UNSPSC 50482016: Formanova beet purees

The variety of beets known as formanova beets which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50482016 Formanova beet purees is a Commodity code representing specialty vegetable purees that state and local governments procure as component ingredients or finished products for institutional food service, though recent state and local opportunities show minimal direct demand for this specific item. The opportunities captured under this code span broader food procurement categories rather than beet-puree-specific solicitations, reflecting how state purchasing offices tag food-service contracts across multiple commodity lines without always isolating specialty produce items by individual UNSPSC designation. State entities soliciting food products include Illinois (Veterans Home), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission serving state hospitals and supported living centers), Georgia (school districts and state operations), and Oregon (Department of Corrections), along with multiple county and independent school districts. These issuing bodies range from state-level procurement divisions managing multi-facility nutrition programs to school district nutrition services managing K-12 meal programs. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia school districts dominating recent opportunities), Texas (HHSC statewide facilities), and Pacific Northwest (Oregon corrections), with secondary activity in Illinois and Missouri school systems.

Representative recent opportunities show food procurement patterns that dwarf commodity-specific demand. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 in June 2026 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million and a response deadline of July 13, 2026, spanning NIGP classes for food service and canteen operations. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia issued IFB #26271 in May 2026 for school nutrition program food products across multiple categories with delivery to four school locations and response due June 15, 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, 8 truckloads) with bid opening June 19, 2026, applying Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of five percent each. Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia issued IFB 2000004323 in April 2026 for a Master Grocery K-12 contract requiring delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, with response due April 27, 2026. None of these recent opportunities explicitly tag or isolate beet purees as a line item, indicating that firms supplying specialty purees operate within broader food-service distribution channels rather than through category-specific procurement. Activity under this code warrants monitoring of regional school-district and state-facility food contracts but does not show immediate narrow opportunity targeting beet purees alone.