Gordon Food Service ("GFS") is the largest privately held foodservice distributor in North America with sales of $5.5 billion in 2007. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, GFS has Marketplace stores in the states of Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. GFS also distributes to portions of Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Gordon Food Service was founded in 1897 by Issac Van Westenbrugge, a 23-year-old Dutch immigrant, and later taken over by his son-in-law Ben Gordon. It was started by Van Westenbrugge with only 300 dollars borrowed from his brother to start an egg and butter delivery service.

In a wonderful step towards including the population at the lower strata of the income, the government of India has announced new a service which will allow them to receive SMS alerts for the food distribution.

CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez's government has drafted a decree allowing officials to take control of food distribution chains, including supermarkets and storage depots, if services are interrupted, officials said Sunday.

"Food Bank for Larimer County is the only America's Second Harvest clearinghouse(collection and distribution hub) servicing that county. It was founded in 1984 by an associate of AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America(VISTA). "

Good luck using the internet these days at Royal Food Service, an Atlanta-based wholesale produce distribution company. Only the company's high-level executives have access to the web's full offerings.

CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez's government has drafted a decree allowing officials to take control of food distribution chains, including supermarkets and storage depots, if services are interrupted, officials said Sunday. More http://rexanit.com/blog/?cat=16