| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Don Berdahl |
Chief Technology Officer | Profile |
Golden State Foods is one of the largest diversified suppliers to the foodservice industry, servicing 100+ customers and 125,000+ restaurants on five continents. Founded in 1947, the $7 billion company is values-based with proven performance in superior quality and customer service in both manufacturing and distribution. With approximately 6,500 employees worldwide, GSF`s core businesses include: processing and distribution of liquid products, meat products, produce, dairy and other services, providing a variety of networked solutions for the total supply chain spectrum. The award-winning company also runs the GSF Foundation for kids, a non-profit organization to help children and families in need.
Epic Gardening is a company that provides gardening advice for all experience levels, with a focus on practical and in-depth tips and tricks. They also sell quality, sustainable gardening products.
Ballard Brands formed in December 2001 by brothers Paul, Scott and Steve Ballard. It is a privately held, multi-branded restaurant, food and coffee company, based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. We own, operate and franchise restaurants in our portfolio across the United States and in multiple countries world-wide. These brands collectively total nearly 200 locations in both traditional and non-traditional models, and continue to grow.
Founded in 1998, we were the first company to take American olive oil to a whole new level. While olives have grown in California for hundreds of years, we`ve pioneered new ways of cultivating and harvesting olives in order to make our extra virgin olive oil premium and affordable. We`ve developed our own ranches and helped family farmers throughout Northern California develop previously unusable farm acreage into olive orchards. The approach we take on growing olives uses time honored farming techniques while fully embracing modern technology; we even have apps that chart the history of each orchard. And we use sustainable production methods every step of the way.
California Dairies, Inc. – the number one dairy processing cooperative in the leading dairy state. California Dairies, Inc. produces 43 percent of California`s milk or 9 percent of the milk produced in the United States on 500 dairies. A manufacturer of quality fluid milk products, butter and milk powders, California Dairies, Inc. has sales of more than $3 billion across all 50 states and in more than 50 foreign countries. California Dairies, Inc. is the result of a successful 1999 merger of three of California`s most financially successful cooperatives: California Milk Producers, Danish Creamery and San Joaquin Valley Dairymen. All three cooperatives were rich in tradition with roots dating back to the turn of the 20th century.