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Gordon Food Service Expands Territory with Glazier Foods Company Acquisition

On March 31, 2014 Gordon Food Service announced the acquisition of Glazier Food Service, a Texas based foodservice distributor.  Glazier Foods Company was founded in 1936 by C.R. “Bob” Glazier as a frozen foods pioneer; today the company delivers a much larger variety of food products to many different foodservice operators. “Glazier Foods is an […]

Gordon Food Service Acquires Broadline Distributor Perkins

Gordon Food Service has acquired Perkins, a leading broadline foodservice distributor based in Taunton MA. Jim Gordon, chief executive officer of Gordon Food Service, said, “Perkins is a great company with a strong family heritage. Their dedication to high-quality service is an ideal fit with Gordon Food Service’s culture and commitment to exceptional customer service.” […]

Spartan Wins Chief Supply Deal

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spartan Stores here on Tuesday said it has entered a distribution agreement with Chief Super Market, a 12-store independent based in Defiance, Ohio. Chief operates 12 stores under the Chief Supermarkets and Rays banners in Northwest and West Central Ohio. Spartan said it will assume distribution to all of Chief’s banners for grocery, […]

A Michigan City Bets on Food for Its Growth

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The idea of building a year-round public market to tie the city’s skilled chefs to the region’s big complement of young farmers had already attained an air of inevitability by the time this Midwestern city held its first Restaurant Week three summers ago. Next year, just in time for the fourth […]

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