{"id":10270,"date":"2022-09-20T10:45:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-gordon-food-service.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=10270"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:15:53","slug":"quality-assurance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/about-us\/our-responsibility\/quality-assurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Assurance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10270\" class=\"elementor elementor-10270\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145b3237 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"145b3237\" 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759773f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"759773f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3800a6ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3800a6ae\" 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\">Quality Assurance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e7b4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56e7b4cd\" 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 125 year commitment to excellence, quality, and you.<\/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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c3131 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b4c3131\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff7fbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ff7fbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6dfb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e6dfb2\" 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\">Dedicated to Quality and Food Safety<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05307a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f05307a\" 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>Quality is our daily commitment to you. We have a dedicated team of highly-trained Quality Assurance specialists who are responsible for ensuring the quality and food safety of every product available through Gordon Food Service.<\/p><p>For both private and nationally branded products, our mission is to ensure that each product meets defined standards of food safety and product quality. We achieve this through industry-leading, repeatable processes that engage all aspects from farm\/field to fork (including product creation, manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and end-user application).\u00a0<\/p><p>These processes require a team approach and key staff members are properly trained and strategically placed to maintain these standards throughout the business. We also utilize key metrics by supplier and customer to evaluate our performance and seek measurable ways to implement continuous improvements for food safety, sanitation, and consistency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a97c402 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a97c402\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b07c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9b07c49\" 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.ca\/become-a-customer\/\" target=\"_blank\">\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<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1621849 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1621849\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23481d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23481d5\" 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=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Transportation-Office-Man-Smiling-Posing-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-11917\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Transportation-Office-Man-Smiling-Posing-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Transportation-Office-Man-Smiling-Posing-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Transportation-Office-Man-Smiling-Posing-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Transportation-Office-Man-Smiling-Posing-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Transportation-Office-Man-Smiling-Posing-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4976641 featured-cards e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4976641\" 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b3b25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65b3b25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1be2a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f1be2a\" 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\">More Than Just Food Service<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8e66c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget 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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>Serving Customers<\/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-9d9f438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d9f438\" 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>By exceeding expectations that go beyond great products and service.<\/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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cac14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11cac14\" 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-aa215e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa215e4\" 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=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Serving-Employees.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37526\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Serving-Employees.png 940w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Serving-Employees-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Serving-Employees-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Serving-Employees-18x12.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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7aafe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c7aafe\" 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>Serving Employees<\/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-3df107b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3df107b\" 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>By creating an environment that champions integrity and growth.<\/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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a1fcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10a1fcc\" 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-9b590d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b590d6\" 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=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Serving-Communities.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Serving-Communities.png 940w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Serving-Communities-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Serving-Communities-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Serving-Communities-18x12.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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cddc40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cddc40\" 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>Serving Communities<\/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-10e34a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10e34a0\" 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>By supporting initiatives that drive innovation and sustainability.<\/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\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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1327656 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1327656\" 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2021fed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2021fed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcbcf91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcbcf91\" 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\">Guidelines, Practices<br>&amp; Procedures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1113451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1113451\" 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 Quality Assurance Team has developed comprehensive programs and a complete set of guidelines, practices, and procedures that cover all aspects of our business. To be complete, these food quality and safety processes must be maintained through supplier to our company to customer. Here is a brief overview of our programs:<\/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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a282801 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a282801\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3213d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d3213d\" 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=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/5050-chef-training-900x600-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2914\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/5050-chef-training-900x600-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/5050-chef-training-900x600-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/5050-chef-training-900x600-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b868488 featured-cards e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b868488\" 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b47f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67b47f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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every distribution centre every day to ensure incoming products comply with our expectations<\/li><li>Semi-annual third-party audits are conducted to verify our food safety, sanitation, and quality systems<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1293\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Customer Assurances<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1293\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1293\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>Comprehensive recall notification process<\/li><li>Regularly scheduled product sampling and testing to ensure product compliance with standards<\/li><li>Incident-handling process for timely and complete 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