United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) plans to open a state- of-the-art distribution facility in Greenwood, Indiana.
UNFI has received approval from local planning and zoning officials to expand the new facility from its existing 277,000 square feet to 308,000 square feet and to implement design specifications specifically suited to serve the needs of United Natural Foods. The center is scheduled to commence operations in July 2005 and will serve as a distribution hub for customers in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and other Midwest states. United Natural currently has 15 distribution centers throughout the United States, consisting of an aggregate of 2.6 million square feet of space. United Natural Foods has the largest capacity of any distributor in the natural products industry.
Steven Townsend, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, "Continued strong sales growth for United Natural Foods and increasing consumer demand for natural and organic products create the need for this new state-of-the-art facility in the Midwest … We are pleased to note this facility is expected to create more then 250 natural food jobs over the next three years."
United Natural Foods is the largest US natural products distributor, carrying and distributing over 35,000 products to more than 18,000 customers nationwide.
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