DISTRIBUTOR PROFILES | NORTHERN REGION

2015 Spring Member Conference
Distributor Profiles
A.H. Hermel Wholesale – Mankato, MN
Northern Region
Attending:
Blake Hermel, Owner; Jerry Underwood, President; Corey Wetter, Purchasing;
Ross Nelson, Purchasing; Tom Christenson, Sales & Purchasing
Primary Focus: Foodservice, c-store, vending
Categories:
Beverage, canned, dry, produce, candy, snacks, chemicals, equipment, frozen
meats & seafood (no fresh), disposables, processed & deli meats, refrigerated
(dairy), tabletop & smallwares
Opportunities: Supplier support for marketing plan; looking to partner with Golbon suppliers who
will help them grow their foodservice and vending business
Aldo’s Food Service – Aliquippa, PA
Northeast Region
Attending:
Marta Napoleone, Buyer
Primary Focus: Italian niche, pizzerias, delis
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated, and some produce
Opportunities: Golbon branded products, dairy items, oils & dressings, tomatoes & pizza toppings
NEW! Andalusia Distributing Co., Inc. – Andalusia, AL
Convenience Store Services
Attending:
Ricky Jones, Vice President
Primary Focus: C-stores
Categories:
Beverages, dry, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Opportunities in c-store and foodservice in all product categories
Angie’s Wholesale Groceries, Inc. – South El Monte, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Lisa, Rojano, Owner; Linda Sitman, Purchasing
Primary Focus: Broadline, Italian
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Continue to build relationships with Golbon suppliers and looking for opportunities to
add new items
Astro Food Service Inc. – Los Angeles, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Todd Arutunian, President; Bill Eskridge, Purchasing
Primary Focus: Frozen foods, produce, specialty
Categories:
Dry, fresh produce, frozen foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Redistribution in frozen further processed proteins, refrigerated and dry categories
ATI Provisions LLC – Medford, NJ
Attending:
Tino Incollingo
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate
Categories:
Dry, fresh, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: All product categories
Northeast Region
Atlas Wholesale Food Co. – Detroit, MI
Northern Region
Attending:
John Kohl, President; Don VanTiem, Director of Operations
Primary Focus: Bids, broadline, independent family-style restaurants
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: Supplier support in growing new street sales
Convenience Store Services
Northeast Region:
Northern Region:
Southeast Region
Southern Region:
DMD – Tom Hinkle; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Dave Myers; MDA – Wendy DeVinaspre
DMD – Dave Irwin; MDA – Mary Hawkins
DMD – Don Poulin; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Pat Westley; MDA – Kelsy Allison
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Bartur Foods – Portland, OR
Attending:
Tyler Hill, Owner
Primary Focus: Independent family-style restaurants
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Supplier support in converting non-Golbon items & growing sales
Northern Region
Beaver Wholesale Meats – Smithville, OH
Attending:
Brad Johnson, Purchasing & Marketing
Primary Focus: Broadline, meat processing
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Supplier support in converting non-Golbon items & growing sales
Northern Region
Borracchini Foods – Seattle, WA
Attending:
Don Borracchini Owner
Primary Focus: Bakery, Ethnic specialty, hotels
Categories:
Dry, fresh, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: Oil, sugar, flour, conversions from non-Golbon suppliers
Northern Region
Cable Meat & Food Service – Marlow, OK
Southeast Region
Attending:
Jimmy Copeland, Operations Manager
Primary Focus: Foodservice center-of-the-plate, summer camps
Categories:
Canned & dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Looking for supplier opportunities available through Dot Foods and K&G Foods
Calivan Distributing – Fullerton, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Mark Moore, Owner
Primary Focus: Specialty
Categories:
Fresh, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: Conversions from non-Golbon suppliers; also opportunities through Dot Foods
Callaway Packing Co. – Delta, CO
Attending:
Erlene & Vernon Glover, Owners
Primary Focus: Foodservice center-of-the-plate, non-profit bids
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: New items; local program support
Northern Region
CD Foodservice, Inc. – Eastvale, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Devin Swanson, Vice President of Operations
Primary Focus: Broadline
Categories:
