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Edible QR Codes: What’s The Deal?

03/01/201404/13/2014 Media24

The usefulness and popularity of smartphone-scannable QR codes has gotten to be so significant that the codes are branching out and being implemented in other industries, many of which haven’t had much use for the codes up to this point. One of those uncharted territories is the food and restaurant industry, where QR codes are just now starting to show up. These are quickly becoming known as “edible” QR codes, though the codes themselves aren’t actually for food. But they are being used by the food industry in a number…

QR codes at Tesco help consumers to learn more about meat

01/23/201401/24/2014 Julie Campbell

These quick response codes will help shoppers to learn the origin of the products they want to buy. Tesco Lotus has now released a new set of QR codes that have been added to the packs of fresh meat that allows customers to be able to scan them to learn more about the history of the product and trace its origin. This, according to the company’s head of trading law and technical, Pornpen Nartpiriyarat. The system of QR codes at Tesco Lotus will inform consumers about products from the shelves…

QR codes used in pilot program for melon tracking

04/26/201304/24/2013 L. Green

A new trial by the Pudong Agriculture Association will start labeling produce with the barcodes. The Pudong Agriculture Association in China has just revealed that it will be starting a pilot program in which it will be labeling a specific type of watermelons that are grown locally, using QR codes. The program is slated to begin in May as a part of a larger pilot geared toward improving food safety. The intention will be to use QR codes on labels for 300,000 watermelons that are grown in the area. They…

QR codes in sushi honor 10,000 MSC certified meals

02/14/201302/13/2013 Jennifer Goula

The partnership that Moshi Moshi has held with the Marine Stewardship Council received a unique applause. Moshi Moshi has just announced the new and unique way that it has chosen to celebrate the 10,000th dish that it has served with the certification of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), by creating a sushi design that includes QR codes. This restaurant is the first one in the United Kingdom to use the conveyor belt bar design. It has also had a long standing relationship with the MSC, which is a watch group…

QR codes applied to new McDonald’s packaging

01/21/201304/13/2014 Julie Campbell

Customers will now be able to access nutritional information by scanning barcodes with their smartphones. McDonald’s Corp. has just announced its intentions to release a new design for their packaging, which will include smartphone friendly QR codes created to make it easier for guests to their restaurants to access the nutrition information for the foods they purchase. This is the next step that the largest fast food chain in the world is making to cater to the nutrition conscious. The QR codes are the company’s response to the desire that…