B-Fresh (short for Blockchain-Facilitated Recipe & Event Supply Chain) is an innovation developed under the TITAN Horizon Europe programme.
It was created to solve one of the biggest challenges in hospitality: how to make the journey of food: from farm to plate – verifiable, transparent, and trusted.
Consumers today don’t just want promises about sustainability, they want proof.
Yet current labels often confuse rather than clarify.
B-Fresh bridges this gap by using blockchain technology to ensure non-repudiable, verifiable data, allowing every ingredient, producer, and recipe to be transparently linked and verified.
Developed within the Chefchain ecosystem, B-Fresh transforms food data into traceable digital stories.
Built on the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain, it enables:
– Digital Product Passports (DPPs): interactive, blockchain-backed profiles showing origin, impact, and nutrition per dish.
– Smart Integrations: automated onboarding through links with official databases like KvK and GS1.
– AI Data Support: helping producers enrich sustainability and nutritional data efficiently.
– QR Transparency: every menu item gets a scannable QR code revealing its full verified journey.
Pilots with leading catering innovators such as Hutten foodchain and Krumbl demonstrated
that “Total Dish Transparency” not only builds consumer trust but also creates a competitive
edge in tenders and ESG reporting.
The platform has reached TRL 7 (operational demonstration) and proved its value at live
events like Innofest Amsterdam and Groningen.
Krumbl isn’t just another street food concept; it’s a culinary journey celebrating the rich tradition of British apple crumble while embracing the dynamic flavors and ingredients of the Netherlands.
What started as a simple yet exquisite dessert has been elevated to new heights, enriched with the finest Dutch produce and culinary expertise.
KRUMBL believes in transparency every step of the way. That’s why they documented every detail of the process, allowing you to trace the journey of each ingredient from farm to plate.
B-Fresh doesn’t just build systems, it brings people in.
By simplifying onboarding for farmers and small producers, it tackles the first-mile challenge: making digital participation accessible to everyone in the food chain.
Following its success within TITAN, B-Fresh is now scaling through Chefchain.org, with:
– A redesigned platform launching in Autumn 2025
– Expansion into Dutch catering networks in 2026
– International pilots in 2027
