-based coffee chain Starbucks will implement tech giant Azure Service to track coffee production, tech site GeekWire on May 6.
Starbucks first its “bean to cup” initiative in 2018, stating that it would work with farmers in Costa Rica, , and Rwanda to pilot a -based coffee-tracking system. The system will purportedly allow to track the production of their coffee and will open up potential financial opportunities for coffee bean farmers on the backend.
Starbucks further noted that they would open source the pilot program to disseminate their findings.
The two companies presented a number of joint initiatives today at Microsoft’s Build Conference, GeekWire reports. The other projects reportedly include predictive drive-thru ordering and connecting Internet-of-Things ()-enabled equipment at different cafe locations.
Microsoft’s Azure Service was just on May 2, as recently reported by Cointelegraph. Azure Service is a -as-a-service () platform that currently supports Quorum, the -based platform of . The new Microsoft BaaS purports to streamline the use of consortium networks, from creation to modification.
Earlier this week, details emerged that suggest Starbucks will accept ()-based payments following an equity deal with American platform . No actual bitcoins will reportedly end up processed by the chain, as the will be instantly transferred into fiat currency.
Published at Tue, 07 May 2019 00:24:24 +0000
