---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001020859-24-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNFI"
cik: "0001020859"
company_name: "UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T10:17:11.141095+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UNFI extends Whole Foods distribution agreement through 2032, replacing 2027 expiry

## Summary
- Distribution agreement now runs until May 2032, an eight-year extension from the prior September 2027 termination.
- Covers all products except produce and catch weight meat for Whole Foods' continental US locations.
- Includes pricing terms contingent on Whole Foods meeting certain minimum purchase requirements in defined periods.
- UNFI remains the primary distributor for Whole Foods Market, an affiliate of Amazon (AMZN).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001020859-24-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNFI
- cik: 0001020859
- company_name: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085924000020/0001020859-24-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085924000020/unfi-20240521.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001020859-24-000020.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001020859-24-000020.txt

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