Welcome Retailers Distributors, Exporters, Gift Basket Retailers and Brokers.

Since 1856, Golden West Specialty Foods has manufactured and distributed a wide range of quality specialty foods directly to gourmet, all natural, and specialty food retailers, gift basket companies, and through select gourmet and specialty food distribution channels nationally and internationally. Please visit our website.
Golden West Specialty Foods
300 Industrial Way, Brisbane CA 94005
Tel: 415-657-0123 or Toll Free 800-584-4481- email: sales@gwsfoods.com - Web: www.gwsfoods.com

What is was like years ago – like 15 years ago, most of the processed shelf-stable food products were made by companies like Nestle, Unilever and General Mills. Those companies would hire food scientists right out of school. There was no confusion about how to find them and what their role or job description would be in the company. Food Scientists didn’t need to look too hard to find a job because once in the “inner circle” recruiters would just—find you.

Fast-forward to 2015 - Click here to find out.

What percentage do you pay brokers for commissioned sales to distributors (NOT to retailers)? Please take our poll.

RESULTS TO DATE: 70% of respondents pay 5%; 22% pay 10%, and 9% pay "other."

"Intrepid Culinologist" Rachel Zemser, MS, CCS, knows specialty food processing (making, producing, manufacturing)! And she is a proud Sponsor of Food Entrepreneur Magazine.

Get to know her services here. As Founder and CEO of A La Carte Connections, LLC, Rachel travels throughout the U.S. working with both large and small start up companies. She assists them with their food science and R&D. Rachel is a member of the Institute of Food Technologists and the Research Chefs Association.

ReciPal simplifies the lives of food businesses. Easy nutrition analysis, nutrition fact labels, ingredient lists, recipe costing, and recipe management. All in the cloud and for a reasonable price. Learn how ReciPal can provide you with FDA approved, reliable do-it-yourself nutrition fact labels - and a free trial..
• ReciPal's INVENTORY MANAGER is now available!. Create production plans for purchasing, automatically adjust inventory after production runs, create batch control logs for the highest quality control standards, production cost reporting, and lot traceability. Contact us to chat more about it.

The Financials Of Food Biz

Starting the first week of June, Small Food Business's Jennifer Lewis, MBA, will be running a 4-week online course through Portland State University focused on the financial aspect of food businesses. This is the area I get asked about more than any other (with marketing being a close second) and it's material that simply can't be easily condensed into a blog post or e-newsletter update.

The course, which costs $459, runs June 3rd - June 24th. Live, 'in-person' online seminars are held weekly on Wednesday nights at 6:15 - 7:15PM PST (seminars are recorded should that time not work for you) and the course also includes weekly readings, videos, assignments, and one-on-one assistance, to make sure you understand the material covered. Sign up here.

Many visitors use our Free Resource List. Please send us your recommendations of vendors and suppliers with whom you have had positive experiences.

All we need is their name, website and email address.