2015 Gordon Food Service®

U.S. Stewardship Report

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Our company was founded on serving the community. In 1897, Gordon Food Service began as a butter-and-egg delivery business, working with local farmers to ensure a steady supply of quality products to grocers. This brought a deep appreciation for the land used to grow and produce the food that sustains us. It also built personal ties to lives of the people we met along the way—a family that includes everyone connected to the food and products we deliver.

It’s a relationship-centered way of doing business that has helped our growth in a world filled with constant change. We recognize the responsibility we have to care about the people we interact with and employ, as well as protect the resources we use while conducting our business.

This responsibility is called stewardship—accounting for how our business practices and decisions impact our customers, employees, vendors, and the communities we serve. In our third annual Gordon Food Service Stewardship Report, we take a look at our 2015 stewardship efforts in three major areas:

• Ensuring Corporate Sustainability

• Minimizing Environmental Impact

• Promoting Social Responsibility

Because stewardship is a long-term commitment, we look at our performance not as an accomplishment, but as progress report. It’s a yardstick we can use to measure and improve our accountability and assure the sustainability of our business, our people, and our planet.

The 2015 report shares facts and figures about our performance, in addition to presenting stories about our people. We want to show their heart to serve our customers and our communities during a year of unprecedented growth. With five new distribution centers in the U.S. and Canada—Imperial, Pennsylvania; Douglasville, Georgia; Aberdeen, Maryland; Kannapolis, North Carolina; and Calgary, Alberta—our footprint is growing, but our commitment to service, sustainability and stewardship endures.

Gordon Family

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 A Message from the Gordon Family

3 Environmental Responsibility

• Home Office

• Distribution Centers

• Gordon Food Service Stores®

• Transportation

• Food

7 Social Responsibility

• Product Safety

• Local Purchasing

• Employees

• Diversity & Inclusion

• Community

A MESSAGE FROM THE GORDON FAMILY

Gordon Food Service is a multi-generational family-managed business. Taking care of what we have been blessed with and passing it on to those who come after us embodies the Gordon family philosophy.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITYStewardship is defined as “the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.” We believe the planet has been entrusted to all of us to safeguard for future generations. Following are some of the most significant and recent steps we’ve taken to minimize our environmental impact.

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LEED SILVER CERTIFICATIONLEED measures five categories, providing a score based on how well a building’s design and construction meets best-in-class building strategies. The Gordon Food Service Home Office earned a Silver certification.

220 GEOTHERMAL WELLS

The Home Office has the largest private geothermal system in Michigan. This

enables the 384,000-square-foot building to be heated

without natural gas.

Home OfficeGordon Food Service opened its sustainable, energy-efficient, 384,000-square-foot Home Office in 2012. The building was designed to meet LEED New Construction certification standards and in September 2015, the third anniversary of the building’s opening, leadership announced the building had been awarded LEED Silver Certification.

The honor, presented by the U.S. Green Building Council, recognizes the implementation of measurable systems and methods designed to achieve high performance in five categories. Here are ways Home Office design features contributed to the Silver certification status in each category:

Sustainable site development: Bicycle parking and storage; reserved parking for low-emission vehicles; and vegetated live rooftops.

Water savings: Water-efficient landscaping, including sensors to measure soil moisture and prevent overwatering; and low-flow plumbing fixtures.

Energy efficiency: Energy-efficient geothermal wells used for the heating and air conditioning system; parking lot lights that dim during periods of inactivity.

Materials selection: Use of recycled material and wood from sustainable forests; local sourcing of construction materials; construction waste routed to recyclers.

Indoor environmental quality: High-performance window glass that prevents heat gain in summer and heat loss in winter; lights that dim or shut off when not in use; adjustable workstation air-flow vents; automated blinds to adjust to sunlight.

LEED Silver certification puts the Home Office among an elite group of large buildings, and demonstrates the company’s commitment to promoting a healthy working and living environment.

water bottles prevented from going to the landfill in one year due to our refrigerated, filtered drinking water system.

342,

Abundant natural daylight and individual climate control ease workday stress.

parking spaces for electric

vehicle charging.

parking spaces for low-emission vehicles (LEVs).

61 6 16 TONSof electronic waste recycled or refurbished instead of taken to landfills.

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Distribution CentersENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATIONIn 2010, we began working with third parties to perform comprehensive energy analyses of our U.S. and Canadian distribution centers. The reviews evaluated buildings, processes, automation, refrigeration, lighting, and employee behaviors. A series of Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) were identified to guide our progress.

