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United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)

  • FRONT END: PG People

    PG reports on recent executive changes.

  • NFI Report: Shrimp Still Tops List of Most-consumed Fish

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Shrimp continued to lead seafood consumption, according to the "Top Ten" list of the most consumed fish and seafood in the United States for 2004, recently released by the National Fisheries Institute here.

  • Funk Resumes C.E.O., President Roles at United Natural Foods

    DAYVILLE, Conn. -- Natural and organic food distributor United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), based here, said yesterday that Steven H. Townsend had retired from the positions of president and c.e.o. to devote more time to his other investments and business interests, and that Michael S. Funk, a United Natural Foods director who served as president from 1996 to 1999 and president from 1999 until his retirement in 2002, had resumed both of those roles.

  • Giant Eagle, Sam's Club, and Others Vie for Fair Trade Display Challenge

    PITTSBURGH and BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Giant Eagle and Sam's Club are among the diverse group of retailers participating in the first-ever Fair Trade Display Challenge being coordinated by TransFair USA to recognize Fair Trade Month, which begins tomorrow.

  • United Natural Foods Acquires Roots & Fruits, Gives Healthy '06 Outlook

    DAYVILLE, Conn. -- Albert's Organics, Inc., a subsidiary of natural foods and supplements distributor United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) has completed the acquisition of Roots & Fruits Cooperative, a Minnesota-based organic wholesale distributor of fresh produce and other perishables.

  • United Natural Foods Posts Record Q3

    DAYVILLE, Conn. -- The health & wellness trend continues to be very good to United Natural Foods, Inc. here. The specialty distributor yesterday posted a record $534.3 million in net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2005, up $85.4 million, or 19 percent, from the $448.9 million it garnered in the year-ago period.

  • Anheuser-Busch Spearheads Campaign to Prevent Underage Drinking

    ST. LOUIS -- Anheuser-Busch here and its 600 wholesalers nationwide will be providing grocery stores, convenience stores, and other retailers with cooler stickers, posters, and point-of-sale materials to promote its new campaign, "Prevent, Don't Provide," in an effort to remind adults not to buy alcohol for minors or provide it to them at parties.

  • Industry Seizes on New USDA Nutrition Guidelines

    WASHINGTON -- Some of the industry's major players wasted little time reacting publicly to yesterday's highly anticipated release of the United States Department of Agriculture's final nutrition guidance system.
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