UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-15723

UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						05-0376157 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

313 Iron Horse Way, Providence, RI 02908
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (401) 528-8634

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01	UNFI	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

☐☒

Accelerated filer

☒☐

Non-accelerated filer

☐

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of ~~June 4,~~December 3, 2021 there were ~~56,349,864~~58,085,036 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


Part I.	Financial Information

Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income ~~(Loss)~~ (unaudited)	5

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)	6

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)	87

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	98

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	3225

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	4938

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	5039

Part II.	Other Information

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	5039

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	5039

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	5039







Item 5.	~~Other Information~~	50

~~Item~~ 6.	Exhibits	5240

	Signatures	5341

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

(~~In thousands,~~in millions, except for ~~per share data)~~par amounts)


		May 1, 2021		August 1, 2020			October 30, 2021		July 31, 2021
ASSETS	ASSETS					ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents	$	39,495	$	46,993	Cash and cash equivalents	$	46	$	41

Accounts receivable, net	Accounts receivable, net	1,106,578		1,120,199		Accounts receivable, net	1,249		1,103
Inventories, net	Inventories, net	2,293,877		2,280,767		Inventories, net	2,537		2,247
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	140,948		251,891		Prepaid expenses and other current assets	187		157
Current assets of discontinued operations	Current assets of discontinued operations	4,899		5,067		Current assets of discontinued operations	—		2
Total current assets	Total current assets	3,585,797		3,704,917		Total current assets	4,019		3,550
Property and equipment, net	Property and equipment, net	1,715,034		1,701,216		Property and equipment, net	1,769		1,784
Operating lease assets	Operating lease assets	1,088,058		982,808		Operating lease assets	1,095		1,064
Goodwill	Goodwill	20,495		19,607		Goodwill	20		20
Intangible assets, net	Intangible assets, net	909,590		969,600		Intangible assets, net	873		891
Deferred income taxes	Deferred income taxes	105,332		107,624		Deferred income taxes	49		57
Other long-term assets	Other long-term assets	95,088		97,285		Other long-term assets	174		157
Long-term assets of discontinued operations	Long-term assets of discontinued operations	1,430		3,915		Long-term assets of discontinued operations	—		2
Total assets	Total assets	$	7,520,824	$	7,586,972	Total assets	$	7,999	$	7,525
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY					LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Accounts payable	Accounts payable	$	1,599,995	$	1,633,448	Accounts payable	$	1,896	$	1,644
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	259,702		281,956		Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	326		341
Accrued compensation and benefits	Accrued compensation and benefits	235,677		228,832		Accrued compensation and benefits	206		243
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	Current portion of operating lease liabilities	138,844		131,022		Current portion of operating lease liabilities	142		135
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	23,700		83,378		Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	121		120
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	Current liabilities of discontinued operations	6,996		11,438		Current liabilities of discontinued operations	—		4
Total current liabilities	Total current liabilities	2,264,914		2,370,074		Total current liabilities	2,691		2,487
Long-term debt	Long-term debt	2,314,215		2,426,994		Long-term debt	2,376		2,175
Long-term operating lease liabilities	Long-term operating lease liabilities	976,691		873,990		Long-term operating lease liabilities	988		962
Long-term finance lease liabilities	Long-term finance lease liabilities	132,975		143,303		Long-term finance lease liabilities	32		35
Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	236,927		292,128		Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations	51		53

Other long-term liabilities	Other long-term liabilities	294,025		336,487		Other long-term liabilities	274		299
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations		15		1,738
Total liabilities	Total liabilities	6,219,762		6,444,714		Total liabilities	6,412		6,011
Commitments and contingencies	Commitments and contingencies	0		0		Commitments and contingencies	0		0
Stockholders’ equity:	Stockholders’ equity:					Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 5,000 shares; NaN issued or outstanding		0		0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 100,000 shares; 56,956 shares issued and 56,341 shares outstanding at May 1, 2021; 55,306 shares issued and 54,691 shares outstanding at August 1, 2020		570		553
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 5.0 shares; none issued or outstanding						Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 5.0 shares; none issued or outstanding	—		—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 100.0 shares; 58.7 shares issued and 58.1 shares outstanding at October 30, 2021; 57.0 shares issued and 56.4 shares outstanding at July 31, 2021						Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 100.0 shares; 58.7 shares issued and 58.1 shares outstanding at October 30, 2021; 57.0 shares issued and 56.4 shares outstanding at July 31, 2021	1		1
Additional paid-in capital	Additional paid-in capital	588,324		568,736		Additional paid-in capital	582		599
Treasury stock at cost	Treasury stock at cost	(24,231)		(24,231)		Treasury stock at cost	(24)		(24)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(197,092)		(237,946)		Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(24)		(39)
Retained earnings	Retained earnings	934,871		837,633		Retained earnings	1,054		978
Total United Natural Foods, Inc. stockholders’ equity	Total United Natural Foods, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,302,442		1,144,745		Total United Natural Foods, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,589		1,515
Noncontrolling interests	Noncontrolling interests	(1,380)		(2,487)		Noncontrolling interests	(2)		(1)
Total stockholders’ equity	Total stockholders’ equity	1,301,062		1,142,258		Total stockholders’ equity	1,587		1,514
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	7,520,824	$	7,586,972	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	7,999	$	7,525

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

(~~In thousands,~~in millions, except for per share data)


		13-Week Period Ended				39-Week Period Ended					13-Week Period Ended
		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020			October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
Net sales	Net sales	$	6,619,842	$	7,031,718	$	20,180,582	$	19,759,712	Net sales	$	6,997	$	6,684
Cost of sales	Cost of sales	5,653,043		5,981,486		17,256,925		16,884,944		Cost of sales	5,955		5,714
Gross profit	Gross profit	966,799		1,050,232		2,923,657		2,874,768		Gross profit	1,042		970
Operating expenses	Operating expenses	866,463		911,007		2,634,305		2,657,427		Operating expenses	932		904
Goodwill and asset impairment charges		0		0		0		425,405
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses	Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses	9,867		14,557		44,078		65,751		Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses	3		16
(Gain) loss on sale of assets		(25)		351		144		785
Operating income (loss)		90,494		124,317		245,130		(274,600)
Other expense (income):

Operating income										Operating income	107		50
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(17,128)		(12,758)		(51,288)		(27,419)		Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(10)		(17)
Interest expense, net	Interest expense, net	43,500		47,269		163,577		145,814		Interest expense, net	40		69
Other, net	Other, net	(989)		(1,842)		(3,461)		(3,462)		Other, net	1		(1)
Total other expense, net		25,383		32,669		108,828		114,933
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	65,111		91,648		136,302		(389,533)		Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	76		(1)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		16,812		(2,799)		32,213		(82,562)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations		48,299		94,447		104,089		(306,971)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		1,653		(4,078)		6,752		(16,128)
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests		49,952		90,369		110,841		(323,099)
Benefit for income taxes										Benefit for income taxes	(1)		(1)
Net income from continuing operations										Net income from continuing operations	77		—
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax										Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		—
Net income including noncontrolling interests										Net income including noncontrolling interests	77		—
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,394)		(2,238)		(4,366)		(3,407)		Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)		(1)
Net income (loss) attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.	Net income (loss) attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.	$	48,558	$	88,131	$	106,475	$	(326,506)	Net income (loss) attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.	$	76	$	(1)

Basic earnings (loss) per share:	Basic earnings (loss) per share:									Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	Continuing operations	$	0.83	$	1.72	$	1.78	$	(5.80)	Continuing operations	$	1.34	$	(0.03)
Discontinued operations	Discontinued operations	$	0.03	$	(0.08)	$	0.12	$	(0.30)	Discontinued operations	$	—	$	0.01
Basic earnings (loss) per share	Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	0.86	$	1.64	$	1.90	$	(6.10)	Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	1.34	$	(0.02)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:	Diluted earnings (loss) per share:									Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	Continuing operations	$	0.77	$	1.67	$	1.67	$	(5.80)	Continuing operations	$	1.25	$	(0.03)
Discontinued operations	Discontinued operations	$	0.03	$	(0.08)	$	0.11	$	(0.30)	Discontinued operations	$	—	$	0.01
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.80	$	1.60	$	1.78	$	(6.10)	Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	1.25	$	(0.02)
Weighted average shares outstanding:	Weighted average shares outstanding:									Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	Basic	56,458		53,718		56,028		53,485		Basic	57.0		55.2
Diluted	Diluted	60,539		55,217		59,676		53,485		Diluted	61.1		55.2

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ~~(LOSS)~~ (unaudited)

(~~In thousands)~~in millions)


		13-Week Period Ended				39-Week Period Ended					13-Week Period Ended
		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020			October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests		$	49,952	$	90,369	$	110,841	$	(323,099)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net income including noncontrolling interests										Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	77	$	—
Other comprehensive income:										Other comprehensive income:
Recognition of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations, net of tax~~(1)~~	Recognition of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations, net of tax~~(1)~~	(301)		(574)		(807)		7,368		Recognition of pension and other postretirement benefit obligations, net of tax~~(1)~~	1		—
Recognition of interest rate swap cash flow hedges, net of tax~~(2)~~(1)	Recognition of interest rate swap cash flow hedges, net of tax~~(2)~~(1)	14,127		(39,066)		35,838		(46,499)		Recognition of interest rate swap cash flow hedges, net of tax~~(2)~~(1)	13		12
Foreign currency translation adjustments	Foreign currency translation adjustments	2,907		(3,585)		6,164		(3,561)		Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—
Recognition of other cash flow derivatives, net of tax~~(3)~~	Recognition of other cash flow derivatives, net of tax~~(3)~~	(296)		0		(341)		0		Recognition of other cash flow derivatives, net of tax~~(3)~~	1		—
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		16,437		(43,225)		40,854		(42,692)
Total other comprehensive income										Total other comprehensive income	15		12
Less comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	Less comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,394)		(2,238)		(4,366)		(3,407)		Less comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)		(1)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.		$	64,995	$	44,906	$	147,329	$	(369,198)
Total comprehensive income attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.										Total comprehensive income attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.	$	91	$	11

(1)Amounts are net of tax ~~(benefit)~~ expense of ~~$(0.1)~~$4 million ~~$(0.2) million, $(0.3) million~~for the first quarters of fiscal 2022 and ~~$2.4 million, respectively.~~

~~(2)Amounts are net of tax expense (benefit) of $4.8 million, $(13.4) million, $12.3 million and $(15.9) million, respectively.~~

~~(3)Amounts are net of tax benefit of $(0.1) million, $— million, $(0.1) million and $— million, respectively.~~fiscal 2021.

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)

For the 13-week periods ended ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021 and ~~May 2,~~October 31, 2020

(~~In thousands)~~in millions)


		Common Stock			Treasury Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Retained Earnings					Total United Natural Foods, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests				Total Stockholders’ Equity			Common Stock				Treasury Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss				Retained Earnings				Total United Natural Foods, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity				Noncontrolling Interests				Total Stockholders’ Equity
		Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount												Shares						Amount						Shares		Amount
Balances at January 30, 2021		56,763	$	568	615	$	(24,231)			$	581,096					$	(213,529)				$	886,313			$	1,230,217			$	(1,151)	$	1,229,066
Balances at July 31, 2021																												Balances at July 31, 2021	57.0		$	1	0.6	$	(24)			$	599			$	(39)			$	978			$	1,515			$	(1)			$	1,514

Restricted stock vestings	Restricted stock vestings	163	2		—	—		(3,054)				—		—					(3,052)			—				(3,052)		Restricted stock vestings	1.7		—		—	—		(33)				—				—				(33)				—				(33)
Share-based compensation	Share-based compensation	—	—		—	—		9,918				—		—					9,918			—				9,918		Share-based compensation	—		—		—	—		11				—				—				11				—				11
Other comprehensive income	Other comprehensive income	—	—		—	—		—				16,437		—					16,437			—				16,437		Other comprehensive income	—		—		—	—		—				15				—				15				—				15
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	Distributions to noncontrolling interests	—	—		—	—		—				—		—					—			(1,622)				(1,622)		Distributions to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—	—		—				—				—				—				(2)				(2)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	30	—		—	—		514				—		—					514			—				514		Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	—		—		—	—		5				—				—				5				—				5
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests		—	—		—	—		(150)				—		—					(150)			(1)				(151)

Net income	Net income	—	—		—	—		—				—		48,558					48,558			1,394				49,952		Net income	—		—		—	—		—				—				76				76				1				77
Balances at May 1, 2021		56,956	$	570	615	$	(24,231)	$	588,324			$	(197,092)	$	934,871				$	1,302,442		$	(1,380)			$	1,301,062
Balances at October 30, 2021																												Balances at October 30, 2021	58.7		$	1	0.6	$	(24)	$	582			$	(24)			$	1,054			$	1,589			$	(2)			$	1,587

Balances at August 1, 2020																												Balances at August 1, 2020	55.3		$	1	0.6	$	(24)	$	569			$	(239)			$	838			$	1,145			$	(3)			$	1,142
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle																												Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	—		—		—	—		—				—				(9)				(9)				—				(9)
Restricted stock vestings																												Restricted stock vestings	1.4		—		—	—		(9)				—				—				(9)				—				(9)
Share-based compensation																												Share-based compensation	—		—		—	—		12				—				—				12				—				12
Other comprehensive income																												Other comprehensive income	—		—		—	—		—				12				—				12				—				12

Balances at February 1, 2020		54,175	$	542	615	$	(24,231)	$	535,900			$	(108,420)	$	691,640				$	1,095,431		$	(2,966)			$	1,092,465

Restricted stock vestings		21	—		—	—		(143)				—		—					(143)			—				(143)
Share-based compensation		—	—		—	—		11,137				—		—					11,137			—				11,137
Other comprehensive loss		—	—		—	—		—				(43,225)		—					(43,225)			—				(43,225)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		—	—		—	—		—				—		—					—			(1,127)				(1,127)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net		1,096	11		—	—		11,844				—		—					11,855			—				11,855
Net income		—	—		—	—		—				—		88,131					88,131			2,238				90,369
Balances at May 2, 2020		55,292	$	553	615	$	(24,231)	$	558,738			$	(151,645)	$	779,771				$	1,163,186		$	(1,855)			$	1,161,331
Net (loss) income																												Net (loss) income	—		—		—	—		—				—				(1)				(1)				1				—
Balances at October 31, 2020																												Balances at October 31, 2020	56.7		$	1	0.6	$	(24)	$	572			$	(227)			$	828			$	1,150			$	(2)			$	1,148

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial ~~Statements~~Statements.