Focusing on these measures, we have taken steps to appreciably reduce energy consumption at a number of facilities.

27.2%

cumulative reduction in kwh/case from 2011-2015.

We recycle cardboard, plastic, steel, aluminum, wood pallets, and waste oil, diverting tons of material from landfills in 2015.

Continuous improvement through standard practices already has significantly reduced the number of kilowatt-hours the company uses to ship a case of product. This effort will be an ongoing focus for all facilities for years to come.

We’ve made advances in water conservation and refrigeration efficiency in 2015. Water treatment systems on refrigeration evaporator condensers have resulted in operational and environmental savings. The system extends the life of the condensers and reduces water usage during operation.

Our distribution centers in Plant City, Florida; Kannapolis, North Carolina; and Taunton, Massachusetts, implemented VFD (variable-frequency drive) technology to efficiently control refrigeration fans, compressors, and pumps. This process varies the speed of motors based on demand of the load, maximizing the effectiveness of our energy and water usage.

Refrigeration units have been equipped to cycle

down during utilities’ peak-demand periods.

We use high- efficiency fluorescent

and LED lights.

Sensors turn lights off when

not needed.

PROVIDING FOOD HANDLING PEACE OF MINDOur distribution centers earned high marks in five-point inspections conducted by AIB International. The AIB audit is not mandatory, but one we enter voluntarily—a third-party analysis that assures customers of our food handling integrity. The AIB gives an overall grade based on our methods and practices, maintenance, cleaning, pest management, and overall management. A perfect score is 1,000. Among the high points, our Pottsville Distribution Center earned its highest score ever—960.

20121.03

kwh/case

20130.97

kwh/case

20140.88

kwh/case

20150.84

kwh/case

-5.5%-5.2%

-9.5% -4.1%

ENERGY USED PER CASE DELIVERED

3 distribution centers and 1 Store added in 2015.

AIB International yearly average score on

food handling at our distribution centers.

929

Our newest distribution center in Kannapolis, NC, utilizes VFD technology to maximize energy and water usage.

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Construction MaterialAlmost 25% of all materials were extracted and manufactured within 500 miles, and 19% of the products used contained recycled content. More than 86% of all wood products used were Forest Stewardship Council certified.

Recycling73% of all construction-related debris was diverted from landfills and recycled.

CardboardAll loose cardboard cases or slip sheets are collected, baled, and sold on the commodity market to be remade into other cardboard boxes or containers.

LandscapingNative plants were used to minimize the need for irrigation after becoming established.

RefrigerationAs part of the refrigeration system, we are using variable frequency drive (VFD)-controlled compressors to reduce electrical usage as well as using VFD controls on the condenser fans to reduce energy.

Water UsageThe building’s baseline water usage was set at 549,110 gallons, but the use of efficient fixtures cut that amount by 36% to 350,040 gallons.

LightingLED lighting is being used throughout the facility—in the warehouse, vehicle maintenance facility, and offices—to dramatically reduce the number of kilowatt hours used compared to similar facilities.

Stretch Wrap (Plastic)All wrap is collected, baled, and recycled.

RoofingA white roof reflects sunlight, reducing the building’s heat island effect.

Gordon Food Service StoresFrom Marquette, Michigan, to Key West, Florida, Gordon Food Service proudly operates more than 170 Gordon Food Service Stores. During 2015, our Stores began phasing out the use of plastic shopping bags as a cost-saving and sustainability measure. When disposed of improperly, bags pollute drainage ditches, rivers, city streets, and our oceans, killing birds and marine life. Cardboard boxes are being reused to hold customer orders, and customers are encouraged to bring their own reusable bags. In addition, two types of reusable bags can be purchased at the Stores.

We also made indoor and outdoor lighting changes that will save enough electricity to power 3.26 Gordon Food Service Stores for an entire year. Sales floor lighting was changed at 29 stores in 2015, resulting in an expected cost savings of 56 percent. All outdoor fluorescent and neon signage lights were replaced with LED lights, saving an estimated 696,238 kilowatt hours of power.

Gordon Food Service employees practice stewardship daily. It is our practice to avoid landfills and reduce energy through technology and sensible employee behaviors. The following are several ways our Imperial Distribution Center is working to be a good steward to the environment.

100%of plastic bags being phased out at our Stores, reducing

waste and costs.

