Sponsored By

Gordon Food Service expands into Texas with six stores

The new stores are the first Texas locations for the distributor

Chloe Riley, Executive Editor

March 14, 2023

1 Min Read
Gordon_Food_Service_Texas_locations.jpeg
Gordon Food Service

Foodservice distributor Gordon Food Service will open six new stores in the greater Houston area. The new stores are the first Texas locations for the distributor, based in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Aimed at restaurant owners and foodservice professionals, the stores will also cater to home shoppers with an assortment of packaged and fresh produce and goods, much of which will be prepared on site.

Each facility will employ an average of 40 full- and part-time employees and measure between 25,000 to 30,000 square feet. The stores will open March 14. 

“Gordon Food Service Store believes in the power of good food and its ability to bring people together and make moments special,” said Tim Grabar, president, Gordon Food Service Stores. “We are excited to open our doors to the greater Houston community and provide the chef-quality food products our stores are known for.” 

Shoppers can expect to find:

  • Large seasonal produce department with an assortment of market-direct items 

  • Fresh meats available by the piece, pound, or case

  • Wholesale walk-in customer coolers housing cases of produce, meats, and dairy items

  • Grab and go meal solutions with ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat items like rotisserie and fried chicken, ribs, deli sandwiches, handmade guacamole, cut fruit, and fresh squeezed juices

  • Tortillerias that produce fresh tortillas daily

  • 15 varieties of fresh popped popcorn

  • Gordon Go!, a free wholesale loyalty program available to businesses and nonprofit customers to earn points that can be spent like cash or redeemed for $1,000 checks

  • Convenient online ordering for same day in-store pick up

  • Same day Express Van Delivery

Gordon Food Service is a privately held and family-managed foodservice distributor with operations in the U.S. and Canada. 

About the Author

Chloe Riley

Executive Editor, Supermarket News

Chloe Riley is the Executive Editor of Supermarket News, which delivers the ultimate in competitive business intelligence, news and information for executives in the food retail and grocery industry. A graduate of the School of Journalism at Columbia College Chicago, Chloe previously served as a Digital Strategist at SEO firm Profound Strategy, Associate Editor at B2B hospitality mag HOTELS Magazine, as well as CEO of her own digital strategy company, Chlowe. She lives in Woodstock, Illinois. 

Email her at [email protected], or reach out on LinkedIn and say hi. 

Stay up-to-date on the latest food retail news and trends
Subscribe to free eNewsletters from Supermarket News

You May Also Like