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UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ~~STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY~~CASH FLOWS (unaudited)


	13-Week Period Ended
(in millions)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income including noncontrolling interests	$	77	$	—
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		—
Net income from continuing operations	77		—
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	69		77
Share-based compensation	11		12

Closed property and other restructuring charges	1		—
Net pension and other postretirement benefit income	(10)		(17)
Deferred income tax benefit	—		2
LIFO charge	11		7
Provision for losses on receivables	1		—
Non-cash interest expense and other adjustments	5		28
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	(246)		(164)
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations	(81)		(55)
Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations	—		(3)
Net cash used in operating activities	(81)		(58)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Payments for capital expenditures	(56)		(41)
Proceeds from dispositions of assets	1		4
Payments for investments	(26)		—
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations	(81)		(37)
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations	—		2
Net cash used in investing activities	(81)		(35)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt	—		500
Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit line	1,238		1,569

Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit line	(1,028)		(1,339)
Repayments of long-term debt and finance leases	(13)		(614)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and exercise of stock options	5		—
Payment of employee restricted stock tax withholdings	(33)		(9)
Payments for debt issuance costs	—		(11)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(2)		—
Repayments of other loans	—		(1)


Net cash provided by financing activities	167		95
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH	—		—
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	5		2
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period	41		47
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period	$	46	$	49
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	46	$	44
Cash (refunds) payments for federal, state, and foreign income taxes, net	$	(1)	$	6
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	71	$	71

Additions of property and equipment included in Accounts payable	$	17	$	21

~~For the 39-week periods ended May 1, 2021 and May 2, 2020~~

Common Stock Treasury Stock Additional
Paid-in Capital Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Loss Retained Earnings Total United Natural Foods, Inc.
Stockholders’ Equity Noncontrolling Interests Total Stockholders’ Equity
Shares Amount Shares Amount
Balances at August 1, 2020 55,306 $ 553 615 $ (24,231) $ 568,736 $ (237,946) $ 837,633 $ 1,144,745 $ (2,487) $ 1,142,258
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle — — — — — — (9,237) (9,237) — (9,237)
Restricted stock vestings 1,606 17 — — (13,466) — — (13,449) — (13,449)
Share-based compensation — — — — 32,847 — — 32,847 — 32,847
Other comprehensive income — — — — — 40,854 — 40,854 — 40,854
Distributions to noncontrolling interests — — — — — — — — (3,082) (3,082)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net 44 — — — 721 — — 721 — 721
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests — — — — (514) — — (514) (177) (691)
Net income — — — — — — 106,475 106,475 4,366 110,841
Balances at May 1, 2021 56,956 $ 570 615 $ (24,231) $ 588,324 $ (197,092) $ 934,871 $ 1,302,442 $ (1,380) $ 1,301,062
Balances at August 3, 2019 53,501 535 615 (24,231) 530,801 (108,953) 1,108,890 1,507,042 (2,737) 1,504,305
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle — — — — — — (2,613) (2,613) — (2,613)
Restricted stock vestings 464 5 — — (1,020) — — (1,015) — (1,015)
Share-based compensation — — — — 15,088 — — 15,088 — 15,088
Other comprehensive loss — — — — — (42,692) — (42,692) — (42,692)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests — — — — — — — — (2,525) (2,525)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net 1,327 13 — — 13,869 — — 13,882 — 13,882
Net (loss) income — — — — — — (326,506) (326,506) 3,407 (323,099)
Balances at May 2, 2020 55,292 $ 553 615 $ (24,231) $ 558,738 $ (151,645) $ 779,771 $ 1,163,186 $ (1,855) $ 1,161,331

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.

~~CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)~~
39-Week Period Ended
(In thousands) May 1,
2021 May 2,
2020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests $ 110,841 $ (323,099)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 6,752 (16,128)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations 104,089 (306,971)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 210,088 214,002
Share-based compensation 32,847 15,088
Loss on sale of assets 144 785
Closed property and other restructuring charges 3,399 36,662
Goodwill and asset impairment charges 0 425,405
Net pension and other postretirement benefit income (51,252) (27,419)
Deferred income tax benefit (2,076) (17,381)
LIFO charge 18,741 20,463
(Recoveries) provision for losses on receivables, net (2,672) 44,238
Loss on debt extinguishment 30,373 73
Non-cash interest expense and other adjustments 15,127 10,993
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (24,438) 33,290
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations 334,370 449,228
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations 2,074 3,051
Net cash provided by operating activities 336,444 452,279
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Payments for capital expenditures (165,457) (126,803)
Proceeds from dispositions of assets 57,329 29,650
Other (4,111) (2,380)
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations (112,239) (99,533)
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations 1,523 26,503
Net cash used in investing activities (110,716) (73,030)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt 500,000 2,050
Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit line 3,451,529 3,244,573
Proceeds from issuance of other loans 0 6,266
Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit line (3,368,951) (3,508,573)
Repayments of long-term debt and finance leases (787,232) (111,923)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and exercise of stock options 721 5,662
Payment of employee restricted stock tax withholdings (13,449) (1,015)
Payments for debt issuance costs (12,339) 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (3,082) (2,525)
Repayments of other loans (163) 0
Other (691) 0
Net cash used in financing activities (233,657) (365,485)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH 443 (290)
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (7,486) 13,474
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period 47,117 45,263
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period 39,631 58,737
Less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations (136) (120)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 39,495 $ 58,617
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest $ 118,441 $ 139,040
Cash (refunds) for federal and state income taxes, net (21,847) (24,236)
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities 226,570 154,888
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities 468 92,843
Additions of property and equipment included in accounts payable $ 49,182 $ 20,547

~~See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.~~

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~~UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.~~ AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

NOTE 1—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Business

United Natural Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”, “we”, ~~”us”~~“us”, “UNFI”, or “our”) is a leading distributor of natural, organic, specialty, produce and conventional grocery and non-food products, and provider of support services to retailers. The Company sells its products primarily throughout the United States and Canada.

Fiscal Year

The Company’s fiscal ~~year ends~~years end on the Saturday closest to July 31 and contain either 52 or 53 weeks. References to the ~~third quarter~~first quarters of fiscal ~~2021~~2022 and ~~2020~~2021 relate to the 13-week fiscal quarters ended ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021 and ~~May 2, 2020, respectively. References to fiscal 2021 and 2020 year-to-date relate to the 39-week fiscal periods ended May 1, 2021 and May 2,~~October 31, 2020, respectively.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Unless otherwise indicated in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, references to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements exclude all amounts related to ~~discontinued operations. Refer to Note 16—Discontinued Operations for additional information about the Company’s~~ discontinued operations.

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial information, including the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally required in complete financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. In the Company’s opinion, these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. However, the results of operations for interim periods may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended ~~August 1, 2020~~July 31, 2021 (the “Annual Report”). There were no material changes in significant accounting policies from those described in the ~~Company’s~~ Annual Report.

Discontinued Operations

In the fourth quarter of fiscal ~~2020,~~2021, the Company determined it no longer met the held for sale criterion for a probable sale to be completed within 12 months for ~~the Cub Foods business and the majority~~two of the ~~remaining Shoppers locations excluding Shoppers locations~~four stores that ~~are held for sale~~were previously included within discontinued ~~operations (collectively “Retail”).~~operations. As a result, the Company revised its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to reclassify ~~Retail~~two Shoppers stores from discontinued operations to continuing operations. This change in financial statement presentation resulted in the inclusion of Retail’s results of operations, financial position, cash flows and related disclosures within continuing operations. Prior periodsThe prior period presented in ~~these~~the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been conformed to the current period ~~presentation, resulting~~presentation. The remaining two stores included in ~~Retail being presented in continuing~~discontinued operations ~~for all periods.~~were sold subsequent to the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. The Company’s banking arrangements allow it to fund outstanding checks when presented to the financial institution for payment. The Company funds all intraday bank balance overdrafts during the same business day. Checks outstanding in excess of bank balances create book overdrafts, which are recorded in Accounts payable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are reflected as an operating activity in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. As of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021 and ~~August 1, 2020,~~July 31, 2021, the Company had net book overdrafts of ~~$243.4~~$280 million and ~~$267.8~~$268 million, respectively.

Reclassifications

Within the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements ~~of Cash Flows~~ certain immaterial amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on reported net income, cash flows, or total assets and liabilities.

Inventories, Net

~~Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market.~~ Substantially all of the Company’s inventories consist of finished ~~goods and a substantial portion~~goods. To value discrete inventory items at lower of ~~its inventories have a~~cost or market before application of any last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) reserve, ~~applied. Interim LIFO calculations~~the Company utilizes the weighted average cost method, perpetual cost method, the retail inventory method and the replacement cost method. Allowances for vendor funds received from suppliers are recorded as a reduction to Inventories, net and subsequently within Cost of sales upon the sale of the related products. Inventory quantities are evaluated throughout each fiscal year based on actual physical counts in our distribution facilities and stores. Allowances for inventory shortages are recorded based on the ~~Company’s estimates~~results of ~~expected year end inventory levels and costs,~~these counts to provide for estimated shortages as ~~the actual valuation~~ of ~~inventory under the LIFO method is computed at~~ the end of each fiscal ~~year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time.~~year. If the first-in, first-out method had been used, Inventories, net would have been higher by approximately ~~$62.0~~$78 million and ~~$43.3~~$67 million at ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021 and ~~August 1, 2020,~~July 31, 2021, respectively.

NOTE 2—RECENTLY ADOPTED AND ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In ~~June 2016,~~December 2019, the ~~Financial~~FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting ~~Standards Board (“FASB”) issued accounting standards update (“ASU”) 2016‐13,~~ for Income Taxes~~Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments~~. ASU 2019-12 eliminates certain exceptions to Topic 740’s general principles. The amendments also improve consistency in and ~~subsequent amendments to the initial guidance:~~ ASU 2018‐19, ASU 2019‐04, ASU 2019‐05, and ASU 2019‐11 (collectively, “Topic 326”). Topic 326 changed the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For trade and other receivables, guarantees and other instruments, entities are required to use a new forward‐looking expected loss model that replaces the previous incurred loss model and generally results in earlier recognition of credit losses.simplify its application. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 on August 2, 2020, the effective and initial application date, using a modified‐retrospective basis as required by the standard by means of a cumulative‐effect adjustment to the opening balance of Retained earnings in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.2022. The difference between reserves and allowances recorded under the former incurred loss model and the amount determined under the current expected loss model, net of the deferred tax impact, was recorded as an adjustment to Retained earnings. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

~~In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-04,~~ ~~Codification Improvements to Topic 326 Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825~~. This ASU clarifies the accounting treatment for the measurement of credit losses under ASC 326 and provides further clarification on previously issued updates including ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities and ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. Since the Company adopted ASU 2017-12 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, the amendments in ASU 2019-04 related to clarifications on Accounting for Hedging Activities, which were adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, with no impact to Accumulated other comprehensive loss or Retained earnings for fiscal 2020, as the Company did not have separately measured ineffectiveness related to its cash flow hedges. The remaining amendments within ASU 2019-04 were adopted in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 with the adoption ~~of Topic 326. Adoption~~ of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

~~In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15,~~ ~~Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software: Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract.~~ ASU 2018-15 requires implementation costs incurred by customers in cloud computing arrangements (i.e. hosting arrangements) to be capitalized under the same premises as authoritative guidance for internal-use software, and deferred over the noncancellable term of the cloud computing arrangements plus any optional renewal periods that are reasonably certain to be exercised by the customer or for which the exercise is controlled by the service provider. The Company adopted this standard on a prospective basis in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company expects to incur immaterial implementation costs in fiscal 2021. Under this standard, the Company is required to defer these costs and recognize these costs as a service expense over future periods. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

~~In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14,~~ ~~Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans~~. ASU 2018-14 requires entities to disclose the weighted-average interest crediting rates used, reasons for significant gains and losses affecting benefit obligations, and an explanation of any other significant changes in the benefit obligation or plan assets. The amendment also removed certain required disclosures. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The provisions of the new standard do not have any effect on other disclosures in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements but will require disclosure updates in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In ~~December 2019,~~March 2020, the FASB issued ASU ~~2019-12,~~No. 2020-04, ~~Income Taxes~~Reference Rate Reform (Topic ~~740)~~848): ~~Simplifying~~Facilitation of the ~~Accounting for Income Taxes~~Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The temporary guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. ASU ~~2019-12 eliminates certain exceptions~~2020-04 is effective from March 12, 2020 and may be applied prospectively through December 31, 2022. In fiscal 2020, the Company elected the initial expedient to ~~Topic 740’s general principles. The amendments also improve consistent application~~assert probability of its hedged interest rate transactions and ~~simplifies its application. The Company is required to adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. The Company~~ is currently ~~reviewing~~evaluating the ~~provisions~~impact the remaining elements of the ~~new~~ standard ~~and evaluating its impact~~will have on the ~~Company’s consolidated financial statements.~~future cessation of LIBOR rates applicable to the Company.

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NOTE 3—REVENUE RECOGNITION

Disaggregation of Revenues

The Company records revenue to 5 customer channels within Net sales, which are described below:

•Chains, which consists of customer accounts that typically have more than 10 operating stores and ~~exclude~~excludes stores included within the Supernatural and Other channels defined below;

•Independent retailers, which ~~include~~includes smaller size accounts, ~~and include~~including single store and multiple store locations, ~~but~~and group purchasing entities that are not classified within Chains above or Other discussed below;

•Supernatural, which consists of chain accounts that are national in scope and carry primarily natural products, and currently consists solely of Whole Foods Market;

•Retail, which reflects our Retail segment, including the Cub Foods business and the remaining Shoppers locations, excluding Shoppers locations that are held for sale within discontinued operations; and

•Other, which includes international customers outside of Canada, foodservice, eCommerce, conventional military business and other sales.

The following tables detail the Company’s net sales for the periods presented by customer channel for each of its segments. The Company does not record its revenues within its Wholesale reportable segment for financial reporting purposes by product group, and it is therefore impracticable for it to report them accordingly.

