Retail readiness
From local sales to national retail: product, label and manufacturing compliance, followed by GS1 setup.
Retail readiness starts with the product itself: the ingredients you can use, how you name and label it, and where it is made. We work through these foundations before setting up barcodes and retail product data.
When every dollar counts, doing it yourself can seem like the sensible choice. But hours spent navigating unfamiliar requirements take time away from innovating, selling and raising capital. Missed details can mean costly corrections and rework.
We see the whole picture, make complex requirements manageable, and help you build the foundations for your next stage of growth. From product and manufacturing decisions to labels and retail data, we connect the details and give you clear next steps. Our services and pricing are tiered to your stage and the support you need, so you only take on the work that makes sense now.
Find out if you’re retail-ready
Start with a free initial consultation. No commitment required.
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1. Ingredients, product and common name
Assessment of whether your ingredients, product category and proposed common name are permitted and appropriate for the intended market, with practical support to address identified issues.2. Labels, Nutrition Facts tables and ingredient declarations
Review of label content, Nutrition Facts tables (NFTs) and ingredient declarations against the requirements of your product and market, including Canadian front-of-package (FOP) nutrition symbols and supplemented-food labelling where applicable. Nutrition Facts table creation and label translation services are available at an additional cost.3. Manufacturing compliance
Assessment of whether your manufacturing facility and activities meet the requirements of your intended provincial or national market, with support to address compliance gaps and vet potential co-manufacturers against your product and food safety needs.4. Barcodes and GS1 setup
A coordinated pathway through GS1 Canada setup: obtaining Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) and barcodes, building product and case hierarchies, loading data into ProSYNC, publishing to trading partners, and arranging content capture and product-data certification setup. We align each stage with your pack formats and trading-partner requirements to establish a consistent setup from the start. -
From small and kitchen-based producers to growing brands, we assess your ingredients, labels and manufacturing arrangements for your intended provincial or national markets, then work through the barcodes and product data needed for your next listing. US projects are assessed separately.
Retailer listing information and forms can be prepared using the requirements supplied by your retailer or distribution partner. We agree the scope around your products, market and next step.
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Label reviews, Nutrition Facts table creation and translation services can be scoped alongside retail readiness. Explore the label-review service for details, including separately priced table creation and translation.
For help with barcodes, product data and trading partner publication, explore our dedicated GS1 & ProSYNC service.
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