The way we currently eat is damaging both humans and the planet, and we have to act before it’s too late. One might think that we can not do a lot about this because we all need to eat food. But we could feed more people while drastically reducing emissions and land-use caused by food. There are many smart people working on solutions to reduce the negative impact of food. Already today there are great projects to produce food in a more climate-friendly way, eliminate food waste, and to promote more sustainable diets such as veganism.
What is IoT?
IoT is an extensive network of interrelated computing devices, digital and mechanical machines, objects, animals, or even people that are equipped with unique identifiers (UIDs). Everything that is connected to this network is capable of sharing data that contains information like the current location of the device as well as its location.
For instance, all devices that you use every day (smartphones, tablets, desktop computers, laptops, automobiles, electrical appliances, etc.) utilize several forms of technology that enable them to constantly transfer their data in one single IoT platform. Once the IoT platform receives the data, it automatically integrates all the information collected from various sources. This is where analytics comes in, where essential information is extracted from the stored data to be analyzed and used for multiple purposes.
IoT – Can It Be Used to Reduce Food Waste?
A growing problem that continues to succumb to many food retailers today is no other than food waste. The food industry in particular has already lost billions of dollars annually due to the waste of certain perishable items. Such a problem may even make things worse by producing tons worth of greenhouse gases which is not suitable for the environment. The good thing is, IoT can be a useful tool to minimize if not wholly, prevent food waste.
•Prevent food waste with ESLs
The use of Electronic Shelf Labels or ESLs by a growing number of companies all over the world makes them a major contributor to the popularity of IoT-based technologies. Perhaps the best way to impede the loss of profit from wasted food products is by implementing pricing strategies that can solve a bunch of other problems in daily business operations. While traditional price tags of the past are only designed for displaying prices on products, ESL tags can do much more. The product data showed by ESLs are digital and can be changed and updated in real-time, as they are all connected to a central server that enables them to be inputted on an IoT platform.
Contact us today if you are interested to learn about SOLUM ESL Solutions and how we can help your retail business take advantage of wireless connectivity to improve your workforce productivity as well as food waste management. https://www.solumesl.com/
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