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		Net Sales for the 13-Week Period Ended											Net Sales for the 13-Week Period Ended
(in millions)(1)		May 1, 2021
(in millions)												(in millions)	October 30, 2021
Customer Channel	Customer Channel	Wholesale		Retail		Other		Eliminations(3)		Consolidated		Customer Channel	Wholesale		Retail		Other		Eliminations(1)		Consolidated
Chains	Chains	$	2,949	$	0	$	0	$	—	$	2,949	Chains	$	3,082	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	3,082
Independent retailers	Independent retailers	1,599		0		0		—		1,599		Independent retailers	1,750		—		—		—		1,750
Supernatural	Supernatural	1,287		0		0		—		1,287		Supernatural	1,378		—		—		—		1,378
Retail	Retail	0		578		0		—		578		Retail	—		602		—		—		602
Other	Other	525		0		55		—		580		Other	524		—		56		—		580
Eliminations	Eliminations	—		—		—		(373)		(373)		Eliminations	—		—		—		(395)		(395)
Total	Total	$	6,360	$	578	$	55	$	(373)	$	6,620	Total	$	6,734	$	602	$	56	$	(395)	$	6,997

		Net Sales for the 13-Week Period Ended											Net Sales for the 13-Week Period Ended
(in millions)(1)		May 2, 2020(2)
(in millions)												(in millions)	October 31, 2020
Customer Channel	Customer Channel	Wholesale		Retail		Other		Eliminations(3)		Consolidated		Customer Channel	Wholesale		Retail		Other		Eliminations(1)		Consolidated
Chains	Chains	$	3,125	$	0	$	0	$	—	$	3,125	Chains	$	3,027	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	3,027
Independent retailers	Independent retailers	1,805		0		0		—		1,805		Independent retailers	1,672		—		—		—		1,672
Supernatural	Supernatural	1,279		0		0		—		1,279		Supernatural	1,214		—		—		—		1,214
Retail	Retail	0		637		0		—		637		Retail	—		606		—		—		606
Other	Other	541		0		58		—		599		Other	525		—		56		—		581
Eliminations	Eliminations	—		—		—		(414)		(414)		Eliminations	—		—		—		(416)		(416)
Total	Total	$	6,750	$	637	$	58	$	(414)	$	7,032	Total	$	6,438	$	606	$	56	$	(416)	$	6,684

		Net Sales for the 39-Week Period Ended
(in millions)(1)		May 1, 2021
Customer Channel		Wholesale		Retail		Other		Eliminations(3)		Consolidated
Chains		$	9,066	$	0	$	0	$	—	$	9,066
Independent retailers		4,972		0		0		—		4,972
Supernatural		3,799		0		0		—		3,799
Retail		0		1,794		0		—		1,794
Other		1,563		0		166		—		1,729
Eliminations		—		—		—		(1,179)		(1,179)
Total		$	19,400	$	1,794	$	166	$	(1,179)	$	20,181

		Net Sales for the 39-Week Period Ended
(in millions)(1)		May 2, 2020(2)
Customer Channel		Wholesale		Retail		Other		Eliminations(3)		Consolidated
Chains		$	8,909	$	0	$	0	$	—	$	8,909
Independent retailers		4,923		0		0		—		4,923
Supernatural		3,601		0		0		—		3,601
Retail		0		1,691		0		—		1,691
Other		1,591		0		164		—		1,755
Eliminations		—		—		—		(1,120)		(1,120)
Total		$	19,024	$	1,691	$	164	$	(1,120)	$	19,760

(1)~~As a result of displaying amounts in millions, totals may not sum due to rounding.~~

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~~(2)~~In the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the presentation of net sales by customer channel was recast to present the Chains and Other channel exclusive of the intercompany eliminations and present total eliminations separately. There was no impact to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company believes this modified basis better reflects its channel presentation, as it further aligns with segment presentation and how sales channel information would appear following the potential disposition of Retail, assuming all banners retain a supply agreement. In addition, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, the presentation of net sales by customer channel was recast to be presented on a basis consistent with customer size. International customers other than Canada, and alternative format sales continue to be classified within Other. The main effect of the change was to re-categorize the former Supermarkets and Independents channels, previously classified by the majority of product carried by those customers between conventional and natural products, respectively, to classify those stores by the number of customer locations we supply. There was no impact to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as a result of the reclassification of customer types. The Company believes this modified basis better reflects the nature and economic risks of cash flows from customers.

~~(3)~~Eliminations primarily includes the net sales elimination of Wholesale’s sales to the Retail segment and the elimination of sales from segments included within Other to Wholesale.

The Company serves customers in the United States and Canada, as well as customers located in other countries. However, all of the Company’s revenue is earned in the ~~U.S.~~United States and Canada, and international distribution occurs through freight-forwarders. The Company does not have any performance obligations on international shipments subsequent to delivery to the domestic port.

~~No net sales were recorded within continuing operations for retail stores within discontinued operations that the Company disposed~~

Table of and expects to dispose of without a supply agreement. These net sales have been eliminated upon consolidation within the Wholesale segment of continuing operations and amounted to $12.4 million and $16.8 million in the third quarters of fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $40.2 million and $108.9 million in fiscal 2021 and 2020 year-to-date, respectively.Contents

Accounts and Notes Receivable Balances

Accounts and notes receivable are as follows:


(in thousands)		May 1, 2021		August 1, 2020
(in millions)						(in millions)	October 30, 2021		July 31, 2021
Customer accounts receivable	Customer accounts receivable	$	1,143,399	$	1,156,694	Customer accounts receivable	$	1,264	$	1,115
Allowance for uncollectible receivables	Allowance for uncollectible receivables	(51,502)		(55,928)		Allowance for uncollectible receivables	(30)		(28)
Other receivables, net	Other receivables, net	14,681		19,433		Other receivables, net	15		16
Accounts receivable, net	Accounts receivable, net	$	1,106,578	$	1,120,199	Accounts receivable, net	$	1,249	$	1,103

Notes receivable, net, included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets	Notes receivable, net, included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	10,317	$	49,268	Notes receivable, net, included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	6	$	7
Long-term notes receivable, net, included within Other assets		$	17,219	$	25,800
Long-term notes receivable, net, included within Other long-term assets						Long-term notes receivable, net, included within Other long-term assets	$	15	$	15

NOTE 4—RESTRUCTURING, ACQUISITION AND INTEGRATION RELATED EXPENSES

Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses ~~incurred~~ were as follows:

13-Week Period Ended 39-Week Period Ended
(in thousands) May 1, 2021 May 2, 2020 May 1, 2021 May 2, 2020
2019 SUPERVALU INC. restructuring expenses $ 0 $ 1,492 $ 0 $ 3,993
Restructuring and integration costs 12,047 552 41,489 25,257
Closed property (recoveries) charges and costs (2,180) 12,513 2,589 36,501
Total $ 9,867 $ 14,557 $ 44,078 $ 65,751


	13-Week Period Ended
(in millions)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
Restructuring and integration costs	$	3	$	15
Closed property charges and costs	—		1
Total	$	3	$	16

NOTE 5—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

The Company has 5 goodwill reporting units: 2 of which represent separate operating segments and are aggregated within the Wholesale reportable segment (U.S. Wholesale and Canada Wholesale); 1 separate Retail operating and reportable segment and 2 of which are separate operating segments (Woodstock Farms and Blue Marble Brands) that do not meet the criteria for being disclosed as separate reportable segments. The Canada Wholesale operating segment, which is aggregated with U.S. Wholesale, would not meet the quantitative thresholds for separate reporting if it did not meet the aggregation criteria.

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~~Fiscal 2020 Goodwill Impairment Review~~

During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company changed its management structure and internal financial reporting, which resulted in the requirement to combine the SUPERVALU INC. (“Supervalu”) Wholesale reporting unit and the legacy Company Wholesale reporting unit into one U.S. Wholesale reporting unit, and experienced a further sustained decline in market capitalization and enterprise value. As a result of the change in reporting units and the sustained decline in market capitalization and enterprise value, the Company performed an interim quantitative impairment review of goodwill for the Wholesale reporting units, which included a determination of the fair value of all reporting units.

The Company estimated the fair values of all reporting units using both the market approach, applying a multiple of earnings based on observable multiples for guideline publicly traded companies, and the income approach, discounting projected future cash flows based on management’s expectations of the current and future operating environment for each reporting unit. The calculation of the impairment charge included substantial fact-based determinations and estimates including weighted average cost of capital, future revenue, profitability, cash flows and fair values of assets and liabilities. The rates used to discount projected future cash flows under the income approach reflect a weighted average cost of capital of 8.5%, which considered observable data about guideline publicly traded companies, an estimated market participant’s expectations about capital structure and risk premiums, including those reflected in the Company’s market capitalization. The Company corroborated the reasonableness of the estimated reporting unit fair values by reconciling to its enterprise value and market capitalization. Based on this analysis, the Company determined that the carrying value of its U.S. Wholesale reporting unit exceeded its fair value by an amount that exceeded its assigned goodwill. As a result, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $421.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The goodwill impairment charge is reflected in Goodwill and asset impairment charges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The goodwill impairment charge reflected the impairment of all of the U.S. Wholesale reporting unit’s goodwill.

~~Goodwill and Intangible Assets Changes~~

Changes in the carrying value of Goodwill by reportable segment that have goodwill consisted of the following:

(in thousands) Wholesale Other Total
Goodwill as of August 1, 2020 $ 9,747 (1) $ 9,860 (2) $ 19,607
Change in foreign exchange rates 888 0 888
Goodwill as of May 1, 2021 $ 10,635 (1) $ 9,860 (2) $ 20,495


(in millions)	Wholesale			Other			Total
Goodwill as of July 31, 2021	$	10	(1)	$	10	(2)	$	20



Change in foreign exchange rates	—			—			—
Goodwill as of October 30, 2021	$	10	(1)	$	10	(2)	$	20

(1)~~Amounts~~Wholesale amounts are net of accumulated goodwill impairment charges of ~~$716.5~~$717 million as of ~~August 1, 2020~~July 31, 2021 and ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021.

(2)~~Amounts~~Other amounts are net of accumulated goodwill impairment charges of ~~$9.6~~$10 million as of ~~August 1, 2020~~July 31, 2021 and ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021.

Identifiable intangible assets, net consisted of the following:

May 1, 2021 August 1, 2020
(in thousands) Gross Carrying
Amount Accumulated
Amortization Net Gross Carrying
Amount Accumulated
Amortization Net
Amortizing intangible assets:
Customer relationships $ 1,008,194 $ 219,508 $ 788,686 $ 1,007,118 $ 172,832 $ 834,286
Pharmacy prescription files 32,900 11,772 21,128 32,900 7,964 24,936
Non-compete agreements 0 0 0 12,900 11,500 1,400
Operating lease intangibles 7,763 4,721 3,042 8,193 4,020 4,173
Trademarks and tradenames 83,700 42,779 40,921 83,700 34,708 48,992
Total amortizing intangible assets 1,132,557 278,780 853,777 1,144,811 231,024 913,787
Indefinite lived intangible assets:
Trademarks and tradenames 55,813 0 55,813 55,813 0 55,813
Intangible assets, net $ 1,188,370 $ 278,780 $ 909,590 $ 1,200,624 $ 231,024 $ 969,600

Amortization expense was $18.4 million and $21.9 million for the third quarters of fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $60.0 million and $65.5 million for fiscal 2021 and 2020 year-to-date, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense


	October 30, 2021						July 31, 2021
(in millions)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Amortizing intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	1,007	$	249	$	758	$	1,007	$	234	$	773
Pharmacy prescription files	33		14		19		33		13		20
Operating lease intangibles	7		5		2		7		4		3
Trademarks and tradenames	84		46		38		84		45		39
Total amortizing intangible assets	1,131		314		817		1,131		296		835
Indefinite lived intangible assets:
Trademarks and tradenames	56		—		56		56		—		56
Intangibles assets, net	$	1,187	$	314	$	873	$	1,187	$	296	$	891

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Amortization expense was $18 million and $23 million for the first quarters of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter on definite lived intangible assets existing as of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021 is ~~shown below:~~as follows:


Fiscal Year:	Fiscal Year:	(In thousands)		Fiscal Year:	(in millions)
Remaining fiscal 2021		$	18,192
2022		72,170
Remaining fiscal 2022				Remaining fiscal 2022	$	54
2023	2023	71,950		2023	72
2024	2024	72,399		2024	72
2025	2025	70,308		2025	70
2026 and thereafter		548,758
2026				2026	66
Thereafter				Thereafter	483
		$	853,777		$	817

NOTE 6—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following tables ~~provides~~provide the fair value hierarchy for financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis:

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Location Fair Value at May 1, 2021
(in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets:
Foreign currency derivatives not designated as hedging instruments Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 0 $ 2 $ 0
Fuel derivatives designated as hedging instruments Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 0 $ 1,101 $ 0
Mutual funds Other long-term assets $ 1,550 $ 0 $ 0
Liabilities:
Foreign currency derivatives designated as hedging instruments Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 0 $ 1,904 $ 0
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 0 $ 32,156 $ 0
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments Other long-term liabilities $ 0 $ 47,541 $ 0


	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Location	Fair Value at October 30, 2021
(in millions)		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Fuel derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	—	$	1	$	—
Mutual funds	Other long-term assets	$	1	$	—	$	—

Liabilities:
Foreign currency derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	—	$	1	$	—
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	—	$	28	$	—
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments	Other long-term liabilities	$	—	$	28	$	—


	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Location	Fair Value at July 31, 2021
(in millions)		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Fuel derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	—	$	1	$	—
Mutual funds	Other long-term assets	$	2	$	—	$	—

Liabilities:
Foreign currency derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	—	$	1	$	—
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	—	$	33	$	—
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments	Other long-term liabilities	$	—	$	42	$	—

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Location Fair Value at August 1, 2020
(in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets:
Foreign currency derivatives not designated as hedging instruments Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 0 $ 26 $ 0
Fuel derivatives designated as hedging instruments Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 0 $ 36 $ 0
Foreign currency derivatives designated as hedging instruments Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 0 $ 94 $ 0
Fuel derivatives designated as hedging instruments Other long-term assets $ 0 $ 23 $ 0
Mutual funds Other long-term assets $ 1,678 $ 0 $ 0
Liabilities:
Fuel derivatives designated as hedging instruments Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 0 $ 197 $ 0
Foreign currency derivatives designated as hedging instruments Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 0 $ 357 $ 0
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 0 $ 46,743 $ 0
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments Other long-term liabilities $ 0 $ 91,994 $ 0

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

The fair values of interest rate swap contracts are measured using Level 2 inputs. The interest rate swap contracts are valued using an income approach interest rate swap valuation model incorporating observable market inputs including interest rates, LIBOR swap rates and credit default swap rates. As of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, a 100 basis point increase in forward LIBOR interest rates would increase the fair value of the interest rate swaps by approximately ~~$34.0~~$27 million; a 100 basis point decrease in forward LIBOR interest rates would decrease the fair value of the interest rate swaps by approximately ~~$35.3~~$28 million. Refer to Note 7—Derivatives for further information on interest rate swap contracts.

