(image from the OriginTrail Medium blog)

There is a common argument amongst crypto enthusiasts, that all blockchain based supply chain solution providers are competitors. We think the real competition comes from elsewhere, and there can be synergies with other crypto companies which make all of us stronger.

This is why we joined the Trace Alliance, started by OriginTrail.

Why is this important?

We can provide solutions for food companies with any type of software background (including having no identification hardware and no software at all).

We can provide solutions for food companies which want to use our private or public blockchain ledger, or even if they want to store their data in a third-party blockchain like Vechain or Hyperledger.

We can also provide solutions for larger companies in the supply chain to integrate their existing systems.

But what if many different companies of the same supply chain use many different on-chain and off-chain traceability solutions? In the emerging markets, this is a rare situation, but in developed countries, it’s quite common. We could create custom interfaces to each one of them, but maybe there is a quicker, better solution.

OriginTrail provides an independent protocol for such problems. And the fact that both OriginTrail and TE-FOOD are compliant to the GS1 standards, it makes the data exchange even more convenient.

As there is a great diversity in different supply chains, there will be examples for all above mentioned versions. But we believe, that joining the Trace Alliance makes our offering stronger, and enables us to provide solutions to even more consumer needs.

We hope this cooperation will be fruitful, and the starting point of many interesting partnerships.