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United Natural Foods

Logo: https://www.unfi.com/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia⁶

American health and organic food wholesaler

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) is a Providence, Rhode Island–based natural and organic food company. The largest publicly traded wholesale distributor of health and specialty food in the United States and Canada, it is Whole Foods Market's main supplier, with their traffic making up over a third of its revenue in 2018. In 2025, the company offered approximately 230,000 products to 52 distribution centers.³ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

$47.74 down 0.52 (1.08%)Price as of Oct 16, 2026 at 19:58 UTC

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$31.2BRevenue, fiscal 2026⁷

$84.0MNet income, fiscal 2026⁷

1996Founded¹

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TickerUNFI on NYSE¹
Industryconsumer products distribution, food distribution, wholesale¹
HeadquartersProvidence¹
Websitewww.unfi.com
Legal formDelaware corporation¹
Listed onNew York Stock Exchange (UNFI), Nasdaq (UNFI)¹
Incorporated inDE⁸
Business address15 Park Row W, Ste 302, Providence, Ri 02903⁸
Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer⁸
LEI549300GKGW6WPZ282D40⁴
StatusActive⁴
LEI statusIssued and current⁴
Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States⁴
Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 2377138⁴

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2026

13.5%Gross margin⁷

0.7%Operating margin⁷

0.3%Net margin⁷

-2.0%Revenue growth, 2026⁷

5.2%Return on equity⁷

0.96×Debt to equity⁷

$323.0MFree cash flow⁷

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Business segments

Natural brought in 53% of the revenue United Natural Foods broke down this way in fiscal 2026.

Natural$17.1B⁷53%up 7% from 2025
Conventional$13.0B⁷40%down 12% from 2025
Retail$2.2B⁷7%down 8% from 2025

Business segments by year

Business segments	2023	2024	2025	2026
Natural	$14.1B	$14.9B	$16.0B	$17.1B
Conventional	$15.0B	$14.9B	$14.7B	$13.0B
Retail	$2.5B	$2.4B	$2.3B	$2.2B

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2026

Cost of revenueOther costs

Cost of revenue87¢$27.0B
Other costs13¢$4.1B
Income tax0¢$18.0M
Profit0¢$84.0M

Out of $31.2B in revenue.⁷

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2026

Capital spendingKept or used elsewhere

Capital spending40¢$217.0M
Share buybacks9¢$50.0M
Kept or used elsewhere51¢$273.0M

Out of $540.0M of cash from operations.⁷

Financial statements

Revenue¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$31.2B in 2026+39% since 2019

Gross profit¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$4.2B in 2026+30% since 2019

Operating income¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$211.0M in 2026

Net income¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$84.0M in 2026

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.⁷

Period ending	2026-07-31	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Net sales	$31.2B	$31.8B	$31.0B
Cost of sales	$27.0B	$27.6B	$26.8B
Gross profit	$4.2B	$4.2B	$4.2B
Operating expenses	$3.9B	$4.1B	$4.1B
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses	$52.0M	$94.0M	$36.0M
Loss (gain) on sale of assets and other asset charges	$27.0M	$42.0M	$57.0M
Operating income (loss)	$211.0M	-$31.0M	$8.0M
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	-$23.0M	-$20.0M	-$15.0M
Interest expense, net	$126.0M	$146.0M	$162.0M
Other expense (income), net	$6.0M	-$3.0M	-$2.0M
Income (loss) before income taxes	$102.0M	-$154.0M	-$137.0M
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$18.0M	-$39.0M	-$27.0M
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests	$84.0M	-$115.0M	-$110.0M
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	$0	-$3.0M	-$2.0M
Net income (loss) attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.	$84.0M	-$118.0M	-$112.0M
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$1.39	-$1.95	-$1.89
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$1.34	-$1.95	-$1.89
Basic (in shares)	60.7M shares	60.2M shares	59.3M shares
Diluted (in shares)	62.8M shares	60.2M shares	59.3M shares

Total assets¹⁹¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$7.1B in 2026−1% since 2019

Total liabilities¹⁹¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$5.5B in 2026−3% since 2019

Shareholders’ equity¹⁹¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$1.6B in 2026+8% since 2019

Cash¹⁹¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$37.0M in 2026−17% since 2019

Long-term debt²⁰¹⁹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$1.6B in 2026−48% since 2019

Every line of the balance sheet as filed: the last 4 fiscal years (annual) or 4 quarters (quarterly), latest first.⁷

Period ending	2026-07-31	2025-07-31	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Cash and cash equivalents	$37.0M	$44.0M
Accounts receivable, net	$921.0M	$1.1B
Inventories, net	$1.9B	$2.1B
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$234.0M	$191.0M
Total current assets	$3.1B	$3.4B
Property and equipment, net	$1.7B	$1.7B
Operating lease assets	$1.3B	$1.5B
Goodwill	$19.0M	$19.0M
Intangible assets, net	$509.0M	$576.0M
Deferred income taxes	$158.0M	$162.0M
Other long-term assets	$235.0M	$192.0M
Total assets	$7.1B	$7.6B
Accounts payable	$1.8B	$1.9B
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$305.0M	$319.0M
Accrued compensation and benefits	$214.0M	$227.0M
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$143.0M	$173.0M
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	$5.0M	$8.0M
Total current liabilities	$2.4B	$2.6B
Long-term debt	$1.6B	$1.9B
Long-term operating lease liabilities	$1.3B	$1.4B
Long-term finance lease liabilities	$10.0M	$11.0M
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	$13.0M	$14.0M
Other long-term liabilities	$149.0M	$155.0M
Total liabilities	$5.5B	$6.0B
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 5.0 shares; none issued or outstanding	$0	$0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 100.0 shares; 64.0 shares issued and 60.3 shares outstanding at August 1, 2026; 63.1 shares issued and 60.6 shares outstanding at August 2, 2025	$1.0M	$1.0M
Additional paid-in capital	$690.0M	$658.0M
Treasury stock at cost	-$136.0M	-$86.0M
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-$38.0M	-$42.0M
Retained earnings	$1.1B	$1.0B
Total United Natural Foods, Inc. stockholders equity	$1.6B	$1.6B
Noncontrolling interests	$1.0M	$3.0M
Total stockholders equity	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.7B
Total liabilities and stockholders equity	$7.1B	$7.6B
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)	5.0M shares	5.0M shares
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	0 shares	0 shares
Preferred stock, outstanding (in shares)	0 shares	0 shares
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, authorized (in shares)	100.0M shares	100.0M shares
Common stock, issued (in shares)	64.0M shares	63.1M shares
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)	60.3M shares	60.6M shares

