One of the main advantages of blockchain technology is the decentralization of the node structure. The TrustChain consists of hundreds of nodes in several countries around the world.
Some of the nodes are maintained by supply chain companies (Supernodes), others by the consumer community (Masternodes) to form a global collaboration of industry and consumers for improved efficiency and transparency.
TE-FOOD is a public-permissioned blockchain. While blockchain data (which access level is set as “public” by the food company) can be read publicly on the blockchain explorer, writing data to the blockchain, or validating transactions requires permission for additional security.