Beverage, canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: They have settled into their new facility and are looking for new category
opportunities in all temperatures
Charles C. Parks Co. – Gallatin, TN
Convenience Store Services
Attending:
Chuck Watkins, Foodservice Director
Primary Focus: C-stores
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated, beverage
Opportunities: Looking for new items with c-store application, especially grab & go and fresh products
Convenience Store Services
Northeast Region:
Northern Region:
Southeast Region
Southern Region:
DMD – Tom Hinkle; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Dave Myers; MDA – Wendy DeVinaspre
DMD – Dave Irwin; MDA – Mary Hawkins
DMD – Don Poulin; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Pat Westley; MDA – Kelsy Allison
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Cotati Food Service – Cotati, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Ed Maybrun, President; Joe Rivera, Purchasing Manager
Primary Focus: Broadline
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: In their categories of strength - refrigerated and dairy; always looking for new
opportunities with Golbon approved suppliers
Custom Food Service – Phoenix, AZ
Southern Region
Attending:
Mark Schnitzer, General Manager; Shauna Skinner, Director of Purchasing
Primary Focus: Broadline
Categories:
Beverage, canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Focus on independent restaurants, sports bars and healthcare
D & M Distributing – Ogden, UT
Attending:
Rob Lucero, Sales
Northern Region
Primary Focus: Bids, center-of-the-plate, foodservice
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Local program and sales support; new items; looking for conversion opportunities
from non-Golbon suppliers to Golbon suppliers; end-user cutting support; broker
support
D.W. Richards Sons, Inc. – Avoca, PA
Northeast Region
Attending:
Dan Richards, President/Owner; Michelle Sillaman, Golbon District Manager
Primary Focus: Asian restaurants, center-of-the-plate, poultry, retail
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: Center-of-the-plate proteins, delis, restaurants and items for Asian operators (buffets)
Del Monte Meat Co. – West Sacramento, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Vince Licata, Director of Purchasing
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate
Categories:
Fresh, frozen, processed proteins, refrigerated deli
Opportunities: Evaluating products to complement their center-of-the-plate offerings
Douglas Companies - Conway, AK
Convenience Store Service
Attending:
Phil Eddy, Foodservice Director
Primary Focus: C-stores, retail accounts
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated, beverage
Opportunities: Looking for new items with c-store foodservice application, especially grab & go and
fresh products.
Dowling’s, Inc. – Milton, VT
Attending:
Don Atherton, Director of Foodservice
Primary Focus: C-stores, independent retail accounts, colleges
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated, beverage
Opportunities: Looking for new items for c-stores & colleges
Downeast Food Distributors – Auburn, ME
Attending:
Dee Turcotte, Office Manager
Primary Focus: Bakery
Categories:
Dry, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: All product categories
Convenience Store Services
Northeast Region:
Northern Region:
Southeast Region
Southern Region:
Convenience Store Services
Northeast Region
DMD – Tom Hinkle; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Dave Myers; MDA – Wendy DeVinaspre
DMD – Dave Irwin; MDA – Mary Hawkins
DMD – Don Poulin; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Pat Westley; MDA – Kelsy Allison
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Euclid Fish Co. – Mentor, OH
Northern Region
Attending:
John & Terrie Young, Owners; John V. Young, Purchasing; Fred Dworning, Director
of Purchasing
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate, foodservice, specialty seafood processor
Categories:
Canned, dry grocery, fresh & frozen, meats, poultry, seafood, processed & deli
meats, non-foods, refrigerated, cheese & dairy, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: Conversions of non-Golbon supplier items to Golbon suppliers; suppliers for
seafood, breads, desserts, poultry; marketing support
F & W Foodservices – N. Hollywood, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Maureen Henderson, Purchasing
Primary Focus: Broadline
Categories:
Beverage, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: Nursing home and healthcare segments
Foods Galore, Inc. – Pennsauken, NJ
Northeast Region
Attending:
Scott Kindness, Owner; Ben Kulp, Golbon District Manager
Primary Focus: Broadline
