logo type private company industry food distribution founded 1897 headquarters grand rapids michigan products bulk food delivery website gfs.ca headquartered in grand rapids michigan gfs canada distributes fresh foods canned and dry foods fresh and frozen meats seafood and poultry imported special orders equipment supplies and much more . gfs canada distributes in every province of canada . gfs canada is one of the largest foodservice distributors in canada along with sysco . 1 gordon food service moved into canada through the acquisition of 5 canadian companies now under the single title of gfs canada . contents 1 history 2 growth into canada 3 brand products 4 structure 5 references history edit a large competitor to sysco us foodservice and performance food group in the us gordon food service was founded in 1897 by isaac van westenbrugge 2 a 23 year old dutch immigrant and later taken over by his son in law ben gordon . gordon food service was started by van westenbrugge with what is said to be 300 dollars borrowed from his brother to start an egg and butter delivery service . 3 gfs canada grew out of gordon food service in the united states and now remains part of the same corporation but a separate entity . gordon food service s 100 year history and continued growth play into its success however its focus on customer services was notably defined in the 1990s and 2000s . company sales reached 1 billion in 1994 . a north american presence was established in the mid 90s when gordon food service acquired three canadian food service entities . growth into canada edit gordon food service branched into canada through the acquisition of several food service distributors . gfs ontario was created formerly known as maple leaf food service gfs atlantic formerly known as m & s food service gfs canada purchased m & s in 2003 . 4 gfs prairies alberta manitoba saskatchewan and the remainder of ontario formerly known as bridge brand was purchased by gfs canada in 2001 . 4 gfs quebec quebec city and montreal formerly known as distal and maple leaf service . gfs british columbia british columbia formerly known as neptune food service . purchased by gfs canada in 2009 . 4 gfs canada is a single company with various divisions . brand products edit gfs currently maintains 8 brands in canada . a high quality brand gordon signature . gfs brand and a value brand kitchen essentials . beyond this gfs canada has 5 other brands from its strategic alliances . markon produce mosaic coffee trade east spices and seasonings array janitorial and sanitation solutions clarification needed and certified angus beef . structure edit gfs canada is a family owned business . references edit home gfs canada . gfsontario.com . retrieved 2014 10 14 . fisher e.b. 1918 . grand rapids and kent county michigan historical account of their progress from first settlement to the present time . 1 . robert o. law company . p. 370 . retrieved 2014 10 14 . gordon food service gets state tax deal to move jobs to wyoming mlive.com . mlive.com . retrieved 2014 10 14 . a b c a consistent brand for gfs canada . can restaurantnews.com . retrieved 2014 10 14 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gfs canada & oldid 724212860 categories companies established in 1897food and drink companies of canadafoodservice companieshidden categories wikipedia articles needing clarification from august 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 june 2016 at 20 51 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view