Period ending	2026-07-31	2025-07-31	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Cash and cash equivalents	$37.0M	$44.0M
Accounts receivable, net	$921.0M	$1.1B
Inventories, net	$1.9B	$2.1B
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$234.0M	$191.0M
Total current assets	$3.1B	$3.4B
Property and equipment, net	$1.7B	$1.7B
Operating lease assets	$1.3B	$1.5B
Goodwill	$19.0M	$19.0M
Intangible assets, net	$509.0M	$576.0M
Deferred income taxes	$158.0M	$162.0M
Other long-term assets	$235.0M	$192.0M
Total assets	$7.1B	$7.6B
Accounts payable	$1.8B	$1.9B
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$305.0M	$319.0M
Accrued compensation and benefits	$214.0M	$227.0M
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$143.0M	$173.0M
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	$5.0M	$8.0M
Total current liabilities	$2.4B	$2.6B
Long-term debt	$1.6B	$1.9B
Long-term operating lease liabilities	$1.3B	$1.4B
Long-term finance lease liabilities	$10.0M	$11.0M
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	$13.0M	$14.0M
Other long-term liabilities	$149.0M	$155.0M
Total liabilities	$5.5B	$6.0B
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 5.0 shares; none issued or outstanding	$0	$0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 100.0 shares; 64.0 shares issued and 60.3 shares outstanding at August 1, 2026; 63.1 shares issued and 60.6 shares outstanding at August 2, 2025	$1.0M	$1.0M
Additional paid-in capital	$690.0M	$658.0M
Treasury stock at cost	-$136.0M	-$86.0M
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-$38.0M	-$42.0M
Retained earnings	$1.1B	$1.0B
Total United Natural Foods, Inc. stockholders equity	$1.6B	$1.6B
Noncontrolling interests	$1.0M	$3.0M
Total stockholders equity	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.7B
Total liabilities and stockholders equity	$7.1B	$7.6B
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)	5.0M shares	5.0M shares
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	0 shares	0 shares
Preferred stock, outstanding (in shares)	0 shares	0 shares
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, authorized (in shares)	100.0M shares	100.0M shares
Common stock, issued (in shares)	64.0M shares	63.1M shares
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)	60.3M shares	60.6M shares

Cash from operations¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$540.0M in 2026+89% since 2019

Capital spending¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$217.0M in 2026−5% since 2019

Free cash flow¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$323.0M in 2026+467% since 2019

Share buybacks¹⁹¹³¹⁴¹⁵⁷$50.0M in 2026

Every line of the cash flow as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.⁷

Period ending	2026-07-31	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests	$84.0M	-$115.0M	-$110.0M
Depreciation and amortization	$303.0M	$321.0M	$319.0M
Share-based compensation	$61.0M	$43.0M	$39.0M
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	-$12.0M	-$4.0M	-$7.0M
Long-lived asset impairment charges	$30.0M	$25.0M	$43.0M
Net pension and other postretirement benefit income	-$23.0M	-$20.0M	-$15.0M
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	$27.0M	-$56.0M	-$49.0M
LIFO charge (benefit)	$19.0M	-$2.0M	$7.0M
Provision for losses on receivables	$34.0M	$3.0M	$3.0M
Loss on debt extinguishment	$2.0M	$4.0M	$0
Non-cash interest expense and other adjustments	$5.0M	$5.0M	$18.0M
Accounts and notes receivable	$131.0M	-$142.0M	-$68.0M
Inventories	$130.0M	$87.0M	$104.0M
Prepaid expenses and other assets	$115.0M	$276.0M	-$157.0M
Accounts payable	-$119.0M	$200.0M	-$81.0M
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	-$247.0M	-$155.0M	$207.0M
Net cash provided by operating activities	$540.0M	$470.0M	$253.0M
Payments for capital expenditures	-$217.0M	-$231.0M	-$345.0M
Proceeds from dispositions of assets	$56.0M	$30.0M	$25.0M
Payments for investments	-$14.0M	-$18.0M	-$23.0M
Other investing	$6.0M	$1.0M	$1.0M
Net cash used in investing activities	-$169.0M	-$218.0M	-$342.0M
Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit line	$3.5B	$3.5B	$2.6B
Proceeds from issuance of other loans	$3.0M	$13.0M	$15.0M
Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit line	-$3.7B	-$3.6B	-$2.3B
Repayments of long-term debt and finance leases	-$167.0M	-$124.0M	-$191.0M
Repurchases of common stock	-$50.0M	$0	$0
Payments of employee restricted stock tax withholdings	-$15.0M	-$10.0M	-$7.0M
Payments for debt issuance costs	-$8.0M	-$1.0M	-$18.0M
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	-$2.0M	-$4.0M	-$4.0M
Repayments of other loans	-$2.0M	-$8.0M	-$2.0M
Other financing	$0	$0	-$2.0M
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	-$377.0M	-$248.0M	$92.0M
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH	-$1.0M	$0	$0
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	-$7.0M	$4.0M	$3.0M
Cash paid for interest	$127.0M	$147.0M	$159.0M
Additions of property and equipment included in Accounts payable	$24.0M	$7.0M	$21.0M

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Corporate structure

United Natural Foods sits at the top of its group. 73 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of United Natural Foods

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G on United Natural Foods, latest Jul 31, 2026
AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Filed SCHEDULE 13G on United Natural Foods, latest May 1, 2026
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G on United Natural Foods, latest Apr 29, 2026
VANGUARD GROUP INC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on United Natural Foods, latest Mar 27, 2026 (7 filings since Feb 10, 2022)
BlackRock Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on United Natural Foods, latest Apr 30, 2025 (4 filings since Feb 7, 2022)
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Filed SC 13G/A on United Natural Foods, latest Feb 9, 2024 (3 filings since Feb 8, 2022)
Kiltearn Partners LLP Filed SC 13G/A on United Natural Foods, latest Feb 9, 2023 (2 filings since Feb 10, 2022)

United Natural Foods Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Advantage Logistics USA East L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Advantage Logistics USA West L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Albert’s Organics, Inc. Subsidiary · California, United States
- Arden Hills 2003 LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Aries Portfolio 2025, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Associated Grocers of Florida, Inc. Subsidiary · Florida, United States
- Blaine North 1996 L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Bloomington 1998 L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Blue Marble Brands, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Burnsville 1998 L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Cambridge 2006 L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Centralia Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Champlin 2005 L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Coon Rapids 2002 L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Cub Foods, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Cub Stores Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Cub Stores, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- DS & DJ Realty, LLC Subsidiary · Florida, United States
- Eagan 2008 L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Eagan 2014 L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Eastern Beverages, Inc. Subsidiary · Maryland, United States
- FF Acquisition, L.L.C. Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
- Foodarama LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Forest Lake 2000 L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Fridley 1998 L.L.C. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- and 47 more

