FACTS & FIGURES
58% of shoppers
focus on choosing healthy, nutritious meals when buying form grocery foodservice
U.P.C. random weight perishables standardized numbers are administered by trade associations responsible for the commodity group These standardized numbers are also referred to as PLUs (Price Look-Up codes) and random weight U.P.C.'s (Universal Product Codes). If you need further information on the number assignments, please contact the association with responsibility for the commodity group or range in which you are interested. If you have questions of a more general nature, you can contact FMI Information Service.
| Range | Category | Number | Association |
| 0000-0575 | Turkey | 576 | National Turkey Federation |
| 0576-0999, 8900-8999 | Poultry | 524 | National Chicken Council |
| 1000-2629 | Beef | 1,700 | National Cattlemen's Beef Association |
| 2630-2909 | Veal | 270 | National Cattlemen's Beef Association |
| 2910-3159 | Lamb | 200 | American Lamb Board |
| 3160-3969 | Pork | 830 | National Pork Board |
| 3970-3999 | Miscellaneous | 30 | National Cattlemen's Beef Association |
| 4000-4010 | UCC Reserved | 11 | Uniform Code Council |
| 4011-4959 | Produce | 949 | Produce Electronic Identification Board |
| 4960-4999 | Photo | 40 | Photo Marketing Assn. Int'l |
| 5000-5550 | Cheese | 551 | Int'l Dairy-Deli-Bakery Assn. |
| 5551-5569, 7600-7999, 9676-9999 | Bakery | 743 | Int'l Dairy-Deli-Bakery Assn. |
| 5570-7599 | Dairy-Deli | 2030 | Int'l Dairy-Deli-Bakery Assn. |
| 8000-8899, 9000-9675 | Seafood | 1576 | National Fisheries Institute |
Managing Associations for Category Ranges
| American Lamb Board
6300 East Hampden Avenue Suite 2160 Denver, CO 80222 303/759-3001 866/327-5262 (toll free) | GS1 US 7887 Washington Village Drive Suite 300 Dayton, OH 45459 937/435-3870 |
| National Cattlemen's Beef Association 9110 E. Nichols Avenue #300 Centennial, Colorado 80112 303/694-0305 | International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association 636 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 608/310-5000 |
| National Turkey Federation 1225 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 202/898-0100 | Produce Electronic Identification Board 1500 Casho Mill Road PO Box 6036 Newark, DE 19714-6036 302/738-7100 |
| National Broiler Council 1155 - 15th Street NW #614 Washington, DC 20005 202/296-2622 | Photo Marketing Association International 3000 Picture Place Jackson, MI 49201 517/788-8100 |
| National Fisheries Institute 1901 N Ft. Meyer Drive, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22209 703/524-8880 | National Pork Board
1776 NW 114th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50325 515/223-2600 1-800-456-7675 |
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