Gordon Food Service · EDI 850

The Gordon Food Service 850 Purchase Order, explained

What Gordon Food Service expects in the 850 — the order a trading partner sends you. Process same day, never re-key — and how EDISQ's certified map handles it from your ERP.

Connect to Gordon Food Service free 850 glossary guide

What Gordon Food Service expects in the 850

Gordon Food Service trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Beyond the base standard, watch these:

DCsGFS orders per distribution center with DC-specific lead times
CatchWeightfood-service items often price by weight — catch-weight flags must carry through to the invoice

How EDISQ maps it

The certified Gordon Food Service 850 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against Gordon Food Service's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays Gordon Food Service test scenarios until everything passes.

Common rejection reasons

Nearly all 850 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match Gordon Food Service's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before Gordon Food Service ever sees the document.

Sample Gordon Food Service 850

A representative 850 interchange addressed to Gordon Food Service — envelope, body segments, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*GORDONFOODSERVI*260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*PO*ACMESUPPLY*GORDONFOODSERVI*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~
3ST*850*0001~
4BEG*00*SA*PO12345**20260101~
5REF*DP*056~
6DTM*002*20260110~
7N1*ST*GORDON FOOD SERVICE DC 5093*92*5093~
8PO1*1*24*EA*9.75**UP*012345678905~
9PID*F****ACME WIDGET 24CT~
10PO1*2*12*EA*14.50**UP*012345678912~
11PID*F****ACME GADGET 12CT~
12CTT*2~
13SE*11*0001~
14GE*1*1~
15IEA*1*000000001~

FAQ

Which 850 version does Gordon Food Service use?

X12 4010, delivered over AS2. The certified map tracks Gordon Food Service's current companion guide.

How do I test a Gordon Food Service 850?

The sandbox generates realistic Gordon Food Service 850 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to Gordon Food Service.

What does it cost?

Per document only: first 25/month free, then from $0.50, decreasing with volume. No partner or mapping fees.