FROM FARM TO FORK

IS YOUR FOOD PROCESS TRANSPARENT? FTF aims to answer that question to ensure your customers fully trust your products as well as increase your awareness of your food processes DID YOU KNOW???? Food fraud, which the Grocery Manufacturers Association estimates costs the industry between $10 billion and $15 billion a year

OUR GOAL “TO SUPPLY A TRANSPARENT WHOLE SUPPLY CHAIN WHICH CAN BE READILY INTEGRATED AND QUICKLY.”

WHO IS FTF??? FARM TO FORK AS THE SOUTH AFRICAN AGENT FOR TRACEASSURED, AN INTERNET BASED SERVICE FOR SUPPLY CHAIN INFORMATION EXCHANGE FROM SOURCE TO SHELF. WE ARE A SUBSIDIARY OF BBS SOLUTIONS A WEB BASED MANAGING PLATFORM

WHAT IS FTF??? 1. Food chain traceability in Agri-Food Industry 2. Internet based service for supply chain information exchange from source to shelf. 3. Collects, stores and reports forward and backward traces, mass balances, temperature and quality data within and between supply chains.

WHAT WE PROMISE TO DELIVER YOU 1. Supply Chain Communication from Source to Shelf 2. Reduction of risk exposure 3. Rapid accurate identification of the impact/scope of a problem 4. Reduction of the consequences of claims

WHAT WE PROMISE TO DELIVER YOU.… 5. Reduced premiums/extended coverage available on Products Liability and/or Recall Insurances 6. Enhanced confidence in buyers, suppliers and sub-suppliers 7. Reduction in prevention costs Brand Protection 8. Increased possibility for a "surgical precision recall" - Brand Protection

WHAT WE PROMISE TO DELIVER YOU.… 9. Complete traceability of all the components in the supply chain 10. Access to granular traceability and quality information 11. Forwards and Backwards Tracing 12. Convince buyers of full and open traceability of their products 13. Reduce the cost of traceability 14. Build trust in international markets

WHAT WE DELIVER TO YOU  Tracing  Backward Tracing  Forward Tracing  Mass Balances & back packs  Broken Trace Identification  Graphical Display

TRACING Record transfer of raw materials, ingredients, packaging, etc Graphical display of locations (In- Take, Preparation Area, Mixing Area, Dry Goods, Cold Store, etc) and containers (Tote Bins, tumbler, mixer, oven, etc)

BACKWARD TRACING Investigate production path of a product Identify raw materials used Raw materials traced to origin Transparency of final product production path

FORWARD TRACING Identify path of a particular product from raw material to final deliverable Ability to identify discrepancies in mass, temperature, acidity, humidity, oxygen, etc Product recalls efficient and accurate with limited time wastage

BROKEN TRACE IDENTIFICATION Identifies Fraud and negligence of staff Ability to identify where information not recorded Prevent incomplete traces Increase Accountability of staff

MASS BALANCE Provide Mass balance information Identify where fraud or negligence has taken place Increase operational efficiency Account for all material coming in and going out Decrease Operational Costs

BACKPACK INFORMATION Differentiates us from our competitors Gain further transparency over food processes through backpack recording Backpack include Acidity% Humidity% Oxygen% Temperature etc

GRAPHICAL DISPLAY Graphical layout/floor plan of plant Fixed and movable container locations Full graphical trace of material, products and containers from and to different locations Descriptive reports

WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY Former First Minister for Northern Ireland, The Right Honourable Dr Ian Paisley “…an initiative which can deliver and demonstrate this transparency” Mick Keyes, Senior Architect BSC CTO Office, Hewlett-Packard Inc “HP sees great market potential in offering services and solutions to bring about traceability in the food chain” Professor Patrick Wall, Chairperson of the European Food Safety Authority “…Ireland can differentiate itself by producing premium quality products supported by robust policies, procedures and processes”

OUR PARTNERS

CONTACT DETAILS David Pereira Technical Director Beng(Mechanical) University of Pretoria Skype: periwinkel101 Wesley Erasmus Marketing Director Bcom Marketing (UNISA) Skype: