Corporate Strategy UNFI names Andre Persaud as president and CEO of retail [[“value”:” Andre Persaud has been named president and CEO of retail for United Natural Foods Inc. Persaud will be in charge of UNFI’s Cub Foods and Shoppers Food Warehouse. He has spent almost 30 years in retail and has served in senior leadership roles with major food and pharmacy companies the last two […] Supermarket News November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 < 1 min read ExecutivesDept. GroceryDept. PharmacyWakefernRegional GroceryDept. Natural / OrganicHealth & WellnessRite AidShoppersUnited Natural FoodsOperations & Supply ChainConsumers 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corporate Strategy UNFI names Andre Persaud president and CEO of Retail PROVIDENCE, R.I. — United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced the appointment of Andre Persaud as president and chief executive officer of Retail, effective November 6, 2023. Persaud will lead the company’s two retail banners, CUB (located primarily in Minnesota) and Shoppers Food Warehouse (located primarily in Washington D.C. and Maryland). He will serve on UNFI’s […] MMR November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 2 min read ExecutivesOperations & Supply ChainDept. GroceryDept. PharmacyUnileverShoppersWakefernRegional GroceryConsumersUnited Natural FoodsRite AidInclusivityMarketing: Social MediaInternational - North AmericaHealth & WellnessDept. Natural / OrganicWalmartBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corporate Strategy Cardenas Markets parent company names new president [[“value”:” Specialty ethnic food retailer Heritage Grocers Group has promoted Eric Stover to president of Heritage Grocers Group and Prabash Coswatteto chief operating officer, both reporting to CEO Doug Sanders. “The promotions of Eric and Prabash further aligns and unifies the organizational structure of Heritage Grocers Group,” Sanders said. “They are exceptional leaders […] Supermarket News October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 2 min read ExecutivesDept. GroceryOperations & Supply ChainConsultingMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionAssociatesMerchandisingBrick and MortarData & InsightsDept. Natural / OrganicUnited Natural FoodsInclusivityMarketing: TradeProcter & GambleRegional GroceryShoppersStrategyTechnology & InnovationHealth & Wellness 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corporate Strategy UNFI removes president, continues transformation [[“value”:” United Natural Foods Inc. has removed Christopher Testa as president, reports the Providence Business Journal. J. Alexander Miller “Sandy” Douglas, who serves as CEO of UNFI, will now handle both the CEO and president duties. Related: UNFI launches new platform giving CPG companies enhanced access to retail insights The distributor has […] Supermarket News October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 < 1 min read ExecutivesResults & InvestmentData & InsightsUnited Natural FoodsOperations & Supply ChainHealth & WellnessDept. Natural / Organic 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces UNFI hopes for quick turnaround following disappointing Q4 [[“value”:” United Natural Foods, Inc., is hoping a technology-driven strategy for 2024 will help make unimpressive 2023 fourth quarter financial results a quick and distant memory. While the Providence, R.I.-based grocery wholesaler did record a 2% year-over-year sales increase of $7.4 billion, ultimately the company suffered losses this quarter which impacted the bottom […] Supermarket News September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 2 min read Predictions and ForecastsTechnology & InnovationShoppersEconomyData & InsightsExecutivesUnited Natural FoodsStrategyResults & InvestmentOperations & Supply ChainHealth & WellnessDept. Natural / Organic 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery - Natural United Natural Foods names Mario Maffie chief information officer [[“value”:”Maffie joins UNFI after having spent the past 24 years at Mars Incorporated”]] Supermarket News September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 < 1 min read United Natural FoodsHealth & WellnessExecutivesDept. Natural / Organic 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Operations & Supply Chain UNFI Restructures & Realigns United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) said this week that it is taking a series of actions designed “to enhance profitability, speed decision-making and reduce administrative layers, primarily by consolidating from four operating regions to three. The three new regions will be called East, Central, and West. In total, the Company will eliminate approximately 150 roles […] MorningNewsBeat June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 < 1 min read Operations & Supply ChainUnited Natural FoodsHealth & WellnessExecutivesDept. Natural / OrganicAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Food United Natural Foods undertakes restructuring project Company is consolidating from four operations to three. Food Business News June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 < 1 min read United Natural FoodsHealth & WellnessDept. Natural / OrganicOperations & Supply Chain 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Mass Tesco Irish Price Cuts Instigate Price War “Supermarket price war: retailers to ‘come out fighting’ after Tesco’s pledge to cut more than 700 grocery items. “Move is likely to put pressure on other supermarket chains to follow suit, leading to significant savings for Irish consumers. “Ireland’s leading supermarkets are likely to follow Tesco’s lead in reducing the price of hundreds of products […] MorningNewsBeat June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 < 1 min read TescoLidlOwned Brands (Private Label)Dept. HBCAldiDept. NonfoodConsumersDept. GroceryEconomyBrick and MortarHealth & WellnessUnited Natural Foods 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Associates & Employees Cub Foods Faces Strike By Minnesota Employees Fox News reports that more than 3,000 grocery store employees voted nearly unanimously in favor