United Natural Foods

United Natural Foods Names Ron Selders Its New President of Fresh

December 22, 2022 UNFI

United Natural Foods, Inc. announced that Ron Selders has been named President of Fresh where he will lead the Company’s growth strategy for its deli, bakery, produce, and meat departments. These critically important store perimeter categories drive traffic and provide independent grocery retailers with choice, value and unique products that help differentiate them within their marketplace. …

United Natural Foods’ Warehouse to Wheels Program Helps Company Deliver for Customers During Critical Holiday Season While Building Pipeline of Future Truck Drivers

December 16, 2022 United Natural Foods

United Natural Foods, Inc. (“the Company” or “UNFI”) today announced that its Warehouse to Wheels program has grown by more than 300% over the past two years and is now available to associates at a majority of UNFI’s 56 distribution centers. Originally developed at a single UNFI distribution center to help combat a driver shortage, today the program is offered to eligible distribution center associates interested in obtaining the training necessary to receive their Class A CDL license while being employed by UNFI. Associates completing the 12-week program become full-time UNFI truck drivers with assigned routes and opportunities to earn higher wages and annual safe driving bonuses. …

United Natural Foods Releases 2023 Customer Selling Show Schedule

November 22, 2022 United Natural Foods

United Natural Foods, Inc., (“the Company” or “UNFI”), today shared its 2023 customer events schedule, a five-event series throughout the United States where the Company expects to host over 10,000 customer attendees as they interact with thousands of brands showcasing a wide-ranging, innovative product assortment that motivates today’s shoppers. …

United Natural Foods and Square Roots to Co-locate Indoor Farms at Distribution Centers Across North America

November 10, 2022 United Natural Foods

United Natural Foods, Inc. and Square Roots, the technology leader in indoor farming, today announced a new agreement to co-locate Square Roots’ indoor farms on-site at select UNFI distribution centers. The first Square Roots farm, approximately 20,000 square feet in size, is planned for UNFI’s Prescott, Wis. facility and is scheduled to open in 2023. …