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G&K Distributors Pty Ltd is a family business, run by Tina and Wayne Holmes. The business has been trading since 1999. G&K is fully Australian owned and operated. Tina and Wayne began managing the business in 2004, after completing a 5 year stint working in Shanghai, China.
Tina is the Operations Manager at G&K. Previously Tina worked as a foreign language teacher in a local school in Shanghai, as well as designing and selling a range of silk home-ware products. Whilst in Shanghai Tina attended Fudan University, where she polished up her Mandarin. Prior to that, Tina spent time in her studied profession, dealing with pharmaceuticals and scientific instrument sales.
Wayne wears a lot of hats, but Marketing and Sales Manager is his favourite. Previously Wayne was promoted from Australia to a position in Shanghai, as the Sales Manager for South China. Working for a significant Scandinavian building materials supplier, Wayne spent a lot of time travelling the Eastern seaboard of China managing and developing an extensive local sales force. Whilst not quite as fluent as Tina, Wayne is also fairly comfortable in a Mandarin setting. Part of Wayne's development within that organisation, saw him working on significant projects in both Denmark and Bulgaria. Prior to that, Wayne worked in sales for construction related products in South Africa. Wayne also looks after accounts, and is the General Manager at G&K.
Why commercial catering equipment you may ask? Well there is an extensive family history of supplying commercial catering equipment. Drawing on the experience of other family members, Tina and Wayne decided to give it a go.
They have found it to be both tough and rewarding. They have made a lot of new friends, earned a modest living and learnt a lot about catering equipment along the way.
Your support is both critical to our future, and highly appreciated. Please consider us in your purchasing planning.
Tina is the Operations Manager at G&K. Previously Tina worked as a foreign language teacher in a local school in Shanghai, as well as designing and selling a range of silk home-
Wayne wears a lot of hats, but Marketing and Sales Manager is his favourite. Previously Wayne was promoted from Australia to a position in Shanghai, as the Sales Manager for South China. Working for a significant Scandinavian building materials supplier, Wayne spent a lot of time travelling the Eastern seaboard of China managing and developing an extensive local sales force. Whilst not quite as fluent as Tina, Wayne is also fairly comfortable in a Mandarin setting. Part of Wayne's development within that organisation, saw him working on significant projects in both Denmark and Bulgaria. Prior to that, Wayne worked in sales for construction related products in South Africa. Wayne also looks after accounts, and is the General Manager at G&K.
Why commercial catering equipment you may ask? Well there is an extensive family history of supplying commercial catering equipment. Drawing on the experience of other family members, Tina and Wayne decided to give it a go.
They have found it to be both tough and rewarding. They have made a lot of new friends, earned a modest living and learnt a lot about catering equipment along the way.
Your support is both critical to our future, and highly appreciated. Please consider us in your purchasing planning.
The Management Team
G&K has a history as a family business. The letters “G&K” are the first letters in the names of the businesses founders.
Wayne and Tina decided to further develop the story behind G&K, and “Gourmet and Kitchen” was born. With Gourmet and Kitchen, comes a derivation of the G&K logo.
Wayne and Tina decided to further develop the story behind G&K, and “Gourmet and Kitchen” was born. With Gourmet and Kitchen, comes a derivation of the G&K logo.
“G&K”?
The Logo Story
The logo is designed to represent a fusion of the main elements of cooking: flame, water and steam.
The concept also incorporates the swirling action of mixing or blending. The tapered edges of the curve are indicative of sharpness as in cutting.
Finally the logo is an abstraction of a capital G and a lower case k.
The concept also incorporates the swirling action of mixing or blending. The tapered edges of the curve are indicative of sharpness as in cutting.
Finally the logo is an abstraction of a capital G and a lower case k.
This was the first logo adopted by G&K in 1999. This logo ceased to appear in 2006.
Our Goal
G&K are focused on supplying products that offer a combination of quality and value for money. G&K choose to offer their products through a national dealer network, and generally have not sold direct. An exception is made for seconds and deleted lines.
G&K believe in a fair profit for their dealers, as well as themselves, whilst providing the professional kitchen with equipment that performs reliably and efficiently, translating into profits for the end user too.
G&K believe in a fair profit for their dealers, as well as themselves, whilst providing the professional kitchen with equipment that performs reliably and efficiently, translating into profits for the end user too.
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