QR Code Press

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…

McDonald’s adopts QR codes

01/22/201304/13/2014 Jesse Collins

McDonald’s using QR codes to provide consumers with information McDonald’s is embracing QR codes to provide its customers with new information concerning the food the restaurant chain provides. The company chose to make use of QR codes because of their information distribution capabilities. McDonald’s has taken note of the growing popularity of QR codes, especially as the codes continue to perform well against their competitors in the interactive mobile technology field. The company believes that the codes will help establish more transparency among health conscious consumers. Codes will allow access…

QR codes on product packages provide added information

12/10/201212/06/2012 Jorge Gonzalez

The barcodes are now being added to the labels of produce from companies such as the Jolly Green Giant. The supplier of packaging for the Jolly Green Giant produce items has now added the capabilities that it had previously announced, adding QR codes to its labeling so that consumers will be able to scan them with smartphones and learn more about the products. This will help consumers to find out more about the origin of the food products that they buy. Emerald Packaging, a supplier of packaging for fresh produce…

QR codes solution used by Emerald Packaging for grocery products

11/17/201211/15/2012 Jorge Gonzalez

These barcodes are both smartphone and human readable with a simple scan. Emerald Packaging, a leading supplier of fresh produce packaging, is now offering consumers who have smartphones an additional way to learn about their foods through the use of QR codes. Scanning the barcodes helps consumers to discover the origins of the products they are buying. The unique QR codes that are both smartphone and human readable, have become possible through Domino USA’s installation of digital ink jet printing equipment. The company, which is based in California, manufactures packaging…

QR codes featured on Scan Fusor products from LORD Corporation

11/12/201211/12/2012 L. Green

The organization has linked the barcodes to instructional videos and additional information. The manufacturer of Fusor Automotive Repair Adhesives, LORD Corporation, has just announced that it will be expanding the way in which it uses QR codes, by adding them to many of their product labels. This is meant to help customers to better inform themselves about the products. The QR codes provide smartphone users with a fast and easy way to gain information about the products that are available, learn more about how the products can be used, determine…