| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Darrell Riekena |
Chief Operating Officer | Profile |
Farmer Brothers is a leading national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products. Our product lines incorporate organic, fair trade and sustainably produced coffee beans. The company`s portfolio features a wide range of coffees including Artisan Collection, Metropolitan, Superior, Cain`s and McGarvey. With a full line of hot and iced teas, spices, mixes and coffee/tea brewing equipment, Farmer Brothers delivers comprehensive beverage planning services to its 65,000+ customers across the US. Our Company is a direct distributor to restaurants, hotels, casinos, offices, quick service restaurants (“QSR`s”), convenience stores, healthcare facilities and other foodservice providers, as well as private brand retailers. To meet our customers` needs we carry hundreds of items including roasted coffee, liquid coffee, coffee related products such as coffee filters, sugar and creamers, assorted teas, cappuccino, cocoa, spices, gelatins and puddings, soup, salad dressings, pancake and biscuit mixes, and jellies and preserves. Approximately 50% of our total sales are from roasted coffee products. We distribute our products through direct and brokered sales, primarily through our “off-the-truck” distribution network, to our foodservice customers at their places of business. Our signature fleet of vehicles can be seen throughout the 48 contiguous United States. Our mission is to “sell great coffee and culinary products and provide superior service one customer at a time.” We also provide private brand specialty coffee programs to retailers through our independent, wholly-owned subsidiary, Coffee Bean International (CBI), one of the nation`s leading specialty coffee roasters.
Cuisine Solutions is recognized as the worldwide authority on sous-vide—the innovative cooking technique that offers flexibility, efficiency, safety, and unmatched flavors and textures, time after time. Cuisine Solutions is an international team of award-winning chefs who were among the first in the world to recognize the power and precision of the sous-vide process. Our classically trained chefs develop recipes that allow fellow professional chefs and passionate foodies to present restaurant-quality dishes faster and more economically—with consistently excellent results. With over 40 years of experience, Cuisine Solutions is a trusted supplier of sous-vide fully-cooked products to fine restaurants and premier hotels, large convention centers and entertainment venues, leading airlines` first and business class, major food retailers and the military, and restaurant chains that want foolproof, high-quality results across multiple locations.
The daily activity of Empresas Polar is to produce, distribute and offer brands of food and beverages that meet the needs and expectations of consumers with the best quality and the best price-value ratio. In Polar Companies, we approach our work as a challenge. Transforming challenges into opportunities, seeking to contribute to the quality of daily life of each and every one of the people with whom we interact, focused on our Reason for Being, Values and Principles.
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.
Natural and organic meat company.