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Guides for food brands

What to know about barcodes, ECCnet and the GS1 QR code before your products go into grocery stores. Every guide gives the date it was updated and its sources.

• Barcodes and GTINs: how to get them in Canada without a reprintGTINs licensed to your company by GS1 Canada, one per product and format, printed as a barcode that scans at the checkout on the first pass.
• ECCnet, explained for food brandsGS1 Canada's product registry, where Metro, Sobeys and Loblaw find your product data: what they require, the steps and how long it takes.
• GS1 QR code vs. a regular QR code: what changesA QR code whose address contains your GTIN: a phone opens your product page, and a 2D-ready checkout reads the number.
• Sunrise 2027: what the move to 2D barcodes means for your brandGS1's goal for retail checkouts by the end of 2027. For a brand it is not a deadline: your current barcode stays.