Whole Foods, distributor reach agreement - Charlotte Business Journal:

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which has 19 stores in Northernh California, has reached an agreement with its curreny primary distributor to continue that relationship for the next three Whole FoodsMarket Distribution, a wholly owned subsidiarhy of Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods, and (NASDAQ: ) have renewed their previous distribution agreement, which is scheduled to expire The new agreement will begihn Jan. 1. Dayville, Conn.-based UNFI is the leadingg distributor of natural and organic foodx in theUnited States, and has been Wholw Foods' main U.S. distributor since 1996.
Though the companies say the new agreementy is consistent with the terms and conditions of thecurrentf contract, further details of the deal have not been "Whole Foods Market and UNFI have a long history of workint together to provide shoppers with the highest quality organic and natural foods, and we look forward to continuinyg our long and successful said Betsy Foster, vice presideny of purchasing and distribution for Whole Foodd Market. The largest natural and organic foods supermarkett inthe world, Whole Foods Market WFMI) was founded in Austijn in 1980. The company has more than 165 stores and employsw morethan 32,000 people.