GS1 Germany GmbH

About GS1 Germany GmbH

It all started with a simple beep. In 1974, a barcode was scanned for the first time in a supermarket. This was the beginning of automated checkout – and the start of GS1's success story. The machine-readable GS1 barcode with the contained GTIN is now the universal standard in global goods exchange and is scanned six billion times daily on products. GS1 standards are the global language for efficient and secure business processes that are valid across company boundaries and continents. As part of a worldwide network, we jointly develop market-driven and future-oriented solutions with our customers and partners that directly contribute to their business success. Two million companies from over 20 industries worldwide currently use this language to uniquely identify products, locations, and assets, to capture relevant data, and to share it with business partners in value creation networks. GS1 – The Global Language of Business.