Estimated cost savings from replacing electric signs at

Stores—a total of 696,238 kwh.

71%stores retrofitted with interior lighting upgrades, saving an estimated 2,153,344 kilowatt hours of power annually.

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SPOTLIGHT ON IMPERIAL

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Capstone Logistic Services

TransportationMoving freight from our distribution centers to our customers requires a significant amount of fuel. We take advantage of ever-improving engine technology by annually replacing a portion of our delivery fleet with the latest fuel-efficient equipment.

• Our automated distribution centers convey product directly into trailers where it can be packed from floor to ceiling without pallets. This enables us to load roughly 200 more cubic feet of product than a traditional palletized load. The fuel savings have been so impressive that even the distribution centers without these automated conveyor systems are manually packing more un-palletized loads because it is more efficient and sustainable.

• We reduced the number of trips to and from distribution centers by shipping full trucks through improved routing.

WE HELP CUSTOMERS CUT BACK ON FOOD WASTE.

On average, foodservice operators throw away 4–10% of the food they purchase before it even reaches a customer’s plate. That’s a lot of food and money wasted by overproduction, excessive trim, and spoiled or expired items.

We help customers take control of this pre-consumer food waste and boost their bottom line with LeanPath Food Waste Tracking Systems at a discounted rate, helping customers reduce waste economically.

Markon® brand produce supports our stewardship commitment.Local growers. Markon works with hundreds of local family farms that use sustainable land-use practices.

Conservation. Markon growers reduce water waste by using advanced watering controls and recycling plant water. They also protect groundwater from contamination by using Integrated Pest Management programs that reduce the use of pesticide.

Sustainability. Markon growers rely on solar energy, wind turbines, and fuel cells to reduce greenhouse emissions. They also work with packaging partners to develop recyclable packaging.

Social responsibility. Every Markon supplier signs a Code of Conduct that supports workers’ rights on age, pay, hours, working conditions and benefits. Markon growers have a doctor or nurse on-site in case of illness and for preventive care; meanwhile, Markon, supports communities through food donations, financial gifts, leadership and scholarships.

11.5% 6-year cumulative gallons/case reduction.

GORDON FOOD SERVICE total gallons of fuel per case shipped:

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20110.051

-7.7% -9.3%2012

0.050

-1.6%

20130.050

20140.050

20150.050

0.0%0.0% -0.9%

We partner with Capstone Logistic Services to manage purchase order backhauls. Capstone maximizes the equipment in the Gordon Food Service fleet by identifying and coordinating purchase order pickups after customer deliveries. In 2015, Capstone managed the delivery of 70,000 purchase orders (over 800 million pounds of products) to our warehouses. This year Capstone joined the U.S. EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership and confirmed their commitment to reduce emissions and consistently improve environmental performance.

We offer our customers:• USDA-Certified organic products.• Natural products.• Wild-caught and farm-raised seafood.• Cage-free and free-range products.

• Grass-fed and grain-fed beef.• Many more products from vendors

that practice sustainability in their own efforts.

FoodWe have always insisted that our suppliers meet our industry-leading standards for food quality, safety, and traceability—and we’ve instituted sophisticated controls to ensure their compliance. As our customers have grown more interested in the sustainability of food production, we continue to respond with sustainable product offerings that meet customers’ needs and our safety and quality standards.

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Product SafetyWe are responsible to our customers and our customers’ customers for maintaining the highest standards of product safety, quality, and consistency. Our unique centralized approach to Quality Assurance ensures that best practices are universally applied at all distribution centers, preventing many common food safety hazards before they begin.

We are proud to say that:• The Gordon Food Service Quality Assurance Team is centrally located at the

Home Office, which enables traceability and recall management, product complaint investigations, and execution of consistent food-safety programs across the organization.

- Every recall, from bacterial or allergen contamination to product mislabeling, is critically important to the safety of consumers, and that’s why the Gordon Food Service Quality Assurance Team continuously monitors USDA and FDA recall information. We are on call 24/7 to provide immediate response to any recall.

- Our robust recall process, which uses advanced tracking and monitoring of products we supply and distribute, allows us to identify customers who have received recalled products and provide them with prompt notification to protect them and their guests.

• All private-brand suppliers are required to undergo annual audits by authorized third-party organizations and are reviewed internally to ensure compliance with company standards.

• U.S. distribution centers are equipped with sophisticated cold-chain management technology that notifies personnel when refrigeration and freezer temperatures deviate from targets.

