Josh Solovy
Josh Solovy is a dynamic food industry professional who has pioneered numerous innovations in food manufacturing and marketing. He currently serves as President of Golden West Food Group (GWFG) one of the leading manufacturers in the perishable food category. With over 35 years of food industry experience, Josh has grown GWFG through the development and sales of a diverse line of products in both refrigerated and frozen foods.
Josh is an adept sales and marketing professional with a very strong strategic business acumen that has enabled Golden West Food Group to thrive in a fiercely competitive industry. The growth of the company has occurred in large part because of the relentless focus and dedication that Josh, as President, has instilled in the entire organization. Josh’s keen sense of the ever-changing food retail landscape has enabled him to build numerous successful marketing campaigns around food products for leading brands in the US. Combining a relentless dedication to expanding profitable product lines with bold investments in new brands, plant, and leading-edge equipment, and licensed brands, Josh has paved the way for GWFG to sustain its award-winning, long-term success.
Golden West Food Group is one of the leading food manufacturing and distribution companies in the United States delivering food products to over 25,000 retailers nationwide and as well as servicing hotels, theme parks, military commissaries, and colleges & universities. Golden West manufactures food products for some of the world’s largest companies including Walmart, Sam’s Club, Kroger, Albertsons Safeway, Target, Costco, Sysco, US Foods, The Walt Disney Co., and the MGM Group. Today, over 150 million Americans consume Golden West Food Group products annually.
Headquartered in Vernon, CA, and family-owned for over 3 generations, Golden West Food Group produces high-quality perishable food products, centered on proteins, that are delivered fresh to all 50 states each week. Golden West Food Group subsidiaries include Golden West Trading, Meat District, Culver City Meat Company, Completely Fresh Foods, Teva Foods, Teva Meats, California Ranch Food Company, California Farms Meat Company, Stratus Group Beverages, and Stratus Wine & Spirits.
In addition to its subsidiaries, Golden West Food Group has built an impressive array of licensed food product lines with some of the world’s leading brands including Jack Daniel’s® BBQ Meats & Sauces (the number one Whiskey Brand in the world), Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Foods® (the most watched Celebrity Chef on Television), Certified Angus Beef® and more.
With over 350,000 sq. ft. of food production and distribution space, GWFG focuses its efforts on meat and entrées with a broad array of products including raw and fully cooked proteins including beef, pork, and chicken; sausages, entrees, salads, soups, dips, and hummus, with thousands of products in both the fresh and frozen categories.
In addition to his leadership of Golden West Food Group, Josh runs multiple businesses in the real estate, investment, and hospitality industries. Josh is devoted to supporting the environment and has built several leading energy-efficient and sustainable practices in the manufacturing business.
Josh demonstrates superior business principles through his leadership of GWFG and swift adaptability to the ever-changing food market by regularly seizing new opportunities for growth. Combining a relentless focus on quality, both in ingredients and in methods of cooking and preparing foods, Josh possesses an unmatched ability to deliver cutting-edge products.
A native Angeleno, Josh was born into the food business that has been part of his family and the city of Los Angeles for over 80 years. Josh is a 3rd generation food entrepreneur and enjoys the nimble, speed-to-market, versatility of the company and its innovative spirit that has endured over 4 decades since the company’s inception.
Josh is at heart, a family man, with two spirited children who are likely to one day lead the company into the future.
References
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