Gordon Food Service today announced that it has acquired Halperns\u2019 Steak and Seafood Company, based in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n
Founded in 2005, Halperns\u2019 has quickly grown to become a leading specialty distributor of high-quality meats and seafood. The company currently operates four production and distribution facilities, which are located in Atlanta, Baltimore, Orlando, and Fort Lauderdale. With a strong and established presence in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic areas of the United States, the company serves a variety of independent and national chain customers across much of the East Coast and beyond.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe purchase of Halperns\u2019 will enhance our capabilities to provide our customers with the highest quality fresh meat and seafood products,\u201d said Jim Gordon, CEO of Gordon Food Service. \u201cWe are excited to welcome the Halperns\u2019 team to Gordon Food Service. We look forward to working together to provide outstanding products and service to our customers and grow our business.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the Halperns\u2019 team of 600 employees and over 5,000 customers, we are honored and excited to be joining Gordon Food Service,\u201d said Howard Halpern, Chairman of Halperns\u2019 Steak and Seafood Company. \u201cBoth companies have a long history of family-run businesses devoted to their employees, suppliers, and meeting and exceeding our customers\u2019 highest expectations. Halperns\u2019 will continue to grow its center-of-the-plate protein business and at the same time provide Halperns\u2019 fresh meat and seafood through the Gordon Food Service distribution network.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since 1897, we have delivered uncompromising quality and heartfelt service for 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 over 115 years\u2014remaining passionately committed to the people we serve. Today, we serve foodservice operators within 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. 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gordon Food Service today announced that it has acquired Halperns\u2019 Steak and Seafood Company, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 2005, Halperns\u2019 has quickly grown to become a leading specialty distributor of high-quality meats and seafood. The company currently operates four production and distribution facilities, which are located in Atlanta, Baltimore, Orlando, and Fort Lauderdale. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsroom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n