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Steven Spinner, United Natural Foods Inc.

Steven Spinner - Power 50 Profile

Power 50 Ranking, 2011: 20

Title: President and CEO

Company: United Natural Foods Inc.

Key Development: Successfully introduced the company to the conventional channel.

What's Next: Maintaining margins as it takes on larger accounts.

Some 22% of sales at United Natural Foods Inc. come from mainstream supermarkets. It's a number that Steven Spinner, president and chief executive officer, wants to increase as the country's leading distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods makes a play for additional business from national chains...More

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2012 Power 50: No. 20 Steven Spinner

Last year, United Natural Foods Inc. managed its rapid growth by making it easier for both suppliers to introduce new products and for retailers to stock and manage those products. Now, Steven Spinner is working hard to keep Providence, R.I.-based UNFI’s growth rate on track...
Jul. 16, 2012 | http://supermarketnews.com/power-50-list/2012-power-50-no-20-steven-spinner
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UNFI Looking to Expand Specialty Business

NEW YORK — United Natural Foods Inc. hopes to continue to increase its offerings of specialty products in the next few years — primarily through acquisitions — as a means of picking up additional business, Steven L. Spinner, president and chief executive officer, said here Tuesday...
May 1, 2013 | http://supermarketnews.com/speciality/unfi-looking-expand-specialty-business
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2011 Power 50: No. 20 Steven Spinner

Steven L. Spinner, president and CEO of United Natural Foods Inc., is ranked No. 20 in SN's 2011 Power 50. Read his profile here...
Jul. 18, 2011 | http://supermarketnews.com/power-50-list/2011-power-50-no-20-steven-spinner
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United Natural Names Spinner CEO

DAYVILLE, Conn. — United Natural Foods here last week said it has named distribution veteran Steven L. Spinner to be the company’s new chairman and chief executive officer, succeeding Michael S. Funk, who becomes chairman of the board...
Sep. 17, 2008 | http://supermarketnews.com/latest-news/united-natural-names-spinner-ceo
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UNFI Cites Strike Impact on Q2 Profits

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Shares of United Natural Foods Inc. fell about 4.8% Tuesday after the company trimmed its profit projections for the year in the wake of a recent labor strike...
Feb. 26, 2013 | http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/unfi-cites-strike-impact-q2-profits
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United Natural Foods

Data: North America Location: Dayville, Conn. Top Executive: Steven L. Spinner, president and CEO Corporate Stores: 13 Sales in $ Billions: 3.7 est. Date FY Ends: 8/1/09 Website: www.unfi.com Footnotes Corporate stores at United Natural Foods...
Dec. 15, 2008 | http://supermarketnews.com/top-75-retailers-amp-wholesalers/united-natural-foods-0
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Safeway Boosts UNFI Q2 Sales

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Sales to conventional supermarkets — including the first full quarter of business with Safeway — led to a 15.5% sales gain during the fiscal second quarter for United Natural Foods Inc., the distributor here said last week...
Mar. 12, 2012 | http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/safeway-boosts-unfi-q2-sales
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UNFI Experiences Growth Pains in Q4

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Keeping up with the rapid growth of the natural and organic food market is proving strenuous for United Natural Foods Inc...
Sep. 17, 2012 | http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/unfi-experiences-growth-pains-q4
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UNFI Gets Sales Boost From Safeway

Conventional supermarkets, including Safeway, helped drive double-digit sales gains at United Natural in the second fiscal quarter...
Mar. 6, 2012 | http://supermarketnews.com/latest-news/unfi-gets-sales-boost-safeway
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United Natural Foods Inc. 2010

United Natural Foods Inc.'s annual sales, number of corporate stores, top executive, headquarters city and website, as reported in SN's 2010 Top 75, plus links to other United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) stories...
Dec. 16, 2009 | http://supermarketnews.com/top-75-retailers-amp-wholesalers/united-natural-foods-inc-2010
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