United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) yesterday announced plans to lease a new, state-of-the-art distribution center in Moreno Valley, CA.
The recently constructed 613,200 square foot facility will be the company’s largest distribution center in its Western Region and is strategically located in Southern California’s Inland Empire distribution hub. It will service customers in Southern California, Arizona, Southern Nevada, Southern Utah, and Hawaii. Operations are scheduled to commence during the summer of 2008.
The company says the distribution center extends its commitment to enhance efficiencies, lower operating costs in its distribution network and improve productivity through "best in class" warehousing and inventory control systems.
Michael Funk, United Natural Foods’ President and CEO, commented, "We continue to expand the Company’s distribution network to accommodate growing consumer demand and are pleased to make this investment in the Moreno Valley community."
According to a company release, United Natural Foods has the largest warehouse capacity of any distributor in the natural products industry and, with the opening of the Moreno Valley facility, will have more than 5.8 million square feet of space at 21 distribution centers nationwide.
About United Natural Foods
United Natural Foods, Inc. carries and distributes more than 40,000 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," and ranked by Business Ethics as one of its "100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2006."
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