UNSPSC 50482806: Giant red celery purees

The variety of celery known as giant red celery which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50482806 Giant red celery purees (Commodity) does not align with the state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for celery purees or any similar vegetable purees. Instead, the code shows activity dominated by broad food service procurement — including weekly food orders for veterans' facilities, cafeteria products for correctional facilities and state hospitals, school nutrition supply contracts, and fresh produce purchases — none of which involve celery purees as a line item or primary scope. State and local food service buyers are active across multiple jurisdictions and issuing bodies, but they are purchasing full grocery assortments, prepared entrees, dairy, proteins, and fresh vegetables rather than puree products in concentrated form.

School districts represent the heaviest concentration of recent solicitation activity under this code tag, with sealed bids posted by Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) for comprehensive grocery and produce contracts spanning July 2026 through June 2027. State correctional and health facilities also solicit regularly — Oregon Department of Corrections (ITB for canned tomatoes, March 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide, multiple postings through early 2026), and the State of Illinois Veterans Home (RFQ for weekly food orders, February and June 2026). Geographic activity centers on Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. The code label does not match the actual procurement activity; business development professionals should treat this as a misclassification and pursue opportunities under broader UNSPSC family codes covering general grocery products and fresh produce rather than relying on the commodity-level puree designation.