Machu Picchu Foods Advances Traceability and Sustainability Through ICE Commodity Traceability

In a context where international markets are increasingly demanding higher levels of transparency, traceability, and sustainability, Machu Picchu Foods continues to strengthen its commitment to a responsible supply chain through its onboarding process to ICE Commodity Traceability (ICE CoT), an international platform designed to support traceability and compliance with environmental and regulatory requirements across the cocoa value chain. Currently, the company’s membership application is undergoing validation as part of the process established by the platform.

ICE CoT is a technology solution that helps companies across the supply chain collect, store, validate, and share due diligence information. Its objective is to facilitate the verification that traded products are traceable, have been legally produced, and are aligned with the requirements of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), one of the most relevant regulations for international agricultural markets today.

A Tool to Strengthen Responsible Supply Chains

The platform is based on public and transparent methodologies that allow key information related to the origin of raw materials, legal compliance processes, and the physical traceability of products to be reviewed and validated throughout the value chain.

ICE CoT structures its system around three main components:

• Traceability from the Plot of Origin: The platform incorporates georeferenced information from the agricultural plots where cocoa is produced. This information undergoes validation processes that consider variables such as farm location, the presence of protected areas, and potential deforestation-related risks through specialized geospatial analysis tools.
• Legal Production and Risk Management: ICE CoT evaluates the systems and procedures implemented by organizations to ensure regulatory compliance and appropriate risk management. This includes aspects related to environmental protection, human rights, third-party rights, anti-corruption measures, tax and commercial compliance, as well as risk mitigation mechanisms within the supply chain.
• Physical Traceability Across the Value Chain: The platform allows product movements to be recorded and verified from their origin through subsequent stages of storage, processing, and transportation. This creates verifiable traceability that helps connect each lot with the agricultural plots from which the raw material originates.

Preparing for the Challenges of the Global Market

Growing international regulation is encouraging organizations to strengthen the management of information related to sustainability and responsible sourcing. ICE CoT was developed precisely to respond to these new requirements, supporting the creation of traceable, deforestation-free supply chains aligned with the expectations of customers, consumers, and regulatory authorities.

In addition to facilitating regulatory compliance, the platform seeks to build trust through validation methodologies, compliance questionnaires, risk assessments, and verification and inspection programs for the information submitted by participants.