Our vision is simple - provide cost-effective, quality food with exceptional customer service.
GS Foods Group is a world-class foodservice distributor. Our decades worth of expertise in the food industry helps you navigate the complexities of foodservice programs. We provide a variety of comprehensive solutions for operating and managing your business.
Our Mission
The GS Foods Group mission is to be the future of the foodservice industry by procuring the finest products, providing superior customer service and nourishing people across the globe.
Our Story
| 1978 | Gold Star Foods founded |
| 1990 | GoodSource Solutions founded |
| 1996 | Northwest Distribution acquired |
| 2012 | Acquired ASR Foods |
| 2014 | Ed Jones Foodservice purchased |
| 2014 | Dori Foods acquired |
| 2016 | PON Food Corporation acquired |
| 2017 | A&R Food Distributors purchased |
| 2019 | GoodSource and Gold Star merge |
| 2019 | GS Food Group founded |
| 2021 | Hayes Distribution acquired |
| 2021 | Fresno Produce acquired |
| 2021 | School Lunch Products acquired |
| 2021 | C&C acquired |
| 2021 | Thurston Foods acquired |
| 2022 | Graves Foods acquired |
| 2023 | Lamm Food Service acquired |
| 2024 | Diamond Foods acquired |
| 2025 | The Danielsen Company acquired |
Leadership
Our leadership team brings tremendous food distribution experience, visionary thinking and a shared commitment to excellence, creativity and innovation to the day to day operation of GS Foods Group. The years of experiences have created a solid foundation for GS Foods Group as a national food service distributor with valuable partnerships with customers and suppliers, first-rate capabilities and customer service unlike any other.
Click on a team member to learn more about them.
Leadership
Leadership
Our leadership team brings tremendous food distribution experience, visionary thinking and a shared commitment to excellence, creativity and innovation to the day to day operation of GS Foods Group. The years of experiences have created a solid foundation for GS Foods Group as a national food service distributor with valuable partnerships with customers and suppliers, first-rate capabilities and customer service unlike any other.
Click on a team member to learn more about them.
Jonathan GreenwayChief Executive Officer
Jonathan GreenwayChief Executive Officer
Mr. Greenway is the Chief Executive Officer of GS Foods Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries Good Source Solutions, Inc. and Gold Star Foods, Inc. He brings extensive experience leading operational transformation, growth initiatives, and value creation across consumer, food distribution, and supply chain-oriented businesses, including direct P&L leadership.
Mr. Greenway was actively involved with GS Foods at the Board level prior to assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer, working closely with the leadership team on strategy, operations, and organizational priorities. His experience includes supporting companies through periods of growth, operational improvement, and scale, with a focus on execution, distribution, and supply chain performance.
Prior to joining GS Foods, Mr. Greenway was a Managing Director at Highview Capital, where he led value creation and transformation initiatives across portfolio companies, including businesses in consumer and distribution sectors. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at AlixPartners, Johnson & Johnson, Albertsons, and Avery Dennison, and began his career in consulting at A.T. Kearney.
Mr. Greenway holds a B.A. in Economics from Brown University and has completed the Advanced Finance Program at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Greenway lives in California with his family and enjoys spending time outdoors, including hiking, snowboarding, and mountain biking.
C. Scott SalmonChief Administrative Officer
C. Scott SalmonChief Administrative Officer
Mr. Salmon is currently the Chief Administrative Officer at GS Foods Group, Inc., including its subsidiaries Good Source Solutions, Inc. and Gold Star Foods, Inc. Mr. Salmon has over 10 years of experience in the food and hospitality industries. Prior to joining the Company in 2014, Mr. Salmon spent seven years practicing corporate law in New York City at two international law firms, focusing on M&A, Corporate Finance and Private Investment Funds. Mr. Salmon also spent two years as the Senior Corporate Counsel for Strategic Development at a NYSE-listed leisure and hospitality company headquartered in Colorado.
