David McInerney

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About David McInerney

David McInerney is a seasoned leader with three decades of experience driving growth in food retail and hospitality. He is currently President of Baldor Specialty Foods, one of the largest distributors of premium fresh produce, specialty foods, dairy, meat, and fish in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Beginning as Balducci’s fruit stand in Greenwich Village in 1946, Baldor maintains its original commitment to freshness, flavor, quality, and service, today servicing more than food service, retail and corporate accounts from Portland, Maine to Richmond, Virginia. As co-founder and former CEO of FreshDirect, David played a pivotal role in revolutionizing online grocery, leading the company’s operations, sourcing, and merchandising before its sale to Ahold Delhaize in 2021. An industry expert in digital food transformation and supply chain innovation, David spent over a decade as FreshDirect’s “Chief Food Adventurer,” traveling globally to source the highest-quality ingredients and forging deep relationships with top producers. David began his career as a cook, training under renowned restaurateurs Bernard Loiseau and David Bouley.