The packaging solutions company’s new digital service combines real-time tracking, AI and advanced data analytics to make supply chains more transparent and efficient, earning recognition with the Smart Solution Award 2025
Reusable packaging solutions leader Ifco has announced the launch of Ifco Digital, featuring its new Tracking-as-a-Service (TaaS) solution.
According to Ifco, the solution marks a “key milestone” in the company’s digital transformation journey.
The innovation has also earned Ifco the Smart Solution Award 2025, recognising its leadership in connected and sustainable supply chain management.
”Since 1992, Ifco has championed circular logistics with its SmartCycle pooling model, ensuring reusable packaging containers (RPCs) are collected, cleaned, and redeployed for reuse,” the group explained.
“With the introduction of its digital services, Ifco now takes this model to the next level – combining real-time tracking, AI, and advanced data analytics to make supply chains smarter, more transparent, and more efficient.”
The new Ifco Digital TaaS solution uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to provide real-time visibility into the location, temperature, and condition of reusable crates and pallets throughout the supply chain.
”Unlike other solutions on the market, Ifco’s TaaS is a true plug-and-play solution that requires no infrastructure investment on the customer side,” it continued.
”All connectivity is enabled through smart trackers attached directly to Ifco’s reusable crates and pallets, eliminating the need for gates or fixed installations.
”This simplicity makes the system easy to scale, fast to deploy, and highly cost-efficient,” Ifco said.
With TaaS, customers gain actionable insights that help them reduce asset and produce losses through precise real time tracking; optimise utilisation and reverse logistics, improving operational efficiency; enhance quality assurance by monitoring temperature-sensitive goods throughout transport to avoid food waste; and support sustainability and ESG goals by minimising waste and lowering CO2 emissions.
Ifco confirmed that pilots are already underway in collaboration with growers, retailers, and logistics partners across North America and Europe.
These pilots validate the solution at scale and provide real-world data to support a broader rollout in 2026, it outlined.
“Our digital solutions have already enabled us to track more than one billion trips of reusable packaging containers – a milestone that reflects the scale and maturity of Ifc’s digital transformation,” said Dr Sebastian Grams, chief digital officer at Ifco.
“With Tracking-as-a-Service, we’re taking this even further, turning data into actionable insights that make our customers’ supply chains more transparent, efficient, and sustainable.”
