{"id":7399,"date":"2022-08-19T12:27:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T17:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-gordon-food-service.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=7399"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:04:03","slug":"stewardship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/about-us\/our-responsibility\/stewardship\/","title":{"rendered":"Stewardship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u00a0Many of the same things that have driven our growth so far – people, innovation, responsibility, and showing we care – remain vital to our success. Call it stewardship.<\/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

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What Stewardship Means to Gordon Food Service<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Stewardship at Gordon Food Service is the responsibility of demonstrating care for our people, our environment and our communities. We partner with responsible partners, understand our environmental impact, care for our employees and contribute to our communities.<\/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

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OUR STEWARDSHIP PILLARS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sustainable Operations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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As we look for ways to minimize our impact on the world around us, we keep a close watch on our distribution centers, stores, and fleet.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fleet<\/h2>\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
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OUR STEWARDSHIP PILLARS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Responsible Souring<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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While keeping product quality and safety at our core, we have a responsibility to provide transparency about the items we distribute. This empowers our customers in being able to make informed purchasing decisions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Food Safety Comes First<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Enhancing Product Transparency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Brand Innovation<\/h2>\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
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OUR STEWARDSHIP PILLARS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Empowering People<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We appreciate that people are our greatest asset, and it\u2019s why we value, grow, and empower our employees while investing in tomorrow\u2019s workforce.<\/p>

Learn more about how we Empower People here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Safety
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People-Focused
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The foodservice business is all about relationships. We can\u2019t do business in a community without a commitment to support the people who live, work and play there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Food Donations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Tomorrow's Workforce<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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