Providence, R.I-based United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has appointed Richard Schnieders, 63, to the company’s board of directors. Schnieders joins UNFI as an independent director and brings three decades of experience in the food distribution industry. His appointment increases the total number of company directors to nine, including seven independent directors.

Richard Schnieders

Schnieders began his career in the food distribution industry with Sysco Corp. in 1982. During his tenure with Sysco, Schnieders served as a director from 1997 through 2009. Schnieders also served in several senior management roles beginning in 1992 including Sysco’s CEO, president, COO and EVP of foodservice operations and SVP of merchandising.

Since 2009, Schnieders has focused on sustainable solutions that increase access to fresh food, provide nutritional education and empower local communities. Recently, Schnieders and his wife co-founded a new venture to provide healthy, affordable food to underserved communities. Schnieders does not serve on the board of directors for any other public company.

United Natural Foods Inc. carries and distributes more than 60,000 products to more than 23,000 customer locations throughout the United States and Canada. The company serves a variety of retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and the foodservice channel.

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