IFoodDecisionSciences Inc. has acquired traceability provider HarvestMark from Trimble.
IFoodDS provides food safety and process control software solutions, according to a news release from Tribmle, a software and hardware company that helps customers improve safety and sustainability.
IFoodDS and HarvestMark worked on a food safety, traceability and quality management project that was demonstrated in the Western Growers Food Safety Risk Management Program announced in 2019.
“As Trimble evaluated the long-term success of HarvestMark, the optimal solution was to sell the business to iFoodDS, allowing Trimble to focus on its core strategy to increase farm operational efficiencies in the field,” Darryl Matthews, senior vice president of Trimble’s Resources and Utilities Segment, said in the release. “We look forward to continuing to collaborate with iFoodDS, enabling Trimble’s farming customers to leverage an integrated food safety, traceability and quality control solution as part of their overall operations.”
Integrating HarvestMark’s traceability and quality inspection information with IFoodDS; food safety data, the company offers a comprehensive supply chain management platform for produce grower-shippers, packers, foodservice companies and retailers, according to the release.
“The decision to acquire HarvestMark is driven by our mission to further enable customers to minimize their supply chain risks and allow them to focus on the business of growing and selling food,” Diane Wetherington, IFoodDS CEO, said in the release.
The combined company streamlines management of food safety and quality control risks be providing traceability at the lot and item level, with real-time tracking of food safety practices, according to the release.
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