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Publish with ease. Receive with confidence.
A GS1 Certified Data Pool built for foodservice. Brand owners publish without the heavy lifting. Distributors receive GDSN data they can build on. Every record is governed by the Golden Record.
GS1
Certified GDSN data pool
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Live distributor connections
1k+
GS1-ready attributes
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EPR
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Data Pool / Publications
Publications
Publish items
Draft
12
Validated
48
Published
1,204
Confirmed · CIC
1,180
Item
GTIN
Partners
Status
Fryer Oil, 35 lb
10071234567012
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Missing net content
Ground Beef Patty, 4 oz
10071234567890
6 of 6
Confirmed
Brioche Bun, 4 in
10071234567234
4 of 6
Published
Cheddar Slice, 0.75 oz
10071234567456
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Validated
How it works
Both sides of the trade, one governed record.
Whether you publish or receive, data passes through the same validation and the same Golden Record standard, with a person alongside you from the first record to the first publication.
For brand owners & data sources
Publishing is the easy part.
01
Start from what you have
ERP exports, PIM data, spreadsheets and APIs come in through Connections.
02
Validated before it goes out
Every record is checked against GDSN requirement sets and completed where data is missing.
03
Publish with confidence
Released to every subscribing partner, right the first time.
04
Confirmations handled for you
Partner confirmations are managed by protocol, not chased through inboxes.
For distributors & retailers
Receive GDSN data as a foundation.
01
Subscribe
Choose the suppliers whose items you want to receive, with help setting up your first subscriptions.
02
Receive a trusted record
Data arrives complete, standardized and validated, so your item master starts clean.
03
Map into your systems
Connections maps records into your ERP, catalog or PIM.
04
Stay current
You’re notified when a supplier changes an item, and changes reach your systems when you’re ready.
Interpret, don’t just transmit
One item. Five answers in. One record out.
Legacy pools pass along whatever a supplier sends. This one reconciles it first.
Manufacturer ERP
Beef Patty 4 OZ · 113 g
GDSN publication
Ground Beef Patty, 4 oz · allergens declared
Distributor catalog
BF PTY 4OZ 10/1 · 0.25 lb
Buying group
Beef patty (4oz) · allergens declared
Operator menu
Quarter-pound patty · no weight
Golden record
Ready to publish
Ground Beef Patty, 4 oz
Description
Ground Beef Patty, 4 oz
Corrected
Net weight
113 g · 4.0 oz
Corrected
Allergens
Declared
Packaging material
Corrugate case, LDPE liner
Corrected
GTIN
10071234567890
Illustrative example based on a single item.
Capabilities
What makes it more than a pipe.
GS1 certified
A certified GDSN data pool, audited against the standard.
Validation against requirement sets
Errors caught before trading partners see them.
Enrichment in transit
Missing and inconsistent attributes completed as records pass through.
Confirmations by protocol
Partner acknowledgements (CIC) tracked automatically.
Foodservice attributes
Allergens, nutrition, packaging and case and pack hierarchy.
Recipient data pool
Distributors can receive GDSN directly, mapped into their own systems.
Compared with legacy pools
Built to understand records, not only to move them.
Legacy data pools
Move records between trading partners
Data quality is the supplier’s problem
Onboarding measured in months of manual mapping
Compliance handled downstream, by someone else
Data Controller
Interpret, correct and enrich every record in transit
Data quality is the product
Mapping proposed automatically, reviewed by exception
Compliance built into the item record
Who it’s for
Both sides of the trade.
Manufacturers
Publish once to every subscribing partner, with errors caught before they leave.
Distributors
Receive supplier data already validated, and map it straight into your systems.
Buying groups
Give members a single, certified source for the items they buy.
Works with the rest of the platform
One record, four ways to put it to work.
Every product runs on the same governed item record, so a fix made in one place shows up everywhere else.
Connections
Get data in and out, and know it’s healthy.
You are here
GS1 Certified Data Pool
Move records between trading partners over GDSN.
AI Enrichment
Turn every incoming record into a correct one.
EPR Compliance
Turn packaging data into a filed report.
FAQ
Questions about the data pool.
Can I switch from my current data pool?
Needs input
Yes. Describe what migration involves and how long it typically takes.
Do my trading partners need to change anything?
Needs input
Explain how GDSN interoperability means partners keep receiving data as they do today.
Which GDSN versions and target markets do you support?
Needs input
List supported versions and markets.
How is pricing structured?
Needs input
Decide whether to say publicly that pricing is based on the value of the data rather than per connection.
Get a demo
See how easy publishing can be.
Whether you publish or receive, we’ll start with your data and walk your team through what’s ready, what’s missing, and what it means.
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