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United Natural Foods, Inc.

(Public)  
Manufacturing
HQ: Providence, RI   |   5,000 - 10,000 employees  |  
Approx. 17 active jobs   |  Website
Overview
America's Premier Certified Organic Distributor®


United Natural Foods is a leading independent national distributor of natural foods and related products including nutritional supplements, personal care items and organic produce, in the United States. Our distribution operations are divided into four principal units: United Natural Foods, Eastern Region; United Natural Foods, Western Region; Albert’s Organics; and Select Nutrition.

United Natural Foods’ Eastern and Western Regions serve customers from 10 distribution centers located across the U.S. The product selection includes natural and organic groceries, frozen and perishable foods, personal care products, and nutritional supplements.
Albert's Organics is the nation’s leading distributor of quality organically grown produce and perishable items. Albert’s Organics delivers to all major metropolitan areas, to most regions in the continental U.S., and to many areas in Canada.
Select Nutrition distributes more than 14,000 health and beauty aids, vitamins, minerals and supplements, from distribution centers in California and Pennsylvania.
Culture
We create a nurturing work environment for our employees, by acknowledging the value of each person’s contribution to our company, entrusting them with responsibility, facilitating personal and professional development, and by providing competitive, merit based compensation and benefits which rewards their good work and dedication.
Career Opportunities
United Natural Foods to Release Fiscal 2006 Second Quarter Results on February 28, 2006

DAYVILLE, Conn., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Natural Foods, Inc., (Nasdaq: UNFI) announced today that it intends to release its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2006, ended January 28, 2006, before the market opens on Tuesday, February 28, 2006. Management will conduct a conference call and audio webcast at 11:00 a.m. ET on February 28, 2006 to review the Company's quarterly results, market trends and future outlook.

The conference call dial-in number is 303-262-2075. An audio webcast of the conference call will be available to the public, on a listen-only basis, via the Internet at http://www.earnings.com or at the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.unfi.com. Please allow extra time, prior to the call, to visit the site and download the necessary software to listen to the Internet broadcast. The online archive of the webcast will be available for 30 days.

About United Natural Foods

United Natural Foods, Inc. carries and distributes more than 40,000 products to more than 20,000 customers nationwide. The Company serves a wide variety of retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and the food service channel.

For more information on United Natural Foods, Inc., visit the Company's web site at http://www.unfi.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding the Company's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to general business conditions, the impact of competition and our dependence on principal customers, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on December 7, 2005, and its other filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. The Company is not undertaking to update any information in the foregoing reports until the effective date of its future reports required by applicable laws. Any projections of future results of operations should not be construed in any manner as a guarantee that such results will in fact occur. These projections are subject to change and could differ materially from final reported results. The Company may from time to time update these publicly announced projections, but it is not obligated to do so.
Vision
To excel in the distribution of natural and organic foods and wellness products by fulfilling the highest standards for quality, consistency, product assortments, dependability, value-added support services and integrity in our business and personal relationships.

To exceed the needs and expectations of all our stakeholders: our customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, communities, the environment and the planet.

To be an enduring, successful and profitable company.

To Our Customers

To create partnering relationships of trust, integrity, customer satisfaction and loyalty. To provide the widest selection of natural and organic products of the highest quality, consistently high in-stock levels, dependable on-time deliveries and highly competitive pricing, which allow our retailers to compete successfully and prosper.

To Our Suppliers

To build and sustain fair and honest relationships and be a trusted, dependable distribution resource supported by innovative and effective sales and marketing programs, which deliver measurable values to retailers and consumers.
Contact
United Natural Foods' corporate offices are located in Dayville, Connecticut.

Contact information:

P.O. Box 999
260 Lake Road
Dayville CT 06241
Crystal Kyllo
Corporate Assistant Secretary
by email
Phone: 800-877-8898