How Could Blockchain Be Used With Food?

By Michael Wolf

At this year’s Smart Kitchen Summit, Mike Lee of the Future Market said that personalized data profiles are a huge unmet opportunity in food.

I agree with Mike, and the more I’ve thought about it, the more I see blockchain as being pretty critical to the creation of secure, decentralized data profiles. But, of course, this is only one potential use case for blockchain, which is getting a strong look as calls for greater transparency and security across the food value chain become louder.

And so when I was at the Internet of Food conference last month, I was intrigued by many of the things folks like Raja Ramachandran, the CEO of Ripe.io, had to say. Ramachandran and his company are building a blockchain for food, so I decided to ask him to come on the podcast and talk about the future of blockchain within the food ecosystem.

Enjoy the podcast and make sure to subscribe in Apple podcasts if you haven’t already.

If you think blockchain is just about cryptocurrencies, think again. A number of trends are driving innovators and data scientists to look at ways to apply blockchain to the food system, so on this week's podcast we talk to Raja Ramachandran, the CEO of Ripe.io, a company building a blockchain for food. You can find out more about Raja and his company at www.ripe.io