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Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative: Get Ready…The Time Is Now!

The “business of food” is changing fast...the business models used just a few years ago no longer provide the efficiencies needed today; and increased consumer demand for product information regarding allergens, nutrition and food safety, including recent government regulations, all underscore the need for a common standards-based system to identify, capture and share accurate and timely product information.

By attending this free webinar you will learn what manufacturers, distributors and operators such as Tyson Foods, Inc., US Foods and Sodexo, Inc. already know, and how you can join them:

  • GS1 Standards and their use in the foodservice industry
  • The Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative, its goals, industry adoption progress, and how your organization can get involved
  • Benefits that foodservice companies are already seeing  
  • Industry and regulatory food safety initiatives such as the Food Safety Modernization Act
  • Tools and resources available to help you get started  

Register Now:
Thursday, April 25, 2013, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM ET
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM ET
Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM ET

On-Demand Webinars

New! GTIN Allocation Rules For Foodservice
This session provides an overview of the GS1 Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) Allocation Rules as they apply to the Foodservice industry. Learn about basic GTIN assignment rules, what changes to a foodservice product do and do not require the assignment of a new GTIN, foodservice specific examples of applying the rules, and the new “GTIN Allocation Rules for Foodservice Guideline” available to help with your GTIN management. This is a “must attend” session for all those who manage the assignment of GTINs and are responsible for product marking.

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New! Product Images - More than Just Pretty Pictures
Foodservice product images tell a story. They offer tremendous business value by offering important information, reducing the need for samples, and improving online user experience and merchandising capabilities. They can even help boost sales revenue when language may be a barrier. But, with digital images and formatting requirements varying across trading partners, this business value isn’t always realized. This informative session will put forth guidance and standardized methodology for how foodservice products can be stylized, represented digitally and transmitted through the GDSN, thus reducing complexity and enabling value. It also provides an overview of the new “Product Images Application Guideline” available to support the foodservice industry with implementation.  

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Educational Series
To view the webinars included in our Foodservice Educational Series, click here.

Series 1 - Getting Started with GS1 Standards
These webinars explain the overall benefits of the Initiative and GS1 Standards adoption, and offer guidance on assembling your internal support team.
Title Information Covered

GS1 Standards
  • Getting Started: What are GS1 Standards? What are the benefits of GS1 Standards adoption? How do I get started?
  • About the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN): What is the GDSN process? What are the benefits of adopting the GDSN?
  • Requirements for the GDSN: attributes, messaging, best practices
  • Defining the roles of data pools, publishing, and solution providers
  • An outline of the key people involved in a data management team, plus how and why they can be instrumental to your success
Series 2 - Foundations for Unique Identification
These webinars offers training on implementing unique product and location identifiers and how to utilize them in barcodes.
Introduction to Product and Location Identification
  • Introduction to Global Location Numbers (GLNs) 
  • Introduction to Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs)
  • Introduction to Global Location Numbers (GLNs) and assignment, developing GLN hierarchies and best practices, and the GS1 Company Prefix
  • Introduction to Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) and assignment, plus GTIN allocation rules and best practices
Introduction to GS1 Barcodes
  • Types of GS1 barcodes, when to use each type of barcode, best practices on GS1 barcode usage, and barcode quality control
Series 3 - Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative and GDSN Implementation
This webinar provides more detail on the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) and selecting third-party providers.
Implementing the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN)
  • Process for selecting a GDSN-Certified Data Pool and Recommendations for Solution Partners
  • How to get started in the GDSN
  • Developing your internal roadmap
  • Implementation options (machine-to-machine, portal, etc.) 
  • A review of your technical implementation options for synchronizing and receiving data
Series 4 - Optimizing Clean and Accurate Data
These webinars provide details on using, sharing, and optimizing electronically captured data.
Developing Your Data Usage Strategy
  • How can you use the data in existing or future systems and business processes?
  • How to develop your project plan for data sharing
Data Integrity and Cleansing Processes
  • How to ensure that your product information is clean and accurate and is updated in real time
  • Establishing internal business processes around data governance
  • How to develop metrics to measure your success

Additional Information to Aid in Implementation or Adoption
Title Information Covered
Barcode Symbology
  • Review of the Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative’s recommendation for Barcode Symbology implementation
GLN Strategy and GTIN Hierarchy
  • Review of the Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative’s recommendation for GTIN assignment