EXCLUSIVEBRANDSOURCING RETAILER/WHOLESALER ...

Total 2010 Sales: $7 Billion+ (E)
Percentage of Sales in Exclusive Brands: N/A
Principal Business: Gordon Food Service is the largest family owned broad-line foodservice
distributor in the US. The company serves more than 45,000 customers in 15 states plus customers
in Canada. The company operates 140 GFS Marketplace food stores in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Ohio, and Florida. Each store stocks more than 3,000 items (including its own brands) targeting
foodservice customers, and open to the public.
EB Identities: Kitchen Essentials (basic staples, ingredients, disposables), GFS Brand, Gordon
Signature (premium foods), Brickman’s (premium sandwiches), Black Angus Beef, Hearthstone
Classics (ready to serve entrees), Pepper Mill (salad dressings, sauces), Mosaic International
Coffee, Triumph (disposable items), Trade East (spices and seasoning), Primo Gusto (high quality
ingredients for Italian cuisine), Sienna (gourmet bakery), Markon (fresh produce), Harvest Valley
(fruit juices), Gran Sazon (Hispanic/Latin foods), Crown Collection (condiments), Arrayl
(cleaning agents).
EB skus: N/A
Profile: This company, founded in 1897, today handles some 16,000 national brand and private
label products. It is ranked among the top five broad-line distributors in the foodservice market. In
September 2003, Gordon’s acquired Smart & Final’s Florida operation (Henry Lee), including
nine Smart & Final stores. In June 2008, plans were announced to build Gordon’s 10th distribution
center, this one 480,000 square feet to be located in Kenosha, WI.
Procurement Contacts: N/A
GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (GMA)
1350 I (Eye) St.., NW Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005 USA
Tel: (202) 639-5900
Fax: (202) 639-5932
www.gmaonline.org
Total Sales: N/A