Dubai, UAE – 23 September 2025 – GS1 UAE, in partnership with the UAE Food Cluster, today announced at the Future Food Forum 2025 the Universal Product Catalog (UPC) — a groundbreaking platform designed to transform product data sharing and management across the nation’s food and beverage ecosystem.

Developed under the umbrella and patronage of the Ministry of Economy & Tourism, the UPC is a private sector-led initiative that aligns with the UAE government’s Zero Government Bureaucracy program. The platform represents a major step in digitalization and interoperability, enabling manufacturers, retailers, and regulators to manage, share, and verify product information seamlessly.