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Vote for GSF’s product development team in the FoodProcessing.com R&D Teams of the Year online poll now through June 1. Nominated in the large company category, GSF supports QSR and retail customers with best-in-class service and products. Read more and vote at the link below: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6273138/RDT21 #GoldenStateFoods #votenow #productdevelopment #productinnovation #researchanddevelopment

Congratulations to Tony and Bo on 35 years of service to GSF and Quality Custom Distribution! Read their story at the link below. #GoldenStateFoods #QualityCustomDistribution #Congratulations #happyanniversary

Associates from Groenz, a New Zealand-based GSF company, recently cooked up a delicious community fundraiser, selling burgers topped with its signature sauces, including Frenchmaidsauce, to benefit a local school. #GoldenStateFoods #volunteerism #givewhereyoulive

Our recently announced emissions-reduction initiative in partnership with Volvo Trucks North America brought GSF's first #VNRElectric truck into Quality Custom Distribution's last-mile delivery fleet in late March. By the end of 2022, we'll have a total of 15 #electrictrucks on the road! On #EarthDay and every day, GSF strives to: Reduce our carbon footprint... Achieve zero waste to landfill Incorporate renewable energy/alternative fuel #GoldenStateFoods #EarthDay2021 #emissionsreduction #QualityCustomDistribution

GSF is pleased to announce the promotion of Campbell Cooper into an elevated executive officer role as Corporate Vice President and President, International Business Group. Read more at the link below. #GoldenStateFoods #onthemove #promotionnews #foodmanufacturing #foodprocessing #foodserviceindustry Frenchmaidsauce

From National Retail Federation's Big Show in January, IBM recaps five key insights. Here's what GSF's Chief Strategy and Innovation Office, Bob Wolpert, had to say about the first insight, #supplychainresilience starts with end-to-end visibility: If you have the data and you can see it to act quickly, that’s a game changer for your supply chain. Read more at the link below to learn about how GSF uses a combination of AI, IoT and #blockchain to preserve the quality of produ...cts it delivers to #quickservicerestaurants and stores worldwide. #GoldenStateFoods #supplychaintransformation #innovation #foodserviceindustry

As a new series for 2021, GSF will feature an associate who’s celebrating an anniversary within the GSF family of companies. Each quarter, we invite you to read about their journey, insights, and what makes their time with the company so special. First up, Lee Gragnano, who celebrates nearly 50 years of service in 2021. He shares: I literally have grown up here, and what I have in life, I owe it to this company. This has been a great career, and they have been so good to me ...along the way. Read Lee's full story at the link below. #GoldenStateFoods #milestones #employeeanniversary #50years

Getting customers what they want and need, on their terms, has never been more important or more challenging. Find out how GSF is exceeding expectations by enabling real-time visibility and transparency across the supply chain to optimize product quality and freshness. Tune in today for #NRF2021 to hear GSF's Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Bob Wolpert and Kareem Yusuf Ph.D of IBM share thought leadership on driving differentiation with a smarter, more resilient supply chain. #GoldenStateFoods #supplychain #foodserviceindustry #blockchain

Inspired by current trends and predictions for the year ahead, GSF Senior Corporate Executive Chef Fred Heurtin shares his new umami-flavored Miso Fried Chicken recipe from the Conyers, Georgia Innovation Center Kitchen. #GoldenStateFoods #foodtrends #cheflife #recipes Chef Fred Heurtin’s Miso Fried Chicken... Ingredients: 1 pound boneless, skin-on chicken thigh meat, cut into one-inch pieces cup white miso 1 teaspoon grated garlic 1 teaspoon grated ginger teaspoon reduced-sodium soy sauce tsp white pepper cup potato or corn starch 1 teaspoons togarashi Canola oil for frying Ingredients for kimchi honey: cup kimchi, chopped and liquid packed in 1 teaspoon chili sambal 1 cup honey teaspoon rice wine vinegar Instructions: To prepare the kimchi honey, in a small food processor fitted with the metal blade, add the kimchi, vinegar, and sambal. Pulse until finely chopped, but not pureed. Add honey and pulse to combine. Transfer to a serving bowl, and allow to sit for 30 minutes before serving. Store refrigerated. In a non-reactive bowl, combine the chicken, miso, garlic, ginger, pepper, and soy sauce with the chicken. Allow to marinate for six hours or overnight. Preheat oil to approximately 330 degrees Fahrenheit, and do not let the oils get too hot or the miso will cause the chicken to burn. Add the potato starch to a small bowl. Wipe any excess marinade from the chicken. Add the chicken to the bowl with the potato starch and mix to evenly coat. Divide the chicken into three batches. Add the first batch to the hot oil and fry until browned and cooked approximately three minutes. Remove the chicken from the oil with a slotted spoon and allow to drain on a paper towel. Repeat this until all the chicken is cooked. Season with the togarashi and serve with kimchi honey.

