David lives in Western NC with his wife, Susan, and has one son, Alex, who just completed his Master's in Communications at NC State. David and Susan love to travel and are huge concert fans, attending shows from Tokyo to Amsterdam to Charlotte. David also loves to mountain bike and can often be found in the mountains of NC in the wilderness. David has been in the food service industry for over 20 years, starting in the food brokerage business, where he was fortunate enough to work in-house at a large grocery chain based in Salisbury, NC. David then moved to the equipment side of the business, working for equipment distributors, manufacturing rep firms, an equipment dealer, and a manufacturer.