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United Natural Foods, Inc. reports developments tied to its role as a North American grocery wholesaler serving natural product superstores, independent retailers, conventional supermarket chains, ecommerce providers, and foodservice customers. News commonly covers quarterly results, profitability and cash-flow trends, debt and leverage commentary, conference participation, and updates on the company’s value creation strategy.
Company updates also address fresh, branded, and owned brand product assortments, retail trend programs, supplier and customer services, proprietary technology, data and market insights, shelf management, supply-chain initiatives, network optimization, and lean process adoption across its distribution operations.
United Natural Foods (NYSE: UNFI) will participate in the UBS Global Consumer and Retail Conference on March 12, 2026. Matteo Tarditi, President and Chief Financial Officer, will join a fireside chat starting at 8:00 am ET. A live audio webcast link will be available via the company’s Investor Relations "Events" page at www.unfi.com.
United Natural Foods (NYSE: UNFI) will release financial results for its 13-week fiscal 2026 second quarter, ended January 31, 2026, on the morning of Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
Management will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET the same morning; dial-in, webcast access, and presentation materials will be available via the company website. The webcast archive will remain available for 120 days.
UNFI (NYSE: UNFI) hosted its 2026 Spring & Summer Selling Show in Orlando, drawing more than 3,400 retailers and suppliers to showcase seasonal trends and products. The event highlighted five shopper trends: perimeter growth, private brand innovation, expanded protein formats, mainstream gut health, and a return to simplicity.
UNFI showcased nearly 50 new private label items across Woodstock and Essential Everyday brands and emphasized tailored merchandising, marketing solutions, and supplier collaboration for the spring/summer selling season.
United Natural Foods (NYSE: UNFI) marked its 50th anniversary by launching the UNFI Foundation’s “50 for 50” initiative, committing $2 million in 2026 to award 50 grants across all 50 U.S. states to strengthen local food systems in the U.S. and Canada.
The company presented the first $10,000 grant to Food Finders at its Spring & Summer Selling Show in Long Beach, which hosted roughly 3,500 attendees and showcased over 1,800 supplier brands; the Central/East show is scheduled for Feb 11-12, 2026, in Orlando.
United Natural Foods (NYSE: UNFI) hosted its 2025 Investor Day and updated a multi‑year value creation framework for Fiscal 2025–Fiscal 2028. Key numeric targets include: net sales low‑single digit average annual growth aiming for ~$33 billion by fiscal 2028; adjusted EBITDA low‑double digit average annual growth targeting ~$800 million by fiscal 2028; and free cash flow of approximately $300 million annually from fiscal 2026–2028.
The company emphasized investments in customer stewardship, merchandising, digital capabilities, next‑generation supply chain technologies, Lean Daily Management, SG&A streamlining, and a value delivery office to drive productivity and shareholder value. A live webcast of the presentations was made available on the company website.
United Natural Foods (NYSE: UNFI) reported first quarter fiscal 2026 results for the 13 weeks ended November 1, 2025: net sales $7.84B (down 0.4% year-over-year), net loss $4M (loss per diluted share $0.06) and Adjusted EBITDA $167M (up 24.6%).
Adjusted EPS rose to $0.56. Free cash flow used improved to $54M from $159M a year earlier. Net leverage declined to 3.2x and total liquidity was about $1.33B. The company affirmed fiscal 2026 guidance: net sales $31.6–$32.0B, Adjusted EBITDA $630–$700M, Adjusted EPS $1.50–$2.30 and free cash flow ~ $300M.
United Natural Foods (NYSE: UNFI) will release financial results for its 13-week fiscal 2026 first quarter, ended November 1, 2025, on the morning of Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
Management will host a conference call on December 2 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Dial-in is (800) 715-9871 (U.S. toll-free) and the conference ID is 5462932. An audio webcast and referenced materials will be available in the Investors section at www.unfi.com, with the online archive accessible for 120 days.
United Natural Foods (NYSE: UNFI) reported its Q4 and full fiscal year 2025 results, with Q4 net sales reaching $7.7 billion, showing 1.6% growth on a comparable basis. The company posted a Q4 net loss of $(87) million, or $(1.43) per share, while Adjusted EBITDA was $116 million.
Key highlights include significant free cash flow improvement, up $331 million year-over-year, and net debt reaching its lowest level since 2018 at $1.83 billion. The company's net leverage declined 0.7x to 3.3x. For fiscal 2026, UNFI projects net sales of $31.6-$32.0 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $630-$700 million, representing a 20% increase at midpoint from fiscal 2025.
The company successfully managed a cyber incident while implementing operational improvements across 28 distribution centers. Natural segment sales grew 7.2% for the full year, while Conventional and Retail segments declined 1.9% and 3.9% respectively.
United Natural Foods (NYSE: UNFI) has announced two upcoming investor events. The company will release its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter results on September 30, 2025, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET. Additionally, UNFI will host an Investor Day on December 10, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET in New York City, where management will discuss the company's growth strategy and business outlook.
Both events will be accessible via webcast through UNFI's website, with replays available for 120 days. The Investor Day event will be in-person by invitation only.
United Natural Foods (NYSE: UNFI) has appointed David Best as President and Chief Executive Officer of Retail, effective August 17, 2025. Best will lead UNFI's retail banners, Cub Foods and Shoppers Food Warehouse, focusing on accelerating the company's retail business growth strategy.
Best joins UNFI from Coborn's Inc., where he served as President and COO, implementing growth strategies and category expansion. His extensive experience includes senior roles at General Mills and a 19-year tenure at Target in merchandising, supply chain, and business development. As a Minnesota native, Best brings valuable local market knowledge to UNFI's Cub brand. He will report directly to CEO Sandy Douglas and serve on UNFI's senior leadership team.