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Trading Partner Onboarding - Gourmet Foods International

If you are looking to implement Gourmet Foods International as a new Trading Partner within your EDI network, this article will provide you with an understanding of the requirements, preliminary and next steps, as well as commonly used transaction types.

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Written by Stacie McGee

Trading Partner: Gourmet Foods International


EDI IDs


Gourmet Foods International utilizes the following Electronic Data Interface (EDI) ID for identification purposes. This EDI ID is made up of a Qualifier and an ID which will be sent within their Interchange Control Header, ISA segment, on your inbound transactions. This allows Transaction Manager to be able to identify the Sender and Receiver of any EDI transaction that is sent or received.

Below is a list of the most common EDI IDs typically used by Gourmet Foods International:

X12 Qualifier

EDI ID

Primary ID?

12

4049547622

Yes

12

4049547622P

No

12

4049547622T

No

Gourmet Foods International will expect a specific EDI ID based on your business relationship with them. Selecting the wrong EDI ID will result in EDI Transactions not being sent or received.

You will need to work with Gourmet Foods International to determine the proper EDI ID to use.


Preliminary Steps


Gourmet Foods International vendors will need to contact [email protected] and request to setup an EDI relationship.


Direct Trading Partner Testing


Gourmet Foods International requires you to complete compliance testing before Go-Live. Please refer to the below Next Steps section for detailed instructions and expectations. If you prefer, TrueCommerce can conduct and complete compliance testing on your behalf.


Commonly Used Transactions


Below is a list of most commonly used EDI transactions with Gourmet Foods International:

Note: Per GFI, implementing the 875 is the only mandatory transaction to setup through EDI. It is encouraged to set up the 855 and 856, as these will be mandatory in the future.


Next Steps


Once the purchase of the Gourmet Foods International plug-in is complete, your Implementation Specialist will reach out to schedule time to complete and/or coordinate a plan for compliance testing and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system integration testing.


Related Documentation


rev: 9/23/2026

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