• Small orders or emergency requests from customers can be delivered to Gordon Food Service Stores, maintaining product integrity and product safety.

Being a good steward means caring for people and the planet. Gordon Food Service continues to invest in the welfare of our employees, customers, suppliers, and the communities we serve. Following are some of our most recent social initiatives:

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

We maintain the highest standards of product safety, quality, and consistency for

all of our private brands.

BRAND STANDARDS

The NearBuy program makes it easier to identify

local purchases using a comprehensive, vendor-supplied product-source database. The NearBuy

product data was updated during 2015. Customers can request reports of supplier

headquarters, manufacturing locations, and predominant ingredient state of origin.

Local PurchasingIn 2015, we launched a Local Michigan program, partnering with Grand Rapids-based Pearson Foods to provide a wide assortment of fresh produce grown, packed, and processed in the state.

The program provides our customers a direct link to produce from local growers. This promotes farm-to-table quality and freshness for customers and diners. It also supports local farmers and reduces the carbon footprint of long-distance shipping.

A key benefit to customers is supply chain visibility. Labeling allows us to demonstrate that each case is local to Michigan, with grower profiles providing a personal connection about the product’s origin.

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Employees EMPLOYEE BENEFITSWe believe in investing in our employees, as well as offering competitive benefits to recruit talent. Many programs are offered to employees, in addition to health insurance, life insurance, disability, etc., we also offer:

• LiveWell incentive for achieving health goals.

• On-site health screenings for employees and spouses.

• Tobacco cessation program with a $200 incentive.

• Weight Watchers reimbursement of $150, paid once every 3 years.

• Tuition assistance for employees, spouses, and their dependents.

• Adoption assistance.

$1,651,287 was paid back to employees for achieving their LiveWell goals in 2015.

Gordon Food Service contributed

$4,022,534 to employee HSA accounts.

Recognizing the value of the health plan

Gordon Food Service provides, over 90% of

employees are enrolled.

$2,525 was given in

Weight Watchers reimbursements

in 2015.

$11,744 was given to

employees for adoption assistance

reimbursement.

$3,800 was provided to employees for tobacco

cessation support.

$1,763,063 was given back to

U.S. employees and their families for college tuition reimbursement in 2015.

Sustainability FocusedHalperns’ Steak and Seafood demonstrates its commitment to environmental responsibility every day:

• Organic material removed from steak and seafood not sold in the human food chain is sold to a rendering company that converts the material into feed for animals.

• We conserve energy consumption by reducing power during non-peak hours—cooling facilities during evenings, after the day’s production and sanitation are complete.

Halperns’ plants in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Walton, Kentucky, recycle 15 bales of cardboard weekly. Each bale weighs 1,000 pounds.

Limson’s global sourcing team visits over 40 countries to manage sustainability of imported goods.

of employees received the LiveWell Incentive in 2015.

50%

Globally AwareTo provide Gordon Food Service with the highest quality imports, Limson Trading Inc. collects data, conducts research, and reviews systems and programs to assure sourcing from the safest plants possible.

• Our Quality Assurance and Sourcing team verifies Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and HACCP regulations are met.

• Our seafood suppliers receive a third party Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) audit certification to assure food safety and quality expectations.

• We seek out suppliers who observe socially responsible farming and harvesting practices, including adherence to Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) sustainability programs.

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15 bales of

cardboard weekly

52 weeks

per year

1,000 pounds per

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Diversity & InclusionIn 2015, Gordon Food Service showed its support for suppliers who demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion. We honored Carla’s Pasta and Kellogg’s for fostering the growth of women and people of color both inside and outside their companies.

women in U.S.

leadership roles.

341 114people of color

in U.S. leadership roles.

Gordon Food Service employs more than 1,400 people of color and 1,400 women in the U.S.

68We expanded our involvement in the Women’s Foodservice Forum by sending 68 attendees to the annual conference.

Lisa MacNeil, President of our Ontario Division, was awarded Volunteer of the Year honors by WFF.

The Home Office and Gordon Food Service Stores

distributed over 6,400 wristbands to promote diversity and inclusion.

Red rubber wristbands made a fashion statement and

provided a strong message:

“Share Similarities, Celebrate Differences.”