~~Mutual Funds~~

Mutual fund assets consist of balances held in investments to fund certain deferred compensation plans. The fair values of mutual fund assets are based on quoted market prices of the mutual funds held by the plan at each reporting period. Mutual funds traded in active markets are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

~~Fuel Supply Agreements and Derivatives~~

To reduce diesel price risk, the Company has entered into derivative financial instruments and/or forward purchase commitments for a portion of our projected monthly diesel fuel requirements at fixed prices. The fair values of fuel derivative agreements are measured using Level 2 inputs.

~~Foreign Exchange Derivatives~~

To reduce foreign exchange risk, the Company has entered into derivative financial instruments for a portion of our projected monthly foreign currency requirements at fixed prices. The fair values of foreign exchange derivatives are measured using Level 2 inputs.

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Fair Value Estimates

For certain of the Company’s financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable, accrued vacation, compensation and benefits, and other current assets and liabilities the fair values approximate carrying amounts due to their short maturities. The fair value of notes receivable is estimated by using a discounted cash flow approach prior to consideration for uncollectible amounts and is calculated by applying a market rate for similar instruments using Level 3 inputs. The fair value of debt is estimated based on market quotes, where available, or market values for similar instruments, using Level 2 and 3 inputs. In the table below, the carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt is net of original issue discounts and debt issuance costs.


		May 1, 2021				August 1, 2020					October 30, 2021				July 31, 2021
(In thousands)		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
(in millions)										(in millions)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Notes receivable, including current portion	Notes receivable, including current portion	$	35,445	$	33,127	$	77,598	$	78,877	Notes receivable, including current portion	$	27	$	24	$	29	$	26
Long-term debt, including current portion	Long-term debt, including current portion	$	2,327,397	$	2,417,797	$	2,497,626	$	2,535,851	Long-term debt, including current portion	$	2,390	$	2,480	$	2,188	$	2,278

NOTE 7—DERIVATIVES

Management of Interest Rate Risk

The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts from time to time to mitigate its exposure to changes in market interest rates as part of its overall strategy to manage its debt portfolio to achieve an overall desired position of notional debt amounts subject to fixed and floating interest rates. Interest rate swap contracts are entered into for periods consistent with related underlying exposures and do not constitute positions independent of those exposures. The Company’s interest rate swap contracts are designated as cash flow hedges ~~at May 1,~~as of October 30, 2021. Interest rate swap contracts are reflected at their fair values in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Refer to Note 6—Fair Value Measurements of Financial Instruments for further information on the fair value of interest rate swap contracts.

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Details of active swap contracts as of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, which are all pay fixed and receive floating, are as follows:

Effective Date

Swap Maturity

Notional Value (in millions)

Pay Fixed Rate

Receive Floating Rate(2)

Floating Rate Reset Terms

Effective Date

Swap Maturity

Notional Value (in millions)

Pay Fixed Rate

Receive Floating Rate(2)

Floating Rate Reset Terms

August 3, 2015(1)

August 15, 2022

34.0

1.7950

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

August 3, 2015(1)

August 15, 2022

1.7950

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

October 26, 2018

October 31, 2022

100.0

2.8915

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

October 26, 2018

October 31, 2022

100

2.8915

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 11, 2019

October 31, 2022

50.0

2.4678

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 11, 2019

October 31, 2022

2.4678

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 23, 2019

October 31, 2022

50.0

2.5255

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 23, 2019

October 31, 2022

2.5255

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

November 16, 2018

March 31, 2023

150.0

2.8950

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

November 16, 2018

March 31, 2023

150

2.8950

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 23, 2019

March 31, 2023

50.0

2.5292

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 23, 2019

March 31, 2023

2.5292

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

November 30, 2018

September 30, 2023

50.0

2.8315

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

November 30, 2018

September 30, 2023

2.8315

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

October 26, 2018

October 31, 2023

100.0

2.9210

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

October 26, 2018

October 31, 2023

100

2.9210

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 11, 2019

March 28, 2024

100.0

2.4770

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 11, 2019

March 28, 2024

100

2.4770

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 23, 2019

March 28, 2024

100.0

2.5420

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 23, 2019

March 28, 2024

100

2.5420

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

November 30, 2018

October 31, 2024

100.0

2.8480

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

November 30, 2018

October 31, 2024

100

2.8480

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 11, 2019

October 31, 2024

100.0

2.5010

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 11, 2019

October 31, 2024

100

2.5010

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 24, 2019

October 31, 2024

50.0

2.5210

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 24, 2019

October 31, 2024

2.5210

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

October 26, 2018

October 22, 2025

50.0

2.9550

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

October 26, 2018

October 22, 2025

2.9550

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

November 16, 2018

October 22, 2025

50.0

2.9590

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

November 16, 2018

October 22, 2025

2.9590

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

November 16, 2018

October 22, 2025

50.0

2.9580

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

November 16, 2018

October 22, 2025

2.9580

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 24, 2019

October 22, 2025

50.0

2.5558

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

January 24, 2019

October 22, 2025

2.5558

One-Month LIBOR

Monthly

1,234.0

1,232

(1)The swap contract has an amortizing notional principal amount which is reduced by ~~$1.0~~$1 million on a quarterly basis.

(2)For these swap contracts that are indexed to LIBOR, the Company is monitoring and evaluating risks related to the expected future cessation of LIBOR.

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In the third quarter of fiscal 2021, in order to reduce its exposure to pay fixed and receive floating interest rate swap contracts due to lower levels of debt balances with floating interest rates, the Company paid $6.3 million to terminate certain outstanding interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $250.0 million. In the first quarter of fiscal 2021, in conjunction with the ~~$500.0~~$500 million fixed rate senior unsecured notes offering described below in Note 8—Long-Term Debt, the Company paid ~~$11.3~~$11 million to terminate or novate certain outstanding interest rate swaps with a notional amount of ~~$504.0~~$504 million and certain forward starting interest rate swaps with a notional amount of ~~$450.0~~$450 million. The payments equaled the fair value of the interest rate swaps at the time of their termination or novation. ~~NaN~~No gain or loss was recorded as a result of the swap ~~termination~~terminations and novations. Since the hedged interest payments remain probable of occurring, the unrecognized gains and losses ~~resulting from~~that existed as of the early termination or novation of these interest rate swap agreements will be amortized out of Accumulated other comprehensive ~~income~~loss and into Interest expense, net over the remaining period of the original terminated or novated interest rate swap agreements. If any of the hedged interest payments were not probable of occurring, then a charge representing an accelerated amortization of the unrecognized gains and losses would be recorded. Cash payments resulting from the termination or novation of interest rate swaps are classified as operating activities in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The Company performs an initial quantitative assessment of hedge effectiveness using the “Hypothetical Derivative Method” in the period in which the hedging transaction is entered. Under this method, the Company assesses the effectiveness of each hedging relationship by comparing the changes in cash flows of the derivative hedging instrument with the changes in cash flows of the designated hedged transactions. In future reporting periods, the Company performs a qualitative analysis for quarterly prospective and retrospective assessments of hedge effectiveness. The Company also monitors the risk of counterparty default on an ongoing basis and noted that the counterparties are reputable financial institutions. The entire change in the fair value of the derivative is initially reported in Other comprehensive income (outside of earnings) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income ~~(Loss)~~ and subsequently reclassified to earnings in Interest expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations when the hedged transactions affect earnings.

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The location and amount of gains or losses recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for interest rate swap contracts for each of the periods, presented on a pretax basis, are as follows:


		13-Week Period Ended				39-Week Period Ended					13-Week Period Ended
		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020			October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
(In thousands)		Interest expense, net				Interest expense, net
(in millions)										(in millions)	Interest expense, net
Total amounts of expense line items presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded	Total amounts of expense line items presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded	$	43,500	$	47,269	$	163,577	$	145,814	Total amounts of expense line items presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded	$	40	$	69
Loss on cash flow hedging relationships:	Loss on cash flow hedging relationships:									Loss on cash flow hedging relationships:
Loss reclassified from comprehensive income into earnings	Loss reclassified from comprehensive income into earnings	$	(14,623)	$	(6,191)	$	(35,186)	$	(12,812)	Loss reclassified from comprehensive income into earnings	$	(11)	$	(12)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swap contracts not designated as hedging instruments:
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings		$	2,969	$	0	$	(2)	$	0

NOTE 8—LONG-TERM DEBT

The Company’s long-term debt consisted of the following:

(in thousands)
Average Interest Rate at
May 1, 2021
Fiscal Maturity Year May 1,
2021 August 1,
2020
Term Loan Facility 3.61% 2026 $ 1,002,253 $ 1,773,000
ABL Credit Facility 1.50% 2024 839,290 756,712
Senior Notes 6.75% 2029 500,000 0
Other secured loans 5.17% 2024-2025 39,751 49,268
Debt issuance costs, net (36,374) (45,846)
Original issue discount on debt (17,523) (35,508)
Long-term debt, including current portion 2,327,397 2,497,626
Less: current portion of long-term debt (13,182) (70,632)
Long-term debt $ 2,314,215 $ 2,426,994

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~~Refinancing Activities~~

During the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company entered into an amendment agreement (the “First Term Loan Amendment”) amending the Term Loan Agreement (as defined below). The amendment provides for, among other things, (i) the reduction of the applicable margin for LIBOR loans from 4.25% to 3.50% and the applicable margin for base rate loans from 3.25% to 2.50%, (ii) the appointment of a replacement administrative and collateral agent, and (iii) other administrative changes. The amendment did not change the aggregate amount or maturity date of the Term Loan Facility.

~~During the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company made a voluntary prepayment of $9.9 million and a mandatory prepayment of $2.8 million under the Term Loan Facility with asset sale proceeds.~~

During the second quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company made a voluntary prepayment of $150.0 million on the Term Lo an Facility (as defined below) funded with incremental borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility (as defined below) that reduces its interest costs. This prepayment will count towards any requirement from Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) generated during fiscal 2021, which would be due in fiscal 2022. In connection with this prepayment, the Company incurred a loss on debt extinguishment of $5.7 million related to unamortized debt issuance costs and a loss on unamortized original issue discount, which were recorded within Interest expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company repaid $500.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan Facility funded primarily by the net proceeds from the issuance of new eight-year senior unsecured notes (as described below). This refinancing transaction extended the maturity of a significant portion of the Company’s outstanding debt by approximately three years. Also during the first quarter, the Company made $108.0 million of additional repayments under the Term Loan Facility, including $72.0 million related to the material cash flow generation in fiscal 2020, as required under the Term Loan Agreement (as described below) and a voluntary prepayment of $36.0 million with incremental borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility (as described below). In connection with the prepayments, the Company incurred a loss on debt extinguishment related to unamortized debt issuance costs and a loss on unamortized original issue discount of $12.0 million and $11.8 million, respectively, which were recorded within Interest expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company also executed a third amendment to the ABL Loan Agreement (as defined below) during the first quarter of fiscal 2021, which added certain assets to the Borrowing Base (as defined below) and increased the Company’s capacity to issue letters of credit under the facility, in addition to other administrative changes. The amendment did not change the aggregate amount or maturity date of the ABL Credit Facility.


(in millions)	Average Interest Rate at October 30, 2021	Fiscal Maturity Year	October 30, 2021		July 31, 2021
Term Loan Facility	3.59%	2026	$	994	$	1,002
ABL Credit Facility	1.46%	2024	910		701
Senior Notes	6.75%	2029	500		500
Other secured loans	5.15%	2024-2025	34		37
Debt issuance costs, net			(32)		(35)
Original issue discount on debt			(16)		(17)
Long-term debt, including current portion			2,390		2,188
Less: current portion of long-term debt			(14)		(13)
Long-term debt			$	2,376	$	2,175

Senior Notes

On October 22, 2020, the Company issued ~~$500.0~~$500 million of unsecured 6.750% Senior Notes due October 15, 2028 (the “Senior Notes”). The Senior Notes are guaranteed by each of the Company’s subsidiaries that are borrowers under or that guarantee the ABL Credit Facility (defined below) or the Term Loan ~~Facility. The net proceeds from the offering of the Senior Notes, together with borrowings under the ABL Credit~~ Facility were used to repay $500.0 million of the amounts outstanding under the Term B Tranche of the Term Loan Facility and for the payment of all financing costs related to the offering of the Senior Notes. Financing costs of $8.9 million were paid and capitalized in fiscal 2021 year-to-date.(defined below).

The Senior Notes contain covenants customary for debt securities of this type that limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things, incur debt, declare or pay dividends or make other distributions to stockholders of the Company, transfer or sell assets, create liens on our assets, engage in transactions with affiliates, and merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants for all periods presented.

ABL Credit Facility

~~On August 30, 2018, the Company entered into a loan agreement (as amended from time to time, the “ABL~~The ABL Loan ~~Agreement”),~~Agreement by and among the Company and United Natural Foods West, Inc. (together with the Company, the “U.S. Borrowers”) and UNFI Canada, Inc. (the “Canadian Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Borrowers, the “Borrowers”), the financial institutions that are parties thereto as lenders (collectively, the “ABL Lenders”), Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent for the ABL Lenders, ~~(the “ABL Administrative Agent”),~~ Bank of America, N.A. (acting through its Canada branch), as Canadian agent for the ABL Lenders, and the other parties ~~thereto.~~

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During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, on August 14, 2020, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, which provides for, among other things, (i) the addition of certain perishable inventory to the calculation of the Borrowing Base (as defined in the ABL Loan Agreement), (ii) the addition of income attributable to the business associated with the Cub Foods banner and the Shoppers banner accounted for within discontinued operations (if any) to the definition of Consolidated Net Income (as defined in the ABL Loan Agreement), (iii) an increase of the sublimit of availability for letters of credit to $300 million which includes an increased further sublimit for the Canadian Borrower of $25 million, and (iv) other administrative changes.

