David Van Seters ~ "Creating a Sustainable Food System"
David Van Seters is President and CEO of Small Potatoes Urban Delivery (SPUD) Inc., an organic food delivery company that he founded in 1998. His education includes a B.Sc. degree in Environmental Biology from McGill University and an MBA degree from the University of Alberta.
Prior to launching spud!, David spent 4 years running a business management consulting firm and 5 years as the National Environmental Practice Leader for KPMG consultants.
SPUD is now the largest organic food delivery service in North America. The company has 16,000 customers, over 200 staff, and operates from seven warehouse locations (Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles). The company has strong social mission and is a member of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) and the Better Business Bureau. Last year the company contributed over $50,000 to local community groups.
David sits on the Board of the Fraser Basin Council, a non-profit group working to foster sustainability in the Fraser River Basin in British Columbia. He lives in West Vancouver with his wife, Adine and their three children, Philip, Juliette and Sarah.
