Blockchain

Albertsons Is Putting Lettuce on the Blockchain

It's the latest retailer to join IBM’s Food Trust to track products

The retailer will start with romaine lettuce from one distribution center.Courtesy Getty Images
By Lisa Lacy

April 11, 2019

Like Walmart before it, grocer Albertsons is putting its lettuce on the blockchain by joining IBM’s Food Trust network and piloting the technology to trace romaine lettuce from a single distribution center.

Lisa Lacy

Lisa Lacy is Adweek's Commerce Editor.

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