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UNFI Opens Sarasota North Distribution Center

by Eric Munson | September 22, 2025

On Sept. 9, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI, Providence, RI) announced the opening of its Sarasota North Distribution Center in Sarasota, FL. It is part of the company’s strategy to deliver more value for its partners through “improved operational effectiveness and efficiency.” According to the company, Sarasota North is the first UNFI distribution center to ...

UNFI Working to Restore Operations After Cyberattack

by Eric Munson | June 16, 2025

On June 5, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI, Providence, RI) suffered from a cyberattack, when the company noticed “unauthorized activity” on some of its information technology (IT) systems. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, UNFI activated its incident response plan, which involved taking certain systems offline, impacting the company’s ability ...

UNFI Announces Restructuring of Wholesale Business

by Eric Munson | January 20, 2025

On Jan. 8, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI, Providence, RI) announced it will restructure its commercial wholesale organization into two product-centered divisions, Conventional Grocery Products and Natural, Organic, Specialty & Fresh Products. Louis Martin, the current president of wholesale, will become president of Conventional Grocery Products and chief commercial officer. Mark Bushway, the chief supply ...

UNFI Lays Off Employees in Rhode Island and Indiana

by Eric Munson | January 6, 2025

Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) announced it will lay off 121 people from its Lincoln, RI office. The company also said it will close both the Lincoln office and an additional office in Providence, RI. UNFI plans to consolidate both offices into a new headquarters in Providence. As reported by The Providence Journal, ...

UNFI Lays Off More Than 200 Employees

by Eric Munson | October 14, 2024

United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI, Providence, RI) laid off 277 workers from its billing, invoice and payroll department at its office in Phoenix, AZ. UNFI developed a three-year plan that aims to “increase customer and supplier value, expand margins, generate free cash flow and reduce leverage,” the company said. In its fourth quarter earnings report ...

Longevity by Nature Announces 2 National Marketing and Distribution Agreements

by Angela Sabarese | October 25, 2021

Longevity by Nature, a manufacturer of natural, science-based nutritional supplements that support a wide range of health benefits, has announced that it has entered into agreements with National Sales Associates, LLC, a national sales and marketing brokerage agency specializing in natural, organic and specialty products, and United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI), North America’s premier ...

UNFI CEO Steven Spinner to Retire

by Nicholas Saraceno | October 13, 2020

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced that Steven L. Spinner informed the Board of Directors of his intention to retire as CEO after the conclusion of the term of his employment agreement on July 31, 2021, or earlier upon the appointment of a successor. Spinner has agreed to remain on the board to serve as ...

UNFI Announces Labor Agreement with Teamsters Local 414

by Nicholas Saraceno | August 3, 2020

On Aug. 3, Food wholesalers United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) issued the following statement regarding the long-term labor agreement that it reached with Teamsters Local 414 in Fort Wayne, IN. “We’re very pleased that Teamsters Local 414 has ratified a new long-term labor agreement for our distribution center in Fort Wayne, IN. UNFI’s four-year contract ...

UNFI to Buy Supervalu for $1.35 Billion

by Nicholas Saraceno | August 7, 2018

U.S. grocery retailer Supervalu Inc. (Minnesota) said it will sell itself to Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), a distributor of natural and organic foods, for $1.35 billion, after coming under pressure from shareholders to explore a sale, according to Reuters. UNFI is the primary supplier for Amazon.com, Inc.’s Texas-based grocery chain Whole Foods ...

Citrus Greening Threatens Organic Growth

by Angela Santoriello | July 9, 2014

Americans drink more than 550 million gallons of orange juice every year with more than 60 million gallons of that juice being organic, according to The Organic Center (Washington, D.C.), an independent non-profit educational and research organization operating under the administrative auspices of the Organic Trade Association (OTA). But a devastating bacterial disease known as citrus ...

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