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: All product categories; looking for opportunities to make extended deals for larger
volume, consolidation of product “types” (fries, chicken nuggets, etc.) and suppliers
already stocked in the warehouse
Fraboni’s Wholesale Distributors, Inc. – Hibbing, MN
Northern Region
Attending:
Mark Thune, Owner; Wayne Thune, Owner
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate, foodservice, specialty sausage manufacturer
Categories:
Beverage, canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: Local marketing support, new products
NEW! Frasa International Trading N.V. – Oranjestad, Aruba
Southern Region
Attending:
Eric Sywak, Business Development; Lori Martin, Purchasing
Primary Focus: Bids, broadline, center-of-the-plate, non-food, produce
Categories:
Beverage, dry, produce, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: First Golbon show; also, building new categories for foodservice and retail markets
Freshko Foodservice, Inc. – Lake Charles, LA
Southern Region
Attending:
Homer Robin, CFO/Treasurer
Primary Focus: Produce
Categories:
Canned & Dry, Fresh, Frozen, Non-foods, Refrigerated, Supplies & Equipment
Opportunities: Establish relationships with new Golbon suppliers
NEW! George J. Falter Company – Baltimore, MD
Convenience Store Services
Attending:
Fred Parsons III, Foodservice Manager
Primary Focus: C-stores
Categories:
Beverages, frozen, non-foods
Opportunities: Opportunities in c-store and foodservice in all product categories
Glacier Wholesalers, Inc. – Kalispell, MT
Northern Region
Attending:
Tim & Barbara Arlint, Owner
Primary Focus: Broadline, c-store
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: Support for conversion of current non-Golbon foodservice items to Golbon
suppliers; sales education, ride-withs, etc.; looking for supplier item opportunities for
their big summer vacation and resort businesses
Convenience Store Services
DMD – Tom Hinkle; MDA – Eric Carr
Northeast Region:
DMD – Dave Myers; MDA – Wendy DeVinaspre
Northern Region:
DMD – Dave Irwin; MDA – Mary Hawkins
Southeast Region
DMD – Don Poulin; MDA – Eric Carr
Southern Region:
DMD – Pat Westley; MDA – Kelsy Allison
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Gourmet Culinary – Vista, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Peter Cobas, President/Owner
Primary Focus: Broadline, non-food/paper, specialty, supplies & equipment
Categories:
Beverage, canned, dry, fresh, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: Continue to establish relationships with Golbon suppliers
Guderian Foods – Ada, OK
Convenience Store Services
Attending:
Scott Nevland, General Manager
Primary Focus: Schools, c-stores, and independent retail
Categories:
Dry, frozen, produce, refrigerated, beverage
Opportunities: Looking for new school items and for suppliers available through Dot or K&G Foods
Hoelting Foodservice – Decatur, IL
Northern Region
Attending:
Rory Tipsword, Vice President of Purchasing
Primary Focus: Foodservice, produce
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: Support for conversion of current non-Golbon items to Golbon suppliers; marketing
support for annual marketing plan, sales education, ride-withs, etc.
Hometown Provisions, Inc. – Willow Street, PA
Attending:
Barry Mellinger, President/Owner; Paul Rote, Buyer
Primary Focus: Broadline
Categories:
Dry, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Looking for opportunities in all categories
Northeast Region
Hospitality Services Unlimited – Doral, FL
Southern Region
Caribbean Producers Limited – Montego Bay, Jamaica
Attending:
Bob Hooker, Vice President Purchasing; Jim Bransdorf, Purchasing; Anthia
Monplaisir, National Sales Manager
Primary Focus: Broadline, exports, non-food/paper
Categories:
Beverages, canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies &
equipment
Opportunities: Continue to grow with new opportunities for their newest location in St. Lucia
Individual Foodservice – Bell, CA
Attending:
Steve Wagner, Commodity Buyer
Primary Focus: Specialty
Categories:
Canned, dry, non-foods, disposables
Opportunities: Dry and non-foods
Southern Region
Imler’s Poultry LP – Duncansville, PA
Northeast Region
Attending:
Bryan Imler, Sales Manager; Keith McQuillen, Purchasing Manager; Stephanie
Kozminski, Golbon District Manager
Primary Focus: Broadline, center-of-the-plate
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: Fresh, frozen and dry
International Gourmet Foods, Inc. – Springfield, VA
Northeast Region
Attending:
Janet Sansalone, Purchasing Manager
Primary Focus: Upscale and white table cloth operators
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: Any upscale products; will only consider product of highest quality; opportunities in
