High-energy, sales driven executive with 40+ years in the Supermarket industry.  Known for developing profitable programs and products and building productive teams at all levels of the organization.  Acknowledged for out of the box thinking and creating innovative solutions to challenges, increasing efficiencies, and driving sales and profits.

Before launching his own consulting business in 2024, Dave served as the Director of Deli and Foodservice for Jewel-Osco Supermarkets, overseeing the sales and procurement for this 188-store chain with stores in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa.  Previous to working at Jewel-Osco, Dave was the Director of Deli & Bakeshop for the New England division of Stop & Shop supermarkets (214 stores).

Over the past 20 years, Dave was the lead decision maker for these supermarket chains when it came to partnerships with Sushi providers.  While sushi sales saw steady growth over this time, Dave saw many opportunities for Sushi providers to work better with their retail partners to grow sales and profit.   Dave has combined his knowledge of the retail opportunities with Matt Nguntings vision of creating a better system for the in-store Sushi Chefs.  Together, they have a winning formula for driving sales and profit for our retail partners.