{"id":25,"date":"2026-01-06T16:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshgourmetfoodservice.kinsta.cloud\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:38:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":" \n\n<header class=\"header--block header--default  image--contained\">\n    <div class=\"content\">\n        <div class=\"copy\">\n        \n          <span class=\"kicker-large\">Fresh thinking<\/span>          <h1 class=\"size-3xl\">Who We Are<\/h1>          <div class=\"text\"><p>An overview of Sugar Foods, our people, our values, and the capabilities behind our brands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                  \n        <\/div>\n                     <div class=\"image-wrapper\"><figure class=\"image  landscape\" style=\"--rat:131%; --rec:76%;--aspect:1.31; \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bowl-850x649.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bowl-850x649.webp 850w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bowl-1440x1100.webp 1440w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bowl-768x587.webp 768w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bowl-1536x1174.webp 1536w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/bowl.webp 1560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" alt=\"\"data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"block_58b951c60e45b6a10fece309e5eb4388image\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Image&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:false,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\/><\/figure> <\/div>        \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <svg viewBox=\"0 0 1920 1631\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n        <path d=\"m873.3 1532.4c148.8 23.4 342.9 59.6 489.3 72.3 146.2 12.7 293.8 21.9 393.7 18.8 53-1.7 111-8.2 163.6-15.7v-1607.8h-1919.9v1517c108.4-18.9 229-32.1 335.8-35 122.8-3.3 388.7 27.4 537.5 50.4z\" fill=\"#f0f9ed\"\/>\n      <\/svg>\n  \n<\/header>\n\n \n\n<section class=\"section--text-image  image--covered type--card align--left bg--default\">\n   \n    <div class=\"content\">\n        <div class=\"copy\">\n          <span class=\"kicker\">Sugar Foods<\/span>          <h2>About Sugar Foods<\/h2>          <div class=\"text\" data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"block_b3035c3beb5afbcd8ea53aaf6e9f2c7dwysiwyg\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;wysiwyg&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Formatted text&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:false,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;600px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>Sugar Foods, the team behind the Fresh Gourmet brand, is built on one simple idea: be obsessed with better. We work every day to better understand our customers, better anticipate what our employees need to succeed, and better partner with the suppliers and growers who share our standards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n          <div class=\"buttons\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sugarfoods.com\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"basic\">sugarfoods.com<svg width=\"12\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M9.92857 11.3546H0.5V2.43833H4.03571M3.64286 8.2533L11.5 0.5M11.5 0.5H6.39286M11.5 0.5V5.53965M9.92857 11.5V7.86564\" stroke=\"white\"\/>\n<\/svg><\/a><\/div>        <\/div>\n        <figure class=\"image covered img-parallax landscape\" style=\"--rat:152%; --rec:66%;--aspect:1.52; \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/sugar_foods_result.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/sugar_foods_result.webp 910w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/sugar_foods_result-850x560.webp 850w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/sugar_foods_result-768x506.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" alt=\"\"data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"block_b3035c3beb5afbcd8ea53aaf6e9f2c7dimage\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Image&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:false,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\/><\/figure>    <\/div>\n   \n<\/section>\n\n\n \n\n<section class=\"section--text-image  image--covered type--default align--right bg--default\">\n   \n    <div class=\"content\">\n        <div class=\"copy\">\n                    <h2>Company overview<\/h2>          <div class=\"text\" data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"block_1c76c6ed2ae4daff10934d22e6186eb3wysiwyg\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;wysiwyg&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Formatted text&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:false,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;600px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>We are employee obsessed, partner obsessed, and customer obsessed, and that focus shows up in long tenures, long standing supplier relationships, and the way we show up for customers with consistency \u2028and care.<\/p>\n<p>Our belief is that the customer is king, and we are proud to be trusted by foodservice distributors, national chain accounts, independents, and regional operators. What drives us is an unwavering commitment to customer success, grounded in long term relationships and radical transparency. It is why we often find a way to say yes when others say no.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n        <figure class=\"image covered img-parallax landscape\" style=\"--rat:112%; --rec:89%;--aspect:1.12; \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/hands_in_bowl_result.webp\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" alt=\"\"data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"block_1c76c6ed2ae4daff10934d22e6186eb3image\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Image&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:false,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\/><\/figure>    <\/div>\n   \n<\/section>\n\n\n \n\n<section class=\"section--testimonial bg--default\">\n   \n    <div class=\"content\">\n        <figure class=\"copy\">\n        <blockquote class=\"quote\" data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"block_93a8e75ad71ef7c72f1c79f6998efcf4wysiwyg\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;wysiwyg&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Quote&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:false,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>Our culture is simple. Show up, follow through, and treat the customer like royalty. When you do that every day, better becomes the standard.