The Irvine-based distributor for McDonald’s said their longtime leader died after an illness, surrounded by family.
Mark S. Wetterau Sr., the 65-year-old chairman and chief executive officer at, died at home Monday, May 8 due to ongoing health issues, the company said Thursday, May 11.
With its offices on Von Karman Avenue in Irvine, the privately-held GSF is one of the largest food distributors serving McDonald’s. Forbes estimates its revenue in 2022 was $5.1 billion. The company’s key manufacturing plant for McDonald’s restaurants in the Western United States is in City of Industry. GSF affiliates produce and deliver food to Starbucks, Chick-fil-A and Taco Bell.
Mark Wetterau was photographed at Golden State Foods headquarters in Irvine in 2010. The creed shown in the lobby includes the words “treat others like you want to be treated.” The Wetterau family business in St. Louis dates to 1869. It was Wetterau Associates that bought GSF in 1998 with investor Ron Burkle at The Yucaipa Cos. The Wetterau-owned firm would take 100% ownership of GSF by 2004.
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