Leading Executives in Food Distributors
Kevin Hourican
Chair & Chief Executive Officer, Sysco Corporation
Chair and CEO who has accelerated Sysco’s Recipe for Growth strategy and was appointed board chair on April 30, 2024.
Dave Flitman
Chief Executive Officer, US Foods Holding Corp.
Took the helm on January 5, 2023 to drive operational excellence and growth at one of the largest U.S. broadline distributors.
George L. Holm
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Performance Food Group (PFG)
Industry veteran who built PFG into a scale leader across foodservice, convenience (Core‑Mark, Vistar) and specialty; oversaw major portfolio expansions.
Rich Wolowski
President & Chief Executive Officer, Gordon Food Service
President & CEO since 2016; recognized with IFDA’s 2024 Cornerstone Award for industry leadership.
Sandy Douglas
Chief Executive Officer, United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)
CEO since 2021 guiding UNFI’s transformation and 2025 wholesale realignment while serving the largest network of grocery retailers in North America.
Eric Winn
Chief Executive Officer, C&S Wholesale Grocers
Longtime C&S operator named CEO in October 2023; steering strategic growth including announced plans in 2025 to acquire SpartanNash.
Deb Conklin
President & Chief Executive Officer, KeHE Distributors
Became CEO on April 1, 2023; leading the natural, organic and specialty powerhouse and integration of DPI Specialty Foods.
Dick Tracy
Chief Executive Officer, Dot Foods
Family leader who became CEO in 2023 and continues to scale the nation’s largest food redistributor.
John H. Hallam
Chief Executive Officer, Ben E. Keith Company
Third‑generation leader driving multi‑state broadline growth, including a new Florida HQ distribution center project announced in January 2025.
Kent McClelland
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Shamrock Foods Company
Chairman & CEO of the West’s largest family‑held foodservice distributor, expanding via acquisitions like Valley Distributing of Montana (2023).
Tony Frankenberger
President & Chief Executive Officer, McLane Company
Career McLane operator who became CEO in 2020; leads one of America’s largest grocery and foodservice supply chains.
Dan Funk
President & Chief Executive Officer, Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG)
Succeeded David Smith as President & CEO on January 5, 2024; driving the nation’s largest retailer‑owned grocery cooperative.
Christopher Pappas
Founder, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Chefs’ Warehouse
Founder who built North America’s leading specialty and center‑of‑the‑plate distributor serving top restaurants and chefs since 1985.
T.J. Murphy
Chief Executive Officer, Baldor Specialty Foods
Second‑generation owner‑CEO scaling the Northeast/Mid‑Atlantic leader in produce and premium specialty foods; strengthened exec team in 2024 and added a new president in April 2025.
Brian Dick
President & Chief Executive Officer, Golden State Foods (GSF)
Appointed President & CEO in 2025 to lead one of the world’s largest diversified foodservice suppliers and QSR distribution providers (QCD).
Michael A. Bozzuto
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Bozzuto’s Inc.
Longtime head of New England’s prominent independent grocery wholesaler serving retailers across the Northeast and Mid‑Atlantic.
Tony Sarsam
President & Chief Executive Officer, SpartanNash
President & CEO since 2020 leading a major wholesale grocery distributor and military commissary supplier; guiding strategy as a pending sale to C&S Wholesale Grocers progresses in 2025.
David Politz
President & Chief Executive Officer, Associated Grocers, Inc. (Baton Rouge)
Named President & CEO on May 1, 2025 after serving as interim; leads the cooperative wholesaler serving 180+ independent retailers across five states.
Jeff Tynes
President & Chief Executive Officer, SGC Foodservice
Fifth‑generation owner‑operator leading the 1865‑founded Midwestern distributor; launched new private‑label and local sourcing initiatives in 2024–2025.
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