Companies chosen to receive an Excellence in Diversity Award at our annual Vendor Involvement Process (VIP) Ceremony.2

LISA MACNEILLisa MacNeil, President of Gordon Food Service Ontario, has been a WFF

member since 2008 and a volunteer since 2009. In 2014, she became the leader for all WFF Canada events, and expanded Canadian events into markets beyond Toronto. She also serves on the WFF Executive Committee as Vice Chair of events and she is on the Advisory Council for Humber College Hospitality Management — Hotel & Restaurant Program and is also a member of CEO Global.

EMPLOYEE SAFETYWith more than 3,400 drivers on the road in North America delivering products to customers, transportation safety is a vital concern.

• Onboard computer systems help monitor driver behaviors.

• A transportation manager rides along with each driver twice a year, observing safety performance and suggesting improvements.

• Drivers are required to attend quarterly safety meetings, and are eligible to receive a safe-driving bonus.

U.S. Warehouse Safe Work Percentage

2012

97.0%

2013

97.3%

2014

96.6%

2015

97.3%

Gordon Food Service is committed to helping employees save toward a financially secure retirement. In 2015, more than $64,600,000 was contributed to retirement plans in the

United States and Canada on behalf of our employees.

We partner with over

women and minority owner vendors.

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Pottsville Distribution Center custodians, from left, Adam Kline, Tony Dombrosky, and Danny Bova, have become valuable teammates.

AHEDD PartnershipIn 2015, three people joined our Pottsville Distribution Center staff thanks to the AHEDD (Association for Habilitation & Employment of Developmentally Disabled) program. Receiving Supervisor John Garrison connected with AHEDD to hire Adam Kline, Tony Dombrosky, and Danny Bova, who come to work with “smiles and a great attitude every day.” In fact, their contributions helped Pottsville attain an American Institute of Baking (AIB) score of 960 during its July audit—the highest score ever for the distribution center.

Veteran Explorers Internship ProgramWe’re committed to those who served our country. An internship program we embarked on in 2015 provided veterans workplace skills and experience as they transitioned from military to civilian life. Navy Veteran John Opperman and Army Veteran David Maitner rode with our drivers, worked in a warehouse, and partnered with our IT/Logistics departments for 10 weeks each. Their success will be the model as we prepare to partner with veterans organizations throughout the U.S.

Assistant Store Manager Sheila Knight, left, Sales Associate Alyssa St. Hilaire, second from left, and Assistant Store Manager Mike Morris, worked with the program interns.

Orlando Mall StoreWorking with students who have cognitive disabilities teaches everyone the value of using skills to the best of our abilities. For the third time, a group of student interns came to Gordon Food Service through a program run by Goodwill and the Orange County Public Schools. Four students—Elizabeth, Michael, Angel, and Josh—learned how to shelve, observe proper rotation, collect shopping carts, build displays, stack pallets, follow the dress code, and work on a team— daily habits needed for continued productive work.

Our Diversity & Inclusion team organized a group of Home Office and Great Lakes West workers to walk in Chicago’s Bud Billiken Day Parade.

Supporting EducationIn August, 40 employees from the Home Office and Great Lakes West marched in the Bud Billiken Day Parade in Chicago. The parade focuses on educating Chicago’s youth. Led by the Diversity & Inclusion Team, participants demonstrated our connection with the Chicago community by handing out gfs.com bracelets as they walked the 4.5-mile parade route alongside one of our new trucks.

Distinguished LeadershipIn December, Clif Charles earned executive credentials from the Institute for Diversity Certification (IDC). Clif, the Gordon Food Service Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Employee Relations, was among 14 people to receive this honor, conferred to professionals in higher education, corporate, military, government, and nonprofit positions. To earn certification, Clif had to pass a standardized exam, have his professional work peer-reviewed, and pass a proctored exam. Clif also was one of 42 people honored nationally in a 2015 Tribute to Black/African-American Leadership in Foodservice & Hospitality. The Multicultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance (MFHA) recognized Clif as an industry brand leader committed to creating multicultural opportunities.

After meeting the rigorous requirements, Clif Charles became a Certified Diversity Executive in 2015.

General Counsel Alisha Cieslak was one of 15 people recognized as a Rising Star by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Each honoree was noted not only for a love of law, but for balancing work and life—pursuing excellence, possessing compassion, and giving back to the community. Alisha says the Gordon Food Service Cornerstone Values align with her personal philosophy: stay hungry, be humble, and practice gratitude.

Alisha Cieslak is a proponent of diversity and inclusion inside Gordon Food Service and the company’s legal service provider network.

