Golden State Foods (GSF) is a US wholly management-owned and -run[3] business-to-business[4] company that serves quick service restaurants, including McDonald’s, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, KFC and Wendy's.

[12] On June 12, 1984, GSF employee Samuel Vasquez, 22 years old, was ground to death by a meat grinder in Golden State Foods' City of Industry, California facility when his coworker turned on the machine while he was inside.

[13][14][15] The machine was able to turn on due to the failure of Golden State Foods to practice lockout–tagout procedures mandated by safety regulations.

[18] California OSHA and the Los Angeles County District Attorney filed a criminal charge against the company over this matter.

In partnership with The Arthur Wells Group in St. Louis; GSF formed CFM Logistics to help clients with their freight distribution needs.

[31] In May 2012, a 60-foot truck operated by Dawayne Eacret employed by GSF / Quality Custom Distribution (QCD) killed a bicyclist Kathryn Rickson while making a right turn in downtown Portland, Oregon.

[38] GSF's QCD subsidiary acquired restaurant supplier Mile Hi Specialty Foods, which served approximately 1,000 stores.

[42] Forbes named GSF in its "Blockchain 50" list in April 2019 for its tracking of food safety data across its supply chain.

[45] GSF began using RFID to track the movement of their fresh beef as well as Internet of things devices to monitor its temperature in a pilot program with IBM in 2019.

[1] As of August 2024, the company was in the process of selling a controlling interest to the Lindsay Goldberg private equity firm, pending regulatory approval.

[2] In August 2024, it was reported that the company's QCD division planned to close a facility by November 2024 and terminate 54 employees in Schertz, Texas[58] GSF has five core sectors of business: protein products, like hamburgers; liquid products, like salad dressings; dairy, like ice cream; fresh produce; and logistics.