ITHACA, N.Y. – The “use-by” and “best-by” dates printed on milk cartons and gallon jugs may soon become a thing of the past, giving way to more accurate and informative QR codes. A new Cornell ...

Food scientists are developing a milk carton suitable for a future in which most people own a smartphone, Cornell University has announced. The cartons would reduce food waste by helping consumers ...

Benjamin Claeys is CEO of QR TIGER, MENU TIGER, and GiftLips. He also hosts Stay QRious, a podcast about QR code best practices. We’re in a time when the business landscape constantly shifts into ...

Supermarket chains including Tesco, Morrisons and Ocado are already trialling QR codes on products which will eventually replace barcodes in an eco-friendly drive. The retailers have brought in QR ...

The next generation of barcodes includes a heavy emphasis on QR codes and smartphone-use. Fifty years ago, on June 26, 1974, the first universal product code (UPC) was scanned at a Marsh Supermarket ...

Scroll down to find out what other major changes are hitting stores in 2025 MAJOR UK supermarkets have made a huge change to milk cartons. It comes along with the new shake-up to supermarket checkouts ...