# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002017583
**File Stem:** 0001020859-25-000030
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 11491
**Document Hash:** 3b96087b4aec3566b66cc9aab4d9ebbe
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001020859-25-000030.hdr.sgml**: 20250610

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001020859-25-000030

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250607

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250610

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250610

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Tarditi Giorgio Matteo
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002017583

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-15723
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251037841

**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:** 313 IRON HORSE WAY
- **CITY:** PROVIDENCE
- **STATE:** RI
- **ZIP:** 02908
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 401-528-8634

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

## 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 replacing 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 27th day of March, 2025.

By:	/s/ Giorgio Matteo Tarditi
Name: Giorgio Matteo Tarditi

2

1

[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>Tarditi Giorgio Matteo<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.<br>313 IRON HORSE WAY<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>PROVIDENCE, RI 02908<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-06-07 | **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 and CFO_ |
| **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 | 2025-06-07 |  | F<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 7034 | D | $27.86 | 94774 | 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) Shares retained by the Company for the payment of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of previously granted restricted stock units.

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

**Signature:** /s/ Jody L. Hyvarinen, Power-of-Attorney, in fact  
**Date:** 2025-06-10

### 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.**