Appointment Part of Strategic Initiative to Enhance Management Depth and
Capitalize on Growth Opportunities DAYVILLE, Conn., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Natural Foods,
Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) (the "Company") today announced that Michael D. Beaudry,
currently Vice President of Distribution, has been appointed President of the
Eastern Region effective immediately. In this new role, Mr. Beaudry will
report directly to Richard Antonelli, Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of United Natural Foods, and will oversee the day-to-day
operations and customer support for the Company's Eastern Region.
Mr. Beaudry, age 41, joined United Natural Foods in 1999 and has served as
the Company's Vice President of Distribution since August 2003. Previously he
served as the Company's Vice President of Operations, Eastern Region, from
December 2002 to August 2003, as Director of Operations, Eastern Region, from
December 2001 to December 2002, and as the Company's Warehouse and Operations
Manager of the Dayville CT facility from December 1999 to December 2001. Prior
to joining the Company, Mr. Beaudry worked for Target Corp., Exchange Novelty,
and Clo-Shure Inc., where he held various senior level operational management
positions.
"Michael has been integral for our growth and we believe this a natural
transition given his extensive operating experience, leadership skills and
in-depth knowledge of our operations and customer base," Richard Antonelli,
EVP COO, commented. "Additionally, this new assignment strengthens the breadth
and depth of our management team and helps ensure that we have the resources
in place to continue to capitalize on growth opportunities in the rapidly
growing natural products market."
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
website at http://www.unfi.com.
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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 quarterly 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
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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.
SOURCE United Natural Foods, Inc.
CONTACT: Rick Puckett, Chief Financial Officer of United Natural Foods,
Inc., +1-860-779-2800; or General Information, Joseph Calabrese of Financial
Relations Board, +1-212-827-3772
Web site: http://www.unfi.com
(UNFI)