08.23.21
Modern Plant-Based Foods Inc.’s Modern Meat line of meat alternatives will now be distributed to restaurants through Gordon Food Service, with a product menu that includes Modern Crabless Cakes, Burgers, Meatballs, and Gyozas. This will allow the majority of restaurants within the U.S. to have direct access to Modern Meat products.
Gordon Food Service (GFS) has supplied restaurants for 120 years – headquartered in Wyoming, Michigan, GFS carries an average of 10,000 SKUs in each of its 25 distribution centers and delivers to over 100,000 food service customers across Canada and the U.S.
“We feel that this distribution partnership with GFS will play a significant role in advancing national expansion, and by adding GFS to our distribution network, this allows a whole new channel of sales. The vast majority of restaurants nationally order from GFS, which in turn will increase our exposure significantly,” Tara Haddad, founder and CEO of Modern Plant-Based Foods, said. “As consumers are prioritizing health and wellness, they are moving toward healthier diets. Like us, GFS is aware of the growing consumers trend around plant-based meats and want to offer their food service customers trusted quality products like Modern Meat.”
Plant-based proteins are appearing on restaurant menus at a rate never seen before – citing NPD Group data, the company reports that shipments of plant-based proteins from foodservice distributors to commercial restaurants increased by 60% in April 2021 compared to the same month a year ago, when the category reported declines related to pandemic restrictions.
“In early 2020 we shifted our focus from food service to retail as COVID-19 forced restaurants to shutter,” Haddad said. “Now with restrictions lifting across North America we can turn our attention to this very important category which offers incredible revenue potential.”
Gordon Food Service (GFS) has supplied restaurants for 120 years – headquartered in Wyoming, Michigan, GFS carries an average of 10,000 SKUs in each of its 25 distribution centers and delivers to over 100,000 food service customers across Canada and the U.S.
“We feel that this distribution partnership with GFS will play a significant role in advancing national expansion, and by adding GFS to our distribution network, this allows a whole new channel of sales. The vast majority of restaurants nationally order from GFS, which in turn will increase our exposure significantly,” Tara Haddad, founder and CEO of Modern Plant-Based Foods, said. “As consumers are prioritizing health and wellness, they are moving toward healthier diets. Like us, GFS is aware of the growing consumers trend around plant-based meats and want to offer their food service customers trusted quality products like Modern Meat.”
Plant-based proteins are appearing on restaurant menus at a rate never seen before – citing NPD Group data, the company reports that shipments of plant-based proteins from foodservice distributors to commercial restaurants increased by 60% in April 2021 compared to the same month a year ago, when the category reported declines related to pandemic restrictions.
“In early 2020 we shifted our focus from food service to retail as COVID-19 forced restaurants to shutter,” Haddad said. “Now with restrictions lifting across North America we can turn our attention to this very important category which offers incredible revenue potential.”
