{"id":36946,"date":"2025-05-28T16:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.gfs.com\/?page_id=36946"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:41:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T14:41:27","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gfs.com\/en-us\/about-us\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"36946\" class=\"elementor elementor-36946\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f5f534 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48f5f534\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d660e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89d660e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431736c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"431736c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Then<Br>to Now<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63716e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63716e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See how we&#8217;ve grown over the years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715c2d13 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"715c2d13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb6db93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2cb6db93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/become-a-customer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Become a Customer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc3821 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffc3821\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00bb586 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00bb586\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644748e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"644748e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For over 125 years, we\u2019ve delivered the excellence, expertise, and quality products our customers need to design successful food operations and experiences. We\u2019ve grown to become the largest family-operated broad-line food distribution company in North America by upholding the same business approach since 1897\u2014being passionately committed to the people we serve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad63858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad63858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-US-EN_RGB-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-US-EN_RGB-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-US-EN_RGB-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-US-EN_RGB-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-US-EN_RGB-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-US-EN_RGB-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-US-EN_RGB-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db8cb8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4db8cb8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a693b6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a693b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22520ea e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"22520ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal_laptop&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"35987690\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876901\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876901\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-359876901\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t1897: Our Founding\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876902\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876902\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-359876902\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t1914: Motorized Delivery\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876903\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876903\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-359876903\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t1916: Ben Gordon Joins\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876904\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876904\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-359876904\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t1933: Partnership Formed\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876905\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876905\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-359876905\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t1942: Renamed\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876906\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876906\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-359876906\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t1960: Sales Growth\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876907\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876907\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-359876907\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t1965: New Leadership\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876908\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876908\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-359876908\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 8;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t1968: Innovation\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876909\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-359876909\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"9\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-359876909\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 9;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t1979: First Store Opens\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-3598769010\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-3598769010\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"10\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-3598769010\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 10;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t1980: Automated System\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-3598769011\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-3598769011\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"11\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-3598769011\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 11;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t1993: Canadian Expansion\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-3598769012\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-3598769012\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"12\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-3598769012\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 12;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t1994-Present: Continued Growth\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-359876901\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-359876901\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-e49aa01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e49aa01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6fb52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c6fb52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3890d01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3890d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Isaac Van Westenbrugge, age 23, borrows $300 from his brother to start a butter and egg delivery business in Grand Rapids, MI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b986ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b986ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Young-Isaac-Portrait.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38207\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Young-Isaac-Portrait.jpg 720w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Young-Isaac-Portrait-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Young-Isaac-Portrait-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-359876902\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-359876902\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2569047 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2569047\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a8a46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69a8a46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a5bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0a5bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Van Westenbrugge\u2019s food service company is the first in Grand Rapids to have a motorized delivery truck.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a16ef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a16ef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Delivery-Truck-1024x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38208\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Delivery-Truck-1024x800.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Delivery-Truck-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Delivery-Truck-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Delivery-Truck-1536x1199.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Delivery-Truck-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Delivery-Truck.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-359876903\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-359876903\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-49bd274 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49bd274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def5fd2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"def5fd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d722c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d722c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>16-year-old Ben Gordon begins working for Isaac unloading margarine, candling eggs, bookkeeping, washing windows, and sweeping floors. He later marries Isaac\u2019s daughter, Ruth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2db7bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2db7bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-743x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38211\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-743x1024.webp 743w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-218x300.webp 218w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-768x1058.webp 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-1115x1536.webp 1115w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-1486x2048.webp 1393w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-scaled.webp 1394w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-359876904\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-359876904\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6745660 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6745660\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4c359 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b4c359\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41359c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41359c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ben and Isaac join in a partnership and form The Gordon-Van Cheese Company. Ben\u2019s brother, Frank Gordon, joins the company in 1937<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ad5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27ad5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-Van-Cheese-Company-1940s-1024x717.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38210\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-Van-Cheese-Company-1940s-1024x717.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-Van-Cheese-Company-1940s-300x210.webp 300w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-Van-Cheese-Company-1940s-768x537.webp 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-Van-Cheese-Company-1940s-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-Van-Cheese-Company-1940s.webp 1499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-359876905\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-359876905\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-102baf3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"102baf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4249315 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4249315\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba4337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eba4337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Isaac retires, and Ben and Frank reorganize and rename the corporation Gordon Food Service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0da2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb0da2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck-1024x775.