Abstract
IntroductionIn recent years, various food scandals have damaged consumer trust in the food industry across the world (Sarpong, 2014; Garaus & Treiblmaier, 2021). In 2011, China witnessed a massive pork mislabeling scandal along with food fraud, which led to recalling donkey meat products that included fox meat (Kamath, 2018). In 2013, several meat suppliers in Europe replaced
Highlights
In recent years, various food scandals have damaged consumer trust in the food industry across the world (Sarpong, 2014; Garaus & Treiblmaier, 2021)
This article aimed at contributing to the field of supply chain management innovation by investigating the benefits of blockchain-based traceability in food supply chains
While blockchain technology has begun to demonstrate how it can transform industries and enhance business model innovation (Zhao et al, 2016; Tandon et al, 2021), it constitutes a managerial challenge for incumbents (Beck & Muller-Bloch, 2017)
Summary
Various food scandals have damaged consumer trust in the food industry across the world (Sarpong, 2014; Garaus & Treiblmaier, 2021). Four million Canadians are affected by domestically acquired foodborne illnesses each year, which resulted from food contamination (Astill et al, 2019). Both food companies and consumers would benefit from faster response times to food scandals and outbreaks of foodborne illnesses (Aung & Chang, 2014; Astill et al, 2019). Traceability has become paramount in global food supply chains because consumers expect higher levels of reliability and safety (Casino et al, 2019; Behnke & Janssen, 2020; Tayal et al, 2021)
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