Technological progress brings revolutionary changes to people's everyday lives. Already today, the worldwide issue of food scarcity and the challenge of monitoring the quality of consumed food are present. New technologies provide traceability management for food from primary production to the finished product. Through this paper, we aim to showcase that we also have experts successfully addressing this issue. The paper describes a practical solution for tracking the entire production chain of ham, developed by our specialists for the needs of an Italian company. This company produces indigenous products with geographical indication protection. This solution was implemented as part of the Horizon 2020 project, funded by the European Union. The foundation for our practical ham production tracking solution lies in the development of Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, Web 3.0, semantic web, robotics, blockchain, IoT, Beacon, RFID, and similar technologies. First, the traditional method of ham production is described before the use of modern information technologies. Then, the paper outlines the functioning of the program for tracking ham production, starting from pig slaughtering to the distribution of finished products in shops. The main advantage of the presented system is information tracking. Since the RFID tag preserves product information throughout the supply chain, in case of a food safety incident, faulty products can be immediately located. The causes of errors, locations, and responsible personnel can be detected and proven through a web 3.0 application based on the OriginTrail blockchain protocol. This could significantly reduce business losses. Transparency of product information could significantly increase consumer trust in products and as a result boost their confidence in the food market.

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