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What it owns

What United Natural Foods reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Finance-lease assets	$12.0M⁷ Aug 1, 2026	$15.0M⁷ Aug 2, 2025	−20.0%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)	$1.3B⁷ Aug 1, 2026	$1.5B⁷ Aug 2, 2025	−9.5%

Investments

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Cash and cash equivalents	$37.0M⁷ Aug 1, 2026	$44.0M⁷ Aug 2, 2025	−15.9%

Intangibles and goodwill

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Goodwill	$19.0M⁷ Aug 1, 2026	$19.0M⁷ Aug 2, 2025	0%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)	$509.0M⁷ Aug 1, 2026	$576.0M⁷ Aug 2, 2025	−11.6%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross	$1.1B⁷ Aug 1, 2026	$1.1B⁷ Aug 2, 2025	−0.1%
Accumulated amortization	$643.0M⁷ Aug 1, 2026	$577.0M⁷ Aug 2, 2025	+11.4%
Finite-lived intangibles, net	$484.0M⁷ Aug 1, 2026	$551.0M⁷ Aug 2, 2025	−12.2%

Inventory

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Inventory, total	$1.9B⁷ Aug 1, 2026	$2.1B⁷ Aug 2, 2025	−7.1%

Properties, in its own words

Distribution Centers

We maintained 46 distribution centers and warehouses at August 1, 2026, which were utilized by our Natural and Conventional segments. Overlap between segments exists due to cross-docking and other supply chain integration. The following table shows our dry and cold storage distribution and warehouse facilities and their associated owned and leased square footage occupied as of August 1, 2026, presented by the segment primarily served by the facility:

The rest of Item 2

Location(1) · Owned Square Footage · Leased Square Footage · Total Square Footage

(in thousands)

Natural:

Manchester, Pennsylvania · — · 1,319 · 1,319

Riverside, California · — · 1,171 · 1,171

Sarasota North, Florida · — · 1,016 · 1,016

Joliet, Illinois · — · 988 · 988

Ridgefield, Washington(2) · 779 · — · 779

Atlanta, Georgia(2) · 389 · 259 · 648

Lancaster, Texas · — · 590 · 590

Aurora, Colorado · — · 529 · 529

Montgomery, New York(2) · 500 · — · 500

Rocklin, California(2) · 469 · — · 469

Gilroy, California(2) · 447 · — · 447

Howell Township, New Jersey(2) · 397 · — · 397

Chesterfield, New Hampshire(2) · 300 · 69 · 369

Richburg, South Carolina(2) · 342 · — · 342

Dayville, Connecticut(2) · 317 · — · 317

Greenwood, Indiana(2) · 308 · — · 308

Prescott, Wisconsin(2) · 307 · — · 307

Iowa City, Iowa(2) · 271 · — · 271

West Sacramento, California(2) · 251 · — · 251

Vaughan, Ontario · — · 180 · 180

Edison, New Jersey · — · 178 · 178

Richmond, British Columbia · — · 126 · 126

Londonderry, New Hampshire · — · 124 · 124

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · — · 100 · 100

West Sacramento, California(2) · 85 · — · 85

Montreal, Quebec · — · 31 · 31

Total Natural · 5,162 · 6,680 · 11,842

Conventional:

Hopkins, Minnesota(2) · 1,866 · — · 1,866

Stockton, California · — · 1,290 · 1,290

Mechanicsville, Virginia(2) · 1,249 · — · 1,249

Centralia, Washington · — · 1,155 · 1,155

Champaign, Illinois · — · 910 · 910

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · — · 883 · 883

Green Bay, Wisconsin · — · 880 · 880

Pompano Beach, Florida · — · 779 · 779

Quincy, Florida(2) · 758 · — · 758

Commerce, California · — · 695 · 695

Location(1) · Owned Square Footage · Leased Square Footage · Total Square Footage

(in thousands)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 679 · — · 679

Anniston, Alabama · 465 · 105 · 570

Indianola, Mississippi(2) · 543 · — · 543

Stevens Point, Wisconsin(2) · 314 · 146 · 460

Carlisle, Pennsylvania · — · 423 · 423

Fargo, North Dakota(2) · 336 · — · 336

Oglesby, Illinois · — · 325 · 325

Santa Fe Springs, California · — · 298 · 298

Anniston, Alabama · — · 231 · 231

West Newell, Illinois(2) · 155 · — · 155

Total Conventional · 6,365 · 8,120 · 14,485

Total Distribution Centers · 11,527 · 14,800 · 26,327

(1)Distribution centers and warehouses as presented here reflect the location of the main distribution center campus and warehouse combined with their related offsite storage used to supply customers from these locations.

(2)These distribution centers secure our Term Loan Facility.

Retail Stores

The following table summarizes retail stores utilized by our Retail segment as of August 1, 2026:

Retail Banner · Number of Stores · Owned Square Footage · Leased Square Footage · Total Square Footage

(square footage in thousands)

Cub Foods(1)(2) · 52 · 1,180 · 2,341 · 3,521

Shoppers · 13 · — · 722 · 722

Total · 65 · 1,180 · 3,063 · 4,243

(1)Cub Foods stores include stores in which we have a controlling ownership interest and excludes 30 franchised Cub Foods full-line and separate liquor stores in which we have no ownership interest or a minority interest.

(2)Includes 7 Cub Foods stores securing our Term Loan Facility.

Corporate

As of August 1, 2026, we had approximately 4 million square feet, 89% of which was leased, of surplus distribution centers, warehouses, retail stores and offsite storage facilities, excluding assigned leases.

As of August 1, 2026, we utilized approximately 130 thousand square feet of corporate office space across the United States, including our corporate headquarters located in Providence, Rhode Island. We own approximately 61 thousand square feet and lease the remaining 69 thousand square feet of our corporate office space.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Sep 14, 2026.²¹

The story

UNFI was founded in 1996 by the merger of two regional distributors—Mountain People's Warehouse (founded in 1976, serving the Western U.S.) and Cornucopia Natural Foods (founded in 1977, serving the Eastern U.S.)—forming the first natural products distributorship with national scope.

Leadership

J. Alexander (Sandy) Douglas has served as UNFI's chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors since August 2021. He succeeded former CEO, Steven Spinner.

In August 2026, UNFI named new executive leadership officers. Giorgio Matteo Tarditi was named president and chief operating officer, with responsibility for product sales organizations, enterprise customer relationships, supply chain operations, technology and lean implementation. Alfredo Luchini became chief financial officer.

