WYOMING, Mich.—Gordon Food Service, the largest family-managed and privately held foodservice distributor in North America, today announced the winners of its 2025 Vendor Involvement Process (VIP) Awards. The annual event honors top-performing supplier partners who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence and delivering outstanding value to customers.
“The success of our customers is a direct result of strong, collaborative partnerships with our suppliers,” said Heather Bradshaw, Vice President of Merchandising. “This year’s VIP Award winners have set the standard for excellence, consistently bringing innovation to our go to market strategies, quality, and reliability to the table. We are proud to celebrate their achievements and look forward to building on our shared success for years to come.”
The VIP program has been recognizing top suppliers for nearly 30 years. At this year’s event, over 70 suppliers were honored for outstanding contributions across six key categories. The awards highlight excellence in continuous improvement, service quality, strategic alignment, supply chain effectiveness, vision and branding, and technological innovation.
Gordon Food Service relies on a network of more than 6,300 suppliers offering tens of thousands of products. This extensive network is essential to serving a wide range of foodservice operators across North America, including over 123,000 customers in the restaurant, hospitality, healthcare and education sectors.
Award Categories & Winners:
North America Cornerstone Partner Award Winners
- 511 FoodService
- Central Smith
- Cheese Merchants
- Church Brother Farms
- Dart Container
- Del Mar Food Products
- Essity
- General Mills
- Hallmark Farms
- Handi-Foil of America
- High Liner Foods
- Monin
- Jones Dairy Farm
- Koch Foods
- Masters Gallery Foods
- McCain Foods
- Novolex
- Quality Cheese Inc.
- Rich Products Corporation
- Sandridge Crafted Foods
- Schwan’s Food Service
- Taylor Farms
- TNT Foods International
- Vanee Foods Company
North America VIP Frontline Award Winners
- Amick Farms
- Anchor Packaging
- Aspire Bakeries
- Aunt Millie’s
- Burnbrae Farms
- Caito Foods
- Datamedia LTD
- Devanco Foods
- Export Packers
- FGF Brands
- FoodHandler
- Fresca Mexican Foods
- Gielow Pickles
- Greco International Cuisine
- Highland Baking
- Hoffmaster
- Hormel Foods
- Huhtamaki
- InnovAsian
- J.T.M. Food Group
- Ken’s Foods
- Kent Quality Foods
- Lactalis
- Leprino
- Montpak International
- Nexstep Commercial Products
- Nortera
- Olymel
- Producers Rice Mill
- Ray & Mascari
- Red Bull
- Red Diamond
- Rosina Food Products
- Saputo
- Stanislaus Food Products
- Sterno
- Teti Bakery
- Ventura Foods
- Volailles Regal Poultry
- WOW! Factor Desserts
- Club Coffee
VIP Frontline Indirect Supplier Award Winners
- AON Hewitt
- InOntime
- Trailcon
Co-Creation of Value Award Winner
- Ventura Foods
North America Brand Partner Award Winner
- Cheese Merchants
Technology Partner of the Year Award Winner
- Tyson Foods
Regional Supplier Partner Award Winner
- Peak of the Market
Platinum Partner Award Winner
- Cargill
About Gordon Food Service:
Gordon Food Service is the largest family-operated, privately held foodservice distributor in North America. Since 1897, the company has remained committed to delivering uncompromised quality and heartfelt service to its customers. Gordon Food Service supplies food and related products to restaurants, healthcare facilities, schools, and other foodservice operators across the United States and Canada. It also operates more than 180 Gordon Food Service Stores in the US, which are open to the public. Headquartered in Wyoming, Michigan, the company partners with organizations across industries to help customers create food experiences people enjoy and remember. For more information, please visit www.gfs.com.
English 
