BNET Industries
Market Cap:$1.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.3B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
We are a leading national distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods and non-food products in the United States. We carry more than 60,000 high-quality natural, organic and specialty foods and non-food products, consisting of national brand, regional brand, private label and master distribution products, in six product categories: grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, nutritional supplements, bulk and food service products and personal care items. We serve more than 17,000 customers primarily located across the United States, the majority of which can be classified into one of the following categories: independently owned natural products retailers; supernatural chains, which consists of Whole Foods Market, Inc. ("Whole Foods Market"); and conventional supermarkets. Our other distribution channels include food service, international and buying clubs. We were the first organic food distribution network in the United States designated as a "Certified Organic Distributor" by Quality Assurance International, Inc. ("QAI"). This process involved a comprehensive review by QAI of our operating and purchasing systems and procedures. This certification covers all of our broadline distribution centers, except for our specialty distribution centers. We have been the primary distributor to Whole Foods Market, for more than 10 years. ...
President & Chief Executive Officer
Steve SpinnerNumber of Employees 6,300
Peer Companies
NAICS Code General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers: 424410
Recent Events
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United Natural Foods UNFI Posts In-Line Q1 EPS of $0.36: Guides FY10 Revs
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United Natural Foods To Release Fiscal 2010 First Quarter Results On December 10, 2009
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Lancaster lands UNFI facility
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United Natural Foods sets up new center
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United Natural Foods in lease agreement for Texas distribution center
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UNFI to Lease Texas Distribution Center
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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 9/25: UAUA, APA, AXP, CAT, FMCN, COL Upgraded; RIMM, ABV, EMCI,...
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United Natural Foods, Inc. F1Q10 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Gregory Badishkanian – Citi. Gregory Badishkanian – Citi Just two questions, first is with respect to inflation this quarter versus last quarter kind of what were you seeing there, any main categories of deflationary pressure and also...
United Natural Foods, Inc. F4Q09 Earnings Conference Call
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Edward Aaron – RBC Capital Markets. Edward Aaron – RBC Capital Markets I wanted to start by asking about the lack of sales guidance. It's a bit out of character for you and I understand there's some uncertainty out...
United Natural Foods F2Q09 (Qtr End 1/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. We'll now begin the question-and-answer session. Operator Instructions. Our first question is from the line of John Heinbockel with Goldman Sachs. Please go ahead. John Heinbockel - Goldman Sachs Research Couple of things, Steve, can you talk about retailer destocking, how widespread a trend has...
United Natural Foods F1Q09 (Qtr End 11/01/08)Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from John Heinbockel - Goldman Sachs. John Heinbockel - Goldman Sachs Steve, a couple of things; you talked about the softness in November, how broad-based is that? If you look at your distribution channels, you look at geography, you...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Spinner | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Michael Beaudry | Eastern Region President |
| Randle E. Lindberg | Western Region President |
| Rick Antonelli | President |
| Robert A Sigel | President, Specialty Distribution |
| Daniel V. Atwood | Chief Marketing Officer |
| John Stern | Chief Information Officer |
| Mark E. Shamber | Cfo, Treasurer & Vice President |
| Carl F. Koch | Vice President, HR |
| Casey Van Rysdam | Vice President of Business Development |
| Frank Stingner | Vice President, HR |
| Gary A. Glenn | Vice President of Information Technology |
| Kate Tierney | Vice President of Sales |
| Shawn Mitchell | Vice President of Operations, Eastern Region |
| Thomas A Dziki | Vice President Sustainable Development |
| Jay Bambara | Import Manager, International |
| Robert Abdee | Import Manager, International |
| Tanya Bledsoe | Account Manager |
| Barclay Hope | |
| Carrie Walker | Corporate Assistant Secretary |
| Vince Thaner | Senior Buyer, Domestic |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Gordon D. Barker | Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee |
| James P. Heffernan | Director and Chair of the Finance Committee |
| Joseph M. Cianciolo | Director and Chair of the Audit Committee |
| Michael S. Funk | Chairman |
| Gail A. Graham | Board of Directors |
| Peter Roy | Board of Directors |
| Thomas B. Simone | Co-Chairman, Vice Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Performance Food Group Company | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Peregrine Financial Group | CEO | Former |
| Performance Food Group Company | President | Former |
| PFG-Broadline Division | President & COO | Former |
| Peregrine Financial Group | Senior Vice President | Former |
| American Film Institute | Vice President | Former |
| Performance Food Group Company | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Eastern Region President | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Vice President of Distribution | Former |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Warehouse, Operations Manager | Former |
| Target Corporation | NA | Former |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Western Region President | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | President | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Member of the Board of Directors | Current |
| United Northeast LLC | President | Former |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Director of Sales | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | President, Specialty Distribution | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Natural Retail Group, Inc | President | Former |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | President of United Natural Brands | Former |
| Cornucopia Natural Foods | Board of Directors | Former |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Chief Information Officer | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Cfo, Treasurer & Vice President | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Vice President & Controller | Former |
| Reebok International Ltd. | Former | |
| Ernst & Young | Former | |
| Bentley College | CPA license | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Vice President, HR | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Vice President of Business Development | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | President, Specialty Foods | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Vice President of Information Technology | Current |
| Americangenerallife.Com | Former |
