# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001917248
**File Stem:** 0001628280-25-043303
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 11723
**Document Hash:** df391ed7ab001240ed88bce0d6a96fdd
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001628280-25-043303.hdr.sgml**: 20251001

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-25-043303

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250930

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251001

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251001

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Martin Louis Anthony
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001917248

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-15723
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251362647

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 313 IRON HORSE WAY
- **CITY:** PROVIDENCE
- **STATE:** RI
- **ZIP:** 02908
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001020859
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** WHOLESALE-GROCERIES & GENERAL LINE [5141]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 050376157
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0731

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 15 PARK ROW W
- **STREET 2:** STE 302
- **CITY:** PROVIDENCE
- **STATE:** RI
- **ZIP:** 02903
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 401-528-8634

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 15 PARK ROW W
- **STREET 2:** STE 302
- **CITY:** PROVIDENCE
- **STATE:** RI
- **ZIP:** 02903

## Ex-24

```

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SEC REPORTING PURPOSES

      Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints each of Mahrukh Hussain, Jody Hyvarinen,
Erin Torrez and Abiane Finster, and any duly appointed Corporate
Secretary of United Natural Foods, Inc. (the "Company"), with
full power of substitution and re-substitution, acting
individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact,
with full  power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf
of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:
(1) obtain credentials (including codes or passwords) to
enable the undersigned  to submit and file documents, forms
and information required by Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act") or any rule or regulation of the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") via the
Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval ("EDGAR") system,
including (i) preparing, executing in the undersigned's
name and on the undersigned's behalf, and submitting to the
SEC a Form ID (and any amendments thereto) or any other
documents necessary or appropriate to obtain such credentials
and legally binding the undersigned for purpose of the Form ID
or such other documents; and (ii) enrolling the undersigned
in EDGAR Next or any successor filing system;
(2) act as an account administrator for the undersigned's
EDGAR account, including: (i) appointing, removing and
eplacing account administrators, technical administrators,
account users, and delegated entities; (ii) maintaining
the security of Filer's EDGAR account, including modification
of access codes; (iii) maintaining, modifying and
certifying the accuracy of information on the undersigned's
EDGAR account dashboard; and (iv) taking any other actions
contemplated by Rule 10 of Regulation S-T;
(3) cause the Company to accept a delegation of authority
from the undersigned's EDGAR account administrators and
authorize the Company's EDGAR account administrators
pursuant to that delegated entity designation to appoint,
remove or replace users for the undersigned's EDGAR account;
(4) execute for, and on behalf of, the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
the Company, Forms 3, 4 and 5 relating to the Company in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder;
(5) seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on
the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the
Company's securities from any third party, including brokers,
employee benefit plan administrators and trustees,
and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person
to release any such information to any attorney-in-fact
and further approves and ratifies any such
release of information;
(6) do and perform any and all acts for, and on behalf of,
the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to prepare,
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, and any
amendments thereto, or other required report and timely
file such forms or reports with the SEC, the New York Stock
Exchange and any stock exchange or similar authority as
considered necessary or advisable under
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act; and
(7) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing that, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's sole discretion.
	The undersigned hereby acknowledges that (a) the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact are serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned; (b) this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes,
but does not require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in his
or her discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact
without independent verification of such information;
(c) any documents prepared and/or executed by any
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such information and disclosure as such
attorney-in-fact, in his or her sole discretion, deems
necessary or advisable; (d) neither the Company nor any
attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the undersigned's
responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act,
(ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply
with such requirements or (iii) any obligation or liability of
the undersigned for profit disgorgement under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and (e) this Limited Power
of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility
for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under
the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the reporting
requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

	This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required
to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of, and transactions in, securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked as to any attorney-in-fact
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such
attorney-in-fact.

[Signature Page Follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 25th day of March, 2025.

By:	/s/ Louis Martin
Name: Louis Martin

[Signature Page to Limited Power of Attorney (Section 16)]

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Martin Louis Anthony<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.<br>15 PARK ROW WEST, SUITE 302<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>PROVIDENCE, RI 02903<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-09-30 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_President, Conventional & CCO_ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC [ UNFI ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 2025-09-30 |  | A |  | 7652<sup>(1)</sup> | A | 0<sup>(2)</sup> | 83821 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) Reflects the number of performance share units ("PSUs") earned after the Compensation Committee's certification to the achievement of performance under the terms of a PSU award granted on October 6, 2022.

(2) PSUs are settled in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. Accordingly, there was no purchase price paid by the reporting person.

**Remarks:**
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

**Signature:** /s/ Jody L. Hyvarinen, Power-of-Attorney, in fact  
**Date:** 2025-10-01

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**