment an ingredient comes through the door of a manufacturing facility, to the moment the finished product is delivered to the store, rapid traceability is a must. Thankfully, new technology makes error-free traceability easy.

The way food travels throughout the supply chain from farm to fork is undergoing a serious change to align with the new ways consumers think and shop.