~~The ABL Loan Agreement~~thereto, provides for a secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Credit Facility” and the loans thereunder, the “ABL Loans”), of which up to (i) ~~$2,050.0~~$2,050 million is available to the U.S. Borrowers and (ii) ~~$50.0~~$50 million is available to the Canadian Borrower. The ABL Loan Agreement also provides for (i) a ~~$300.0~~$300 million sublimit of availability for letters of credit of which there is a further ~~$25.0 million sublimit for the Canadian Borrower and (ii) a $100.0 million sublimit for short-term borrowings on a swingline basis of which there is a further $3.5~~$25 million sublimit for the Canadian Borrower. ~~The ABL Credit Facility replaced the Company’s $900.0 million prior asset-based revolving credit facility.~~

Under the ABL Loan Agreement, the Borrowers may, at their option, increase the aggregate amount of the ABL Credit Facility in an amount of up to ~~$600.0~~$600 million without the consent of any ABL Lenders not participating in such increase, subject to certain customary conditions and applicable lenders committing to provide the increase in funding. There is no assurance that additional funding would be available.

The Borrowers’ obligations under the ABL Credit Facility are guaranteed by most of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries ~~who are not also Borrowers~~ (collectively, the ~~“ABL Guarantors”~~“Guarantors”), subject to customary exceptions and limitations. The Borrowers’ obligations under the ABL Credit Facility and the ~~ABL~~ Guarantors’ obligations under the related guarantees are secured by (i) a first-priority lien on all of the Borrowers’ and ~~ABL~~ Guarantors’ accounts receivable, inventory and certain other assets arising therefrom or related thereto (including substantially all of their deposit accounts, collectively, the “ABL Assets”) and (ii) a second-priority lien on all of the Borrowers’ and ~~ABL~~ Guarantors’ assets that do not constitute ABL Assets, in each case, subject to customary exceptions and limitations.

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Availability under the ABL Credit Facility is subject to a borrowing base (the “Borrowing Base”), which is based on 90% of eligible accounts receivable, plus 90% of eligible credit card receivables, plus 90% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible inventory, plus 90% of eligible pharmacy receivables, plus certain pharmacy ~~scripts~~prescription files availability of the Borrowers, after adjusting for customary ~~reserves. The aggregate amount of the ABL Loans made and letters of credit issued under the ABL Credit Facility shall~~reserves, but at no time shall exceed the lesser of the aggregate commitments under the ABL Credit Facility (currently ~~$2,100.0 million or, if increased at the Borrowers’ option as described above, up to $2,700.0~~$2,100 million) or the Borrowing Base. ~~To the extent that the Borrowers’ Borrowing Base declines, the availability under the ABL Credit Facility may decrease below $2,100.0 million.~~

As of May 1, 2021, the U.S. Borrowers’ Borrowing Base, net of $173.0 million of reserves, was $2,252.5 million, which is above the $2,050.0 million limit of availability to the U.S. Borrowers under the ABL Credit Facility. As of May 1, 2021, the Canadian Borrower’s Borrowing Base, net of $4.6 million of reserves, was $49.6 million, which is below the $50.0 million limit of availability to the Canadian Borrower under the ABL Credit facility, resulting in total availability of $2,099.6 million for ABL Loans and letters of credit under the ABL Credit Facility. As of May 1, 2021, the U.S. Borrowers had $839.3 million of ABL Loans outstanding and the Canadian Borrower had no ABL Loans outstanding under the ABL Credit Facility, which are presented net of debt issuance costs of $8.8 million and are included in Long-term debt in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of May 1, 2021, the U.S. Borrowers had $117.5 million in letters of credit and the Canadian Borrower had 0 letters of credit outstanding under the ABL Credit Facility. The Company’s resulting remaining availability under the ABL Credit Facility was $1,142.8 million as of May 1, 2021.

The ABL Loans of the U.S. Borrowers under the ABL Credit Facility bear interest at rates that, at the U.S. Borrowers’ option, can be either: (i) a base rate and an applicable margin or (ii) a LIBOR rate and an applicable margin. As of May 1, 2021, the applicable margin for base rate loans was 0.25% and the applicable margin for LIBOR loans was 1.25%. The ABL Loan Agreement contains provisions for the establishment of an alternative rate of interest in the event that LIBOR is no longer available. The ABL Loans of the Canadian Borrower under the ABL Credit Facility bear interest at rates that, at the Canadian Borrower’s option, can be either: (i) prime rate and an applicable margin or (ii) a Canadian dollar bankers’ acceptance equivalent rate and an applicable margin. As of May 1, 2021, the applicable margin for prime rate loans was 0.25%, and the applicable margin for Canadian dollar bankers’ acceptance equivalent rate loans was 1.25%. Commencing on the first day of the calendar month following the ABL Administrative Agent’s receipt of the Company’s aggregate availability calculation for the prior fiscal quarter, the applicable margins for borrowings by the U.S. Borrowers and Canadian Borrower will be subject to adjustment based upon the aggregate availability under the ABL Credit Facility. Unutilized commitments under the ABL Credit

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Facility are subject to a per annum fee of (i) 0.375% if the average daily total outstandings were less than 25% of the aggregate commitments during the preceding fiscal quarter or (ii) 0.25% if such average daily total outstandings were 25% or more of the aggregate commitments during the preceding fiscal quarter. As of May 1, 2021, the unutilized commitment fee was 0.25% per annum. The Borrowers are also required to pay a letter of credit fronting fee to each letter of credit issuer equal to 0.125% per annum of the amount available to be drawn under each such letter of credit, as well as a fee to all lenders equal to the applicable margin for LIBOR or Canadian dollar bankers’ acceptance equivalent rate loans, as applicable, times the average daily amount available to be drawn under all outstanding letters of credit.

The ABL Loan Agreement subjects the Company to a fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined in the ABL Loan Agreement) of at least 1.0 to 1.0 calculated at the end of each fiscal quarter on a rolling four quarter basis when the adjusted aggregate availability (as defined in the ABL Loan Agreement) is less than the greater of (i) $235.0 million and (ii) 10% of the aggregate borrowing base. The Company has not been subject to the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant under the ABL Loan Agreement, including through the filing date of this Quarterly Report.

The assets included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets securing the outstanding obligations under the ABL Credit Facility on a first-priority basis, and the unused credit and fees under the ABL Credit Facility, were as follows:


Assets securing the ABL Credit Facility (in thousands)(1):		May 1, 2021		August 1, 2020
Assets securing the ABL Credit Facility (in millions)(1):						Assets securing the ABL Credit Facility (in millions)(1):	October 30, 2021		July 31, 2021
Certain inventory assets included in Inventories, net and Current assets of discontinued operations	Certain inventory assets included in Inventories, net and Current assets of discontinued operations	$	2,352,755	$	2,270,892	Certain inventory assets included in Inventories, net and Current assets of discontinued operations	$	2,538	$	2,297
Certain receivables included in Accounts receivable, net and Current assets of discontinued operations	Certain receivables included in Accounts receivable, net and Current assets of discontinued operations	$	1,064,392	$	1,077,682	Certain receivables included in Accounts receivable, net and Current assets of discontinued operations	$	1,151	$	1,041

(1)The ABL Credit Facility is also secured by all of the Company’s pharmacy ~~scripts,~~prescription files, which are included in Intangibles, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance ~~Sheets~~Sheets. Refer to Note 5—Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net for additional information.

As of October 30, 2021, the U.S. Borrowers’ Borrowing Base, net of $193 million of reserves, was $2,311 million, which is above the $2,050 million limit of availability to the U.S. Borrowers under the ABL Credit Facility. As of October 30, 2021, the Canadian Borrower’s Borrowing Base, net of $6 million of reserves, was $44 million, which is below the $50 million limit of availability to the Canadian Borrower under the ABL Credit facility, resulting in total availability of $2,094 million for ABL Loans and letters of credit under the ABL Credit Facility. As of October 30, 2021, the U.S. Borrowers had $910 million of ABL Loans and the Canadian Borrower had no ABL Loans outstanding under the ABL Credit Facility, which are presented net of debt issuance costs of $7 million and are included in Long-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of October 30, 2021, the U.S. Borrowers had $118 million in letters of credit and the Canadian Borrower had no letters of credit outstanding under the ABL Credit Facility. The Company’s resulting remaining availability under the ABL Credit Facility was $1,066 million as of ~~May 1, 2021 and August 1, 2020.~~October 30, 2021.


ABL availability (in millions):	October 30, 2021
Total availability for ABL Loans and letters of credit	$	2,094
ABL Loans	$	910
Letters of credit	$	118
Unused credit	$	1,066

The applicable interest rates, letter of credit fees and unutilized commitment fees under the ABL Credit Facility are variable and are dependent upon the prior fiscal quarter’s daily Average Availability (as defined in the ABL Agreement), and were as follows:


Interest rates and fees under the ABL Credit ~~Facility (in thousands, except percentages):~~Facility:	~~May 1,~~Range of Facility Rates and Fees (per annum)			October 30, 2021
~~Outstanding letters of credit~~U.S. and Canadian Borrowers’ applicable margin for base rate loans	—% - 0.50%			$0.25	~~117,501~~%
U.S. and Canadian Borrowers’ applicable margin for LIBOR and BA loans(1)	1.00% - 1.50%			1.25	%
Unutilized commitment fees	0.25% - 0.375%			0.25	%
Letter of credit fees	1.125% - 1.625%			1.375	%
~~Unused credit~~	$	~~1,142,800~~
~~Unused facility fees~~	~~0.25~~		%

(1) The U.S. Borrowers utilize LIBOR-based loans and the Canadian Borrower utilizes bankers’ acceptance rate-based loans.

The ABL Loan Agreement contains ~~other customary affirmative and negative covenants and customary representations and warranties that must be accurate in order~~provisions for the ~~Borrowers~~transition to ~~borrow under~~an alternative rate of interest in the ABL Credit Facility. The ABL Loan Agreement also contains customary events of default, including, but not limited to, payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, events of bankruptcy and insolvency, failure of any guaranty or security document supporting the ABL Credit Facility to be in full force and effect, and a change of control. If an event ~~of default occurs and~~that LIBOR is ~~continuing, the Borrowers may be required to immediately repay all amounts outstanding under the ABL Loan Agreement.~~no longer available.

Term Loan Facility

~~On the Supervalu acquisition date (“Closing Date”), the Company entered into a new term loan agreement (the “Term~~The Term Loan ~~Agreement”),~~Agreement, by and among the Company and Supervalu (collectively, the “Term Borrowers”), the financial institutions that are parties thereto as lenders, ~~(collectively, the “Term Lenders”), Goldman Sachs Bank USA,~~Credit Suisse, as administrative agent for the Lenders, and the other parties ~~thereto. The Term Loan Agreement~~thereto, provides for senior secured first lien term loans in an aggregate principal amount of ~~$1,950.0~~$1,800 million ~~consisting of~~in a ~~$1,800.0 million~~ seven-year tranche (the ~~“Term B Tranche”) and a $150.0 million 364-day tranche (the “364-day Tranche” and, together with the Term B Tranche, collectively, the~~ “Term Loan Facility”). The ~~entire amount of the net proceeds from~~loans under the Term Loan Facility ~~was used to finance the Supervalu acquisition and related transaction costs.~~

~~The loans under the Term B Tranche~~ will be payable in full on October 22, 2025; provided that, if on or prior to December 31, 2024, that certain Agreement for Distribution of Products, dated as of October 30, 2015, by and between Whole Foods Market Distribution, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Company (the “Whole Foods Supply Agreement”) has not been extended until at least October 23, 2025 on terms not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Company and its subsidiaries than those in effect on the Closing Date, then the loans under the Term B Tranche will be payable in full on December 31, 2024. On March 3, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the Whole Foods Supply Agreement, which extended the term of2025.

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~~the agreement from September 28, 2025 to September 27, 2027, and which satisfies the extension requirement in the Term Loan Agreement.~~

~~In fiscal 2021 year-to-date, the Company made prepayments on the Term B Tranche of $770.7 million as described above.~~

The loans under the 364-day Tranche were paid in full on October 21, 2019. The Company funded the scheduled maturity of the $52.8 million outstanding borrowings under the 364-day Tranche with incremental borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility on October 21, 2019.

Under the Term Loan Agreement, the ~~Term Borrowers~~Company may, at ~~their~~its option, increase the amount of the Term ~~B Tranche,~~Loan Facility, add one or more additional tranches of term loans or add one or more additional tranches of revolving credit commitments, without the consent of any Term Lenders not participating in such additional borrowings, up to an aggregate amount of ~~$656.3~~$656 million plus additional amounts based on satisfaction of certain leverage ratio tests, subject to certain customary conditions and applicable lenders committing to provide the additional funding. There can be no assurance that additional funding would be available.

The ~~Term Borrowers’~~ obligations under the Term Loan Facility are guaranteed by ~~most of~~ the ~~Company’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries who are not also Term Borrowers (collectively, the “Term Guarantors”),~~Guarantors, subject to customary exceptions and ~~limitations, including an exception for immaterial subsidiaries designated by the Company from time to time.~~limitations. The Term Borrowers’ obligations under the Term Loan Facility and the ~~Term~~ Guarantors’ obligations under the related guarantees are secured by (i) a first-priority lien on substantially all of the Term Borrowers’ and the ~~Term~~ Guarantors’ assets other than the ABL Assets and (ii) a second-priority lien on substantially all of the Term Borrowers’ and the ~~Term~~ Guarantors’ ABL Assets, in each case, subject to customary exceptions and limitations, including an exception for owned real property with net book values of less than ~~$10.0~~$10 million. As of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021 and July 31, 2021, there was ~~$570.5~~$672 million and $676 million, respectively, of owned real property pledged as collateral that was included in Property and equipment, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ~~Subsequent to May 1, 2021, the Company pledged an additional $123.7 million of owned real property as collateral, which includes 8 additional distribution centers.~~

The loans under the Term Loan Facility may be voluntarily prepaid, subject to certain minimum payment thresholds and the payment of breakage or other similar costs. Under the Term Loan Facility, the Company is required, subject to certain exceptions and customary reinvestment rights, to apply 100 percent of Net Cash Proceeds (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) from certain types of asset sales to prepay the loans outstanding under the Term Loan Facility. Commencing with the fiscal year ending August 1, 2020, the Company must ~~also~~ prepay loans outstanding under the Term Loan Facility no later than 130 days after the fiscal year end in an aggregate principal amount equal to a specified percentage (which percentage ranges from 0 to 75 percent depending on the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio ~~(as defined in the Term Loan Agreement)~~ as of the last day of such fiscal year) of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) ~~in excess~~, minus certain types of ~~$10.0 million for the fiscal year then ended, minus any~~ voluntary prepayments of ~~the loans under the Term Loan Facility, the ABL Credit Facility (to the extent they permanently reduce commitments under the ABL Facility) and certain other~~ indebtedness made during such fiscal year. Based on the Company’s Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio at the end of fiscal 2021, no prepayment from Excess Cash Flow in fiscal ~~2020, a $72.0 million prepayment was~~2021 is required ~~and paid~~to be made in ~~the quarter ending October 31, 2020.~~fiscal 2022. The potential amount of prepayment from Excess Cash Flow in fiscal ~~2021~~2022 that may be required in fiscal ~~2022~~2023 is not reasonably estimable as of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021.

