🚚 Is UNFI Up For Sale?

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It's been a rocky past few fiscal years for United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI). As profits remain in the red, the broadline distributor has tried a few tactics to get its balance sheet back on track – including reorganizing its corporate structure, remapping service regions and implementing new programs intended to help boost margins.

🤔 But this past week, a report in Supermarket News sparked rumors that the publicly traded company may be heading for a buyout that would take it back out of the public’s (read: shareholder’s) watchful eye and aims to smoothe out challenges from its 2018 acquisition of SuperValu.

❌ UNFI CEO Sandy Douglas countered, telling the publication that the company is not for sale; however that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from churning with other unnamed sources claiming UNFI has been approached by numerous consulting firms seeking information for potential buyers. 

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