Acquisitions

Since 1996, other regional distributors have merged with UNFI, filling in the distribution footprint and making UNFI the largest distributor of natural products.

In 2007, UNFI acquired Millbrook Distribution Services. In 2011, UNFI signed a distribution agreement with Safeway Inc. for the distribution of non-proprietary natural, organic and specialty products. This agreement was terminated by Safeway in July 2015, leading to a drop in share price and two rounds of layoffs, the first in the company's history.

In 2012, UNFI partnered with Buyer's Best Friend to create a unified reordering system.

UNFI acquired Tony's Fine Foods, a West Sacramento, California-based perishable food distributor in 2014. Two years later, the company completed the acquisition of Nor-Cal produce, Inc., Haddon House Food Products, Inc., and Gourmet Guru, Inc.

On October 22, 2018, UNFI completed the acquisition of SuperValu, Inc.

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Unauthorized computer system activity

In June 2025, UNFI disclosed that it had identified unauthorized activity in its computer systems. The company took certain systems offline while investigating the incident and subsequently restored ordering and invoicing systems. The incident disrupted operations and reduced fiscal 2025 sales, reportedly resulting in approximately $400 million in lost sales during the fiscal year.

From Wikipedia’s article on United Natural Foods, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁹

Leadership

Who has led United Natural Foods, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Chair

Steven Spinner2017–2021

President

Chief financial officer

Chief operating officer

200020052010201520202025

Chief executive officerDavid Edward Best Aug 25, 2025 to now²²
Chief executive officerAndre Persaud Nov 9, 2023 to Aug 25, 2025²³
Chief executive officerJ. Alexander Douglas Jr. Aug 10, 2021 to Nov 9, 2023²⁴
Chief executive officerMichael C. Stigers Dec 11, 2020 to May 31, 2023²⁵
Chief executive officerSteven Spinner Sep 26, 2008 to Aug 9, 2021²⁶
Chief executive officerMichael S. Funk Aug 2, 2006 to Sep 18, 2008²⁷
ChairSteven Spinner Sep 19, 2017 to Aug 9, 2021²⁸
PresidentMark Bushway Jan 13, 2025 to Aug 25, 2025²⁹
PresidentDavid Edward Best Aug 25, 2025 to now²²
PresidentGiorgio Matteo Tarditi Apr 17, 2024 to Jan 13, 2025³⁰
PresidentLouis Anthony Martin Mar 23, 2023 to Nov 9, 2023³¹
PresidentAndre Persaud Nov 9, 2023 to Apr 17, 2024²³
PresidentChristopher P. Testa Sep 10, 2012 to Oct 16, 2023³²
PresidentDonald P. McIntyre Sep 10, 2012 to Sep 18, 2013³³
PresidentThomas John Grillea Sep 28, 2010 to Sep 11, 2014³⁴
PresidentCraig Harder Smith Dec 17, 2010 to Oct 18, 2013³⁵
PresidentKurt Luttecke Jun 8, 2009 to Jun 5, 2012³⁶
PresidentDavid Allen Matthews Jun 19, 2009 to Sep 25, 2013³⁷
PresidentSteven Spinner Sep 26, 2008 to Sep 19, 2019²⁶
PresidentRandle Lindberg Mar 3, 2006 to Dec 29, 2008³⁸
PresidentMichael Beaudry Mar 28, 2006 to Dec 30, 2008³⁹
PresidentThomas A. Dziki Apr 4, 2006 to Apr 4, 2006⁴⁰
PresidentMichael S. Funk Aug 2, 2006 to Sep 18, 2008²⁷
Chief financial officerAlfredo Luchini Aug 13, 2026 to now⁴¹
Chief financial officerGiorgio Matteo Tarditi Apr 17, 2024 to Aug 13, 2026³⁰
Chief financial officerJohn W. Howard Aug 30, 2019 to May 31, 2024⁴²
Chief financial officerMichael Paul Zechmeister Sep 16, 2016 to Dec 13, 2018⁴³
Chief financial officerMark Shamber Dec 1, 2006 to Sep 21, 2015⁴⁴
Chief operating officerGiorgio Matteo Tarditi Sep 9, 2026 to now⁴⁵
Chief operating officerErin Horvath Mar 24, 2023 to Jun 14, 2024⁴⁶
Chief operating officerEric Dorne Sep 17, 2020 to Oct 31, 2022⁴⁷
Chief operating officerRichard Antonelli Mar 6, 2006 to Dec 26, 2007⁴⁸

Board members and other officers (48)

