Food/Beverage
GPC segment
About
Food/Beverage is a segment of the GS1 Global Product Classification and the top of the branch that the food and drink pages here sit under. A segment is the highest level of the classification and is defined as a particular industry.[1] Publication 286 gives this segment no definition text of its own, unlike many of the bricks below it, so none is reproduced here.[2]
Below the segment the hierarchy runs through family and class to the brick, which is the level products are actually classified against. The three upper layers exist only to reach the right brick and are not communicated through the GS1 data pool, which is why a product page carries a brick code and never this one.[3] The chain is easiest to see worked through: the brick Drinks Flavoured - Ready to Drink (10000201) sits in the class Non Alcoholic Beverages - Ready to Drink (50202300), in the family Beverages (50200000), in this segment.[2]
Publication 286 divides the segment into 27 families, among them Beverages (50200000), Milk/Butter/Cream/Yogurts/Cheese/Eggs/Substitutes (50130000), Bread/Bakery Products (50180000), Confectionery/Sugar Sweetening Products (50160000), Meat/Poultry/Other Animals (50240000), Prepared/Preserved Foods (50190000) and Insects Edible (50400000).[2] GPC is republished twice a year, in May and November, and users are given six months to move their systems to a new version.[3]
Subcategories
- Animal-derived Edible Products
- Beverages
- Bread/Bakery Products
- Cereal/Grain/Pulse Products
- Confectionery/Sugar Sweetening Products
- Fish and Seafood
- Food/Beverage Variety Packs
- Fresh Garnish (Food)
- Fruits - Unprepared/Unprocessed (Fresh)
- Fruits - Unprepared/Unprocessed (Frozen)
- Fruits - Unprepared/Unprocessed (Shelf Stable)
- Fruits/Vegetables Fresh & Fresh Cut
- Fruits/Vegetables Fresh Cut
- Fruits/Vegetables/Nuts/Seeds Prepared/Processed
- Insects Edible
- Leaf Vegetables - Unprepared/Unprocessed (Fresh)
- Meat/Fish/Seafood Substitutes
- Meat/Poultry/Other Animals
- Milk/Butter/Cream/Yogurts/Cheese/Eggs/Substitutes
- Nuts/Seeds - Unprepared/Unprocessed (In Shell)
- Nuts/Seeds - Unprepared/Unprocessed (Perishable)
- Oils/Fats Edible
- Prepared/Preserved Foods
- Seasonings/Preservatives/Extracts
- Vegetables (Non Leaf) - Unprepared/Unprocessed (Fresh)
- Vegetables - Unprepared/Unprocessed (Frozen)
- Vegetables - Unprepared/Unprocessed (Shelf Stable)
References
- ↑ GS1: How Global Product Classification (GPC) works GS1. publication. Accessed 2026-09-12.
- ↑ GS1 GPC Browser, publication 286 (May 2026) GS1. registry. Accessed 2026-09-12.
- ↑ GS1 Netherlands and GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg: GPC in a nutshell, version 2.0, June 2024 GS1 Netherlands. publication. Accessed 2026-09-12.
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