Rosemont, Illinois-based US Foods announced on September 30 that it is the first nationwide foodservice distributor in the United States to earn Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody Standard certification. The MSC is recognized as the world’s leading certification program for sustainable, wild-caught seafood.
Chain of Custody certification assures that in every step of the procurement, value-adding and delivery chain – from the fisherman to processor, distributor and the end user – MSC-certified seafood is not mixed with or substituted for non-certified seafood. This ensures that seafood products carrying the blue MSC ecolabel can be traced back to a fishery that has been certified as sustainable and well managed against the global, science-based MSC Standard.
“Ensuring the integrity of the seafood we deliver is important to US Foods and to our customers,” said Steve Guberman, the company’s chief merchandising officer. “We are pleased to be the first nationwide foodservice distributor to certify all our locations to the MSC Chain of Custody Standard. This certification is just another way to show our commitment to becoming a leader of sustainable foods in the industry.”
About US Foods
With approximately $22 billion in annual revenue, US Foods offers more than 350,000 products, including exclusive brands such as Chef’s Line and Rykoff Sexton. The company, which is jointly owned by affiliates of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., employs approximately 25,000 people in more than 60 locations throughout the United States.
