Bumble Bee Foods is now using SAP’s blockchain cloud platform to track yellowfin tuna, enabling anglers, buyers, pre-processors and canners to track the movement of fish from origin to packaging via a transparent, real-time supply chain platform. The data is available by scanning a QR code on the packaging.

The first company to use SAP's Cloud Platform Blockchain, Bumble Bee was able to roll out the tracking system in about three months, enabling it to store shipment data and create a tamper-proof supply chain history.

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The blockchain platform, announced March 8, also allows consumers to scan the QR code and see information on where the fish was caught – and the journey it took on its way to the store.

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