Chief Accounting OfficerHong Thi Dinh Mar 16, 2026 to now⁴⁹
Chief Supply Chain OfficerMark Bushway Sep 9, 2026 to now⁵⁰
CCAOMatthew T. Echols Mar 10, 2022 to now⁵¹
CSTOLouis Anthony Martin Mar 22, 2022 to now⁵²
Chief Accounting OfficerRichard Eric Esper Nov 9, 2020 to now⁵³
Senior Vice PresidentJoseph J. Traficanti May 21, 2018 to May 21, 2018⁵⁴
SVP, Human ResourcesDanielle Benedict Sep 14, 2016 to now⁵⁵
SVP FinanceMichael Paul Zechmeister Sep 18, 2015 to Sep 21, 2015⁵⁶
SVP, National Supply ChainDonald P. McIntyre Jun 16, 2014 to Oct 8, 2015⁵⁷
SVP, Sales & Pres. UNFI Int'lDavid Allen Matthews Dec 4, 2013 to Sep 11, 2014⁵⁸
SVP, National Sales & ServiceCraig Harder Smith Dec 17, 2013 to Dec 14, 2017⁵⁹
SVP, Chief Information OfficerEric Dorne Sep 12, 2011 to Dec 20, 2019⁶⁰
Former Western Region Pres.Randle Lindberg Jul 7, 2009 to Jul 7, 2009⁶¹
SVP, National Distrib.Michael Beaudry Sep 15, 2009 to Jan 6, 2010⁶²
Chief Information OfficerJohn Andrew Stern Feb 8, 2008 to Sep 13, 2011⁶³
VP, Human ResourcesCarl Frederick Koch Iii. Dec 20, 2007 to Sep 20, 2010⁶⁴
Pres., Specialty DistributionRobert A. Sigel Dec 20, 2007 to Mar 7, 2008⁶⁵
VP, Chief Accounting OfficerMark Shamber Jan 31, 2006 to Dec 10, 2015⁶⁶
VP of Information TechnologyGary Andrew Glenn Mar 6, 2006 to Jan 7, 2008⁶⁷
EVP, Chief Marketing OfficerDaniel Atwood V. Oct 17, 2006 to Dec 9, 2009⁶⁸
VP Real EstateThomas A. Dziki Dec 11, 2006 to Nov 3, 2015⁶⁹
Board memberJames C. Pappas Oct 6, 2023 to now⁷⁰
Board memberJames M. Loree Oct 6, 2023 to now⁷¹
Board memberLynn S. Blake Oct 6, 2023 to now⁷²
Board memberMohammad Shamim Feb 10, 2022 to now⁷³
Board memberGloria R. Boyland Jan 20, 2021 to now⁷⁴
Board memberJ. Alexander Douglas Jr. Aug 10, 2021 to now²⁴
Board memberJames L. Muehlbauer May 2, 2019 to now⁷⁵
Board memberJack L. Stahl Jun 28, 2019 to now⁷⁶
Board memberDaphne J. Dufresne Oct 3, 2016 to now⁷⁷
Board memberEric Artz Oct 8, 2015 to Dec 20, 2023⁷⁸
Board memberDenise M. Clark Feb 25, 2013 to Dec 20, 2024⁷⁹
Board memberBates Ann Torre Oct 22, 2013 to Dec 20, 2023⁸⁰
Board memberRichard J. Schnieders Feb 3, 2012 to Jan 5, 2016⁸¹
Board memberMary Elizabeth Burton Sep 13, 2010 to Dec 20, 2013⁸²
Board memberSteven Spinner Sep 26, 2008 to Sep 21, 2016²⁶
Board memberPeter Roy Jul 3, 2007 to Dec 20, 2023⁸³
Board memberRandle Lindberg Dec 10, 2007 to Sep 18, 2008⁸⁴
Board memberJames P. Heffernan Mar 6, 2006 to Mar 31, 2021⁸⁵
Board memberJoseph M. Cianciolo Mar 6, 2006 to Dec 14, 2012⁸⁶
Board memberRichard Antonelli Mar 6, 2006 to Dec 26, 2007⁴⁸
Board memberGail A. Graham Mar 20, 2006 to Mar 21, 2016⁸⁷
Board memberMichael S. Funk Aug 2, 2006 to now²⁷
Board memberGordon D. Barker Oct 5, 2006 to Dec 20, 2013⁸⁸
Board memberThomas B. Simone Dec 11, 2006 to Dec 21, 2010⁸⁹
General counselMahrukh Hussain May 17, 2022 to now⁹⁰
General counselJill Sutton Jun 7, 2018 to Dec 14, 2021⁹¹
General counselJoseph J. Traficanti Jun 5, 2009 to Dec 18, 2017⁹²

Products and brands

natural food
organic food

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Divisions

UNFI Canada

Alberts Fresh Produce

Tony's Fine Foods

Nor-Cal Produce

Read the full text

UNFI Wellness

Woodstock Farms

UNFI Brands+

Honest Green eSolutions

UNFI Easy Options

Brands

Essential Everyday

Woodstock

Wild Harvest

Equaline

Tumaro's Carb Wise Wraps

Field Day

Shoppers Value

Asian Gourmet

Culinary Circle

Stone Ridge Creamery

Mt Vikos

Super Chill

Arctic Shores

Springfield

Koyo

Bio Pac

Oasis

Retail Banners

County Market

Cub

Shoppers Food & Pharmacy

From Wikipedia’s article on United Natural Foods, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

SuperValu

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

Advantage Logistics USA East L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Advantage Logistics USA West L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Albert’s Organics, Inc. California¹⁰
Arden Hills 2003 LLC Delaware¹⁰
Aries Portfolio 2025, LLC Delaware¹⁰
Associated Grocers of Florida, Inc. Florida¹⁰
Blaine North 1996 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Bloomington 1998 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Blue Marble Brands, LLC Delaware¹⁰
Burnsville 1998 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Cambridge 2006 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Centralia Holdings, LLC Delaware¹⁰
Champlin 2005 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Coon Rapids 2002 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Cub Foods, Inc. Delaware¹⁰
Cub Stores Holdings, LLC Delaware¹⁰
Cub Stores, LLC Delaware¹⁰
DS & DJ Realty, LLC Florida¹⁰
Eagan 2008 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Eagan 2014 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Eastern Beverages, Inc. Maryland¹⁰
FF Acquisition, L.L.C. Virginia¹⁰
Foodarama LLC Delaware¹⁰
Forest Lake 2000 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰

All 72 listed subsidiaries

Fridley 1998 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Green Eagle Solar X, LLC Delaware¹⁰
Hastings 2002 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Hopkins Distribution Company, LLC Delaware¹⁰
Hornbacher’s, Inc. Delaware¹⁰
International Distributors Grand Bahama Limited Bahamas¹⁰
Inver Grove Heights 2001 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Iron Valley Logistic Services, LLC Delaware¹⁰
Lakeville 2014 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Maplewood East 1996 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Monticello 1998 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
NAFTA Industries, LTD Texas¹⁰
Natural Retail Group, Inc. Delaware¹⁰
Nevada Bond Investment Corp. Nevada¹⁰
Nor-Cal Produce, Inc. California¹⁰
Northfield 2002 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Plymouth 1998 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
SUPERVALU INC. Delaware¹⁰
SUPERVALU India, Inc. Minnesota¹⁰
SUPERVALU Licensing, LLC Delaware¹⁰
SUPERVALU Pharmacies, Inc. Minnesota¹⁰
SUPERVALU Receivables Funding Corporation Delaware¹⁰
SUPERVALU Transportation, Inc. Minnesota¹⁰
SVU Legacy, LLC Delaware¹⁰
Savage 2002 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Shakopee 1997 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Shop 'N Save Warehouse Foods, Inc. Missouri¹⁰
Shop ‘N Save East Prop, LLC Delaware¹⁰
Shop ‘N Save East, LLC Delaware¹⁰
Shop ‘N Save Prop, LLC Delaware¹⁰
Shoppers Food Warehouse Corp. Ohio¹⁰
Shorewood 2001 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Silver Lake 1996 L.L.C. Delaware¹⁰
Tony’s Fine Foods California¹⁰
Trent River Solar Mile Fund, LLC Delaware¹⁰
UNFI Canada, Inc. Canada¹⁰
UNFI Distribution Company, LLC Delaware¹⁰
UNFI Grocers Distribution, Inc. California¹⁰
UNFI Nexamp Solar Fund 2, LLC Delaware¹⁰
UNFI Nexamp Solar Fund, LLC Delaware¹⁰
UNFI Operations, LLC Delaware¹⁰
UNFI Transport, LLC Delaware¹⁰
UNFI Wholesale, Inc. Delaware¹⁰
United Natural Foods West, Inc. California¹⁰
United Natural Trading, LLC Delaware¹⁰
W. Newell & Co., LLC Delaware¹⁰
Wetterau Insurance Co. Ltd. Bermuda¹⁰
Woodford Square Associates Limited Partnership Virginia¹⁰