Mr. Salmon holds a joint JD/MBA from Vanderbilt University Law School and Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
Scott BenneChief Commercial Officer
Scott BenneChief Commercial Officer
Mr. Benne is the Chief Commercial Officer of GS Foods Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries Good Source Solutions, Inc. and Gold Star Foods, Inc. He has over 20 years of experience in the food service industry with The Schwan’s Company, Advance Pierre Foods and most recently, Tyson Foods. Mr. Benne has worked extensively on School Meal and Child Nutrition Programs throughout the United States and has held a role on the School Nutrition Foundation Board of Directors.
Mr. Benne holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY and an MBA from Webster University, New Albany, IN.
Bill BeedieChief Operating Officer
Bill BeedieChief Operating Officer
Mr. Beedie is the Chief Operating Officer & President of our Foodservice Business Distribution for GS Foods Group, Inc. He has over 30 years in the foodservice industry with the majority of his career spent with US Foods. The past 17 years he has held Division and Area President roles within US Foods in Milwaukee, Tampa, Los Angeles, and multiple business units in Southern CA including Los Angeles, Corona, and San Diego. During 2017 – 2019 Mr. Beedie also had the experience of standing up a Shared Business Service organization for the entire US Foods corporation. He has worked with large sales and supply chain teams to gain efficiencies, improve service levels and grow market share in some very diverse and complex business units.
Mr. Beedie holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Marketing from Doane University, Crete, NE.
Serge LeHenaffChief Financial Officer
Serge LeHenaffChief Financial Officer
Mr. LeHenaff is the Chief Financial Officer of GS Foods group, Inc. and its subsidiaries Good Source Solutions, Inc. and Gold Star Foods, Inc. He has over 30 years of finance and accounting experience, with over 20 years in the food industry. Prior to joining GS Foods Group, he was the CFO at Prima Wawona, the largest grower and seller of peaches in the United States, based in Fresno CA. Prior to that, he served for over 10 years as Divisional CFO for foodservice manufacturing businesses at Campbell Soup, Advance Pierre Foods, and Tyson, where he led all aspects of planning and analysis to support the leadership of those businesses. He began his career in the Philadelphia area in public accounting before joining Campbell Soup to support the Retail Sales and Marketing organizations.
Stephanie EwingChief Government Officer
Stephanie EwingChief Government Officer
Ms. Ewing, RD, SNS is the Chief Government Officer for Gold Star Foods, Inc. Ms. Ewing's successful career in the food industry spans over 25 years, including leadership positions in the restaurant industry, health care, college food service, government, distribution and technology. She is well-respected nationally as a leader in procurement and USDA Foods and has held positions on several national boards created to solve issues associated with the operational constraints of the child nutrition programs.
Stephanie studied at the University of California, Davis and earned a bachelor of science degree in clinical nutrition with an emphasis in food service management. She continued her education at Vanderbilt University, completing her postgraduate didactic residency to become a Registered Dietitian and completed her executive education at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Leadership
Our leadership team brings tremendous food distribution experience, visionary thinking and a shared commitment to excellence, creativity and innovation to the day to day operation of GS Foods Group. The years of experiences have created a solid foundation for GS Foods Group as a national food service distributor with valuable partnerships with customers and suppliers, first-rate capabilities and customer service unlike any other.
Click on a team member to learn more about them.
Jonathan GreenwayChief Executive Officer
Mr. Greenway is the Chief Executive Officer of GS Foods Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries Good Source Solutions, Inc. and Gold Star Foods, Inc. He brings extensive experience leading operational transformation, growth initiatives, and value creation across consumer, food distribution, and supply chain-oriented businesses, including direct P&L leadership.
Mr. Greenway was actively involved with GS Foods at the Board level prior to assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer, working closely with the leadership team on strategy, operations, and organizational priorities. His experience includes supporting companies through periods of growth, operational improvement, and scale, with a focus on execution, distribution, and supply chain performance.
Prior to joining GS Foods, Mr. Greenway was a Managing Director at Highview Capital, where he led value creation and transformation initiatives across portfolio companies, including businesses in consumer and distribution sectors. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at AlixPartners, Johnson & Johnson, Albertsons, and Avery Dennison, and began his career in consulting at A.T. Kearney.
Mr. Greenway holds a B.A. in Economics from Brown University and has completed the Advanced Finance Program at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Greenway lives in California with his family and enjoys spending time outdoors, including hiking, snowboarding, and mountain biking.
C. Scott SalmonChief Administrative Officer
Mr. Salmon is currently the Chief Administrative Officer at GS Foods Group, Inc., including its subsidiaries Good Source Solutions, Inc. and Gold Star Foods, Inc. Mr. Salmon has over 10 years of experience in the food and hospitality industries. Prior to joining the Company in 2014, Mr. Salmon spent seven years practicing corporate law in New York City at two international law firms, focusing on M&A, Corporate Finance and Private Investment Funds. Mr. Salmon also spent two years as the Senior Corporate Counsel for Strategic Development at a NYSE-listed leisure and hospitality company headquartered in Colorado.
Mr. Salmon holds a joint JD/MBA from Vanderbilt University Law School and Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
Scott BenneChief Commercial Officer
Mr. Benne is the Chief Commercial Officer of GS Foods Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries Good Source Solutions, Inc. and Gold Star Foods, Inc. He has over 20 years of experience in the food service industry with The Schwan’s Company, Advance Pierre Foods and most recently, Tyson Foods. Mr. Benne has worked extensively on School Meal and Child Nutrition Programs throughout the United States and has held a role on the School Nutrition Foundation Board of Directors.
Mr. Benne holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY and an MBA from Webster University, New Albany, IN.
Bill BeedieChief Operating Officer
Mr. Beedie is the Chief Operating Officer & President of our Foodservice Business Distribution for GS Foods Group, Inc. He has over 30 years in the foodservice industry with the majority of his career spent with US Foods. The past 17 years he has held Division and Area President roles within US Foods in Milwaukee, Tampa, Los Angeles, and multiple business units in Southern CA including Los Angeles, Corona, and San Diego. During 2017 – 2019 Mr. Beedie also had the experience of standing up a Shared Business Service organization for the entire US Foods corporation. He has worked with large sales and supply chain teams to gain efficiencies, improve service levels and grow market share in some very diverse and complex business units.
Mr. Beedie holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Marketing from Doane University, Crete, NE.
Serge LeHenaffChief Financial Officer
Mr. LeHenaff is the Chief Financial Officer of GS Foods group, Inc. and its subsidiaries Good Source Solutions, Inc. and Gold Star Foods, Inc. He has over 30 years of finance and accounting experience, with over 20 years in the food industry. Prior to joining GS Foods Group, he was the CFO at Prima Wawona, the largest grower and seller of peaches in the United States, based in Fresno CA. Prior to that, he served for over 10 years as Divisional CFO for foodservice manufacturing businesses at Campbell Soup, Advance Pierre Foods, and Tyson, where he led all aspects of planning and analysis to support the leadership of those businesses. He began his career in the Philadelphia area in public accounting before joining Campbell Soup to support the Retail Sales and Marketing organizations.
Stephanie EwingChief Government Officer
Ms. Ewing, RD, SNS is the Chief Government Officer for Gold Star Foods, Inc. Ms. Ewing's successful career in the food industry spans over 25 years, including leadership positions in the restaurant industry, health care, college food service, government, distribution and technology. She is well-respected nationally as a leader in procurement and USDA Foods and has held positions on several national boards created to solve issues associated with the operational constraints of the child nutrition programs.
Stephanie studied at the University of California, Davis and earned a bachelor of science degree in clinical nutrition with an emphasis in food service management. She continued her education at Vanderbilt University, completing her postgraduate didactic residency to become a Registered Dietitian and completed her executive education at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.