Using digital disruption to track product information

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has launched ePIF, which enables food and beverage companies to track product information across its entire value chain. The technological asset is the first element under the AFGC’s Authorised Food Data System initiative, which aims to empower companies to better source and manage information on their products.

AFGC CEO Tanya Barden said: “AFGC’s ePIF is a tool developed by the $126 billion food industry in Australia and New Zealand to obtain and share information needed to meet obligations under regulatory requirements and industry codes in regard to food ingredients and finished products in a consistent and standardised manner. ePIF, which is version 6.0 of the PIF, builds on a decade of industry knowledge. ePIF features updated content on issues like origin labelling and health star ratings and is being translated into a range of business-to-business software solutions.”

In delivering these solutions, the AFGC is partnering with established food industry software providers such as Hamilton Grant, Bizcaps Software and Oak Barrel Software. The AFGC also is engaged with GS1 Australia to align data standards to promote interoperability, ensuring the one set of data can be used for multiple solutions.