From Wikidata.¹ The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Timeline

Sep 8, 20268-K Results of operations; Other events⁹³
Jul 9, 20268-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure⁹⁴
Jun 22, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation⁹⁵
Jun 9, 20268-K Results of operations⁹⁶
Apr 2, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation⁹⁷
Mar 10, 20268-K Results of operations⁹⁸
Dec 17, 20258-K Executive or director change; Shareholder vote; Other events⁹⁹
Dec 10, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure¹⁰⁰
Dec 2, 20258-K Results of operations¹⁰¹
Nov 18, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure¹⁰²
Sep 30, 20258-K Results of operations¹⁰³
Sep 18, 20258-K Regulation FD disclosure¹⁰⁴
Aug 25, 2025New chief executive David Edward Best becomes CEO²²
Nov 9, 2023New chief executive Andre Persaud becomes CEO²³
Aug 10, 2021New chief executive J. Alexander Douglas Jr. becomes CEO²⁴
Dec 11, 2020New chief executive Michael C. Stigers becomes CEO²⁵
Sep 26, 2008New chief executive Steven Spinner becomes CEO²⁶
Aug 2, 2006New chief executive Michael S. Funk becomes CEO²⁷
Nov 1, 1996Went public Listed on NASDAQ¹
1996Founded Founded¹

Calendar

Coming up

Dec 1, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Oct/2026 A year earlier it reported $0.56 a share, on Dec 2, 2025.¹⁰⁵

When it reported results

Sep 8, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results⁹³
Jun 9, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results⁹⁶
Mar 10, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results⁹⁸
Dec 2, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results¹⁰¹
Sep 30, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results¹⁰³
Jun 10, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results¹⁰⁶
Mar 11, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results¹⁰⁷
Dec 10, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results¹⁰⁸

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

392 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 55 major events, 270 insider forms, 19 large holders, 28 other. The latest 20:

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Oct 5, 20264 EDGAR
Sep 24, 20264 EDGAR

The 392 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

32 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 8 buys and 24 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

Date	Who	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Jun 23, 2026	Bushway MarkChief Supply Chain Officer	Sale	10,000	$51.56	$515.6K	Form 4
May 6, 2026	Benedict DanielleChief Human Resources Officer	Sale	4,807	$52.00	$250.0K	Form 4
Jan 5, 2026	Pappas James CDirector	Buy	2,000	$33.30	$66.6K	Form 4
Jan 2, 2026	Pappas James CDirector	Buy	15,000	$33.76	$506.4K	Form 4
Dec 22, 2025	Martin Louis AnthonyChief Commercial Officer	Sale	9,439	$34.67	$327.2K	Form 4
Dec 18, 2025	Esper Richard EricChief Accounting Officer	Sale	4,261	$33.08	$141.0K	Form 4
Sep 30, 2025	Benedict DanielleChief Human Resources Officer	Sale	11,655	$35.31	$411.5K	Form 4
Feb 12, 2025	Bushway MarkChief Supply Chain Officer	Sale	13,700	$32.00	$438.4K	Form 4
Oct 17, 2024	Benedict DanielleChief Human Resources Officer	Sale	9,050	$22.10	$200.0K	Form 4
Oct 4, 2024	Benedict DanielleChief Human Resources Officer	Sale	15,152	$19.78	$299.7K	Form 4
Apr 1, 2024	Esper Richard EricChief Accounting Officer	Sale	4,375	$11.35	$49.7K	Form 4
Mar 11, 2024	Howard John WCFO	Buy	6,275	$11.99	$75.2K	Form 4
Oct 11, 2023	Bates Ann TorreDirector	Sale	16,061	$14.94	$240.0K	Form 4
Oct 5, 2023	Howard John WCFO	Buy	5,490	$13.68	$75.1K	Form 4
Oct 4, 2023	DOUGLAS J ALEXANDER JRChief Executive Officer	Buy	11,265	$13.32	$150.1K	Form 4
Mar 24, 2023	DOUGLAS J ALEXANDER JRChief Executive Officer	Buy	45,168	$22.22	$1.0M	Form 4
Feb 6, 2023	Howard John WCFO	Sale	7,000	$42.62	$298.3K	Form 4
Jan 23, 2023	TESTA CHRISTOPHER P.President	Sale	27,931	$40.54	$1.1M	Form 4
Jan 23, 2023	Benedict DanielleChief Human Resources Officer	Sale	7,500	$40.06	$300.4K	Form 4
Dec 19, 2022	Esper Richard EricChief Accounting Officer	Sale	5,250	$38.00	$199.5K	Form 4

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From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Jul 31, 2026¹⁰⁹
AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing May 1, 2026¹¹⁰
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Apr 29, 2026¹¹¹
VANGUARD GROUP INCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 7 filings Feb 10, 2022 to Mar 27, 2026¹¹²
BlackRockSCHEDULE 13G/A, 4 filings Feb 7, 2022 to Apr 30, 2025¹¹³
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPSC 13G/A, 3 filings Feb 8, 2022 to Feb 9, 2024¹¹⁴
Kiltearn Partners LLPSC 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 10, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023¹¹⁵

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

Year	Executive	Age	Salary	Total pay
2025	Sandy Douglas		$1.1M	$9.7M¹¹⁶
2025	Matteo Tarditi	52	$800.0K	$3.9M¹¹⁶
2025	Louis Martin	55	$694.7K	$2.9M¹¹⁶
2025	Andre Persaud		$534.5K	$2.7M¹¹⁶
2025	Mark Bushway	57	$574.5K	$2.3M¹¹⁶
2025	Danielle Benedict	53	$562.4K	$2.2M¹¹⁶
2024	Chief Executive Officer		$1.1M	$7.6M¹¹⁶
2024	President of Conventional Grocery Products and Chief Commercial Officer		$672.1K	$2.6M¹¹⁶
2024	President & Chief Financial Officer		$246.2K	$2.6M¹¹⁶
2024	Former President & Chief Executive OfficerRetail		$408.8K	$2.2M¹¹⁶
2024	Chief Human Resource Officer		$549.1K	$1.9M¹¹⁶
2023	Chief Executive Officer		$1.1M	$6.2M¹¹⁶
2023	President of Conventional Grocery Products and Chief Commercial Officer		$548.1K	$1.6M¹¹⁶
2023	Chief Human Resource Officer		$529.9K	$1.4M¹¹⁶