imports, upscale desserts, and upscale appetizers
Convenience Store Services
Northeast Region:
Northern Region:
Southeast Region
Southern Region:
DMD – Tom Hinkle; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Dave Myers; MDA – Wendy DeVinaspre
DMD – Dave Irwin; MDA – Mary Hawkins
DMD – Don Poulin; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Pat Westley; MDA – Kelsy Allison
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John Heineman Co. – Pittsburgh, PA
Northeast Region
Attending:
Stuart Cohen
Primary Focus: Upscale independent operators
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: Any upscale products; will only consider product of highest quality; opportunities in
imports, upscale desserts, and upscale appetizers
Julius Silvert, Inc. – Philadelphia, PA
Attending:
Jim Sorkin, Owner
Primary Focus: White table cloth restaurants
Categories:
Dry, frozen, produce, refrigerated
Opportunities: Any upscale products
Northeast Region
K & G Food Company – Oklahoma City, OK
Convenience Store Services
Attending:
Russell Canaday, President; Danny Standridge, Sales
Primary Focus: Frozen re-distributor and c-stores
Categories:
Frozen
Opportunities: Looking for new frozen c-store and foodservice items
Karetas Foods, Inc. – Reading, PA
Northeast Region
Attending:
John Friedmann, President; Vicky Friedmann, Purchasing; John Wertz, Golbon
District Manager
Primary Focus: Schools, institutions, restaurants, hotels, country clubs, and retail outlets
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated, produce
Opportunities: 80% of business is bid with several states, including but not limited to Pennsylvania,
Delaware, New Jersey and New York that include hospitals, corrections, assisted
living, and schools; searching for suppliers with experience in working with bids and
bid specific products; opportunities in all categories
King Food Service, Inc. – Waipahu, HI
Attending:
Dana Chun, President
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-Plate
Categories:
Beverages, Fresh & Frozen, Refrigerated
Opportunities: Seafood and poultry
Southern Region
Korte Company, Inc. – Easton, PA
Northeast Region
Attending:
Ernie Bossert, President; Debbie Bossert, Vice President/Secretary
Primary Focus: Broadline, center-of-the-plate, delis
Categories:
Dry, frozen, and refrigerated
Opportunities: Opportunities in all categories particularly protein
Lamm Food Service, LLC – Lafayette, LA
Southern Region
Attending:
Bruce Mattingly, President; Dale Lagan, Director of Purchasing/IT
Primary Focus: Broadline
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, paper/disposables
Opportunities: Increasing bid business; always looking for new opportunities with Golbon approved
suppliers
Convenience Store Services
Northeast Region:
Northern Region:
Southeast Region
Southern Region:
DMD – Tom Hinkle; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Dave Myers; MDA – Wendy DeVinaspre
DMD – Dave Irwin; MDA – Mary Hawkins
DMD – Don Poulin; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Pat Westley; MDA – Kelsy Allison
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Linford of Alaska – Anchorage, AK
Northern Region
Attending:
Kristoffer Leuy, Sales
Primary Focus: Foodservice
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: New opportunities for their diversified mix of products available; independent
restaurants; hotel and coffee business; looking for suppliers who will support them
in marketing, program support for new items, and sales ideas to help them to
expand their client base in their market
M.S.I. FOODS – Danville, IL
Northern Region
Attending:
Troy & Renee Gabbard, Owners
Primary Focus: Foodservice, grocery stores
Opportunities: All product categories and temperature zones; sales support; broker support
NEW! Marcus Food Co. – Wichita, KS
Southeast Region
Attending:
Billy Marcus, Managing Director
Primary Focus: Bids, Center-of-the-plate, Imports
Categories:
Dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Opportunities in c-store and foodservice in all product categories
Melotte Distributing – Green Bay, WI
Northern Region
Attending:
Mike LaBouve, Purchasing; Barry Melotte, Director of Corporate Accts; Jason
Luepke, Director of Sales & Marketing; John Gigot, Sales
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate meat processing, foodservice, expanding into new categories
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: New items and category expansion; support for adding additional items in categories
Merit Foods of Arizona – Tucson, AZ
Southern Region
Attending:
Matt Sadowsky, President; Miranda Morrison, Director of Marketing
