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## [5 Steps for Food Suppliers to Adopt Digital Supply Chain Technology](https://www.catsquared.com/blog/5-steps-for-food-suppliers-to-adopt-digital-supply-chain-technology)

 By [Kathy Barbeire](https://www.catsquared.com/blog/author/kathy-barbeire) on Jan 8, 2021 4:01:46 PM

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This last year revealed many vulnerabilities and challenges for food suppliers. The pandemic exposed a vulnerability in manufacturers’ reliance on human labor. Regulatory bodies like the [FDA](https://www.fda.gov/food/new-era-smarter-food-safety?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--aDC2Q4RxzK7AqU3md0sCi0sULmPeT7gd4Oa9HTJqP6gPR0Wo3tI3yHgQFi_qEkvB-0ylY), [USDA](https://cointelegraph.com/news/usda-proposes-blockchain-ledger-for-organic-product-supply-chain?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--aDC2Q4RxzK7AqU3md0sCi0sULmPeT7gd4Oa9HTJqP6gPR0Wo3tI3yHgQFi_qEkvB-0ylY), and [GFFA](http://www.fao.org/e-agriculture/international-digital-council-food-and-agriculture?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--aDC2Q4RxzK7AqU3md0sCi0sULmPeT7gd4Oa9HTJqP6gPR0Wo3tI3yHgQFi_qEkvB-0ylY) are compelling supply-chain participants to adopt common standards and digital technologies. Retailers – who are under pressure from consumers demanding more variety, sustainability, transparency, and ethical sourcing – are [increasingly willing to go around manufacturers](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-walmart-beef-idUSKCN1S021A?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--aDC2Q4RxzK7AqU3md0sCi0sULmPeT7gd4Oa9HTJqP6gPR0Wo3tI3yHgQFi_qEkvB-0ylY) to create the products they need if they can’t get the relationship they want with the manufacturer. These challenges will continue beyond 2021.

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