Royal Food Import Expects E-Seals Will Save It a King's Ransom
The food importer will soon begin using Savi Networks cargo container seals to track the location and temperature of products being transported from factories overseas to stores in the United States.
EPCglobal US Survey Finds Strong RFID Foundation in CPG Sector
A report indicates that consumer goods suppliers are pleased with the performance of their RFID deployments, but that they are not yet generally using the technology to improve business processes.
N.H. Reps Pass RFID Privacy Bill
For the third time in the past four years, the state's house of representatives wants to require businesses to notify consumers if items have RFID tags, and to provide restrictions regarding how those tags are used.
Lavazza Uses RFID to Track Packaging Materials, Boosting Efficiency
The coffee manufacturer employs EPC Gen 2 passive UHF RFID tags to automate the replenishment of packaging materials supplied by Goglio Cofibox, and used to create products Lavazza sells to consumers.
Smartrac Hopes to Release Green RFID Tags Within a Year
The Dutch firm indicates the new passive tags will be almost completely biodegradable after use, to reduce waste, while being priced similarly to current tags.
MoLo Unveils Universal RFID-enabled Loyalty Card
The company envisions its system as a replacement for the multiple retailer loyalty cards and clipped coupons that consumers currently carry to realize savings.
Sandal Maker to Deploy RFID-enabled Displays in Stores
Sole, a company that makes high-performance sandals and footbeds, hopes that the use of EPC RFID tags will help retailers maintain optimal stock levels of high-demand products.
Alliance, Seeonic, UPM Raflatac Collaborate on Item-Level Retail Display
The RFID-enabled system uses EPC Gen 2 tags to allow retailers and product suppliers to track not only new promotional displays, but also the individual items they contain.
RFID Is TOP Priority for Store Loyalty Cards
Washington State retailer TOP Food & Drug issues RFID cards to help it provide customers with discounts, refunds, recall data and other personalized services.
Two Food Chains Trial RFID-based Electronic Shelf Labels
The Altierre system enables the retailers to automatically make price changes and product recall alerts on shelf labels throughout their stores.
