How Will The Iot Affect Food Industry Trends?

Advances in technology have a way of changing how nearly all industries operate; the food industry is no exception. With the growth and availability of the Internet of Things (IoT), the food industry is in line for some major shifts—especially when it comes to trends in food safety.

If you aren’t familiar with IoT, it’s the principle of using existing network infrastructure to connect sensors and devices for data collection purposes. (Check out this thorough explanation of IoT.) Essentially, IoT creates opportunities for the physical world to be further integrated into computer-based systems. And although the term was coined more than 15 years ago, the benefits of IoT and the availability of real-time data are only just recently beginning to join the mainstream.

What does this have to do with food industry trends? Here are three ways we expect to see IoT have an influence: