Governor McCrory Celebrates Gordon Food Service Expansion at Grand Opening Ceremony | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Press Release:

Gordon Food Service to expand from 78 employees in N.C. to 300 within five years

    Concord, N.C. - Governor Pat McCrory joined Gordon Food Service employees, government officials, community stakeholders and business executives today at the Gordon Food Service Grand Opening and ribbon cutting ceremony.

    "This grand opening by Gordon Food Service is another example of how our improvements to North Carolina's business climate and workforce development are helping our state recruit and retain jobs," said Governor McCrory. "Companies like Gordon Food Service recognize the potential for growth that exists in North Carolina and we are proud to welcome them to our state."

    Since Governor McCrory took office in January of 2013, North Carolina has witnessed the net creation of over 250,000 private sector jobs.

    In October 2014, Governor McCrory announced that Gordon Food Service would be building a new 300,000 square foot distribution center investing $58 million and creating 275 new jobs in Concord. The company has now surpassed these expectations and plans to hire a total of 300 employees within the next three to five years.

    Gordon Food Service began as a simple butter-and-egg delivery service and is now North America's largest privately held, family-managed broadline foodservice distributor. Gordon Food Service distributes to foodservice operators within the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast and Southwest regions of the United States and coast-to-coast in Canada.

• Contact: Crystal Feldman
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