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, refrigerated, paper/disposables
Opportunities: Evaluating products to complement their center-of-the-plate offerings
Metropolitan Meat, Seafood, & Poultry Co. – Landover, MD
Northeast Region
Attending:
Rick Cohen, Director of Purchasing
Primary Focus: Full line
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: All categories, center-of-the-plate items, catering, upscale products (appetizers,
desserts), imports and any unique items that will set them apart
Miceli & Oldfield – Taylor, MI
Northern Region
Attending:
Lou Miceli, Director of Purchasing
Primary Focus: Foodservice, bakery, dairy, expanding into other categories
Categories:
Canned, dry, non-foods, paper/disposables, fresh & frozen meats & seafood,
processed & deli meat, refrigerated
Opportunities: New freezer space, looking for help expanding into new categories; interest in items
that suppliers are willing to work with them on selling new items
Moore Foods – St. Louis, MO
Northern Region
Attending:
Brian Gill GM Controller; Kevin Tiggard Sales Manager
Primary Focus: Foodservice, produce, Moore For Less Upfront Market (cash & carry)
Categories:
Canned, dry, non-foods, paper/disposables, supplies & equipment, fresh, frozen,
refrigerated
Opportunities: Items expansion & new categories; cash & carry packaged items
Convenience Store Services
Northeast Region:
Northern Region:
Southeast Region
Southern Region:
DMD – Tom Hinkle; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Dave Myers; MDA – Wendy DeVinaspre
DMD – Dave Irwin; MDA – Mary Hawkins
DMD – Don Poulin; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Pat Westley; MDA – Kelsy Allison
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Neesvig’s/Empire Fish – Windsor, WI
Northern Region
Attending:
Andy Byrne, Director of Foodservice Sales; Dave Freiselben, Purchasing
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate, chain accounts, country clubs, hotels, Neesvig’s Fulfillment (gift
baskets), restaurants,
Categories:
Dry, fresh, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: Proteins, opportunities to convert non-Golbon suppliers over to Golbon approved
suppliers
NEW! P&L Food Wholesalers – Plymouth, MI
Northern Region
Attending:
John Stassinopoulos, President
Primary Focus: Foodservice, restaurants
Categories:
Beverage, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, processed & deli meats, refrigerated
Opportunities: Help with expanding items & converting non-Golbon items to Golbon suppliers
Perrone and Sons, Inc. – Metairie, LA
Southern Region
Attending:
Rusty Perrone, Vice President Sales
Primary Focus: Bids, ethnic, imports, specialty
Categories:
Beverage, dry, fresh meats, frozen, non-foods, processed & deli meats, refrigerated
Opportunities: Looking to establish new supplier relationships and expand product category
offerings
PFD Supply, Inc. – St. Peters, MO
Attending:
Joe Hartmann, Purchasing Manager
Primary Focus: Foodservice, national and regional chain business
Categories:
Canned, dry, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Help with expanding items into independent ice cream shops
Northern Region
NEW! Pine State Trading Co. – Gardiner, ME
Northeast Region
Attending:
Richard Hunt, Director of Foodservice; Zeno Corrigan, Vice President, Sales &
Marketing; Dan Poulin, Category Analyst; Rick Shaw, Category Analyst
Primary Focus: C-stores
Categories:
Beverages, dry, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Opportunities in c-store and foodservice in all product categories
Quality Sales Foodservice – Fairbanks, AK
Northern Region
Attending:
Krynn Singdahlsen, Sales
Primary Focus: Broadline
Categories:
Beverage, canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: Conversions from non-Golbon suppliers; new items, Destinations and Premier Club
bonus points will go a long way in show negotiations
Ray’s Wholesale Meats – Yakima, WA
Northern Region
Attending:
Bryan Shuel Owner; Jim Laurent Plant Manager Purchasing
Primary Focus: Foodservice, center-of-the-plate meat processing
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, refrigerated, paper/disposables, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: Disposables; non-food; selected food categories
Reed & Hertig – Warrenton, OR
Northern Region
Attending:
Kevin & Katie Hertig, Owners
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate, expanding to additional categories
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: Looking for items to help expand their current categories and also looking for new
items for new categories; suppliers items in Dot, Pacific Food Distributors and Alpine
Convenience Store Services
Northeast Region:
