UNSPSC 50342527: Frozen maraschino cherries

The variety of cherries known as maraschino cherries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342527 Frozen maraschino cherries is a Commodity code that spans a narrow product category within state and local food service procurement. The recent solicitations tagged to this code show minimal direct demand for maraschino cherries specifically; instead, they reflect broad-based grocery and food-service procurement activity that encompasses frozen fruit, produce, dairy, proteins, and consumable supplies across institutional feeding operations. State and local governments actually buying under this code tier are primarily school districts (the largest issuing bodies by frequency), followed by state health and human services agencies operating hospitals and residential care facilities, county departments of corrections, county school nutrition programs, and Head Start child care organizations. The mix is heavily weighted toward K-12 school districts and state institutional food service operations.

Geographic activity centers on Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Georgia (multiple school districts including Fulton County, Douglas County, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Early County, Savannah-Chatham, and Henry County Schools), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District); activity also appears in Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education), Oregon (Department of Corrections), California (Santa Clara County), and New Jersey (Department of Human Services). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026, covering 110+ line items of proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, and food service packaging with a prior-year spend baseline of $32,226.36); the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery items to support the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services and National School Lunch Program (bids due June 30, 2026, closed); and Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements (bids due June 24, 2026, with a total estimated value of $969,460.94). The code shows consistent activity across institutional and school feeding operations but does not isolate maraschino cherry demand as a distinct procurement signal.