United Natural Foods Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI), Providence, RI, reported sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 ended Nov. 2 of $1.6 billion, an increase of 13.6 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Profit increased 28.9 percent to $27.8 million.
United Natural Foods distributes more than 65,000 products to customers in the U.S. and Canada, serving conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and the food service channel.