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

Fund	Shares	Value	Share of the fund	Change
BlackRock, Inc.	10,458,725	$477.6M	0.0%	+48,187
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC	4,465,100	$203.9M	0.0%	+120,570
American Century Companies Inc	3,870,179	$176.8M	0.1%	+535,166
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	3,532,672	$161.3M	0.0%	+24,091
Vanguard Capital Management LLC	2,589,996	$118.3M	0.0%	+12,755
State Street Corp	2,458,809	$112.3M	0.0%	+81,397
Geode Capital Management, LLC	1,750,865	$80.0M	0.0%	+275,001
Wellington Management Group Llp	1,542,662	$70.5M	0.0%	+711,913
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.	1,542,023	$70.4M	0.0%	−44,143
Nuveen, LLC	1,342,984	$61.3M	0.0%	+16,368
Invesco Ltd.	1,220,146	$55.7M	0.0%	−177,793
Senvest Management, LLC	1,181,132	$53.9M	1.6%	−56,000
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	960,945	$43.9M	0.0%	−112,973
Morgan Stanley	946,421	$43.2M	0.0%	−105,495
Northern Trust Corp	755,041	$34.5M	0.0%	+45,017
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	731,882	$33.4M	0.0%	+20,990
Victory Capital Management Inc	702,467	$32.1M	0.0%	+94,680
Fmr LLC	524,676	$24.0M	0.0%	+48,482
Jpmorgan Chase & Co	499,135	$23.2M	0.0%	+28,735
JCP Investment Management, LLC	494,371	$22.6M	12.1%	No change
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC	456,224	$20.8M	0.4%	−23,180
Swedbank AB	446,000	$20.4M	0.0%	+230,000
Empowered Funds, LLC	421,754	$19.3M	0.1%	−11,880
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	408,839	$18.7M	0.0%	−2,207
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co	404,270	$18.5M	0.0%	+13,337

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How United Natural Foods is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARUNITED NATURAL FOODS INC²
CIK0001020859
Employer ID (EIN)05-0376157²¹
Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company²¹
Incorporated inDelaware²¹
Fiscal year endsJuly 31²
Industry code (SIC)5141 Wholesale-Groceries, General Line²
SEC reviewing officeOffice of Trade & Services, Division of Corporation Finance²
Business address15 Park Row W, Ste 302, Providence, RI 02903²
Phone401-528-8634²
Shares outstanding60,317,084 shares as of Sep 8, 2026²¹
Public float$2.2B as of Jan 30, 2026²¹
AuditorKPMG LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota PCAOB ID 185; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting²¹
On EDGAR sinceSep 4, 1996²
Filings2,055 in all: 4 (1,259), 8-K (258), 10-Q (90), SC 13G/A (86), 3 (54), 4/A (33), 10-K (30), DEF 14A (29)²
All 51 form types
DEFA14A (29), SC 13G (23), S-8 (18), 8-K/A (14), 11-K (12), UPLOAD (12), CT ORDER (11), 144 (10), 3/A (8), CORRESP (8), ARS (7), 10-Q/A (6), 10-K/A (4), 5 (4), PRE 14A (4), PX14A6G (4), DFAN14A (3), SCHEDULE 13G (3), SCHEDULE 13G/A (3), 8-A12B (2), 8-A12G (2), NO ACT (2), RW (2), S-1/A (2), S-3 (2), S-3ASR (2), S-8 POS (2), SC 13D (2), 15-15D (1), 25 (1), 424B2 (1), 424B3 (1), 424B4 (1), 424B5 (1), CERT (1), D (1), DEFS14A (1), DEL AM (1), EFFECT (1), POS AM (1), POSASR (1), S-1 (1), S-3/A (1)
Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Sep 14, 2026
Quarterly report (10-Q) Jun 9, 2026
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Nov 5, 2025
Latest 8-K (8-K) Sep 8, 2026

Securities registered for trading

Class	Symbol	Exchange
Common stock, par value $0.01	UNFI	New York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Sep 14, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).²¹

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks United Natural Foods names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Sep 14, 2026: 24 risks under these headings, as written.²¹

Strategic and Operational Risks
A significant portion of our revenues is from our principal customers, and our success is heavily dependent on retaining this business and on our principal customers’ ability to maintain and grow their businesses.
Our business is characterized by low margins, which are sensitive to inflationary and deflationary pressures, and intense competition and consolidation in the grocery industry, and our inability to maintain or increase our operating margins could adversely affect our results of operations.
We may not realize the anticipated benefits of our strategic initiatives.
Changes in relationships with our suppliers may adversely affect our profitability, and conditions beyond our control can interrupt our supplies and alter our product costs.
Failure by us to develop and operate a reliable technology platform and the costs of maintaining secure and effective information technology systems could negatively impact our business, and we may not realize the anticipated benefits of our investments in information technology.
We face risks related to the availability of qualified labor, labor costs and labor relations.
Our Natural and Conventional businesses could be adversely affected if we are not able to attract new customers, increase sales to or retain existing customers or if our customers are unable to grow their businesses.
Many of our customers are not obligated to continue purchasing products from us, and larger customers that have multiyear contracts with us may terminate these contracts early in certain situations or choose not to renew or extend these contracts at expiration.
Disruptions to our or third-party information technology systems, including cyber-attacks and security breaches, and the costs of maintaining secure and effective information technology systems could negatively affect our business and results of operations.
We have experienced losses due to the uncollectibility of accounts in the past and could experience losses in the future if our customers are unable to timely pay their debts to us.
Increases in healthcare, pension and other costs under the Company’s single employer benefit plan and multiemployer benefit plans could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

The other 13 risks

Our insurance and self-insurance programs may not be adequate to cover our claims.
The cost of the capital available to us and limitations on our ability to access additional capital may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our debt agreements contain restrictive covenants that may limit our operating flexibility.
We may fail to realize the expected benefits of strategic transactions or fail to effectively integrate the businesses we acquire, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Impairment charges for long-lived assets could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.
Activist investors could negatively impact our business and cause disruptions to our operations.
Economic Risks
Changes in consumer purchasing habits could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our leverage and debt service obligations increase our sensitivity to the effects of economic downturns and could adversely affect our business.
Disruption of our distribution network or to the operations of our customers could adversely affect our business.
Increased fuel costs may adversely affect our results of operations.
Legal and Regulatory Risks
We are subject to significant governmental regulation and failure to comply with such regulations may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Product liability claims could have an adverse effect on our business.
We may be unable to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, which could harm our business.