In a co-bylined article for Manufacturing Technology Insights magazine, GSF's Bob Wolpert (Corporate SVP and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer) and Guilda Javaheri (Chief Technology Officer) share their thought leadership on "Winning Together in the Supply Chain's Digital Ecosystem Transformation." They say: "Transformative supply chain technology is a team sport. Everyone wins when all players in the ecosystemincluding manufacturing MVPsparticipate in silo-breaking, da...ta-sharing Industrial IoT (IIoT) for greater collective value." Read more at the link below. #GoldenStateFoods #inthenews #supplychain #digitaltransformation #IIoT #EmergingTech

Today's Orange County Register story at the link below includes Ryan Hammer's promotion news and GSF's Sauce of the Year honors for Zaxby's Caribbean Jerk Sauce. Spicing up this week's news, the article includes insights on the Association for Dressings & Sauces' winning sauce. #GoldenStateFoods #inthenews #foodserviceindustry

This Friday, GSF's Opelika, Alabama location will participate in a free multi-company hiring event at the Opelika SportsPLEX with 200+ open positions seeking candidates. Take the first step toward a new career this week! #GoldenStateFoods #nowhiring #jobopportunity Opelika Chamber City of Opelika, Al - City Government East Alabama Medical Center

We're pleased to announce the promotion of Ryan Hammer to GSF Corporate Senior Vice President and President, Quality Custom Distribution (QCD). From QCD’s Frisco, Texas headquarters, Ryan will continue overseeing all aspects of the QCD logistics business and will now assume responsibility for GSF’s Liquid Products North America (LPNA) sales team. In this executive role, Ryan will champion superior customer satisfaction and operational excellence objectives, including financial and growth goals. Read more in the full announcement linked below. #GoldenStateFoods #QualityCustomDistribution #executiveleadership #promotions #congrats

Each month, Golden State Foods features a woman leader within the GSF family of companies, sharing her journey, insights and what it takes to succeed in this industry. This month’s Woman in the Warehouse, Chunxia Xu, a production team leader at GSF Fresh! in Guangzhou, China, started as a production worker eight years ago. She worked diligently to learn more about the production process and earned a promotion to team leader thereafter. Read Chunxia's full story at the link be...low. #GoldenStateFoods #foodserviceindustry #produceindustry

For job opportunities with GSF's Conyers, Georgia location in the greater Atlanta area, check out this week's hiring event in partnership with Conyers Rockdale Economic Development Council. Visit goldenstatefoods.com/careers for open positions and more details about GSF's values-driven culture. #GoldenStateFoods #ConyersGA #atlantajobs #foodserviceindustry #foodproduction

This week's Prepared Foods story linked below features the top innovations recognized by the Association for Dressings & Sauces. GSF earned "Sauce of the Year" honors for creating Zaxby's Caribbean Jerk Sauce. We’re honored that our Caribbean Jerk sauce was awarded 'Sauce of the Year.' To hear that others enjoyed it as much as we loved making it sweetens this victory for both GSF and Zaxby’s even more. We’re thankful for our continued partnership in bringing this sauce to life, noted ZachMcLeroy, co-founder and CEO of Zaxby’s. #GoldenStateFoods #foodserviceindustry #quickservicerestaurants #foodproduction #innovation

During today's virtual Celebrate Resilience awards event, the Greater Irvine Chamber recognized #GoldenStateFoods with an Innovation Award for this year's surplus milk bottling initiative. In collaboration with the GSF Foundation and KanPak, GSF donated two truckloads of premium, shelf-stable whole milk to Irvine-based Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County amid the Coronavirus pandemic’s escalating economic hardships. Congratulations to all of the #CelebrateResilience honorees!

This week, the Association for Dressings & Sauces announced GSF as the winner of the Sauce of the Year Award for Zaxby's Caribbean Jerk Sauce. GSF’s Senior Director, Production Development Mitch Dingwall, Senior Corporate Chef Kate Dolan, and Product Development Technician Daizy Hwang were recognized for developing the truly innovative and delicious product. Read the full story at the link below. #GoldenStateFoods #foodserviceindustry #quickservicerestaurants #foodproduction #innovation

The National Provisioner's State of the Industry 2020 article linked below quotes GSF's Dr. Wayne Morgan, Corporate Vice President and President of Protein Products and Operation Services, about how GSF uses an environmental scorecard to track its energy and water use and monitor sustainability improvements. In the article, he explains: Our customers are asking how we are helping to move the needle with sustainability initiatives, because their customers are asking them, and those customers’ shareholders are asking them, he says. If it is important to the consumer, it is important to our retail brand customers. Morgan adds that Golden State Foods uses a third-party auditor to gage whether it is meeting its sustainability targets. #GoldenStateFoods #sustainability #inthenews

