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  • Jan. 1, 2013
    Article

    Whole Foods Top Food Retail Stock in 2012

    AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market led the field of food-retailing stocks again in 2012, with a gain of nearly 35% for the year, to close at $91.16 on Dec. 31....More
  • Dec. 28, 2012
    Article

    Teamsters Urge UNFI Product Boycott

    AUBURN, Wash. — Teamsters Local 117, which is striking a United Natural Foods warehouse here, has called for a consumer boycott of the distributor’s products at Whole Foods Market....More
  • Dec. 14, 2012
    Article

    Teamsters Back on Strike at UNFI Depot 4

    AUBURN, Wash. — Teamsters Local 117 has renewed its strike at a United Natural Foods Inc. warehouse here, claiming that the wholesaler fired 72 workers at the facility during the on-again, off-again labor protest....More
  • Dec. 12, 2012
    Article

    UPDATE: Teamsters End Strike at UNFI Depot

    AUBURN, Wash. — Teamsters Local 117 has ended a labor strike against a United Natural Foods Inc. warehouse here, which it had launched earlier this week citing “unfair labor practices.”...More
  • Nov. 30, 2012
    Article

    Product Shortages Impact UNFI

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Reduced inflation and some unexpected product shortages pressured sales growth at United Natural Foods Inc. in the first fiscal quarter, but net income still grew by 42% over year-ago results....More
  • Sep. 24, 2012
    Article

    Whole Foods’ Stock Hits New High

    NEW YORK — Shares of Whole Foods Market reached a 52-week high Monday, closing at just over $100, despite a pullback in the markets overall....More
  • Sep. 17, 2012
    Article

    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....More
  • Sep. 11, 2012
    Article

    UNFI Drivers in Wash. Authorize Strike

    AUBURN, Wash. — Drivers and warehouse workers at a United Natural Foods Inc. distribution center here have voted to reject the distributor’s “last, best and final” contract offer and authorized its union to call a strike....More
  • Sep. 11, 2012
    Article

    UNFI to Consolidate Denver Facilities

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — United Natural Foods here on Tuesday said it would consolidate its four existing Denver-based distribution facilities into a new 535,000-square-foot facility in Aurora, Colo....More
  • Jul. 6, 2012
    Article

    High-End Food Stocks Top Performers in 1st Half

    AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market here led all food retailer and wholesaler stocks tracked by SN in the first half of 2012 with gain of 37.69%, continuing a three-year-plus run of industry-leading gains....More
  • Jun. 5, 2012
    Article

    UNFI Posts Profit Gains, Eyes 2012 Sales Growth 1

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — United Natural Foods Inc. here on Tuesday said sales and profits increased in double digits in its fiscal third quarter, prompting the company to raise its revenue outlook for the year....More
  • Jun. 4, 2012
    Article

    Sprouts Set to Begin Sunflower Conversions

    PHOENIX — Sprouts Farmers Market here said it will begin re-branding the 37 Sunflower Farmers Market stores in July, following the announcement last week that the merger of the two companies has been completed....More
  • Mar. 21, 2012
    Article

    $5 Gas Would Hurt Supervalu: Analyst 9

    NEW YORK — The prospect of gasoline retailing for $5 a gallon would disproportionately impact food retailers with price credibility issues, according to a report released Wednesday by BMO Capital Markets....More
  • Mar. 12, 2012
    Article

    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....More
  • Mar. 6, 2012
    Article

    UNFI Gets Sales Boost From Safeway

    Conventional supermarkets, including Safeway, helped drive double-digit sales gains at United Natural in the second fiscal quarter....More
  • Feb. 27, 2012
    Article

    SN Whole Health: Natural Food Chains Are on the Move

    Flush with capital and spurred by consumer demand, small natural food chains expand their reach. Robert Vosburgh filed this report for SN Whole Health....More
  • Feb. 21, 2012
    Article

    UNFI Adds Former Sysco CEO to Board

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Natural and organics products distributor United Natural Foods Inc. here said Tuesday that it has named longtime foodservice distribution executive Richard Schnieders to the company’s board of directors....More
  • Dec. 5, 2011
    Article

    Food Wholesalers See Stock Gains

    NEW YORK - In a week in which the major stock indices rebounded by about 5%, the stocks of three of the publicly traded food wholesalers each grew by about twice that amount....More
  • Nov. 30, 2011
    Article

    UNFI Eyes Canada Expansion

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — United Natural Foods Inc. here plans to pursue growth opportunities in Canada while continuing a measured rollout of new technology and engineered labor standards to its distribution centers, the company told analysts Wednesday....More
  • Nov. 28, 2011
    Article

    SN Whole Health: Bite Club

    To save money on fresh, local food, a growing number of shoppers are going off the retail grid. Specifically, they're banding together with people in their communities to establish food buying clubs....More
  • Sep. 8, 2011
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    UNFI Sees Sales Gains in Q4

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — United Natural Foods Inc. here said sales in the fourth fiscal quarter were up in double digits although net income fell as a result of one-time restructuring charges....More
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