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How to start a food and drink business
Tips and advice on how to start - and grow - a thriving food and drink business.
Industry news
17/05/2024
Get listed and drive growth with out of home advertising
Top tips for harnessing the power of this powerful medium and securing listings from JCDecaux and Waitrose.
Industry news
14/05/2024
HSSIB consultation
GS1 UK response to the HSSIB open consultation on its strategy and investigation criteria.
Industry news
09/05/2024
NHS England and GS1 UK renew partnership to transform the future of care
Fifty per cent of NHS trusts in England are now using GS1 standards to enhance patient safety and improve efficiencies. NHS England and GS1 UK have committed to continuing their partnership to extend these benefits across all trusts.
Industry news
09/05/2024
Change of date format for regulated healthcare products
From January 2025, manufacturers and suppliers of regulated healthcare products will need ensure product barcodes are encoded to comply with a new date format.
Industry news
08/05/2024
New NHS Supply Chain product coding policy
NHS Supply Chain releases new Data Standards Supplier Product Coding Policy.
Industry news
02/05/2024
How the digital exchange of data supports smarter urban planning
We explore how GS1 standards can help the AEC and FM industries become more efficient, increase safety, improve productivity lower costs.
Opinion piece
29/04/2024
QR codes powered by GS1: keeping allergen sufferers informed and protected
Our new research highlights the scale of the allergen labelling challenge and the potential solution offered by QR codes powered by GS1.
Industry news
25/04/2024
Over half of UK allergy sufferers have had a reaction from mislabelled or unclear food packaging
Our research has found that over half of people with food allergies have had an allergic reaction from mislabelled or unclear food packaging, with 23 per cent having suffered multiple reactions.
22/04/2024
The Bread & Jam dictionary: busting foodservice jargon
Discover the meaning behind some of the foodservice industry's most frequently used words and phrases.
Industry news
17/04/2024