Golden State Foods

Golden State Foods (GSF) is an Irvine, California-based foodservice company. Through a joint venture with Taylor Fresh Foods Inc., GSF is one of the biggest service providers to McDonald's restaurants,[3] including liquid products, and it's the third largest beef supplier in the U.S.[4][5]

Golden State Foods
Private
IndustryFood packaging, Agriculture, Food industry
FoundedLos Angeles Area, California (1947)
HeadquartersIrvine, California
Key people
Mark S. Wetterau Chair/CEO
Productsfoods, beverages,
Revenue $6.9 Billion USD (2017)[1]
Number of employees
6000 (2020)[2]
Websitewww.goldenstatefoods.com

History

The company was founded in 1947 by Bill (William) Moore, and Frank Streeter and began as a small meat company to supply products to Los Angeles area restaurants and hotels. In the 1950s it became a primary supplier to McDonald's Corporation to provide the fast food restaurant chain with ingredients.

Chef Gold was launched in 2000 to produce liquid products, such as ketchup and mustard, and cooked meat products for a variety of customers. In the same year, GSF formed a self-serving subsidiary called Centralized Leasing Company (CLC) to provide GSF with leasing services. In 2002 Signature Services was launched to offer customized services such as store painting, lot striping, power washing and landscaping. In partnership with The Arthur Wells Group in St. Louis; GSF formed CFM Logistics to help clients with their freight distribution needs. By 2017, the company services approx. 25,000 restaurants.[1]

In March 2019, GSF opened a 165.000-square-foot meat processing plant in Opelika, Alabama.[6]

Operations

GSF entered the baked goods business by forming a joint venture with Bryan, Texas-based Mid South Bakery. The baked products are distributed to customers in the Southeastern United States.

The company claims to export products to more than 40 countries.[7] GSF's Australian group, supplies produce to KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. The company also owns a food processing and distribution center in Egypt, through which it provides processing and distribution services in the Middle East.

References
  1. "Golden State Foods on the Forbes Blockchain 50 List". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  2. "Golden State Foods CEO Talks COVID-19". Orange County Business Journal. 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  3. "StackPath". www.refrigeratedtransporter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  4. Haberberg, Adrian; Rieple, Alison (2008). Strategic Management: Theory and Application. OUP Oxford. p. 134. ISBN 9780199216468.
  5. Today, Industry (2016-07-26). "Golden Opportunities". Industry Today. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  6. Thornton, William (2018-07-27). "Golden State Foods opens Opelika plant". al. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  7. https://goldenstatefoods.com/about-us/global-presence/
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