As of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, the Company had borrowings of $994 million outstanding under the Term Loan Facility, which are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets net of debt issuance costs of $17 million and an original issue discount on debt of $16 million. As of October 30, 2021, no amount of the Term Loan Facility was classified as current.

As of October 30, 2021, the borrowings under ~~the Term B Tranche of~~ the Term Loan Facility bear interest at rates that, at the Term Borrowers’ option, can be either: (i) a base rate ~~and~~plus a margin of 2.50% or (ii) a LIBOR rate ~~and~~plus a margin of 3.50%; provided that the LIBOR rate shall never be less than 0.0%. The Term Loan Agreement contains provisions for the establishment of an alternative rate of interest in the event that LIBOR is no longer available.

~~The~~Subsequent to the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2022, on November 10, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Second Term Loan ~~Agreement does not include any financial maintenance covenants but contains other customary affirmative and negative covenants and customary representations and warranties. The~~Amendment”) amending the Term Loan ~~Agreement also contains customary events~~Agreement. The amendment provides for (i) the reduction of ~~default, including, but~~the applicable margin for LIBOR loans from 3.50% to 3.25% and the applicable margin for base rate loans from 2.50% to 2.25%, and (ii) other administrative changes. The amendment did not ~~limited to, payment defaults, breaches~~change the aggregate amount or maturity date of ~~representations and warranties, covenant defaults, events~~the Term Loan Facility. In conjunction with the Second Term Loan Amendment, the Company made a voluntary prepayment of ~~bankruptcy and insolvency, failure of any guaranty or security document supporting~~$150 million on the Term Loan Facility funded with incremental borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility that reduces its interest costs. This prepayment will count towards any requirement to ~~be in full force and effect, and a change of control. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the Term Borrowers may be required to immediately repay all amounts outstanding under~~prepay the Term Loan ~~Agreement.~~

~~As of May 1, 2021,~~Facility from Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) generated during fiscal 2022, which would be due in fiscal 2023. In connection with this prepayment, the Company ~~had borrowings~~incurred a loss on debt extinguishment of ~~$1,002.3~~$5 million ~~outstanding under the Term B Tranche, which are presented net of~~related to unamortized debt issuance costs ~~of $19.2 million~~ and ana loss on unamortized original issue discount, ~~on debt~~which will be recorded within Interest expense, net in the second quarter of ~~$17.3 million. As of May 1, 2021, 0 amount of the Term B Tranche was classified as current.~~fiscal 2022.

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NOTE 9—COMPREHENSIVE ~~(LOSS)~~ INCOME AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of tax, for the first quarter of fiscal ~~2021 year-to-date~~2022 are as follows:

(in thousands) Other Cash Flow Derivatives Benefit Plans Foreign Currency Translation Swap Agreements Total
Accumulated other comprehensive loss at August 1, 2020 $ (67) $ (115,296) $ (21,419) $ (101,164) $ (237,946)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications (13) 0 6,164 10,096 16,247
Reclassification of amounts included in net periodic benefit income — (807) — — (807)
Reclassification of cash flow hedges (328) — — 25,742 25,414
Net current period Other comprehensive (loss) income (341) (807) 6,164 35,838 40,854
Accumulated other comprehensive loss at May 1, 2021 $ (408) $ (116,103) $ (15,255) $ (65,326) $ (197,092)


(in millions)	Other Cash Flow Derivatives		Benefit Plans		Foreign Currency Translation		Swap Agreements		Total
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at July 31, 2021	$	—	$	37	$	(16)	$	(60)	$	(39)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	1		—		—		5		6
Amortization of amounts included in net periodic benefit income	—		1		—		—		1
Amortization of cash flow hedges	—		—		—		8		8
Net current period Other comprehensive income	1		1		—		13		15
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at October 30, 2021	$	1	$	38	$	(16)	$	(47)	$	(24)

Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of tax, for the first quarter of fiscal ~~2020 year-to-date~~2021 are as follows:

(in thousands) Benefit Plans Foreign Currency Translation Swap Agreements Total
Accumulated other comprehensive loss at August 3, 2019 $ (32,458) $ (20,082) $ (56,413) $ (108,953)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 1,480 (3,561) (55,874) (57,955)
Reclassification of amounts included in net periodic benefit income (1,722) — — (1,722)
Reclassification of cash flow hedges — — 9,375 9,375
Pension settlement charge 7,610 — — 7,610
Net current period Other comprehensive income (loss) 7,368 (3,561) (46,499) (42,692)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss at May 2, 2020 $ (25,090) $ (23,643) $ (102,912) $ (151,645)


(in millions)	Benefit Plans		Foreign Currency Translation		Swap Agreements		Total
Accumulated other comprehensive loss at August 1, 2020	$	(116)	$	(21)	$	(102)	$	(239)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	—		—		3		3

Amortization of cash flow hedges	—		—		9		9

Net current period Other comprehensive income	—		—		12		12
Accumulated other comprehensive loss at October 31, 2020	$	(116)	$	(21)	$	(90)	$	(227)

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Items reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss had the following impact on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:

13-Week Period Ended 39-Week Period Ended Affected Line Item on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands) May 1,
2021 May 2,
2020 May 1,
2021 May 2,
2020
Pension and postretirement benefit plan obligations:
Reclassification of amounts included in net periodic benefit income(1)
$ (404) $ (777) $ (1,117) $ (2,328) Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost
Pension settlement charge 0 0 0 10,303 Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost
Total reclassifications (404) (777) (1,117) 7,975
Income tax expense (benefit) 103 203 310 (2,087) Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Total reclassifications, net of tax $ (301) $ (574) $ (807) $ 5,888
Swap agreements:
Reclassification of cash flow hedge $ 11,652 $ 6,191 $ 35,186 $ 12,812 Interest expense, net
Income tax benefit (3,127) (1,661) (9,444) (3,437) Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Total reclassifications, net of tax $ 8,525 $ 4,530 $ 25,742 $ 9,375
Other cash flow hedges:
Reclassification of cash flow hedge $ (612) $ 0 $ (448) $ 0 Cost of sales
Income tax expense 164 0 120 0 Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Total reclassifications, net of tax $ (448) $ 0 $ (328) $ 0


	13-Week Period Ended				Affected Line Item on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
Pension and postretirement benefit plan net assets:
Amortization of amounts included in net periodic benefit income(1)	$	1	$	—	Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost
Income tax benefit	—		—		Benefit for income taxes
Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	1	$	—

Swap agreements:
Reclassification of cash flow hedges	$	11	$	12	Interest expense, net
Income tax benefit	(3)		(3)		Benefit for income taxes
Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	8	$	9

(1)Reclassification of amounts included in net periodic benefit income include reclassification of prior service ~~benefit~~cost and reclassification of net actuarial loss as reflected in Note 11—Benefit Plans.

As of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, the Company expects to reclassify ~~$43.1~~$35 million related to unrealized derivative losses out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss and primarily into Interest expense, net during the following twelve-month period.

NOTE 10—SHARE-BASED AWARDS

~~During~~In the ~~second~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021, the Company authorized for issuance and registered an additional 3.6 million shares of common stock under the Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. In fiscal 2021 year-to-date,~~2022, the Company granted restricted stock units and performance share units to its directors, executive officers and certain employees representing a right to receive an aggregate of ~~2.7~~1.1 million shares. As of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, there were ~~3.9~~2.8 million shares available for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.

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NOTE 11—BENEFIT PLANS

Net periodic benefit income and contributions to defined benefit pension and other post-retirement benefit plans consisted of the following:

13-Week Period Ended
Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
(in thousands) May 1, 2021 May 2, 2020 May 1, 2021 May 2, 2020
Net Periodic Benefit (Income) Cost
Service cost $ 0 $ 0 $ 12 $ 14
Interest cost 9,164 13,602 103 236
Expected return on plan assets (25,965) (25,765) (26) (54)
Amortization of prior service credit 0 0 (350) (350)
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain) 261 3 (315) (430)
Net periodic benefit income $ (16,540) $ (12,160) $ (576) $ (584)
Contributions to benefit plans $ (375) $ (1,500) $ (950) $ (175)


		39-Week Period Ended									13-Week Period Ended
		Pension Benefits				Other Postretirement Benefits					Pension Benefits				Other Postretirement Benefits
(in thousands)		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020
(in millions)										(in millions)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020		October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
Net Periodic Benefit (Income) Cost	Net Periodic Benefit (Income) Cost									Net Periodic Benefit (Income) Cost
Service cost		$	0	$	0	$	36	$	42

Interest cost	Interest cost	27,492		43,894		309		708		Interest cost	$	10	$	9	$	—	$	—
Expected return on plan assets	Expected return on plan assets	(77,894)		(79,834)		(78)		(162)		Expected return on plan assets	(21)		(26)		—		—
Amortization of prior service credit	Amortization of prior service credit	0		0		(1,050)		(1,050)		Amortization of prior service credit	—		—		1		—
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)		878		9		(945)		(1,287)
Pension settlement charge		0		10,303		0		0
Net periodic benefit income		$	(49,524)	$	(25,628)	$	(1,728)	$	(1,749)

Net periodic benefit (income) cost										Net periodic benefit (income) cost	$	(11)	$	(17)	$	1	$	—

Contributions to benefit plans	Contributions to benefit plans	$	(1,125)	$	(6,750)	$	(2,850)	$	(335)	Contributions to benefit plans	$	—	$	—	$	(1)	$	(1)

Pension Contributions

No minimum pension contributions are required to be made under either the SUPERVALU ~~Inc.~~INC. Retirement Plan or the Unified Grocers, Inc. Cash Balance Plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, (“ERISA”) in fiscal ~~2021.~~2022. The Company expects to contribute approximately ~~$5.3~~$2 million and $3 million, respectively, to its other non-qualified pension plans and postretirement benefit plans in fiscal ~~2021.~~2022.

Multiemployer Pension Plans

The Company contributed ~~$12.2~~$11 million and ~~$12.3~~$12 million in the ~~third~~first quarters of fiscal ~~2021~~2022 and ~~2020, respectively, and $35.9 million and $38.4 million in fiscal~~ 2021, ~~and 2020 year-to-date,~~ respectively, to continuing and discontinued operations multiemployer pension plans.

In connection with the Company’s consolidation of distribution centers in the Pacific Northwest, during the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company recorded a $10.6 million multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liability, under which payments will be made over a one-year period the timing of which is dependent upon the plan’s assessment. The withdrawal liability is included in Other long-term liabilities and the withdrawal charge was recorded within Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses.

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~~Lump Sum Pension Settlement~~

On August 1, 2019, the Company amended the SUPERVALU Retirement Plan to provide for a lump sum settlement window. On August 2, 2019, the Company sent plan participants lump sum settlement election offerings that committed the plan to pay certain deferred vested pension plan participants and retirees, who make such an election, a lump sum payment in exchange for their rights to receive ongoing payments from the plan. The lump sum payment amounts are equal to the present value of the participant’s pension benefits, and were made to certain (i) retired associates and beneficiaries who are receiving their monthly pension benefit payment and (ii) terminated associates who are deferred vested in the plan, had not yet begun receiving monthly pension benefit payments and who are not eligible for any prior lump sum offerings under the plan. Benefit obligations associated with the lump sum offering have been incorporated into the funded status utilizing the actuarially determined lump sum payments based on estimated offer acceptances. The plan made aggregate lump sum settlement payments of $664.0 million to plan participants during the second quarter of fiscal 2020. The lump sum settlement payments resulted in a non-cash pension settlement charge of $10.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 from the acceleration of a portion of the accumulated unrecognized actuarial loss, which was based on the fair value of SUPERVALU Retirement Plan assets and remeasured liabilities. As a result of the settlement payments, the SUPERVALU Retirement Plan obligations were remeasured using a discount rate of 3.1 percent and the MP-2019 mortality improvement scale. This remeasurement resulted in a $1.5 million decrease to Accumulated other comprehensive loss.

NOTE 12—INCOME TAXES

The effective ~~income~~ tax rate for ~~continuing operations~~the first quarter of fiscal 2022 was ~~an expense of 25.8% compared to~~ a benefit of ~~3.1%~~1.3% on pre-tax income, ~~for the third quarters of fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change in the rate for the quarter was~~ primarily driven by discrete tax benefits from employee stock award vestings and the ~~impact~~release of auncertain tax ~~benefit from the revaluation of net operating loss deferred tax assets~~positions that occurred in the ~~third quarter of fiscal 2020 due to passage of the CARES Act.~~quarter.

