DAYVILLE, Conn., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Natural Foods,
Inc., (the "Company") (Nasdaq: UNFI), the largest wholesale distributor to the
natural and organic industry in the United States, will host its 2009
Financial Analyst Day on June 23, 2009 in York, Pennsylvania beginning at
12:00 pm ET. UNFI's executive team will present an overview of the Company's
strategy, key business initiatives and financial goals and the event will
conclude with a tour of UNFI's York distribution facility.
Institutional investors and financial analysts are invited to contact
Samantha Alphonso at the Financial Relations Board at 212.827.3746
(salphonso@frbir.com) for more information.
The formal presentation will be available to the public, commencing around
12:30 pm ET, via a live Webcast at www.unfi.com. To listen to the
presentation please visit the website at least 15 minutes early to register,
download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the event will
be available within 24 hours.
About United Natural Foods
United Natural Foods, Inc. (www.unfi.com) carries and distributes more
than 60,000 products to more than 17,000 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. United Natural Foods, Inc. was ranked by Forbes in 2005 as
one of the "Best Managed Companies in America," ranked by Fortune in 2006 and
2007 as one of its "Most Admired Companies," ranked by Business Ethics as one
of its "100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2006" and winner of the Supermarket
News 2008 Sustainability Excellence Award.
For more information on United Natural Foods, Inc., visit the Company's
website at 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 June 11, 2009, 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.
SOURCE United Natural Foods, Inc.
CONTACT:
Mark Shamber, Chief Financial Officer,
United Natural Foods,
Inc.,
+1-860-779-2800;
or
Joseph Calabrese of
Financial Relations Board,
General Information, +1-212-827-3772
Web Site: https://www.unfi.com
(UNFI UNFI)