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n    \n          <figcaption><cite>Andrea Brule, President and CEO, Sugar Foods<\/cite><\/figcaption>        <\/figure>\n      \n    <\/div>\n   \n<\/section>\n\n\n\n \n\n<section class=\"section--columns bg--default\">\n    <div class=\"content\">\n        <div class=\"introduction\">\n                    <h2>Values<\/h2>                            <\/div>\n      \n                <div class=\"columns num-3\">\n                            <div class=\"column\">\n                    <figure class=\"image covered landscape\" style=\"--rat:109%; --rec:92%;--aspect:1.09; \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF0510-ret-CROP_result-850x778.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF0510-ret-CROP_result-850x778.webp 850w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF0510-ret-CROP_result-1440x1318.webp 1440w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF0510-ret-CROP_result-768x703.webp 768w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF0510-ret-CROP_result-1536x1406.webp 1536w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF0510-ret-CROP_result.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" alt=\"\"data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"block_6b5eb124867766923dbe213eb751854dimage\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Image&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:false,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\/><\/figure>                    <div class=\"copy\">\n                        <h3>The Customer Is King<\/h3>                        <div class=\"column-text\"><p>We lead with what matters most to our customers and measure success by their success. We look for ways to go above and beyond and make it easier to win every day.<\/p>\n<\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"column\">\n                    <figure class=\"image covered landscape\" style=\"--rat:133%; --rec:75%;--aspect:1.33; \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF2036-ret_result-850x638.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF2036-ret_result-850x638.webp 850w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF2036-ret_result-1440x1080.webp 1440w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF2036-ret_result-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF2036-ret_result-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF2036-ret_result.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" alt=\"\"data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"block_6b5eb124867766923dbe213eb751854dimage\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Image&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:false,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\/><\/figure>                    <div class=\"copy\">\n                        <h3>Be Prepared. Show Up. Follow Through.<\/h3>                        <div class=\"column-text\"><p>We do what we say we will do. With planning, reliability, and accountability, we deliver consistent results and keep business moving.<\/p>\n<\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"column\">\n                    <figure class=\"image covered landscape\" style=\"--rat:122%; --rec:82%;--aspect:1.22; \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF2613-ret-CROP_result-850x696.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF2613-ret-CROP_result-850x696.webp 850w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF2613-ret-CROP_result-1440x1180.webp 1440w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF2613-ret-CROP_result-768x629.webp 768w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF2613-ret-CROP_result-1536x1258.webp 1536w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/DSCF2613-ret-CROP_result.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" alt=\"\"data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"block_6b5eb124867766923dbe213eb751854dimage\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Image&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:false,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\/><\/figure>                    <div class=\"copy\">\n                        <h3>Masters of Minutia<\/h3>                        <div class=\"column-text\"><p>We sweat the small stuff so you do not have to. From foodservice know how to execution details, we bring a foodservice first mindset built from decades of experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n \n\n<section class=\"section--full-screen align--bottom-right\">\n   \n    <div class=\"content\">\n        <div class=\"copy\">\n          <span class=\"kicker\">Customization<\/span>          <h2>Custom solutions at scale<\/h2>            <div class=\"text\"><p>Fresh Gourmet products are available nationwide, ready to help your menu perform today. And when you need something exclusive, Sugar Foods partners with brands, restaurant chains, and food service distributors to develop custom and private label toppings built to your specs and made to deliver consistently across every location.<\/p>\n<\/div>            <a href=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetfoodservice.kinsta.cloud\/customisation\/\"  class=\"secondary\">Customization<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <figure class=\"image img-parallax landscape\" style=\"--rat:150%; --rec:67%;--aspect:1.5; \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Fresh-Gourmet_9-1440x960.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Fresh-Gourmet_9-1440x960.webp 1440w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Fresh-Gourmet_9-850x567.webp 850w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Fresh-Gourmet_9-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Fresh-Gourmet_9-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Fresh-Gourmet_9.webp 1918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" alt=\"\"data-acf-inline-fields-uid=\"block_b60c4b2db51e00eb75c28c6a912cdd06image\" data-acf-inline-fields=\"[{&quot;fieldName&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;fieldIcon&quot;:null,&quot;fieldLabel&quot;:&quot;Image&quot;,&quot;useExpandedEditor&quot;:false,&quot;popoverMinWidth&quot;:&quot;300px&quot;}]\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\/><\/figure><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1430,"href":"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/1430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshgourmetcompany.com\/foodservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}