date:May 29, 2013
United Natural Foods Inc., here said Tuesday ongoing consumer interest in natural and organic foods prompted it to raise its sales guidance for the fiscal year that ends Aug. 3.
It now expects sales of between $6.03 billion and $6.06 billion an increase over the previous range of $5.88 billion to $5.98 billion. The previous sales guidance already had taken into account the extra week in the current fiscal year, the company noted.
UNFI also said it plans to open three new distribution centers