Did You Know

The first UPC scanner was installed in a Marsh Supermarket store in Troy, Ohio in June of 1974.  The first product to have a scanning bar code was Wrigley's gum.

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UPC barcodes (Universal Product Code bar codes) are the symbols used on items in the retail channel. UPC barcodes get scanned at the cash register as part of a POS (point of sale) system. They contain unique numbers that identify one product from another. That's how cash registers can display and print receipts with the name and price of everything you buy.

Below are the UPC numbers for Stemilt apples, pears, and other fruits for your reference:

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Apple UPCs

Pear UPCs

Other UPCs