Northern Region:
Southeast Region
Southern Region:
DMD – Tom Hinkle; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Dave Myers; MDA – Wendy DeVinaspre
DMD – Dave Irwin; MDA – Mary Hawkins
DMD – Don Poulin; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Pat Westley; MDA – Kelsy Allison
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S & L Food Sales – Chico, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Kim Tenorio, Purchasing Manager
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Retail supermarket and c-store customers; further expansion of their foodservice
offering
Smith Packing Co., Inc. – Utica, NY
Attending:
Gary Lawendowski
Primary Focus: Broadline
Categories:
Dry, frozen, and refrigerated
Opportunities: All product categories
Northeast Region
Staber Meats, Inc. – Sioux City, IA
Northern Region
Attending:
Jim Staber, Owner
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate, foodservice, Hispanic restaurants, retail
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Non-foods; looking for new products to add to their product mix; support for a formal
marketing plan; broker support
Steckel Produce – Jerseyville, IL
Attending:
Denny Steckel, Owner
Primary Focus: Foodservice, produce
Categories:
Beverage, canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Supplier items in Dot Foods and Foodservice Center
Northern Region
NEW! Stewart Distribution – Waycross, GA
Convenience Store Services
Attending:
Bill Silva, Director of Food Service; John Stewart, Beverage Specialist
Primary Focus: C-stores
Categories:
Beverages, dry, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Opportunities in c-store and foodservice in all product categories
Summit Enterprises – McAllen, TX
Southern Region
Attending:
Jorge Carbia Jr., Owner
Primary Focus: Non-food/Paper
Categories:
Beverages, Canned & Dry, Chemicals, Frozen, Paper/Disposables, Refrigerated
Opportunities: Looking to expand dry, frozen, and refrigerated categories to complement their
strength in non-foods & janitorial
Sun Meat Co., Inc. – Placentia, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Dennis Bustam, President
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate
Categories:
Fresh, frozen, dry
Opportunities: Evaluating products to complement their center-of-the-plate offerings
Sunbeam Foods, Inc. – Dallas, TX
Southern Region
Attending:
Richard Kraig, Purchasing; Barbie Kraig, Owner
Primary Focus: Specialty
Categories:
Beverage, canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: Daycare and summer feeding programs and expanding bid presence
Convenience Store Services
Northeast Region:
Northern Region:
Southeast Region
Southern Region:
DMD – Tom Hinkle; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Dave Myers; MDA – Wendy DeVinaspre
DMD – Dave Irwin; MDA – Mary Hawkins
DMD – Don Poulin; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Pat Westley; MDA – Kelsy Allison
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Sunbow Distributing – Lindon, UT
Northern Region
Attending:
Jeremy Gines, President
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate, foodservice, further processing, non-food/paper, produce
Categories:
Dry, grocery, produce, fresh, frozen
Opportunities: Looking for items to further expand their categories in foodservice, convenience
stores, and healthcare
Superior Foods Co. – Grand Rapids, MI
Northern Region
Attending:
Jim Osterhaven, President; Doug Verwolf, Purchasing Manager; Kirk Prall,
Merchandising, Sean Bartrand, Purchasing; Jeff Brandon, Marketing; Tom Stoetzel,
Corporate Accounts Sales Manager; Travis Murdock, Sales
Primary Focus: Foodservice, retail, center-of-the-plate meat & seafood processing, white tablecloth
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Local marketing support; high end white tablecloth products; Destinations and
Premier Club bonus points will go a long way in show negotiations
NEW! Team Sledd – Wheeling, WV
Convenience Store Services
Attending:
Jessica Kovacs, Foodservice Sales Manager; Leslie Lanos, Foodservice Category
Manager; Rob Sincavich, Owner
Primary Focus: C-stores
Categories:
Beverages, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Opportunities in c-store and foodservice in all product categories
Teri Nichols Institutional Food Merchants, LLC – Brooklyn, NY
Northeast Region
Attending:
Terry Vouyiouklis, Owner
Primary Focus: NYC schools, institutions and correctional, and ethnic-Greek
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated, produce
Opportunities: Products with application for their school business and non-foods/paper products
Tony Sunseri Wholesale Food Distributors, Inc. – Johnstown, PA
Attending:
Anthony Battaglia Jr.
