UNSPSC 50482812: Lathom self-blanching celery purees

The variety of celery known as lathom self-blanching celery which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50482812 Lathom self-blanching celery purees is a Commodity-tier code that state and local governments buy as part of much larger food supply contracts for institutional food service operations, though the specific product line does not appear prominently in recent posted solicitations. The code nominally describes a narrow processed-vegetable product, but procurement activity under this code sits within the broader institutional food procurement category driven by state health and human services agencies, school districts, and corrections departments purchasing comprehensive food supply portfolios that include proteins, frozen and canned goods, dairy, condiments, supplies, and specialty items. Recent solicitations show that when specific commodity lines are called out, they are typically part of 200–400 line-item bids where celery purees or similar prepared vegetables appear as minor components of much larger fresh, frozen, and prepared-food requirements.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for food and consumables serving state supported living centers and state hospitals (HHS0016792V2 in May 2026 for $4.5 million over three years with 210 line items; HHS0017449 in June 2026 for the El Paso facility with prior spend of $1.5 million annually; and HHS0018082 in October 2026 for the Lufkin facility). Georgia school districts have posted significant food bids (Ben Hill County Schools IFB in May 2026 and Burke County Public Schools IFB in May 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections requested bids for canned tomatoes in June 2026 (S2910000017145) and posted a potato procurement in July 2026 (S2910000017460). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food procurement (304T-26-300CF, due May 2026) covered 382 line items across five geographic warehouse areas. Despite this activity, the specific Lathom celery puree line does not appear in any of the named representative solicitations, suggesting the code may see infrequent use or may be applied inconsistently by issuing agencies in their tagging practices.