{"id":36976,"date":"2025-06-10T11:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.gfs.ca\/?page_id=36976"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:21:13","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/about-us\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"36976\" class=\"elementor elementor-36976\" 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-897a8b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"897a8b8\" 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-0d4fe7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d4fe7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2366194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2366194\" 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-37d6283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37d6283\" 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac5c2b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ac5c2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc17114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dc17114\" 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\/en-ca\/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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731c09c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"731c09c\" 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-7fca018 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fca018\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd5666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bd5666\" 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-532bec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"532bec2\" 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.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-CA-EN_RGB-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36408\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-CA-EN_RGB-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-CA-EN_RGB-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-CA-EN_RGB-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-CA-EN_RGB-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-CA-EN_RGB-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GFS-At-a-Glance-2025-1920x1080-CA-EN_RGB-18x10.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<\/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-fa87648 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa87648\" 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-043012c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"043012c\" 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-ab3b14a e-n-tabs-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"ab3b14a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&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=\"179548490\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484903\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484903\" 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-1795484904\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484904\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484904\" 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-1795484905\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484905\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484905\" 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-1795484906\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484906\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484906\" 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-1795484907\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484907\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484907\" 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-1795484908\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484908\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484908\" 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-1795484909\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484909\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"9\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484909\" 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-17954849010\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-17954849010\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"10\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-17954849010\" 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-17954849011\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-17954849011\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"11\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-17954849011\" 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-17954849012\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-17954849012\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"12\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-17954849012\" 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484901\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484901\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-0d0ff54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d0ff54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25688e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d25688e\" 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-9f78d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f78d08\" 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 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https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Delivery-Truck-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Delivery-Truck-1536x1199.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Delivery-Truck-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484903\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484903\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-a82b263 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a82b263\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0905299 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0905299\" 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-9e1c627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e1c627\" 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-f20d72c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f20d72c\" 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.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-scaled-1-743x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37388\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-scaled-1-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-scaled-1-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-scaled-1-768x1058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-scaled-1-1115x1536.jpg 1115w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-scaled-1-1486x2048.jpg 1486w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-scaled-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-Gordon-scaled-1.jpg 1858w\" 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484904\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484904\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-e979a70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e979a70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0258f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0258f9\" 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-216d923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216d923\" 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-f22f640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f22f640\" 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.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-Van-Cheese-Company-1940s-1024x717.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37389\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-Van-Cheese-Company-1940s-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-Van-Cheese-Company-1940s-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-Van-Cheese-Company-1940s-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-Van-Cheese-Company-1940s-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gordon-Van-Cheese-Company-1940s.jpg 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484905\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484905\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-b6807ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6807ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b197ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b197ad\" 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-8c1f722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c1f722\" 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-ee8d989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee8d989\" 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.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck-1024x775.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37390\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck-1024x775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck-1536x1162.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-Truck-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Historic-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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484906\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484906\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-cf0aa35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf0aa35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d580a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d580a1\" 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-b91698b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b91698b\" 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-743603c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"743603c\" 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.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople-1024x809.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37391\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople-1536x1214.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordonTalkingwithPeople.jpg 2000w\" 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484907\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484907\" data-tab-index=\"7\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-b58ad8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b58ad8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae9ae1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cae9ae1\" 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-df59d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df59d54\" 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-434a2ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"434a2ca\" 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.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990-1024x687.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37392\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PaulGordon1990.jpg 2000w\" 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484908\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484908\" data-tab-index=\"8\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 8;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-a5be8e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5be8e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3babc7b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3babc7b\" 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-eaa3a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaa3a2e\" 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-af74b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af74b0f\" 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.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37393\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Camion-tandem-de-Service-alimentaire-Gordon-1980-2030.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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1795484909\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1795484909\" data-tab-index=\"9\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 9;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-006cca8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"006cca8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d978d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d978d0\" 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-c2b3fa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2b3fa8\" 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-fb2be14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb2be14\" 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.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-scaled-1-1024x750.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37394\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-scaled-1-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-scaled-1-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-scaled-1-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-scaled-1-1536x1126.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-scaled-1-2048x1501.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Marketplace-Store-Cash-Carry-Wholesale-Warehouse-scaled-1-16x12.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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-17954849010\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-17954849010\" data-tab-index=\"10\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 10;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-cf83f1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf83f1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb0235 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bb0235\" 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-235940e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"235940e\" 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-398c750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"398c750\" 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.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-04-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36866\" alt=\"A white Gordon Food Service semi-truck with a burger graphic on its trailer is backed into a loading dock at a distribution center with a prominent red roof line.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-04-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-04-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-04-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-04-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-04-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-17954849011\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-17954849011\" data-tab-index=\"11\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 11;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-444c26b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"444c26b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17076ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17076ed\" 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-9495638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9495638\" 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-c8400c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8400c9\" 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.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-01-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37395\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-01-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-01-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GFS-Calgary-DC-Truck-01-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-17954849012\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-17954849012\" data-tab-index=\"12\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 12;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-138d929 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"138d929\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9991e88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9991e88\" 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-8df7c60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8df7c60\" 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-701d58c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"701d58c\" 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.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Home-Office-front-1-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37396\" alt=\"A wide-angle shot of the Gordon Food Service headquarters in Wyoming, Michigan, featuring a modern three-story corporate building with large glass windows, tan paneled siding, and three flagpoles standing on a manicured green lawn.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Home-Office-front-1-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Home-Office-front-1-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Home-Office-front-1-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Home-Office-front-1-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Home-Office-front-1-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Home-Office-front-1-scaled-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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc539e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ccc539e\" 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-029d1d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"029d1d7\" 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-c847b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c847b00\" 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26b8cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c26b8cc\" 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-0e341ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e341ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98781ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98781ea\" 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.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37397\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/gfs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Website-Redesign-Square-Assets-3-1.png 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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1e979 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b1e979\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d729c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27d729c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5d019 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca5d019\" 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-416f357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"416f357\" 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-fe3d0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe3d0ae\" 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-2814db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2814db2\" 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.ca\/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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115a978 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"115a978\" 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-1eb7144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eb7144\" 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-d06b83b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d06b83b\" 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-122c69b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"122c69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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&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 data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c36c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9c36c0\" 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-a8a31e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8a31e7\" 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-3f2d9a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f2d9a7\" 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