~~The effective income tax rate for continuing operations was an expense~~

Table of 23.6% on pre-tax income compared to a benefit of 21.2% on pre-tax losses for fiscal 2021 year-to-date and fiscal 2020 year-to-date, respectively. The change in the year-to-date rate was primarily driven by the impact of the goodwill impairment charge recorded in fiscal 2020, partially offset by the impact of a tax benefit from the revaluation of net operating loss deferred tax assets in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 due to passage of the CARES Act.Contents

NOTE 13—EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted number of shares used in computing earnings (loss) per share:

13-Week Period Ended 39-Week Period Ended
(in thousands, except per share data) May 1,
2021 May 2,
2020 May 1,
2021 May 2,
2020
Basic weighted average shares outstanding 56,458 53,718 56,028 53,485
Net effect of dilutive stock awards based upon the treasury stock method 4,081 1,499 3,648 0
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 60,539 55,217 59,676 53,485
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations $ 0.83 $ 1.72 $ 1.78 $ (5.80)
Discontinued operations $ 0.03 $ (0.08) $ 0.12 $ (0.30)
Basic earnings (loss) per share $ 0.86 $ 1.64 $ 1.90 $ (6.10)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations $ 0.77 $ 1.67 $ 1.67 $ (5.80)
Discontinued operations(1)
$ 0.03 $ (0.08) $ 0.11 $ (0.30)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $ 0.80 $ 1.60 $ 1.78 $ (6.10)
Anti-dilutive stock-based awards excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share 790 1,771 1,152 1,868

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	13-Week Period Ended
(in millions, except per share data)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	57.0		55.2
Net effect of dilutive stock awards based upon the treasury stock method	4.1		—
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	61.1		55.2

Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.34	$	(0.03)
Discontinued operations	$	—	$	0.01
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	1.34	$	(0.02)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.25	$	(0.03)
Discontinued operations(1)	$	—	$	0.01
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	1.25	$	(0.02)

Anti-dilutive stock-based awards excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share	0.9		5.2

(1)The computation of diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations ~~excludes~~is calculated using diluted weighted average shares outstanding, which includes the net effect of dilutive stock awards based on the treasury stock method of approximately ~~1.5~~3.9 million shares for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2020.~~2021.

NOTE 14—BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The Company has 2 reportable segments: Wholesale and Retail. These reportable segments are two distinct businesses, each with a different customer base, marketing strategy and management structure. The Wholesale reportable segment is the aggregation of 2 operating segments: U.S. Wholesale and Canada Wholesale. The U.S. Wholesale and Canada Wholesale operating segments have similar products and services, customer channels, distribution methods and economic characteristics. Reportable segments are reviewed on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate a change in reportable segments has occurred.

~~The Wholesale reportable segment is engaged in the national distribution~~

Table of natural, organic, specialty, produce and conventional grocery and non-food products, and providing professional services in the United States and Canada. The Retail reportable segment derives revenues from the sale of groceries and other products at retail locations operated by the Company. The Company has additional operating segments that do not meet the quantitative thresholds for reportable segments and are therefore aggregated under the caption of Other. Other includes a manufacturing division, which engages in the importing, roasting, packaging and distributing of nuts, dried fruit, seeds, trail mixes, granola, natural and organic snack items and confections, and the Company’s branded product lines. Other also includes certain corporate operating expenses that are not allocated to operating segments, which include, among other expenses, restructuring, acquisition, and integration related expenses, share-based compensation and salaries, retainers, and other related expenses of certain officers and all directors. Wholesale records revenues related to sales to Retail at gross margin rates consistent with sales to other similar wholesale customers of the acquired Supervalu business.Contents

Segment earnings include revenues and costs attributable to each of the respective business segments and allocated corporate overhead, based on the segment’s estimated consumption of corporately managed resources. The Company allocates certain corporate capital expenditures and identifiable assets to its business segments and retains certain depreciation expense related to those assets within Other. Non-operating expenses that are not allocated to the operating segments are included in the Other segment. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company updated its segment profit measure to Adjusted EBITDA. Prior period amounts have been recast to reflect this change in segment profit measure.

The following table provides continuing operations ~~net~~Net sales and Adjusted EBITDA by reportable segment and reconciles that information to Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:

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		13-Week Period Ended				39-Week Period Ended					13-Week Period Ended
(in thousands)		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020
(in millions)										(in millions)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
Net sales:	Net sales:									Net sales:
Wholesale(1)	Wholesale(1)	$	6,359,810	$	6,749,984	$	19,399,868	$	19,024,209	Wholesale(1)	$	6,734	$	6,438
Retail	Retail	578,246		636,887		1,794,028		1,690,742		Retail	602		606
Other	Other	54,808		58,359		165,848		164,511		Other	56		56
Eliminations	Eliminations	(373,022)		(413,512)		(1,179,162)		(1,119,750)		Eliminations	(395)		(416)
Total Net sales	Total Net sales	$	6,619,842	$	7,031,718	$	20,180,582	$	19,759,712	Total Net sales	$	6,997	$	6,684
Continuing Operations Adjusted EBITDA:	Continuing Operations Adjusted EBITDA:									Continuing Operations Adjusted EBITDA:
Wholesale	Wholesale	$	161,073	$	199,884	$	470,802	$	408,650	Wholesale	$	164	$	123
Retail	Retail	21,547		36,931		71,159		58,921		Retail	22		25
Other	Other	85		(17,247)		(3,610)		(4,419)		Other	4		4
Eliminations	Eliminations	(5,375)		53		(1,429)		547		Eliminations	(1)		6
Adjustments:	Adjustments:									Adjustments:
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,394		2,238		4,366		3,407		Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1		1
Total other expense, net		(25,383)		(32,669)		(108,828)		(114,933)
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost										Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	10		17
Interest expense, net										Interest expense, net	(40)		(69)
Other, net										Other, net	(1)		1
Depreciation and amortization	Depreciation and amortization	(66,365)		(69,642)		(210,088)		(214,002)		Depreciation and amortization	(69)		(77)
Share-based compensation	Share-based compensation	(11,668)		(12,992)		(38,490)		(22,051)		Share-based compensation	(11)		(14)
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses	Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses	(9,867)		(14,557)		(44,078)		(65,751)		Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses	(3)		(16)
Goodwill and asset impairment charges		0		0		0		(425,405)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets		25		(351)		(144)		(785)
Notes receivable charges		0		0		0		(12,516)
Legal reserve charge		0		0		0		(1,196)

Other retail expense	Other retail expense	(355)		0		(3,358)		0		Other retail expense	—		(2)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	65,111	$	91,648	$	136,302	$	(389,533)	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	76	$	(1)
Depreciation and amortization:	Depreciation and amortization:									Depreciation and amortization:
Wholesale	Wholesale	$	58,136	$	66,754	$	184,723	$	200,515	Wholesale	$	61	$	68
Retail	Retail	6,776		611		20,928		2,912		Retail	7		7
Other	Other	1,453		2,277		4,437		10,575		Other	1		2
Total depreciation and amortization	Total depreciation and amortization	$	66,365	$	69,642	$	210,088	$	214,002	Total depreciation and amortization	$	69	$	77
Capital expenditures:
Payments for capital expenditures:										Payments for capital expenditures:
Wholesale	Wholesale	$	66,282	$	33,456	$	150,155	$	119,085	Wholesale	$	52	$	38
Retail	Retail	7,512		2,131		14,822		7,426		Retail	4		3
Other	Other	147		88		480		292		Other	—		—
Total capital expenditures	Total capital expenditures	$	73,941	$	35,675	$	165,457	$	126,803	Total capital expenditures	$	56	$	41

(1)As presented in Note 3—Revenue Recognition, for the ~~third~~first quarters of fiscal ~~2021~~2022 and ~~2020,~~2021, the Company recorded ~~$323.5~~$339 million and ~~$352.8~~$365 million, ~~respectively, and $1,026.4 million and $958.6 million in fiscal 2021 and 2020 year-to-date,~~ respectively, within Net sales in its Wholesale reportable segment attributable to Wholesale sales to its Retail segment that have been eliminated upon consolidation. Refer to Note 3—Revenue Recognition for additional information regarding Wholesale sales to discontinued operations.

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Total assets of continuing operations by reportable segment were as follows:


(in thousands)		May 1, 2021		August 1, 2020
(in millions)						(in millions)	October 30, 2021		July 31, 2021
Assets:	Assets:					Assets:
Wholesale	Wholesale	$	6,580,627	$	6,588,836	Wholesale	$	7,006	$	6,536
Retail	Retail	560,725		542,470		Retail	589		566
Other	Other	436,251		501,468		Other	451		462
Eliminations	Eliminations	(63,108)		(54,784)		Eliminations	(47)		(43)
Total assets of continuing operations	Total assets of continuing operations	$	7,514,495	$	7,577,990	Total assets of continuing operations	$	7,999	$	7,521

NOTE 15—COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities

The Company has outstanding guarantees related to certain leases, fixture financing loans and other debt obligations of various retailers as of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021. These guarantees were generally made to support the business growth of wholesale customers. The guarantees are generally for the entire terms of the leases, fixture financing loans or other debt obligations with remaining terms that range from less than one year to nine years, with a weighted average remaining term of approximately five years. For each guarantee issued, if the wholesale customer or other third-party defaults on a payment, the Company would be required to make payments under its guarantee. Generally, the guarantees are secured by indemnification agreements or personal guarantees.

The Company reviews performance risk related to its guarantee obligations based on internal measures of credit performance. As of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, the maximum amount of undiscounted payments the Company would be required to make in the event of default of all guarantees was ~~$28.0~~$27 million ($~~24.4~~23 million on a discounted basis). Based on the indemnification agreements, personal guarantees and results of the reviews of performance risk, as of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, a total estimated loss of ~~$1.0~~$1 million is recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company is contingently liable for leases that have been assigned to various third parties in connection with facility closings and dispositions. The Company could be required to satisfy the obligations under the leases if any of the assignees are unable to fulfill their lease obligations. Due to the wide distribution of the Company’s lease assignments among third parties, and various other remedies available, the Company believes the likelihood that it will be required to assume a material amount of these obligations is remote. For leases that have been assigned, the Company has recorded the associated right of use operating lease assets and obligations within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. NaN associated lessor receivables are reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; however, the Company expects its assignees to make lease payments to its landlords. For the Company’s lease guarantee arrangements, 0 amounts have been recorded within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as the fair value has been determined to be de minimis.

The Company is a party to a variety of contractual agreements under which it may be obligated to indemnify the other party for certain matters in the ordinary course of business, which indemnities may be secured by operation of law or otherwise. These agreements primarily relate to the Company’s commercial contracts, service agreements, contracts entered into for the purchase and sale of stock or assets, operating leases and other real estate contracts, financial agreements, agreements to provide services to the Company and agreements to indemnify officers, directors and employees in the performance of their work. While the Company’s aggregate indemnification obligations could result in a material liability, the Company is not aware of any matters that are expected to result in a material liability. ~~NaN~~No amount has been recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for these contingent obligations as the fair value has been determined to be de minimis.

In connection with Supervalu’s sale of New Albertson’s, Inc. (“NAI”) on March 21, 2013, the Company remains contingently liable with respect to certain self-insurance commitments and other guarantees as a result of parental guarantees issued by Supervalu with respect to the obligations of NAI that were incurred while NAI was Supervalu’s subsidiary. Based on the expected settlement of the self-insurance claims that underlie the Company’s commitments, the Company believes that such contingent liabilities will continue to decline. Subsequent to the sale of NAI, NAI collateralized most of these obligations with letters of credit and surety bonds to numerous state governmental authorities. Because NAI remains a primary obligor on these self-insurance and other obligations and has collateralized most of the self-insurance obligations for which the Company remains contingently liable, the Company believes that the likelihood that it will be required to assume a material amount of these obligations is remote. Accordingly, no amount has been recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for these guarantees, as the fair value has been determined to be de minimis.

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Agreements with Save-A-Lot and Onex

The Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which Supervalu sold the Save-A-Lot business in 2016 (the “SAL Merger Agreement”) contains customary indemnification obligations of each party with respect to breaches of their respective representations, warranties and covenants, and certain other specified matters, on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in the SAL Merger Agreement. Similarly, Supervalu entered into a Separation Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) with Moran Foods, LLC d/b/a Save-A-Lot (“Moran Foods”), which contains indemnification obligations and covenants related to the separation of the assets and liabilities of the Save-A-Lot business from the Company. The Company also entered into a Services Agreement with Moran Foods (the “Services Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company is providing Save-A-Lot with various technical, human resources, finance and other operational services for a term of five years, subject to termination provisions that can be exercised by each party. The initial annual base charge under the Services Agreement is $30 million, subject to adjustments. The Company expects that services provided under the Services Agreement will wind down ~~at or near the end of the initial term~~ in ~~December 2021.~~2022. The Services Agreement generally requires each party to indemnify the other party against third-party claims arising out of the performance of or the provision or receipt of services under the Services Agreement. While the Company’s aggregate indemnification obligations to Save-A-Lot and Onex, the purchaser of Save-A-Lot, could result in a material liability, the Company is not aware of any matters that are expected to result in a material liability. The Company has recorded the fair value of the guarantee in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within Other long-term liabilities.

Other Contractual Commitments

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into supply contracts to purchase products for resale, and service contracts for fixed asset and information technology systems. These contracts typically include either volume commitments or fixed expiration dates, termination provisions and other standard contractual considerations. As of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, the Company had approximately $243 million of non-cancelable future purchase ~~obligations.~~obligations, most of which will be paid and utilized in the ordinary course within one year.

Legal Proceedings

The Company is one of dozens of companies that have been named in various lawsuits alleging that drug manufacturers, retailers and distributors contributed to the national opioid epidemic. Currently, UNFI, primarily through its subsidiary, Advantage Logistics, is named in approximately 4243 suits pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio where over 1,800 cases have been consolidated as Multi-District Litigation (“MDL”). In accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement dated January 10, 2013, between New Albertson’s Inc. (“New Albertson’s”) and the Company (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), New Albertson’s is defending and indemnifying UNFI in a majority of the cases under a reservation of rights as those cases relate to New Albertson’s pharmacies. In one of the MDL cases, MDL No. 2804 filed by The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, all defendants were ordered to Answer the Complaint, which UNFI did on July 26, 2019. To date, no discovery has been conducted against UNFI in any of the actions. UNFI is vigorously defending these matters, which it believes are without merit.

On January 21, 2021, various health plans filed a complaint in Minnesota state court against the Company, Albertson’s Companies, LLC (“Albertson’s”) and Safeway, Inc. alleging the defendants committed fraud by improperly reporting inflated prices for prescription drugs for members of health plans. The Plaintiffs assert 6 causes of action against the defendants: common law fraud, fraudulent nondisclosure, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, violation of the Minnesota Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act and violation of the Minnesota Prevention of Consumer Fraud Act. The plaintiffs allege that between 2006 and 2016, Supervalu overcharged the health plans by not providing the health plans, as part of usual and customary prices, the benefit of discounts given to customers purchasing prescription medication who requested that Supervalu match competitor prices. Plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of damages. Similar to the above case, for the majority of the relevant period Supervalu and Albertson’s operated as a combined company. In March 2013, Supervalu divested Albertson’s and pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, Albertson’s is responsible for any claims regarding its pharmacies. On February 19, 2021, Albertson’s and Safeway removed the case to Minnesota Federal District Court and on March 22, 2021 plaintiffs’ filed a motion to remand to state court. On February 26, 2021, defendants filed a motion to dismiss. The hearing on the remand motion and motions to dismiss occurred on May 20, 2021. On September 21, 2021, the Federal District Court remanded the case to Minnesota state court and did not rule on the motion to dismiss which will be refiled in state court. The Company believes these claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend this matter.

