John Inwright is a respected foodservice thought leader who worked his way up from fry cook at age 12 to President & CEO of Wendy’s Quality Supply Chain Cooperative, a $4BN supply chain organization. Throughout his career he developed deep knowledge in all facets of restaurant operations and supply chain management for national restaurant companies and distributors that enabled him to deliver multi-million-dollar impacts to revenues and profits.
John was recruited to lead launch the Wendy's Quality Supply Chain Cooperative in 2009 and he led this organization until he exited 2021 to focus on board work.
Previously John was the Chief Procurement Officer of U.S. Foodservice, one of the country's largest broad-line foodservice distributors and SVP of Purchasing for Unified Foodservice, the supply chain co-op for Yum! Brands and its franchisees.
Throughout his career, John has supported the restaurant, hospitality, and foodservice industry via engaged leadership and committee assignments on a variety of trade association boards.