Mark began his journey into the natural food industry when offered a bowl of granola. Before that, he considered himself the king of junk food. He gradually became more health conscious over time. Mark was laid off from his corporate position and was wandering in what he calls ” the wilderness of unemployment.” A vision to own a natural food market was born out of that wilderness. Through a series of providential events, his good friend Mark Stayton, who owned Under The Sun Natural Foods in Paoli, PA, hired him to work there and learn the business from the ground up. After many encounters that encouraged his vision, he eventually encountered Mr. Bill Martindale, who owned Martindale’s store in Springfield, PA. Mr. Martindale offered Mark a position as Store Manager, which he accepted, lasting a period of a year until Mr. Martindale decided to retire and offered to sell Martindale’s Natural Market to Mark. Mark accepted the offer and invited his best friend Dale Reece to leave his corporate job and join him as a joint owner of Martindale’s Natural Market. Dale reluctantly accepted but has never looked back. In hindsight, both owners, without reservation, see God’s hand leading and opening and closing doors every step of the way. Mark considers that next to being chosen by Jesus the Messiah as His follower and student, is to have encountered a pioneer in the natural food industry, such as Bill Martindale. To be selected from all the more impressive and important titans of the industry to carry on the esteemed and respected name of Martindale, dating back to 1869, is quite an honor.

When Mark is not running the business remotely, he finds himself caring for his older best friend and brother in the faith, Dale, whose ill health keeps him from being active in the business. His competent and compassionate team has been doing more and more, freeing Mark up for this priority.

Mark graduated from the School of Business Administration at Arizona State University. He is not just a business owner but an enthusiastic member of his faith community. He loves delving into his own interior and inner space and that of others. He has more visions and dreams to pursue, and walking, jogging, eating, and supplementing with the products he believes in and makes available to the community will help him see the fulfillment of other hopes and aspirations on the horizon.

Dale was once part owner of a small group of ComputerLand retail stores and eagerly participating in the computer revolution. He helped executives grasp the time saving features of personal computers to manage their daily number crunching.

In 1991, he reluctantly left his involvement in the computer revolution and joined Mark Davis as co-owner. Together, they purchased Martindale's from the original Martindale family. Now he is part of the health revolution and helps other people in their pursuit of better health along with his best friends here at the store.

Dale is a graduate of Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania. In his prime years up into his 80's, he enjoyed jogging, exercising, skiing, bow fishing, cycling, and being active in his local church.

Mark has worked in the natural products industry since 1980. He was owner of Under the Sun Natural Foods in Paoli for 16 years before coming to the store in 1996.

He eventually became our Sales Manager in recognition of his superior knowledge of natural products, his understanding of nutritional supplements, and his ability to use his insights to assist customers with health concerns. In his current capacity as Co-owner and Supplements Director, he serves to curate the best of vitamins, herbs, and dietary supplements on the market. This ensures Martindale’s remains first in shopper's minds when considering natural health solutions.