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38212\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck-1024x775.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck-300x227.webp 300w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck-768x581.webp 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck-1536x1162.webp 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-359876906\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-359876906\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-a55d171 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a55d171\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487067d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"487067d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-514aa97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"514aa97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Company sales reach an all-time high of $5,000,000. The Profit Sharing Plan is initiated, a cornerstone employee benefit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bef446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bef446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople-1024x809.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38221\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople-1024x809.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople-300x237.webp 300w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople-768x607.webp 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople-1536x1214.webp 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople-15x12.webp 15w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-359876907\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-359876907\" data-tab-index=\"7\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-fb547cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb547cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbae31e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbae31e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cade49d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cade49d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paul Gordon becomes president and John Gordon is named secretary\/treasurer. Their sons and grandchildren follow them into the business as the 4th and 5th generations of family leadership.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e0920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10e0920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990-1024x687.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38213\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990-1024x687.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990-768x515.webp 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990-1536x1031.webp 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-359876908\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-359876908\" data-tab-index=\"8\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 8;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-7a2084f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a2084f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc3627 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cc3627\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd9d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dd9d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We initiated the two-trailer hookup system, an industry innovation that enables the food distribution company to cover a wider territory by truck rather than build more distribution centers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85cfeb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85cfeb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030-1024x680.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38218\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030-1024x680.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030-768x510.webp 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030-1536x1020.webp 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-359876909\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-359876909\" data-tab-index=\"9\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 9;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-734a405 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"734a405\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0c30d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f0c30d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb5ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cb5ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first \u201cCash &amp; Carry\u201d (now Gordon Food Service Store) opens in Grand Rapids as a convenience to regular delivery customers needing extra supplies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e782e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15e782e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-1024x750.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38220\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-1536x1125.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-2048x1501.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-3598769010\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-3598769010\" data-tab-index=\"10\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 10;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-1d5d2e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d5d2e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260b553 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"260b553\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54347cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54347cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The industry\u2019s first automated sorting and shipping system is implemented at the 50th Street warehouse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-416f506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"416f506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-04-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16770\" alt=\"Gordon Food Service truck parked at the distribution center preparing to be loaded.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-04-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-04-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-04-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-04-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-04.jpg 1593w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-3598769011\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-3598769011\" data-tab-index=\"11\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 11;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f523f4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f523f4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6a9f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b6a9f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27580f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e27580f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The company begins servicing customers in Canada. Organic growth, and additional Canadian acquisitions in 1996 and 2003, would propel Gordon Food Service to become a nation-wide distributor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701a35f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"701a35f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-01-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13561\" alt=\"Gordon Food Service truck driving on the road, surrounded by fields.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-01-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-01-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-01.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-3598769012\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-3598769012\" data-tab-index=\"12\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 12;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-9e94087 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e94087\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3294e67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3294e67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a300f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4a300f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With new distribution centers, and strategic acquisitions, the company expands and grows, becoming the largest privately-owned, family managed foodservice distributor in North America.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2bc1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c2bc1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Home-Office-front-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34285\" alt=\"Contact us at the home office\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Home-Office-front-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Home-Office-front-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Home-Office-front-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Home-Office-front-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Home-Office-front-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Home-Office-front-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce278a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ce278a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b5eee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65b5eee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking Ahead<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766113a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"766113a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our history and our future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e669d44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e669d44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d165653 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d165653\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eaeaed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8eaeaed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38222\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1-12x12.webp 12w, https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595769bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"595769bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2174669f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2174669f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8faf94f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8faf94f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf108f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bf108f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Celebrating Our History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b407038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b407038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join us at our Food Shows to commemorate our heritage and connect with our team.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa85a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aa85a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/trends-inspiration\/food-shows\/\">Find a Show Near You &gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee1e9d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ee1e9d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31943e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31943e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Evolution of Foodservice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e21edd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e21edd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gain perspective on how the foodservice industry has changed over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1905a74b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1905a74b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/trends-inspiration\/trends\/\">Discover Industry Trends &amp; Insights &gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477d6e53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"477d6e53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c95a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71c95a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/trends-inspiration\/recipes\/\">See Recipes &gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437f9d56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"437f9d56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7504c435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7504c435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Digital Solutions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213b3d14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"213b3d14\" 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