Primary Focus: Broadline, non-foods
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated, produce
Opportunities: All categories
Northeast Region
Toppa’s Foodservice & Paper Supply – Middletown, RI
Attending:
Bob Goodwin, Purchasing Agent
Primary Focus: Broadline, non-foods
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: All categories
Northeast Region
Trade Supplies, Inc. – South Gate, CA
Attending:
TBD
Primary Focus: Canned, dry, janitorial, non-foods
Categories:
Dry, non-foods
Opportunities: Looking to expand their dry and canned categories to complement their non-foods
and janitorial offerings
NEW! Trooper Foods – Brooklyn, NY
Northeast Region
Attending:
George Laoudis
Primary Focus: Broadline, center-of-the-plate
Categories:
Dry, fresh meats, frozen, produce, non-foods and refrigerated
Opportunities: Full line of food, disposable products and janitorial supplies; Trooper Foods is a
USDA meat cutting facility
Convenience Store Services
Northeast Region:
Northern Region:
Southeast Region
Southern Region:
DMD – Tom Hinkle; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Dave Myers; MDA – Wendy DeVinaspre
DMD – Dave Irwin; MDA – Mary Hawkins
DMD – Don Poulin; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Pat Westley; MDA – Kelsy Allison
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University Foods – Sylmar, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Dean Schauer, Owner
Primary Focus: Broadline
Categories:
Beverages, canned, dry, chemicals, fresh & frozen, paper/disposables, refrigerated,
supplier & equipment
Opportunities: Always looking for new opportunities to convert to approved Golbon suppliers
Valley Food Service – Visalia, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Steve Singleton, President; June Singleton, Marketing
Primary Focus: Schools, independent restaurants
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: School foodservice and c-stores
Van Vleet Meat & Foodservice Co, Inc. – Albany, OR
Northern Region
Attending:
Bill Van Vleet, Owner
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate expanding to additional categories
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated, supplies & equipment
Opportunities: Disposables, non-food; support for formal marketing plan; opportunities for suppliers
available through Dot Foods, Pacific Food Distributors and Alpine
Wallace Foods, Inc. – Canton, OH
Northern Region
Attending:
Mark Wallace, Owner
Primary Focus: Caterers, enter-of-the-plate, foodservice, full menu mom & pop restaurants, grocers,
schools
Categories:
Canned, dry, fresh, frozen, non-foods, refrigerated
Opportunities: Looking for potential neighboring distributor network opportunities; marketing and
local supplier support programs good tools to work with this distributor
White Feather Farms of Ohio – Pataskala, OH
Northern Region
Attending:
Bill Schuler, Owner
Primary Focus: Foodservice
Categories:
Canned, dry, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: All categories, all temp zones; always looking for Golbon supplier items; bid support
Wilcox Frozen Foods, Inc. – San Francisco, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Rod Smith, President
Primary Focus: Specialty
Categories:
Frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: Frozen category; independent restaurants, hotels, caterers and healthcare
Will Foods, LLC – Buffalo, NY
Northeast Region
Attending:
Nelson Schultz, Vice President of Purchasing; Jeff Young, Buyer; Melissa Manley,
Golbon District Manager
Primary Focus: Center-of-the-plate, correctional, independent restaurants, pizzerias, schools,
white table cloth
Categories:
Dry, frozen, refrigerated
Opportunities: Interested in exploring c-store suppliers and products; interested in any supplier that
they can convert from a non-Golbon supplier
Worldwide Produce – Los Angeles, CA
Southern Region
Attending:
Stuart Weisfeld, Owner
Primary Focus: Produce
Categories:
Produce, Fresh & Frozen, Refrigerated
Opportunities: Refrigerated and frozen product offering, products to complement produce focus
Convenience Store Services
Northeast Region:
Northern Region:
Southeast Region
Southern Region:
DMD – Tom Hinkle; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Dave Myers; MDA – Wendy DeVinaspre
DMD – Dave Irwin; MDA – Mary Hawkins
DMD – Don Poulin; MDA – Eric Carr
DMD – Pat Westley; MDA – Kelsy Allison