Kate Tierney is the Vice President of Sales for United Natural Foods, Inc. UNFI is the largest national distributor of Organic and Natural products in the US. Kate is a 16 year veteran of the Natural Products Industry and has been with United Natural Foods for over ten years. She was formerly a sales broker and natural retailer. Kate has served on numerous committees and panels for UNFI to determine programs that promote healthy living. She has also been actively involved in industry-wide efforts to draw awareness to the benefits of natural and organic products including supporting CA legislation promoting healthy choices for kids in vending; Breast Cancer awareness campaigns in conjunction with Avalon Natural Products; and truth in labeling efforts in conjunction with the Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Food Systems, LLC | Vice President of Sales for United Natural Foods, Inc. Unfi | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Vice President of Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Vice President of Operations, Eastern Region | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Vice President Sustainable Development | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | President of Hershey Imports and Select Nutrition | Former |
| Special Projects, Inc. | National Vice President of Real Estate and Construction | Former |
| Special Projects, Inc. | Manager | Former |
| Albert's Organics, Inc. | Former | |
| Natural Retail Group, Inc | Former |
Gordon D. Barker has served as a member of our Board of Directors since September 1999. Mr. Barker serves as the Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Barker has served as a contract Chief Executive Officer for QVL Pharmacy Holdings, Inc., a privately-held entity, since January 2005. Mr. Barker served as President of Barker Holdings, LLC since January 2004. Mr. Barker served as Chief Executive Officer of Snyder's Drug Stores, Inc. from October 1999 to March 2004. Snyder's Drug Stores, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2003 and emerged from this filing in March 2004. Mr. Barker has served as the principal of Barker Enterprises, an investment and consultant firm, since January 1997.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qvl Pharmacy Holdings, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee | Current |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Chairman | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Member of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Guidance Interactive Healthcare | Board of Directors | Current |
| Numedics, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Payless Drug Stores Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Payless Drug Stores Inc. | President | Former |
| Payless Drug Stores Inc. | Pharmacist | Former |
| Payless Drug Stores Inc. | Director | Former |
| Washington State University | B.S. In Pharmacy | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Director and Chair of the Finance Committee | Current |
| Skydrol | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vydyne | Board of Directors | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Member of the Board of Directors | Current |
| New York Racing Association, Inc. | Trustee | Former |
| New York Racing Association, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
Joseph M. Cianciolo has served as a member of our Board of Directors since September 1999. Mr. Cianciolo serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee and Finance Committee. Mr. Cianciolo served as the Managing Partner of KPMG LLP, Providence, Rhode Island office, from June 1990 until June 1999. Mr. Cianciolo also serves on the Board of Directors of Nortek, Inc. and Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Director and Chair of the Audit Committee | Current |
| NTK Holdings, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Treasurer of the Board | Current |
| Nortek Holdings, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Order of Malta | Treasurer | Current |
| Providence College | Board of Directors | Current |
| Speidel, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Governair Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rhode Island Airport Corp | Board of Directors | Current |
| Temtrol, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| KPMG International | Managing Partner | Former |
| American Association | Treasurer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Import Manager, International | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Import Manager, International | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| New Frontier Marketing, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Account Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Corporate Assistant Secretary | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Senior Buyer, Domestic | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Peoples Warehouse | Founder | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| The Non-Gmo Project | Board of Directors | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Mountain Peoples Warehouse | President | Former |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Co-Founder | Former |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Vice Chair of the Board of Directors | Former |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Deli, Inc. | General Manager | Former |
Mr. Roy has served as a director of West Marine since 2001. Mr. Roy is an entrepreneur and business advisor to companies in the healthy lifestyle industry. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Roy served as President of Whole Foods Market, Inc., a natural food products retailer, and for 5 years prior to that served as its President of the West Coast Region. Mr. Roy also is a director of Avalon Natural Products, Traditional Medicinal, Inc., and Naked Juice. He is a strategic advisor to North Castle Partners, a private equity fund, and also is Chairman of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), a non-profit wilderness education school.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| West Marine, Inc. | Committee Member | Current |
| North Castle Partners, L.L.C. | Operating Advisor | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| West Marine, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Traditional Medicinals | Director | Current |
| North Castle Partners, L.L.C. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Whole Foods Market, Inc. | President | Former |
Thomas B. Simone has served as the Chair of the Board since December 2005 and as Lead Independent Director since December 2003. Mr. Simone served as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors from January 2003 to December 2005, as the Chair of the Board of Directors from December 1999 to December 2002 and as a member of the Board of Directors since October 1996. Mr. Simone is the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Simone has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Simone & Associates, a healthcare and natural products investment and consulting company, since April 1994. Mr. Simone also serves on the Board of Directors of ECO-DENT International, Inc. and Spectrum Organic Products, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Spectrum Organic Products, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Co-Chairman, Vice Chairman | Current |
| PCS Health Systems | Executive Vice President | Former |
| McKesson Corporation | Vice President of Finance | Former |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. | Chairman & Lead Director | Former |
| DePaul University | Master of Business Administration degrees | Former |
Executive News
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Organic Is Still Selling at United Natural Foods
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United Natural Foods Announces Third Quarter 2009 Diluted EPS of $0.39, a 30% Increase...
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United Natural Foods Announces Third Quarter 2009 Diluted EPS of $0.39, a 30% Increase Over Diluted EPS for Third Quarte
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United Natural Foods Inc. Professional Kate Tierney Joins Alter Eco Americas
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