United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)

BOULDER, Colo. - Wild Oats Markets, Inc., a national natural and organic foods retailer, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 27. The company generated net income of $2.4 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, on first-quarter sales of $263.8 million.

SAN ANTONIO - Rich Catanzaro, director of seafood merchandising, procurement and new product development at H.E. Butt Grocery Co., was killed last weekend after losing control of his snowmobile at a turn in a trail and striking a tree while vacationing with his family in Breckinridge, Colo.

BOULDER, Colo. - Wild Oats Markets, Inc. today released its preliminary third-quarter 2003 sales and earnings results. The national natural and organic foods retailer also announced that it has reached a decision with distributor Tree of Life, Inc. that mutual expectations under the two companies' primary distribution agreement were unlikely to be met and that Tree of Life would relinquish the primary distribution role.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Organic and natural foods retailer Whole Foods Markets, Inc. on Wednesday reported strong gains in third-quarter sales and earnings, partly due to the inclusion of Easter sales in the quarter.

The industry is sounding off about upcoming country-of-origin labeling regulations, but there appears to be little chance of easing the burdens they will bring.

DAYVILLE, Conn. - Food distributor United Natural Foods Inc. has completed its previously announced merger with privately held Northeast Cooperatives, a natural food distributor. The company has also named Rick D. Puckett to the positions of vice president, CFO and treasurer.

DAYVILLE, Conn. - United Natural Foods Inc., the leading national distributor of natural and organic foods, on Tuesday announced that Steven H. Townsend has been appointed president and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2003.

Three words of advice for retailers looking to grow fresh seafood sales: shrimp, salmon, tilapia.