Shaping Save A Lot: How CEO Kenneth McGrath is Turning the Discount Grocer Around

Earlier that year, its Minnesota-based parent company, SuperValu Inc., had tried to spin off Save A Lot as a separate company. When that failed, SuperValu offloaded it for $1.4 billion to Onex Corp., a Canadian private equity firm, which promptly began searching for a new CEO who could turn things around. They found that person in Kenneth McGrath.

Green Bay UNFI/SuperValu Workers Reject Contract, Authorize Strike to Keep Health Care Benefits

Drivers and warehouse workers at the UNFI distribution center in Ashwaubenon have authorized a strike in response to a contract dispute between the Teamsters and the Providence, Rhode Island-based wholesale food distributor.

Supervalu Will Cut Hundreds Of Warehouse Jobs In Oregon, Washington

More than 200 employees at a Clackamas County grocery distribution center will lose their family-wage jobs when the facility’s owner closes it and two other Northwest warehouses.

UNFI Announces Plans to Optimize Pacific Northwest Distribution Center Network

February 8, 2019 UNFI

UNFI announced plans to optimize its distribution center network in the Pacific Northwest. This plan includes building a new facility and expanding another to enhance customer product offerings, create more efficient inventory management, streamline operations and incorporate best in class technology to deliver a better customer experience.

UNFI Sues Goldman Sachs For Breaching Agreements Related To SUPERVALU Deal

January 31, 2019 RTTNews

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) filed a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs to recover damages from its alleged improper conduct during the period in which it advised UNFI on the acquisition of SUPERVALU.