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CPG Industry 'Exceptionally Frustrated' With Persistent High Inflation: Consumer Brands CEO

 By Jeniece Drake on May 13, 2022

"This is the 14th straight month that we’ve seen wholesale prices push above the historical trend line, and the CPG industry ... is exceptionally frustrated," the CEO of the Consumer Brands Association says.

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UNFI Reports Sales Up 4.7% in Q1 2022

 By Diane Adam on Dec. 08, 2021

Wholesaler United Natural Foods Inc. reports higher-than-expected earnings for the company's first quarter of fiscal 2022.

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UNFI Names Bob Garibaldi as Pacific Region President

By Diane Adam on Dec. 06, 2021

New role to oversee sales and customer support.

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UNFI Adds DoorDash to Services Suite

By Jon Springer on Oct. 14, 2021

UNFI said it was the first wholesaler to strike a deal with DoorDash, behind a new service bringing online ordering and delivery to its independent retail customers.

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Broken Record: Wholesale Prices Surged Further in September

By Christine LaFave Grace on Oct. 14, 2021

Beef prices rose again, though not by as much as in August, while eggs and vegetables saw the largest wholesale price increases within foods in September.

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Kehe Readies New Distribution Center Near Phoenix

By Jon Springer on Oct. 07, 2021

The distributor said the new 500,000-square-foot warehouse would serve Sprouts, Albertsons and other customers in the Phoenix and Las Vegas areas.

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UNFI Sees Opportunity in Disrupted Supply Chain

By Jon Springer on Sep. 28, 2021

While COVID and related supply-chain and labor woes are directly affecting the wholesaler, UNFI's positioning also highlights its role as a solution, lifting optimism for fiscal 2022.

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UNFI Names Steve Dietz Chief Customer Officer

By Jon Springer on Sep. 10, 2021

The current president of the wholesaler’s Pacific division will take on a new role overseeing local division strategies and best practices from them.

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Online Grocer GrubMarket Acquires Produce Wholesaler Grant J. Hunt

By WGB Staff on Aug. 03, 2021

Fortifying its West Coast presence, San Francisco-based online grocery marketplace GrubMarket makes its eighth acquisition of the year as it eyes nationwide expansion.

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UNFI Appoints Staples Exec Sandy Douglas to CEO

By WGB Staff on Jul. 28, 2021

Staples executive appointed after an extensive search following the announcement in September 2020 that Steven Spinner planned to retire from the chief role this year.

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