Food Manufacturing Magazine Profiles Tracegains Casetrace Pti Printing, Labeling, And Compliance Solution
TraceGains, Inc., is the leader in affordable turnkey Produce Traceability Initiative compliance and labeling software. The Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) is an industry-wide effort chartered by the Produce Marketing Association, United Fresh Produce Association, and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association, and is aimed at creating a traceability process that will enable the quick and efficient electronic tracking and tracing of produce cases between supply chain members. The PTI’s Action Plan for achieving chain-wide, electronic traceability was created by a steering committee of 50+ produce companies representing every facet of the produce supply chain and through the support of additional trade associations in both the United States and Canada.
TraceGains’ CaseTrace PTI (www.tracegainspti.com) software installs on any PC and is a one-time investment to generate PTI-compliant GS1-128 style labels. The software also helps growers, packers, and shippers of fresh produce to build and manage their GTIN catalogs. CaseTrace PTI is available directly from TraceGains and also through a growing network of resellers providing labeling, packaging, and system integration solutions specifically to the produce industry. Labeling and traceability solutions for field-packed produce are also available from TraceGains.
Recently profiled in Food Manufacturing magazine, the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) is the produce industry’s focus to implement a common protocol for labeling all products at the case level for purposes of tracing back through the supply chain from retailer to farm. As a result, grower-packer-shippers of fresh produce are the ones tasked with the labeling step for each case of product they pack.
One Zebra customer, Buona Foods, Landenberg, PA, is a packer and shipper of fresh white, brown, and exotic mushroom varieties for retail and wholesale/bulk sales under the Buona and private label brands. Buona has incorporated PTI case labeling into its pack line with minimal disruption to the current process.
Using Zebra’s mobile handheld printers driven by TraceGains’s award-winning CaseTrace PTI software application, Buona has accomplished this objective. The Zebra Model QL420 communicates with the TraceGains system via Bluetooth wireless communications. The portability of the QL420 provides the pack line team the mobility necessary to rapidly apply labels as they pack each mushroom package into cases and then onto pallets without any change in process. In addition, Buona’s HAACP protocol requires sanitary wash down of the packing room after each production run. The ruggedness and portability of the QL420 makes that easy to manage.
Zebra Technologies works closely with its partner TraceGains, Inc. to combine barcode technology with the latest in software programs designed to help streamline compliance requirements such as the PTI, harvest data collected in the field, and to validate the pack-out process. With the right scanning and labeling systems implemented, companies have the potential of realizing ROI of the day after implementation, which can mean anything from cost-savings to reduced labor time and other efficiencies gained. One TraceGains case study cites a customer who realized a full return on investment after six weeks, and year over year (YOY) revenue growth of 83%, because retail customers felt more secure in purchasing that customer’s goods. With disruptions in the supply chain occurring daily, shipment tracking, granular traceability, advanced business intelligence, and easy interoperation with other software systems is a critical component to safeguarding products and companies’ bottom line, and ultimately protecting the brands integrity and reputation.
About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains offers affordable turnkey Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) compliance solutions for companies of all sizes. The company’s CaseTrace PTI, FieldPack PTI, LabelTrace, and GTIN Sync solution portfolio helps growers, packers, and shippers for fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, easily meet PTI, Country of Origin Labeling, and retailer-specific labeling and traceability requirements. The company is headquartered in Longmont, CO, USA, with direct and partner offices throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
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