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How Real-Time Traceability Helps Food Distributors Survive Recalls

December 08, 2025 posted in Traceability, Food Recalls, Food Safety, Food Distributors

The First 24 Hours are Crucial in a Race Against the Clock

There are some phone calls you never want to receive. A parent’s phone rings in the early hours of prom night. An automated message with test results arrives right before a big presentation. Or a robocall at any time of any day.

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Cloud vs On-Premises ERP: What’s Right for Food Distributors?

November 20, 2025 posted in The Cloud, Food Distribution, Food Distributors, ERP

The enterprise resource planning (ERP) cloud vs. on-premises debate has been raging for more than a decade, but generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is turbocharging a move towards cloud computing.

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American Consumers on Alert After Two Major Product Recalls this Fall

November 12, 2025 posted in Food Recalls

  • Six dead, others hospitalized from frozen and ready-to-eat prepared pasta meals due to a Listeria outbreak.
  • Frozen shrimp recalled due to radiation concerns.
  • Other recalls highlight Salmonella, E. coli, and Botulism.

The holiday season is just around the corner, and that means plenty of shared meals between family, friends, and neighbors, but consumers need to check their refrigerators and freezers closely, as the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two major product recalls in the last two months.

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Streamline Compliance with FreshByte’s Integrated Traceability

October 22, 2025 posted in Technology, FDA

In 2025, regulators expect full visibility from farm to fork for designated high-risk foods — companies that manufacture, process, pack, or hold items on the FDA’s Food Traceability List must maintain complete records of how those products move through the supply chain.

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FreshByte Celebrates 35th Year at Global Produce & Floral Show

October 01, 2025 posted in Partnerships, IFPA

A lot has happened in the tech world since 1980 when floppy disks held a “whopping” 360 kilobytes and a mouse in your office resulted in a call to a pest company as the now ubiquitous computer accessory wouldn’t go mainstream until four years later with the release of the Apple Macintosh.

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FreshByte + Pepper: A Seamless 35-Day Launch

September 24, 2025 posted in Food Distributors, Partnerships

See how Pride of the Morning modernized ordering, streamlined operations, and went live with a fully branded eCommerce platform in just over a month.

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The Danger Zone: Keeping Foods Safe at Home and in Business

September 09, 2025 posted in Traceability, Safety, Food Safety

Summer cookouts may be winding down, but as the weather cools, family gatherings heat up. From football tailgate parties to Thanksgiving feasts to holiday get-togethers, one thing is always true: food tends to sit out on tables for hours.

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Food Safety in the Spotlight as IFPA Experts Reorganize

August 22, 2025 posted in Food Safety, Produce, Industry News

New Strategic Alignment for International Fresh Produce Association

The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) is doubling down on food safety with the announcement of a new strategic alignment.

The IFPA announced the reorganization to “enhance and amplify the association’s goals in the areas of produce safety and food safety regulations.”

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Why End-to-End Traceability Isn’t Just Nice — It’s Mandatory

August 07, 2025 posted in Traceability, Safety, Technology, FDA

Leveraging FreshByte to Comply with FDA Requirements and Minimize Recall Impact

In today’s wholesale distribution landscape, end-to-end product traceability isn’t a “nice-to-have” feature — it’s an operational necessity.

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Massive Egg Salmonella Recall Highlights Traceability Challenges

July 25, 2025 posted in Traceability, Food Recalls, Food Safety

One of the largest recalls of eggs in U.S. history happened in June as 20 million eggs were pulled from the shelves following reports of a salmonella outbreak that sickened and hospitalized consumers across 7 states.

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