Gold Star Foods Inc. "Gold Star Foods"
began operations in 1966 as a distributor of meat products
primarily to coffee shops in the Los Angeles area. "Gold Star
Meat Company", a family owned business, was purchased in 1978
and under new ownership the focus of the business shifted
from restaurants to Southern California School Districts.
To better reflect the image of a changing inventory, the name
was changed to "Gold Star Foods" in 1983 and most recently
to "Gold Star Foods Inc". Since 1978, Gold Star
Foods customer base has grown to over 300 school districts
throughout the Southwest. As a result of our commitment to
excellence, we have been recognized nationwide by the United
States Department of Agriculture and the American School Food
Service Association as one of the outstanding food service
distributors to school districts.
The Gold Star Foods team works hard to ensure
your complete satisfaction every time you use our services.
Gold Star Foods' outstanding service begins with customer
service representatives and purchasing agents who are a cut
above in their knowledge and dedication to your needs, and
continues with the integrity of the drivers who deliver the
orders to your door.
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
Loyal Customer Service Representatives:
When you place an order with the Gold Star Foods customer
service representative assigned to your account, you can rest
assured that you will receive the quality items you need,
when you need them. Gold Star Foods customer service department
carefully reviews each order to insure complete accuracy.
Your customer service representative will personally see to
it that that the inventory is in stock while George Thorsen
makes sure that your prices are correct. Under rare circumstances
that cause a shortage of inventory, your customer service
representative will phone immediately to advise you of the
shortage. If you choose to substitute the item, your customer
service representatives will process the order right away.
If, on the other hand, you would rather purchase the shorted
item elsewhere, Gold Star Foods will make the arrangements
for you to do so. The choice is yours!
Modern Warehouse Facilities:
Although our customers may never see it, our warehouse facility
is a piece of the puzzle that significantly elevates our level
of customer service. Gold Star Foods facility has 37 loading
doors adjacent to 175,000 square feet of incredibly clean,
pest free space that is racked and managed by experts. The
Gold Star Foods team works daily with an advanced pick and
pull system that insures complete accuracy when your order
reaches your door.
Courteous Drivers:
The Gold Star Foods drivers are another vital part of the
customer service equation. Our drivers not only deliver your
items on time, they are happy to unload your order in the
proper place you designate. Moreover, each Gold Star Foods
driver will treat you with courtesy and respect.
COMMODITY PRODUCTS
Convenient Storage Program:
Gold Star Foods has a fantastic storage program for commodity
products. With Gold Star Foods, you can feel confident that
your commodities are in a clean environment that is managed
by experts. Each month, hundreds of thousands of product cases
are transported through our clean and modern facility just
south of downtown Los Angeles. When you store commodities
with us, we rotate your inventory on a regular basis to insure
that the oldest products are always pulled first. We also
remove the draw down of pulled product from inventory so we
can calculate your storage charges intrinsically. For your
convenience, we automatically generate storage invoices on
the anniversary date each month.
Advanced Commodities Tracking System: Gold Star Foods has developed a state-of-the-art commodity
tracking system that offers outstanding solutions for raw, finished, and commercial commodity cases. This
system, which took four years to develop, guarantees that you will never experience extended lag time on
delivery notification or uncertainty about what is in stock.
The Gold Star Foods commodity staff enters
all incoming commodity cases into our tracking system within
24 hours of receiving them. This innovative system has a programmed
series of checks and balances to insure complete receiving
accuracy. Once we enter your delivery of commodity cases,
the system triggers a series of automatic fax responses that
provide updated information to you on a daily basis. These
faxes, called "NOTICE OF COMMODITY ARRIVAL," include every
detail you need to make informed decisions regarding case
amounts, items on hand, delivery of cases, storage anniversary
dates, raw USDA sources, manufacturer finished cases, and
lot numbers. Simply send Gold Star Foods a fax that specifies
how you would like us to handle your commodities, and we will
do the rest!
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