Earlier this year, Concordia University Irvine interviewed GSF Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Wetterau for its Faith & Crisis Forum video series. He joined a distinguished group of civic, business, and ministry leaders from around Orange County and across the globe in sharing thought leadership on how faith has influenced their response to crisis. View the complete interview at the link below. #GoldenStateFoods #purposedriven #thoughtleaders

Today, nearly 50 cyclists representing Team GSF 1 More Mile! took to the road to raise funds and race toward a cure for multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Bay to Bay fundraising ride. As one of Orange County’s largest and most impactful cycling teams, these cyclists have trained together throughout the year and raised almost $1 million since inception for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This month, Team GSF pedals to pursue its $100,000 fundraising goal. #GoldenStateFoods #OneMoreMile #BikeMS #BIKEMSINSIDEOUT

At GSF, associates put our culture into action through community involvement and living out the Creed and Values in all we do. Our associates pursue innovative continuous improvements, advance their careers through training opportunities, recognize one another with Golden Spirit Awards, and give back through our nonprofit, the GSF Foundation. GSF's manufacturing facility in City of Industry, California is currently seeking applicants for these positions: EHS Manager... Liquid Products Production Associate Maintenance Mechanic Sanitation Manager View complete details and apply online at the link below to the GSF careers website. To reach out directly to the City of Industry job line, please call 626-465-7525. #GoldenStateFoods #losangelesjobs #jobopportunity #nowhiring #jobopenings #joinourteam https://resume-goldenstatefoods.icims.com/jobs/search

This month, GSF Global Branding and Communications (GB&C) recognized associates and their facility teams for their outstanding efforts to support marketing and multimedia production initiatives. Two facility news representatives, Brian Gatesman of KanPak Penn Yan and Joshua Churchill of Quality Custom Distribution Fontana, each received Golden Mic Awards for going above and beyond in their roles to partner with GB&C as key contributors of story ideas, visual assets, and on-site coordination. #GoldenStateFoods #QualityCustomDistribution #congrats

In honor of National Dessert Day today and National Caramel Month this October, GSF Senior Corporate Executive Chef Fred Heurtin shares two new recipes from the Conyers, Georgia Innovation Center Kitchen. Featuring sweet and savory caramel toppings, Chef Fred’s recipes include Pineapple Caramel Topping with Five Spice and Spicy Caramel Wings. #GoldenStateFoods #nationalcaramelmonth #nationaldessertday #cheflife #recipes Pineapple Caramel Topping with Five Spice... Ingredients: 1 ripe pineapple 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon brown or demerara sugar 1/8 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt cup heavy cream Instructions: Place the pineapple on a stable cutting surface and cut off the top and bottom using a sharp knife. Place the pineapple on its base and cut the prickly skin off of the fruit using a downward motion. Cut the pineapple away from the core, and dice into square pieces three-quarters of an inch thick. In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter, then add the diced pineapple. Cook for two minutes to slightly brown the pineapple. Add the sugar and cook until it becomes a rich brown color. Remove pineapple with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add five-spice powder and salt. Place the sauté pan back on the stove over medium heat and stir the cream gradually, adding small amounts at a time. Using a rubber spatula, scrape the bottom of the pan to dissolve and caramelize the sugar left in the pan. Add the diced pineapple back into the pan. Plate the topping over cake, ice cream, or other desserts. Spicy Caramel Wings Ingredients: 3 tablespoons neutral oil sauce (grapeseed, for example) 3 cups fresh pineapple, diced -inch 2 tablespoons garlic, minced 2 tablespoons jalapeños or hot chilis of your choice, minced cup sugar 2 tablespoons ginger root, minced 2 limes, juiced cup fish sauce (Three Crabs brand, if possible) cup of water (if needed) 2 tablespoons black bean garlic sauce 2 tablespoons coarse ground black pepper 2 pounds chicken wings, oven-roasted or precooked cup torn fresh cilantro leaves Instructions: Preheat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add oil and when the oil begins to smoke, add the diced pineapple. Cook for approximately two minutes, then add minced chilis and ginger, and sauté for one minute. Add garlic and cook for an additional 45 seconds. Add sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, black bean garlic sauce, and black pepper. Add water to thin the mixture, if needed, and bring the mixture to a rapid simmer. Cook for four minutes until the mixture reaches a glaze consistency and takes on a darker color. Add wings and toss in the caramel mixture to fully coat. Pour the hot wing and caramel mixture onto a serving platter, and garnish with cilantro.