Wiliot Named Winner in 2024 Progressive Grocer Impact Awards for its Ambient IoT Food Safety Initiative

Wiliot, the Internet of Things pioneer whose Ambient Intelligence platform is enabling trillions of things to gain intelligence, announced that its Ambient IoT Food Safety Initiative has been recognized as a winner in the 2024 Progressive Grocer Impact Awards in the Ethical Sourcing / Supply Chain Transparency category. Past category winners include food industry giants such as Kroger, Whole Foods, and Giant Food.

The Progressive Grocer Impact Awards recognize the accomplishments of food retailers, suppliers, and solutions providers that are addressing issues such as food waste, greenhouse gas emissions, and responsible sourcing across the food chain.

The award emphasizes Wiliot's commitment to driving change in the food industry by leveraging a new technology paradigm – the ambient IoT – to reduce food waste and equip businesses with the real-time, item-level data they need to increase revenue, improve safety, achieve regulatory compliance, and reduce their carbon footprint.

As part of its Ambient IoT Food Safety Initiative, Wiliot partnered with food industry leaders iFoodDS and Trustwell to incorporate its ambient IoT data into both companies' food safety and compliance platforms. Now, in addition to tracking food products using traditional methods – QR codes, advance shipping notices, and electronic documentation – these platforms can also track products using Wiliot's ambient IoT data.

The initiative is also designed to help the country's largest food companies leverage ambient IoT to comply with the Food Safety & Modernization Act's Rule 204, which aims to enhance visibility within the supply chain to achieve better responses to foodborne illnesses, contamination, and other public health and safety issues. The industry has until January 2026 to comply with Rule 204.