Foods Connected Acquires HarvestMark Quality Insights Platform

Foods Connected Acquires HarvestMark Quality Insights Platform from iFoodDS, Expanding Quality and Food Safety Capabilities in North America and Australia. The acquisition demonstrates Foods Connected’s commitment to global food supply chain software and growth of the Quality Insights business.

Foods Connected, the global food supply chain software platform for supplier compliance, quality inspection, food safety, PLM, specifications, and procurement, today announced it has acquired HarvestMarkQuality Insights, a food quality inspection and insights solution formerly part of iFoodDS, a leading provider of food traceability solutions.

The acquisition adds more than a decade of quality inspection expertise to the Foods Connected platform, significantly expanding its presence in North America alongside its established base across the UK, Europe, and Australia.

As part of the transaction, the HarvestMark Quality Insights product and team join Foods Connected. iFoodDS continues to operate independently, remaining focused on traceability through its Trace Exchange platform.

Foods Connected works with leading food manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice businesses around the world, providing them with the tools to manage supplier compliance, auditing, food safety, product lifecycle management, specifications, and procurement across their supply chains.

"This acquisition strengthens what we can offer our customers, bringing a decade of quality inspection expertise together with our existing strength in supplier management, PLM and specifications, and procurement. It also significantly grows our presence in North America and Australia. We are excited to invest in the Quality Insights solution and support its continued growth as part of Foods Connected."

Roger McCracken, CEO, Foods Connected

“This transaction positions the HarvestMark Quality Insights team and platform for continued growth and investment under Foods Connected, while allowing iFoodDS to increase its investment in Trace Exchange,” said Scott Mathews, CEO of iFoodDS. “We remain committed to advancing traceability across the food industry and helping companies build more connected, transparent, and regulation-ready supply chains.”
Scott Matthews, CEO, iFoodDS

About Foods Connected

Foods Connected connects supplier, quality, production, and compliance data in one platform, helping food businesses spot risk earlier, strengthen compliance, and make confident decisions across their supply chain. Foods Connected works with medium-to-large food manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice businesses across the UK, Europe, Australia, and North America, including offices in Bentonville, Arkansas. Foods Connected is backed by Apax Partners. For more information, visit www.foodsconnected.com.

About iFoodDS

iFoodDS provides connected traceability and food safety solutions that help food companies gain greater visibility into their supply chains, manage risk, and improve collaboration with trading partners. Through its Trace Exchange platform, iFoodDS helps suppliers, distributors, retailers, and foodservice organizations streamline traceability data exchange and participate in a connected supply chain network. Visit https://www.ifoodds.com/ to learn more.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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