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GS1 is a global organization that developed the machine-readable barcode, which is now the universal standard in trade and is scanned on products six billion times a day. The non-profit company is based in Lawrenceville, NJ. The company's standards are the language for efficient and secure business processes that span company boundaries and continents. GS1 works with its customers and partners to develop market-driven and future-oriented solutions that directly contribute to their business success. Today, two million companies across more than 20 industries around the world use GS1's language to uniquely identify products, locations, and assets to capture relevant data and share it with business partners within value-added networks.

Economiesuisse operates as a trade industry association. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Advent International LLC provides risk capital and investments. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of Philip Morris International, Inc., Philip Morris Sabanci Sigara ve Tütüncülük Sanayi is a cigarette manufacturing private company based in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish company's main focus is on manufacturing cigarettes. The company was founded in 1991 and the CEO is Jacek Olczak.

Eczacibasi Holding AS operates as a holding company with interests in building products, consumer products and healthcare sectors. The firm invests in information technology, welding technology, natural resources, and property development. The company was founded by Mehmet Nejat Eczacibasi in 1942 and is headquartered in Levent, Turkey.