Our latest campaigns We’re committed to using our standards to power a safer and more sustainable world. Informing and protecting consumers We collaborate with industry to help businesses adapt to new legislation. Powering the UK's deposit return schemes We are driving the move towards a more circular economy by harnessing the power of standards. Growth beyond borders Help and support for starting your exporting journey including funding opportunities. News & insights Turning the tide on food waste with QR codes powered by GS1 Find out how GS1 standards, smarter systems and better-informed consumers can prevent food waste before it happens. 05/11/2025 The future of product information: 2D barcodes, generative AI and the evolving digital shopper By Rabia Yasmeen, global insight manager e-commerce at Euromonitor, Grant Budding, consulting business development for international development at Euromonitor and Kerry Morrison, head of retail at GS1 UK. 04/11/2025 Half of shoppers say they’ve been sold out-of-date food – as £11.8bn worth of groceries binned each year Over half of UK adults (51 per cent) say they’ve unknowingly bought out-of-date food from supermarkets, as our latest research finds £11.8 billion worth of groceries are thrown away each year. 23/10/2025 GS1 standards Our standards provide a common way for businesses to uniquely identify, accurately capture and automatically share information about their products, locations, assets and more. Find out more about our standards
Turning the tide on food waste with QR codes powered by GS1 Find out how GS1 standards, smarter systems and better-informed consumers can prevent food waste before it happens. 05/11/2025
The future of product information: 2D barcodes, generative AI and the evolving digital shopper By Rabia Yasmeen, global insight manager e-commerce at Euromonitor, Grant Budding, consulting business development for international development at Euromonitor and Kerry Morrison, head of retail at GS1 UK. 04/11/2025
Half of shoppers say they’ve been sold out-of-date food – as £11.8bn worth of groceries binned each year Over half of UK adults (51 per cent) say they’ve unknowingly bought out-of-date food from supermarkets, as our latest research finds £11.8 billion worth of groceries are thrown away each year. 23/10/2025
