Channel Partner Program
FoodReady is now a GS1 US Channel Partner!
We’ve partnered with GS1 US to be able to offer authentic GTINs directly through our website. The GS1 US Channel Partner Program is designed to enable wider access to UPC barcodes and the essential identification numbers associated with them, GS1 US Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) and GS1 Company Prefixes.
Program Overview
The GS1 US Channel Partner Program is designed to enable wider access to UPC barcodes and the essential identification numbers associated with them, GS1 US Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) and GS1 Company Prefixes.
Benefits of GS1 US Partnership for FoodReady Customers:
Ability to grow and scale using verifiable GS1 product identification numbers.
Meet retailer and marketplace requirements for barcoding and fulfillment. Sell your products with Amazon, Walmart, and other retailers with a globally accepted UPC barcode from GS1 US.
Avoid issues associated with non-GS1 identifiers that cannot be verified or do not match your company’s name.
Support regulatory requirements for food, medical device, and pharmaceutical traceability.
Why Use GS1 US?
GS1 is the global authority for the unique identification of products and companies, which serve as the building blocks for barcodes. Retailers often name GS1 as their preferred barcode vendor, but many third-party barcode vendors claim they have GS1 barcodes. Although their barcodes may have originated from GS1, they do not carry the benefits of licensing a barcode directly from GS1 US. Only barcodes from GS1 uniquely identify your company as the brand owner of that product.
Retailers often verify the authenticity of your barcodes by checking in the GS1 Database before they allow you to sell on their site. If your company is not listed in the database as the brand owner of that barcode, your account might be suspended, or you might need to relabel your products. Both will cost you time and money.
Get UPC codes directly through our partnership with GS1 US!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is GS1 US?
GS1 US is a not-for-profit supply chain standards organization. Best known as the administrator of the UPC barcode, it is part of one of the largest identification and standards organizations in the world. GS1 helps companies uniquely identify products, locations, and other assets, and share information about them with trading partners and consumers in a consistent way. Learn more at https://www.gs1us.org.
Why do you need a GS1 barcode?
Today, many retailers and marketplaces may require companies to get authentic identification numbers that specifically link a brand to the product being sold. These retailers and marketplaces check UPC barcodes in the GS1 Database to ensure this connection before approving product listings. Getting an authentic GS1 barcode from GS1 US can support the sale of your products worldwide.
What is a GTIN?
A GTIN stands for Global Trade Item Number.A GTIN is a GS1 identification key that is used to identify a trade item which could be a product that you may sell or a service that you may offer in an online listing or in a brick-and-mortar store. GTINs can be used by themselves for an online product listing or then can be encoded into a UPC barcode. A UPC is a Universal Product Code which is predominately scanned in North America at retail point-of-sale or checkout. The data that the UPC barcode uses is called the GTIN-12. It is called GTIN-12 because it is always made up of 12-digits and those 12-digits are unique to each of your products. Since the GTIN-12 is commonly encoded in a UPC-A barcode, the term UPC is sometimes used in place of GTIN-12.Barcodes that contain GTINs from GS1 US provide an authentic way to uniquely identify your products in the supply chain and in e-commerce.
How can we assist you?
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