SPOTLIGHT ON DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

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CommunityCOMMUNITY SERVICEWe support the welfare of the communities we serve and maintain a legacy of charitable giving in many ways. We encourage our divisional business units to get involved in their communities by promoting employee volunteer efforts and fundraising partnerships.

FUNDRAISERSOn a corporate level, we seek to help those in need in many different ways, from gifting money to donating product to local food pantries.

FOOD DONATIONS Food products that are no longer available for sale to customers but meet all food safety standards are donated to local charities, decreasing the load on landfills. In 2015, thosands of pounds of food was donated to charities throughout the Gordon Food Service distribution area. Charities include Dare to Care, Second Harvest Food Bank, Feeding America, The Sharing Center, and many more. In addition to these food banks, Mel Trotter Ministries received over $1 million in food product donations.

DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AID The Gordon family also has matched employee contributions to causes around the world through Samaritan’s Purse.

The Gordon family has chosen to help others in need through organizations such as CURE International and International Justice Mission by helping those that are not able to help themselves.

Charitable giving is one of the most important ways we demonstrate the principle of stewardship, and ultimately it is one of the primary purposes of our family business.

Great Lakes West Division National Make a Difference DayIn October 2015, more than 300 employees from across the Great Lakes West Division participated in national Make a Difference Day. From Springfield, Illinois, to Madison, Wisconsin, employees packed food, prepared and served healthy meals, delivered personal care products, walked for cures, and much more. Twelve teams of employee volunteers selected projects in their communities and organized events supporting women’s shelters, food pantries, the Boys and Girls Club and others. It was so successful, it will become an annual event for the division.

$29,179 donated to

charities from

Charity Jeans

Days.

22 organizations have benefited from Charity Jeans

Days in the past year including Feeding America, Habitat for Humanity, Wounded Warrior,

Make a Wish, Ronald McDonald House, Women at Risk, and

many others.

CURE is a network of charitable hospitals and surgical programs that delivers life-changing medical care to children and families with treatable conditions. Since 1998, CURE hospitals and programs in 29 countries around the world have seen over 2.1 million patients, performed over 150,000 surgeries, and trained over 6,600 medical professionals.

International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that brings rescue to victims of slavery, sexual exploitation, and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators, and aftercare professionals work with local officials to secure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators, and to ensure that public justice systems—police, courts and laws—effectively protect the poor.

FOOD DONATIONS

Thousands of pounds of food donated

from U.S. food shows in 2015

376 employees from the Home Office volunteered 2,673 hours over 34 days to build a new home for

Habitat for Humanity.

Southeast Division Touch a Truck Kids see trucks passing by on the road every day. But rarely do they get a chance to appreciate what truck drivers do and the significance of delivering products as important as the food we eat. The Gordon Food Service Chain Delivery Team brought a truck to Sunshine House Child Care Center in Dallas, Georgia, so 70 pre-schoolers could see the big rig up close. After a few chilly moments inside a freezer truck, the children were surprised with goodie bags of take-home treats.

Carolinas Division Holy AngelsEmployees at our newest distribution center in Kannapolis, North Carolina, volunteered to hang up Christmas lights and decorations at Holy Angels in South Charlotte. The organization provides specialized care for people with developmental disabilities and delicate medical conditions.

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Texas Division employees donated over two pallets of new toys for the Houston Fire Department Toy Drive and wrote over 300 Christmas cards for veterans.

Community (continued)

Florida Division Metropolitan Ministries The Gordon Food Service team donated generously during the holidays—1,454 pounds of food, including 40 turkeys, 327 new toys, 10 gift boxes of toiletries, five bags of clothing, and four gift cards (totaling $80). This provided a complete turkey dinner and filled needs for many families during the holiday season. In a thank-you note, Metropolitan Ministries wrote,

“Your gift reminds our families that they are loved and are not forgotten. It also brings hope to families in crisis. Thank you for being a light in our community.”

Pottsville Distribution Center Walk A Mile in Her ShoesEmployees from the Pottsville Distribution Center participated in the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event to raise awareness about violence against women and to raise money for the Sexual Assault Resource & Counseling Center. For the past three years, Gordon Food Service has taken part in the fundraiser, in which mostly men, but some women, walk a mile wearing high-heeled shoes.

To view a video about our 2015 stewardship initiatives and to learn more about our Stewardship Statements of Direction, please visit gfs.com/stewardship

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Gordon Food Service employees, from left: Scott DeBoer, Brad Walter, Anthony Harbison, and John Garrison.