Legal proceedings

From time to time, we are involved in routine litigation or other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business, including investigations and claims regarding employment law including wage and hour, pension plans, unfair labor practices, labor union disputes, supplier, customer and service provider contract terms, product liability, real estate and antitrust. Other than as set forth in Note 17—Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report, which is incorporated herein, there are no pending material legal proceedings to which we are a party or to which our property is subject.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.²¹

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SEC EDGARUnited Natural Foods 10-K for fiscal 2019
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SEC EDGARUnited Natural Foods 10-K filed Sep 14, 2026: Item 2, Properties
22
SEC EDGARDavid Edward Best, Chief executive officer
23
SEC EDGARAndre Persaud, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARJ. Alexander Douglas Jr., Chief executive officer
25
SEC EDGARMichael C. Stigers, Chief executive officer
26
SEC EDGARSteven Spinner, Chief executive officer
27
SEC EDGARMichael S. Funk, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARSteven Spinner, Chair
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SEC EDGARMark Bushway, President
30
SEC EDGARGiorgio Matteo Tarditi, President
31
SEC EDGARLouis Anthony Martin, President
32
SEC EDGARChristopher P. Testa, President
33
SEC EDGARDonald P. McIntyre, President
34
SEC EDGARThomas John Grillea, President
35
SEC EDGARCraig Harder Smith, President
36
SEC EDGARKurt Luttecke, President
37
SEC EDGARDavid Allen Matthews, President
38
SEC EDGARRandle Lindberg, President
39
SEC EDGARMichael Beaudry, President
40
SEC EDGARThomas A. Dziki, President
41
SEC EDGARAlfredo Luchini, Chief financial officer
42
SEC EDGARJohn W. Howard, Chief financial officer
43
SEC EDGARMichael Paul Zechmeister, Chief financial officer
44
SEC EDGARMark Shamber, Chief financial officer
45
SEC EDGARGiorgio Matteo Tarditi, Chief operating officer
46
SEC EDGARErin Horvath, Chief operating officer
47
SEC EDGAREric Dorne, Chief operating officer
48
SEC EDGARRichard Antonelli, Chief operating officer
49
SEC EDGARHong Thi Dinh, Chief Accounting Officer
50
SEC EDGARMark Bushway, Chief Supply Chain Officer
51
SEC EDGARMatthew T. Echols, CCAO
52
SEC EDGARLouis Anthony Martin, CSTO
53
SEC EDGARRichard Eric Esper, Chief Accounting Officer
54
SEC EDGARJoseph J. Traficanti, Senior Vice President
55
SEC EDGARDanielle Benedict, SVP, Human Resources
56
SEC EDGARMichael Paul Zechmeister, SVP Finance
57
SEC EDGARDonald P. McIntyre, SVP, National Supply Chain
58
SEC EDGARDavid Allen Matthews, SVP, Sales & Pres. UNFI Int'l
59
SEC EDGARCraig Harder Smith, SVP, National Sales & Service
60
SEC EDGAREric Dorne, SVP, Chief Information Officer
61
SEC EDGARRandle Lindberg, Former Western Region Pres.
62
SEC EDGARMichael Beaudry, SVP, National Distrib.
63
SEC EDGARJohn Andrew Stern, Chief Information Officer
64
SEC EDGARCarl Frederick Koch Iii., VP, Human Resources
65
SEC EDGARRobert A. Sigel, Pres., Specialty Distribution
66
SEC EDGARMark Shamber, VP, Chief Accounting Officer
67
SEC EDGARGary Andrew Glenn, VP of Information Technology
68
SEC EDGARDaniel Atwood V., EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
69
SEC EDGARThomas A. Dziki, VP Real Estate
70
SEC EDGARJames C. Pappas, Board member
71
SEC EDGARJames M. Loree, Board member
72
SEC EDGARLynn S. Blake, Board member
73
SEC EDGARMohammad Shamim, Board member
74
SEC EDGARGloria R. Boyland, Board member
75
SEC EDGARJames L. Muehlbauer, Board member
76
SEC EDGARJack L. Stahl, Board member
77
SEC EDGARDaphne J. Dufresne, Board member
78
SEC EDGAREric Artz, Board member
79
SEC EDGARDenise M. Clark, Board member
80
SEC EDGARBates Ann Torre, Board member
81
SEC EDGARRichard J. Schnieders, Board member
82
SEC EDGARMary Elizabeth Burton, Board member
83
SEC EDGARPeter Roy, Board member
84
SEC EDGARRandle Lindberg, Board member
85
SEC EDGARJames P. Heffernan, Board member
86
SEC EDGARJoseph M. Cianciolo, Board member
87
SEC EDGARGail A. Graham, Board member
88
SEC EDGARGordon D. Barker, Board member
89
SEC EDGARThomas B. Simone, Board member
90
SEC EDGARMahrukh Hussain, General counsel
91
SEC EDGARJill Sutton, General counsel
92
SEC EDGARJoseph J. Traficanti, General counsel
93
SEC EDGARResults of operations; Other events
94
SEC EDGARExecutive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure
95
SEC EDGAREntered a material agreement; New debt or obligation
96
SEC EDGARResults of operations
97
SEC EDGAREntered a material agreement; New debt or obligation
98
SEC EDGARResults of operations
99
SEC EDGARExecutive or director change; Shareholder vote; Other events
100
SEC EDGARRegulation FD disclosure
101
SEC EDGARResults of operations
102
SEC EDGARRegulation FD disclosure
103
SEC EDGARResults of operations
104
SEC EDGARRegulation FD disclosure
105
NasdaqNasdaq calendar
106
SEC EDGARUnited Natural Foods 8-K, Item 2.02 (results of operations)
107
SEC EDGARUnited Natural Foods 8-K, Item 2.02 (results of operations)
108
SEC EDGARUnited Natural Foods 8-K, Item 2.02 (results of operations)
109
SEC EDGARVANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC SCHEDULE 13G on United Natural Foods
110
SEC EDGARAMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC SCHEDULE 13G on United Natural Foods
111
SEC EDGARVANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC SCHEDULE 13G on United Natural Foods
112
SEC EDGARVANGUARD GROUP INC SCHEDULE 13G/A on United Natural Foods
113
SEC EDGARBlackRock SCHEDULE 13G/A on United Natural Foods
114
SEC EDGARDIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP SC 13G/A on United Natural Foods
115
SEC EDGARKiltearn Partners LLP SC 13G/A on United Natural Foods
116
SEC EDGARUnited Natural Foods proxy statement (DEF 14A), 2025 pay

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