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Saving the planet, one drinks container at a time
In the latest instalment of GS1 UK’s Powering Progress webinar series, we look at the issue of sustainability, with a panel of executives united in their commitment to a greener future.
Industry news
21/07/2021
From kitchen to £40m – the Pasta Evangelists story
Snubbed by Harvard, burned by the impresarios from Dragons’ Den and overlooked by countless investors, Italian-born Alessandro Savelli might have given up on his business vision: bringing premium pasta to the hungry masses.
Opinion piece
16/07/2021
Take our exporting survey to win one of four £100 Amazon vouchers
Export is a topic that many of our members are interested in.
Industry news
23/06/2021
Grow. Innovate. Thrive: our new GS1 UK partner finder will help you get there
To better connect our members and partners we have revamped our GS1 UK partner finder – head of partnerships, Robert Flack, shares the details.
Opinion piece
25/02/2021
Is Real-Time Data Exchange (RTDE) the answer to meeting growing consumer demand?
Nick Garner, director of operations at AdvanceFirst, explores the shift from traditional electronic data interchange (EDI) to Real-Time Data Exchange (RTDE) to meet growing consumer demand.
Guest opinion piece
09/12/2020
A place for Scan4Safety in the delivery of the Medicines and Medical Devices database
Following ministerial discussion on the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill on 2 September in the House of Lords, head of healthcare, Glen Hodgson, shares his views on where standards and point-of-care scanning could have a fundamental role to play.
Opinion piece
04/09/2020
GMHSCP's journey towards creating a safer healthcare supply chain
For Neil Hind* and the team at GMHSCP, adopting GS1 standards is enabling them develop a better, safer, and more efficient healthcare supply chain.
Guest opinion piece
10/06/2020
What is the future of the barcode and why is it important to your business?
The world has changed significantly since the introduction of the barcode in 1974 and, with it, the demands for accurate data have increased.
Industry news
21/05/2020
Learn from my mistakes - how to protect your hard-earned profits from the f*** up fairy
Foodie champion and UK grocery expert, Karen Green, shares some examples of the times that things haven't gone quite right in business and how you can avoid making the same mistakes.
Guest opinion piece
24/01/2020
Data transformation is at the heart of customer experience [podcast]
Data transformation may seem like a buzzword in the retail industry, but data accuracy has never been more important.
Industry news
16/12/2019