Between the lines podcast

With UK grocery expert, Karen Green

How to create that perfect pitch and useful advice for foodpreneurs launching their products.

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Over two million companies globally use our barcodes, including all major retailers and online marketplaces, foodservice operators and healthcare organisations.

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Free trial of productDNA

Before 30 April 2020

We are offering a time limited free trial of productDNA for grocery brands with an annual turnover of less than £50m. 

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Location management

Right product. Right place. Right time

For healthcare suppliers and trusts, how do you manage thousands of locations and delivery points for your products?

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Meet our member

The London Chocolate Company

We sat down with the company's co-founder, Jay Rawal, who shares where his love of chocolate creation comes from, as well as why he chose to join GS1 UK.

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Helping business during Coronavirus

Discover how we are providing help and guidance through these difficult time

SME help during Coronavirus

Help for SMEs during the Coronavirus

See what initiatives the UK Government are putting in place to support SMEs

One secure version of the truth for all your product data

Get your product data right first time, every time

With the standardised industry catalogue from productDNA, you can be confident you have all the correct product information in one place, so you are no longer scrambling around trying to find the required data for your listing window. See how it works >>

Adopting GS1 Standards

Six key takeaways to consider when adopting standards

Our healthcare team are on a countrywide tour to discover how standards are helping to improve the way their organisations work

Google endorses GS1 projects

Google endorses GS1 projects

At this year's GS1 Global Forum, Google endorsed the importance of GS1 projects to improve search and overall customer experience

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Community partners

We have created a community zone to showcase some key partners who can help to grow your business

Meet our members

Meet our members

Our members share their business stories - how they started and their plans for the future

GS1 UK Training

Getting started with GS1 standards

08/04/2020

Getting started with productDNA

15/04/2020

How to build stable data foundations for the future with your GS1 UK membership

21/04/2020

Upcoming events

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Oct

AMAFEST UK

05

Nov

GS1 UK Annual General Meeting (AGM)

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Introducing productDNA, a single data source to describe and share your products. Making life easier for suppliers, retailers and shoppers.

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Our services

Training

Training

For over 40 years we’ve trained thousands of companies on our standards and solutions

productDNA

productDNA

Better data, more control, speed and simplicity through the supply chain. And a single, central catalogue means you never duplicate time or resources

LocationManager

LocationManager

LocationManager is an online service that enables Trusts and their suppliers to store, share and manage their locations

Who owns this barcode

Who owns this barcode

Search the full GS1 database to access vital member information

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Bottom line: to sell your products you need a barcode. And for your barcode you need a unique GS1 number.

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About GS1 UK

We set standards. Using unique numbers that are used in barcodes, RFID tags and product data management, we support the world’s supply chains and healthcare systems.

Whether you’re a start-up trading on marketplaces who needs to identify your products, an international retailer managing different channels and routes to market or an NHS Trust striving to improve care delivery, we are here to help.

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