Progressive Grocer: Blockchain is essentially a digital ledger system that lets all parties involved in business – including growers, distributors and retailers in the grocery industry – record their transactions securely in the cloud. Walmart is interested in seeing how the technology could improve the safety and security of fresh food in its supply chain.

Perhaps most promising of all, blockchain presents a new level of trustworthiness, since the data that are recorded can’t be easily changed or reversed.

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