of a strike at 33 Minnesota Cub Foods stores owned by United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI). “‘We voted today to stand up and be heard, and to strike,’ workers said in a unified statement announcing the strike on its official […] MorningNewsBeat April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 < 1 min read AssociatesHealth & WellnessUnited Natural FoodsMeta (Facebook)Marketing: Social MediaDept. Natural / OrganicBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Mike Stigers, Cub Foods CEO, Named New President of Wakefern Wakefern Food Corp. the nation’s largest retailer-owned cooperative, said yesterday that Mike Stigers – since 2019 the CEO of UNFI-owned Cub Foods – has been named the company’s new president. Stigers will take on the role effective June 1. Joe Sheridan, who announced his retirement as Wakefern president last year, will remain with the company […] MorningNewsBeat March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 < 1 min read WakefernExecutivesDept. GroceryUnited Natural FoodsOperations & Supply ChainAlbertsons / Safeway 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Wakefern names industry veteran Mike Stigers president KEASBEY, N.J. – Wakefern Food Corp., the nation’s largest retailer-owned cooperative with member companies that own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market banners, announced that Mike Stigers will assume the role of president, effective June 1. Following an extensive national search, Mike Stigers will […] MMR March 27, 2023July 25, 2023 3 min read WakefernExecutivesDept. GroceryUnited Natural FoodsOperations & Supply ChainDept. FreshPredictions and ForecastsIndustry Conferences and EventsDept. Natural / OrganicTechnology & InnovationAlbertsons / SafewayBrick and MortarHealth & WellnessMerchandisingNestle 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Operations & Supply Chain United Natural Foods continues to upgrade operations Improving supply chain capabilities and overall customer experience part of transformation agenda Supermarket News March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 < 1 min read Operations & Supply ChainUnited Natural FoodsHealth & WellnessDept. Natural / OrganicCustomer ExperienceShoppers 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Food United Natural Foods Natural & Conventional Show Delivers Solutions to Help Grocery Customers Remain Competitive in Macro Environment PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #Budget–UNFI wrapped up its Natural & Conventional Spring & Summer Show in Orlando, Fla. this week, hosting over 1,000 brands and more than 2,000 customers. BusinessWire - Supermarket February 9, 2023February 23, 2023 < 1 min read Dept. Natural / OrganicUnited Natural FoodsHealth & WellnessSustainability 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corporate Strategy Bob Miller joins board at Save Mart Cos. MODESTO, Calif. — Supermarket industry veteran Robert (Bob) Miller has been named to the board of directors at The Save Mart Companies, a California-based grocer that operates approximately 200 Save Mart, Lucky California, and FoodMaxx stores in the California Central Valley, Bay Area, and Northern Nevada. Save Mart, which is owned by Kingswood Capital Management, […] MMR February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 2 min read ExecutivesBrick and MortarAlbertsons / SafewayStore LocationUnited Natural FoodsMergersKrogerResults & InvestmentRite Aid 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Save Mart taps former Albertsons CEO for board Robert Miller, who led Albertsons through its acquisitions of Supervalu and Safeway and has decades of industry experience, joins the grocery operator as it aims to grow its business. Grocery Dive February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 < 1 min read Albertsons / SafewayExecutivesUnited Natural Foods 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Stores & Formats Your Views: Caskets & Chuckles MNB reader Henry Stein sent me an email about last week’s In Conversation piece with Joshua Siegel, COO of the Titan Casket Company: Amazingly educational and provocative interview with Joshua Siegel at Titan Caskets. Clearly a guy and company that recognized an unfulfilled consumer need, satisfied only by a near monopoly. No doubt, Joshua is […] MorningNewsBeat December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 4 min read Brick and MortarWeatherConsumersAssociatesHoliday & EventsOwned Brands (Private Label)Marketing: Social MediaCOVID19CompetitionStore LocationGovernmentUnited Natural FoodsUnileverExecutivesShoppersRestaurantsOperations & Supply ChainInclusivityAmazon 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Food United Natural Foods to offer Smart Shelf Tags from Cornerstone for Natural North American grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods has announced an agreement with Cornerstone for Natural to brings its Smart Shelf Tag programme to UNFI’s suppliers and retailers. Smart Shelf Tags contain ELi QR Codes, pitched as an enhanced, more secure version of a QR code, which can be scanned to provide shoppers with additional product […] Retail Technology Innovation Hub October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 < 1 min read Dept. Natural / OrganicMerchandisingMarketing: In StoreHealth & WellnessUnited Natural FoodsShoppersExecutivesConsumers 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Your Views: Margin Call Yesterday we quoted a Benjamin Lorr op-ed piece in the Los Angeles Times in which he wrote about the Kroger-Albertsons merger: “The supermarket industry is trapped in an unsustainable model, “chasing higher and higher volume to fund cheaper and cheaper prices. Which by necessity means grocers are always looking over their shoulder at their competition. […] MorningNewsBeat October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 4 min read AmazonCompetitionHoliday & EventsCannabisPredictions and ForecastsDept. PetMergersDept. Toys & GamesDept. NonfoodKrogerDept. GroceryDept. HBCStreamingHealth & WellnessResults & InvestmentPartnershipsMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionInternational - UKAssociatesAlimentation Couche-TardDept. Natural / OrganicUnited Natural FoodsDept. FuelDept. Adult BevBrick and MortarCircle KAlbertsons / Safeway 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Your Views: Merger Madness Not surprisingly, lots of email about the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger… An MNB reader weighed in: The pending merger of Kroger and Albertsons has a defined strategy for a spinoff of 100 – 375 stores into what is known as a SpinCo. SpinCo’s exist for at least two major reasons: 1) To appease the regulatory authorities […] MorningNewsBeat October 17, 2022July 25, 2023 4 min read Albertsons / SafewayKrogerMergersBrick and MortarAcquisitionResults & InvestmentDept. GroceryWalmartConsumersStrategyDivestituresGovernmentExecutivesWalgreensAmazonBankruptcyUnited Natural FoodsPredictions and ForecastsOwned Brands (Private Label)Dept. FreshOperations & Supply ChainDept. PerimeterEconomyRite AidHealth & WellnessMarketing: Trade 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Reports: Kroger, Albertsons Close To Announcing Merger There were numerous reports yesterday that Kroger and Albertsons have been negotiating a merger/acquisition agreement that could be finalized as early as today, though the stories also emphasized that a deal could be delayed or abandoned. The exact structure of the deal has not yet been reported, and neither company would comment on the record. […] MorningNewsBeat October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 5 min read Albertsons / SafewayKrogerMergersResults & InvestmentGovernmentDept. GroceryEconomyCOVID19AmazonCompetitionShoppersLegal & CriminalWalmartBrick and MortarBOPISAcquisitionMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionOcadoTechnology & InnovationWhole FoodsCostcoCVSDivestituresDept. NonfoodDeliveryHealth & WellnessDept. FreshData & InsightsUnited Natural FoodsTech: RoboticsSustainabilityStrategyInternational - UKPredictions and Forecasts 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Food United Natural Foods (UNFI) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript Image source: The Motley Fool. NASDAQ - Markets September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 < 1 min read United Natural FoodsResults & InvestmentHealth & WellnessDept. Natural / Organic 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery SN Top 10: UNFI, Kroger, SpartanNash top the week's headlines In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was UNFI revamps leadership structure United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has unveiled a new leadership and organizational structure comprised o Supermarket News July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 < 1 min read SpartanNashKrogerUnited Natural FoodsHealth & WellnessDept. Natural / Organic 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Merchandising TEN Alkaline Spring Water now in aluminum packaging TEN Alkaline Spring Water released 12-ounce sustainable aluminum packaging for its 10-pH water. The company also announced the distribution expansion of the new packaging with national partners United Natural Foods (UNFI) and KEHE Group. February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 < 1 min read PackagingUnited Natural FoodsSustainabilityPartnershipsOperations & Supply ChainHealth & WellnessDept. Natural / Organic 0 Edit
Channel: Grocery Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers Trends & External Forces Court sets late August start date for hearing on Kroger-Albertsons merger A federal judge in Oregon will decide during the proceeding whether to grant the FTC’s request to block the transaction. Written by Grocery Dive March 12, 2024March 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Media & Marketing Channel: Restaurants Department & Category Department: Consumer Durables Department: Food Department: Nonfood ESG Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Merchandising Kids Like to Go Out to Eat ask Chuck E. Cheese Don’t want to cook, don’t want to do dishes, well according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® your kids don’t want you hear you complain about cooking dinner either. Chuck E. Cheese has a new program for that has a great chance to make the entire family happy according […] Written by Grocerant Guru March 11, 2024March 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Corporate Finance Publix reports 49% growth in net earnings in FY23 US supermarket chain Publix has reported net earnings of $4.3bn in FY23, marking a 49% increase from FY22’s $2.9bn. The post Publix reports 49% growth in net earnings in FY23 appeared first on Retail Insight Network. Written by Retail Insights Network March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Mass Corporate Finance Media & Marketing Agencies & Vendors Data & Insights Trends & External Forces Target Q4 2023 Earnings Recap Target reported Q4 and 2023 financial results at its annual investor day on March 5, 2024. Quarterly comp performance improved sequentially from Q2 to Q4, but 2023 ended with comps down -3.7%. Profitability outperformed expectations as the company realized $2B of operating income growth in 2023 and reported notable gross margin improvements. The stock was […] Written by The Harvest Group March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces CPG: Food Channel: Ecommerce & Digital Channel: Grocery Channel: Mass Department & Category Department: Beverage Department: Food Department: HBC Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers Corporate Strategy Corporate Finance ESG Partnerships & Alt Profit Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Retail Operations Associates & Employees Operations & Supply Chain Owned Brands (Private Label) Stores & Formats Kroger Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results, Announces Guidance for 2024 Comments from Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen. "Kroger achieved strong 2023 results, in line with our long-term growth model and built upon three consecutive years of historic growth. Written by Kroger March 7, 2024March 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked