UNFI Extends Distribution Partnership With Whole Foods Market to September 2027
March 04 2021 - 07:00AM
Business Wire
United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) ("UNFI") announced today
that it has extended its primary wholesale grocery distribution
relationship with Whole Foods Market, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) by entering into an extension of
the current distribution agreement. The term of the primary
distribution agreement between the parties now runs until September
27, 2027.
“Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNFI and Whole Foods
have worked closely together to consistently deliver “better for
you” foods to consumers throughout North America. This extension
allows both companies to maintain focus on what is most important:
continuing to meet the growing demand for healthy food at home as
we navigate through the global pandemic,” said Steven L. Spinner,
UNFI’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to
continuing to play a very important role in the rapidly evolving
foodscape and supply chain, while furthering our tradition of
innovation, scale and efficiency.”
“UNFI plays a key role in ensuring Whole Foods Market is able to
meet the growing demand for high quality products across our
network of stores and facilities,” said Bart Beilman, Whole Food
Market’s Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Retail
Operations. “We’re pleased to continue our strong and longstanding
partnership with UNFI.”
About Whole Foods Market
For 40 years, Whole Foods Market has been the world’s leading
natural and organic foods retailer. As the first national certified
organic grocer, Whole Foods Market has more than 500 stores in the
United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. To learn more about
Whole Foods Market, please visit
https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com.
About United Natural Foods
UNFI is North America's premier food wholesaler delivering the
widest variety of products to customer locations throughout North
America including natural product superstores, independent
retailers, conventional supermarket chains, ecommerce retailers,
and food service customers. By providing this deeper ‘full-store’
selection and compelling brands for every aisle, UNFI is uniquely
positioned to deliver great food, more choices, and fresh thinking
to customers everywhere. Today, UNFI is the largest publicly-traded
grocery distributor in America. To learn more about how UNFI is
Moving Food Forward, visit www.unfi.com.
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