Gordon Food Service, North America’s largest privately held, family managed broadline foodservice distribution company, yesterday evening celebrated its supplier partners with the 2018 Vendor Involvement Process (VIP) awards. The 121-year-old, multibillion-dollar distributor relies on a network of more than 3,500 vendors, coupled with precision logistics, to service more than 100,000 restaurant, hospitality, healthcare, and education customers, as well as millions of consumers, in the U.S. and across Canada. The VIP Awards are comprised of six distinct categories of recognition, honoring supplier partners for excellence in continuous improvement, service and strategic alignment, supply chain and customer relationship metrics, vision and branding, and commitment to inclusiveness and diversity.
“The VIP awards program is an annual highlight for us, as we gather with valued vendors and honor their contributions to Gordon Food Service and the many achievements in their own respective businesses,” said Dean Noble, Chief Operating Officer, Gordon Food Service. “Our ability to provide outstanding service to our customers is directly linked to the quality and performance of our supplier partners. This event strengthens those relationships as we celebrate past milestones and look forward to continued shared success.”
North American Cornerstone Partner Awards:
Anchor Packaging
Arnie’s Bakery
Aunt Millie’s Bakeries
Berry Plastics
Burnbrae Farms
Cargill Value Added Meats – Ground Beef Division
Cheese Merchants
De Luxe Paper Products
Essity
Exceldor
FGF Brands
General Mills, Inc.
Gregory Packaging
Innovasian Cuisine
Kent Quality Foods Inc.
Lassonde Beverages
Leprino Foods
McCain Foods
Michigan Turkey Producers
Ray & Mascari, Inc.
Sandridge Food Corporation
Tip Top Poultry Inc
U.S. Chemical Corporation
WOW Factor Desserts
North American VIP Partner Award Winners:
511 Foodservice
Ardent Mills
Arvco Corp
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Azteca Foods
Bee Maid Honey Ltd
Berry Plastics
Cargill Dressings, Sauces, & Oils
Cherry Central
Club Coffee
Cole’s Quality Foods, Inc.
Dianne’s Fine Desserts
English Bay Batter
Evergreen Herbs
Export Packers
Farmland Foods
Frito Lay
Hallmark Poultry
HFA Inc.
Highline Mushrooms
Indiana Packers
Lesters Foods
Lynch Foods
Maple Leaf Foodservice
Masters Gallery
McCain Foods Canada
Montpak International
Pacific Coast Producers
Pilgrim’s Pride
Producers Rice Mill
Red Gold
Request Foods Inc
Saputo Dairy Products
Schwan’s Food Service
Steelite International
Stone Straw
Weaver Bros Inc
Co-Creation of Value Award Winner:
Pactiv
North America Brand Partner Award Winner:
Innovasian Cuisine
Diversity Supplier Award Winners:
Bäckerhaus Veit
General Mills, Inc.
Regional Supplier Partner Award Winner:
Great Lakes Potato Chip Co
About Gordon Food Service
Since 1897, we have delivered uncompromising quality and heartfelt service to our customers. We began as a simple butter-and-egg delivery service, and have grown to become the largest family business in the foodservice industry by upholding the same approach for more than 120 years—remaining passionately committed to the people we serve. Today, we serve foodservice operators in the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest regions of the United States and coast-to-coast in Canada. We also operate more than 170 Gordon Food Service Store® locations in the U.S., which are open to the public and provide restaurant-quality products and friendly, knowledgeable service without a membership fee. By partnering with organizations from across industries—healthcare to education, independent and chain restaurants, and event planners—we help our customers create food experiences that people choose, enjoy, and remember.
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