News
October 4, 2022
Beverages
Varcode Partners with National Packaging Group to Develop and Market SMART Packaging Solutions for Temperature-Sensitive Products
NPG will integrate Varcode’s patented Smart Tag™ technology with its state-of-the-art manufacturing businesses, creating a single source for digitally enabled packaging solutions capable of improving cold chain.
June 16, 2022
Beverages
Emerging Trends in Fresh Food Packaging and Delivery
A re-analysis of how optimized fresh food packaging can significantly improve providers’ business performance.
May 7, 2022
Beverages
Creating a Fresh Food Safety Culture
Grocers are tasked with modernizing their approach to safety in the perimeter.
March 3, 2022
Beverages
General Data Partners with Varcode on Cold Chain Wireless Time and Temperature Monitoring System
The new partnership adds Varcode’s Smart Data Solutions to General Data’s existing cold chain portfolio.
February 24, 2022
Beverages
Perishable Food Items in Home Meal Deliveries Often Exceed Recommended Temperatures
The pandemic led to explosive growth for fresh-food meal kit deliveries. In 2021 about 2 dozen home meal kit delivery businesses together hit $6.9 billion in sales.
February 23, 2022
Beverages
Home Delivered Food and Meal Kits Key Findings
While the popularity of home-delivered foods and meal kits is increasing, few details are known about the journey of these packaged foods from when they leave the vendor to when the foods are delivered and prepared in consumer homes. Gaining a better understanding of the journey of these packaged foods would identify opportunities for providing safer foods to consumers and higher customer satisfaction.
February 22, 2022
Beverages
Varcode CEO Battoe Wins Food Logistics Rock Star Award
Food Logistics has named Joseph Battoe, CEO of Chicago, Illinois-based Varcode, a winner of the 2022 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award, which recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain.
January 31, 2022
Beverages
Improved Cold Chain Management Key to Maintaining Post-Pandemic Growth
Active management of the cold chain will uniquely provide a path for continued understanding and improvement in packaging, delivery methods, and packing processes.
June 16, 2021
Beverages
Blockchain is more than Memes, wild price fluctuations, and my old pal Elon's tweets
Media Sourcery, Inc. of Austin, Texas announces our Cold Chain solution, built for Trust and Transparency...
May 25, 2021
Beverages
Varcode Provides Time and Temperature Monitoring for Asset Tracking Solution from Media Sourcery Inc.
Varcode™, maker of digital time and temperature-sensitive supply chain solutions, today announced an agreement to integrate its Smart Tag™ technology.
March 14, 2021
Beverages
Varcode Appoints Cyndi Metallo Director of Customer Success
Varcode™ announced it has appointed Cyndi Metallo director of customer success to support the “Smart Label” developer’s continued growth.
January 13, 2021
Beverages
Varcode and PL Developments Form Strategic ‘Smart Tag’ Partnership
Varcode has formed a strategic partnership with PL Developments (PLD) to enhance the scale and availability of Varcode’s cold chain monitoring technology.
December 28, 2020
Beverages
CNBC features Varcode CEO on how their Smart Barcode protects vaccines
Varcode CEO Joe Battoe discusses the digital supply chain tracking company and how they track the vaccine's temperature as it moves through the supply chain.
December 21, 2020
Beverages
Wall Street Journal features Varcode’s solution for COVID-19 vaccine safety
Recent Wall Street Journal article outlines how Varcode is leading the way in protecting temperature-sensitive vaccines.
December 17, 2020
Beverages
Reuters highlights Varcode’s unique value in COVID-19 vaccine safety
Reuters reports that more than half of vaccines go to waste globally every year because of temperature control, logistics, and shipment-related issues.
November 23, 2020
Beverages
Wired features Varcode on Last Mile for COVID-19 Cold Chain
Wired article examines the challenges of storing & shipping COVID-19 vaccines that require extreme cold temperature management to rural areas across the globe.
November 4, 2020
Beverages
Varcode optimistic about cold chain distribution of Covid-19 vaccines
Despite cold chain challenges, companies say early vaccines can be distributed this year, as the logistics supply chain works to ship at scale in 2021.
August 25, 2020
Beverages
Varcode Appoints Leading Food Safety Specialists to Advisory Board
Varcode has appointed an advisory board of leading food safety specialists to help guide the company’s long-term growth in their industry segments.
August 11, 2020
Beverages
Varcode Tracking Vital to Success of Covid-19 Vaccines
Varcode is again featured as one of the leading IoT companies solving the problem of vaccine safety in the cold chain, in this new article in Supply Chain Dive.
July 15, 2020
Beverages
Varcode Pioneers Pandemic Testing Solutions
In this release from Pharmaceutical Commerce, Varcode is featured as one of the leading technology companies collaborating with diagnostic firms on new testing solutions.
June 3, 2020
Beverages
Varcode Closes Latest Financing Round
Varcode™ announced today it closed its most recent round of funding with a syndicate of investors. Access the full American Journal of Transportation article here.
May 11, 2020
Food
Food Logistics features Varcode on Supply Chain in the Time of COVID-19
In this month’s Food Logistics release, Joe Battoe, CEO Varcode, outlines the status and opportunities for the Supply Chain in the Time of COVID-19.
April 17, 2020
Home Delivery
Progressive Grocer Highlights Varcode’s Cold Chain Achievements
Jenny McTaggart identifies how Varcode and others provide critical solutions to ensure products stay safe and fresh in today’s complex cold chain system.
October 8, 2019
Beverages
“The Spoon” features Varcode
The Spoon discusses Varcode’s technology relating to growing food safety issues and lacking solutions for protecting food travels through the supply chain.
March 12, 2020
Pharma
Are you Prepared for the New Norm?
Brace for new demands as consumer behaviors and expectations have changed. 75% of U.S. companies have experienced supply chain disruptions in recent weeks.
May 24, 2022
Food
A fresh start for Varcode.com with new branding and focus
Varcode, Inc. sets the tone with their new site, for how critical it is to reduce waste and maintain accurate freshness data for food and drugs.
September 24, 2019
Pharma
Varcode wins International Collaboration Award at Walmart
Varcode was honored with the award for International Collaboration at Walmart's Food Safety Innovation Pipeline at their Collaboration Center (WFSCC) in Shenzhen.
January 23, 2020
Specialty Foods
Varcode at Fruit Logistica in Berlin - February 5-7, 2020
Anyone attending Fruit Logistica in Berlin on February 5, 6 & 7, please stop by and visit Varcode. See event details here!
September 22, 2019
Specialty Foods
Survey: Ordering perishables online requires building consumer trust
Varcode's new research validates that concerns over quality are hindering grocery e-commerce, as many shoppers are wary of buying fresh and frozen goods online.
October 20, 2022
Food
Varcode accelerates strategic growth with new CEO and board members
Varcode, maker of patented digital time- and temperature-sensitive supply chain solutions, has appointed Joseph Battoe as new president and CEO.