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UNFI is currently subject to a qui tam action alleging violations of the False Claims Act (“FCA”). In United States ex rel. Schutte and Yarberry v. Supervalu, New Albertson’s, Inc., et al, which is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the relators allege that defendants overcharged government healthcare programs by not providing the government, as a part of usual and customary prices, the benefit of discounts given to customers purchasing prescription

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medication who requested that defendants match competitor prices. The complaint was originally filed under seal and amended on November 30, 2015. The government previously investigated the relators’ allegations and declined to intervene. Violations of the FCA are subject to treble damages and penalties of up to a specified dollar amount per false claim. Relators elected to pursue the case on their own and have alleged FCA damages against Supervalu and New Albertson’s in excess of $100 million, not including trebling and statutory penalties. For the majority of the relevant period Supervalu and New Albertson’s operated as a combined company. In March 2013, Supervalu divested New Albertson’s (and related assets) pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement. Based on the claims that are currently pending and the Stock Purchase Agreement, Supervalu’s share of a potential award (at the currently claimed value by relators) would be approximately $24 million, not including trebling and statutory penalties. Both sides moved for summary judgment. On August 5, 2019, the Court granted one of the relators’ summary judgment motions finding that the defendants’ lower matched prices are the usual and customary prices and that Medicare Part D and Medicaid were entitled to those prices. On July 2, 2020 the Court granted the defendants’ summary judgment motion and denied the relators’ motion, dismissing the case. On July 9, 2020 the relators filed a notice of appeal with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and on September 30, 2020 filed an appellate brief. On November 30, 2020, the Company filed its response. The hearing before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals occurred on January 19, 2021. On August 12, 2021, the 7th Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision granting summary judgment in defendants’ favor. On September 23, 2021, the Relators filed a petition for rehearing and defendants filed a response on November 9, 2021. On December 3, 2021, the 7th Circuit denied the petition for rehearing.

From time to time, the Company receives notice of claims or potential claims or becomes involved in litigation, alternative dispute resolution, such as arbitration, or other legal and regulatory proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business, including investigations and claims regarding employment law, including wage and ~~hour;~~hour (including class actions); pension plans; labor union disputes, including unfair labor practices, such as claims for back-pay in the context of labor contract ~~negotiations;~~negotiations and other matters; supplier, customer and service provider contract terms and claims, including matters related to supplier or customer insolvency or general inability to pay obligations as they become due; product liability ~~claims;~~claims, including those where the supplier may be insolvent and customers or consumers are seeking recovery against the Company; real estate and environmental matters, including claims in connection with its ownership and lease of a substantial amount of real property, both retail and warehouse properties; and antitrust. Other than as described above, there are no pending material legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or to which its property is subject.

Predicting the outcomes of claims and litigation and estimating related costs and exposures involves substantial uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes, costs and exposures to vary materially from current expectations. Management regularly monitors the Company’s exposure to the loss contingencies associated with these matters and may from time to time change its predictions with respect to outcomes and estimates with respect to related costs and exposures. As of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, no material accrued obligations, individually or in the aggregate, have been recorded for these legal proceedings.

Although management believes it has made appropriate assessments of potential and contingent loss in each of these cases based on current facts and circumstances, and application of prevailing legal principles, there can be no assurance that material differences in actual outcomes from management’s current assessments, costs and exposures relative to current predictions and estimates, or material changes in such predictions or estimates will not occur. The occurrence of any of the foregoing, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

~~NOTE 16—DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS~~

In conjunction with the Supervalu acquisition, the Company announced its plan to sell the remaining acquired retail operations of Supervalu. Since the acquisition, the Company sold Hornbacher’s, and sold and exited the retail operations of certain Shoppers locations, Shop ‘n Save St. Louis and Shop ‘n Save East. As discussed further in Note 1—Significant Accounting Policies, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company determined Retail no longer qualified for held for sale presentation and the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of Retail have been revised in order to present Retail within continuing operations. Subsequent to the presentation changes in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, discontinued operations contains the historical results of operations, financial position and cash flows of Hornbacher’s, certain Shoppers locations, Shop ‘n Save St. Louis and Shop ‘n Save East. As of May 1, 2021, only 4 Shoppers locations are contained in remaining disposal groups that continue to be classified as operations held for sale as discontinued operations.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company entered into agreements to sell 13 Shoppers stores and decided to close 6 locations. During fiscal 2020 year-to-date, within discontinued operations the Company incurred approximately $28.3 million in pre-tax aggregate costs and charges related to Shoppers stores that remain within discontinued operations, consisting of $22.9 million of operating losses, severance costs and transaction costs during the period of wind-down and $5.5 million of property and equipment impairment charges related to impairment reviews.

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~~Operating results of discontinued operations are summarized below:~~

13-Week Period Ended 39-Week Period Ended
(In thousands) May 1,
2021 May 2,
2020 May 1,
2021 May 2,
2020
Net sales $ 20,009 $ 30,115 $ 67,798 $ 200,786
Cost of sales 13,172 21,548 45,692 143,187
Gross profit 6,837 8,567 22,106 57,599
Operating expenses 4,658 6,046 14,417 46,350
Restructuring expenses and charges (187) 6,686 596 30,870
Operating income (loss) 2,366 (4,165) 7,093 (19,621)
Other income, net 0 (107) 0 (171)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes 2,366 (4,058) 7,093 (19,450)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 713 20 341 (3,322)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax $ 1,653 $ (4,078) $ 6,752 $ (16,128)

No net sales were recorded within continuing operations for retail stores within discontinued operations that the Company disposed of and expects to dispose of without a supply agreement. These net sales have been eliminated upon consolidation within the Wholesale segment of continuing operations and amounted to $12.4 million and $16.8 million in the third quarters of fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $40.2 million and $108.9 million in fiscal 2021 and 2020 year-to-date, respectively.

~~The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of major classes of assets and liabilities that were classified as held-for-sale on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:~~

(In thousands) May 1, 2021 August 1, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 136 $ 119
Accounts receivable, net 477 350
Inventories, net 3,876 4,233
Other current assets 410 365
Total current assets of discontinued operations 4,899 5,067
Long-term assets
Property and equipment 965 3,450
Other long-term assets 465 465
Total long-term assets of discontinued operations 1,430 3,915
Total assets of discontinued operations $ 6,329 $ 8,982
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 2,757 $ 3,613
Accrued compensation and benefits 2,332 4,501
Other current liabilities 1,907 3,324
Total current liabilities of discontinued operations 6,996 11,438
Long-term liabilities
Other long-term liabilities 15 1,738
Total liabilities of discontinued operations 7,011 13,176
Net liabilities of discontinued operations $ (682) $ (4,194)

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. In some cases you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” and “would,” or similar words. Statements that contain these words and other statements that are forward-looking in nature should be read carefully because they discuss future expectations, contain projections of future results of operations or of financial positions or state other “forward-looking” information.

Forward-looking statements involve inherent uncertainty and may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false. These statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions, which are based on currently available information. These assumptions could prove inaccurate. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or actual operating results. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to:

•the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic;

•labor and other workforce shortages and challenges;

•our dependence on principal customers;

•the addition or loss of significant customers or material changes to our relationships with these customers;

•our sensitivity to general economic conditions including changes in disposable income levels and consumer spending trends;

•the relatively low margins of our business, which are sensitive to inflationary and deflationary pressures;

•our ability to realize anticipated benefits of our acquisitions and ~~dispositions, in particular,~~strategic initiatives, including, our acquisition of ~~SUPERVALU INC. (“Supervalu”);~~

•~~our reliance on the continued growth in sales of our higher margin natural and organic foods and non-food products in comparison to lower margin conventional grocery products;~~

•increased competition in our industry as a result of increased distribution of natural, organic and specialty products, and direct distribution of those products by large retailers and online distributors;

•~~the possibility that restructuring, asset impairment, and other charges and costs we may incur in connection with the sale or closure of our retail operations will exceed our current expectations;~~

•~~increased competition as a result of continuing consolidation of retailers in the natural product industry and the growth of supernatural chains;~~

•~~the addition or loss of significant customers or material changes to our relationships with these customers;~~

•~~union-organizing activities that could cause labor relations difficulties and increased costs;~~

•~~our ability to operate, and rely on third-parties to operate, reliable and secure technology systems;~~

•~~the relatively low margins of our business;~~

•~~moderated supplier promotional activity, including decreased forward buying opportunities;~~Supervalu;

•our ability to timely and successfully deploy our warehouse management system throughout our distribution centers and our transportation management system across the Company and to achieve efficiencies and cost savings from these efforts;

•our ability to continue to grow sales, including of our higher margin natural and organic foods and non-food products, and to manage that growth;

•increased competition in our industry, including as a result of continuing consolidation of retailers and the ~~potential for additional asset impairment charges;~~growth of chains;

•union-organizing activities that could cause labor relations difficulties and increased costs;

•our ~~sensitivity~~ability to ~~inflationary~~operate, and ~~deflationary pressures;~~rely on third-parties to operate, reliable and secure technology systems;

•moderated supplier promotional activity, including decreased forward buying opportunities;

•the potential for disruptions in our supply chain or our distribution capabilities by circumstances beyond our control, including a health epidemic;

•the potential for additional asset impairment charges;

•the risk of interruption of supplies due to lack of long-term contracts, severe weather, work stoppages or otherwise;

•our ability to maintain food quality and safety;

•volatility in fuel costs;

•volatility in foreign exchange rates; and

•our ability to identify and successfully complete asset or business acquisitions.

You should carefully review the risks described under “Part I. Item 1A Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended ~~August 1, 2020~~July 31, 2021 (the “Annual Report”) as well as any other cautionary language in this Quarterly Report, as the occurrence of any of these events could have an adverse effect, which may be material, on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

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EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the information contained under the caption “Forward-Looking Statements,” and the information in the Annual Report.

Business Overview

As a leading distributor of natural, organic, specialty, produce and conventional grocery and non-food products, and provider of support services to retailers in the United States and Canada, we believe we are uniquely positioned to provide the broadest array of products and services to customers throughout North America. We offer ~~more than 275,000~~nearly 300,000 products consisting of national, regional and private label brands grouped into six product categories: grocery and general merchandise; produce; perishables and frozen foods; nutritional supplements and sports nutrition; bulk and food service products; and personal care items. ~~Following our October 2018 acquisition of Supervalu, we~~We believe we are North America’s premier wholesaler with 5856 distribution centers and warehouses representing approximately 30 million square feet of warehouse space. We are a coast-to-coast distributor with customers in all fifty states as well as all ten provinces in Canada, making us a desirable partner for retailers and consumer product manufacturers. We believe our total product assortment and service offerings are unmatched by our wholesale competitors. We plan to aggressively pursue new business opportunities with independent retailers who operate diverse formats, regional and national chains, as well as international customers with wide-ranging needs. Our business is classified into two reportable segments: Wholesale and Retail; and also includes a manufacturing division and a branded product line division.

~~Growth Drivers~~We introduced our Fuel the Future strategy with the mission of making our customers stronger, our supply chain better and our food solutions more inspired. Fuel the Future is composed of six strategic pillars, which are detailed in “Part I. Item 1. Business” of our Annual Report. Collectively, the actions and plans behind each pillar are meant to capitalize on our unique position in the food distribution industry, including the number and location of distribution centers we operate, the array of services and the data driven insights that we are able to customize for each of our customers, our innovation platforms and the growth potential we see in each, our commitment to our people and the planet, the positioning of our retail operations, and our focus on delivering returns for our shareholders.

~~A key component~~We also introduced our ValuePath initiative early in fiscal 2021, pursuant to which we plan to improve operating performance through various initiatives to be implemented through the end of fiscal 2023. We intend to re-invest a portion of these operating savings in the business to drive market share gains, accelerate innovation, invest in automation and maintain competitive wage scales for our business and growth strategy has been to acquire distribution companies differentiated by product offerings, service offerings and market area. In fiscal 2019, the acquisition of Supervalu accelerated our “build out the store” strategy, diversified our customer base, enabled cross-selling opportunities, expanded our market reach and scale, enhanced our technology, capacity and systems, and is expected tofrontline workers.

We will continue to ~~deliver synergies and accelerate growth. We believe the Supervalu acquisition allows us~~use free cash flow to better serve our wholesale customers’ needs and compete in the current environment by providing additional warehouse and transportation capacity, which enabled us to provide a broader array of products to our customers. As one of the largest wholesale grocery distributors in North America, and in light of the continued expansion of our distribution network and “build out the store” strategy, we believe we are well positioned to leverage our infrastructure in the current economic and social environment to continue to serve our customers and the communities in which we operate,reduce outstanding debt and are ~~actively pursuing new customers.~~committed to improving our financial leverage.

Growth Drivers

We believe our ~~significant scale and footprint~~Fuel the Future strategy will ~~generate long-term shareholder value by positioning us to continue to grow~~further accelerate our growth through increasing sales of ~~natural, organic, specialty, produce~~products and ~~conventional grocery and non-food products, including our Private Brands. We also believe we have an opportunity to sell additional~~ services, ~~to our customers~~providing tailored, data-driven solutions to help ~~them~~our existing customers run their business more efficiently ~~operate their business while leveraging~~and contributing to new customer acquisitions. We believe the ~~infrastructure investments we have made. Services we sell to our~~key drivers for growth through new customers ~~include coupon processing, consumer marketing, retail technology and payments and consumer services. We have realized significant cost and revenue synergies~~will come from the acquisition of Supervalu by leveraging the scale and resources of the combined company, cross-selling to our customers, integrating our merchandising offerings into existing warehouses, optimizing our network footprint to lower our cost structure and eliminating redundant administrative costs. We expect to realize additional cost and revenue synergies in the future.

~~We expect~~ the benefits of our significant scale, product and service offerings, and nationwide footprint, ~~to attract new customers. For example, on October 6, 2020,~~which we ~~announced UNFI had been selected as~~believe were demonstrated by the ~~primary grocery wholesaler by~~following recent developments in our relationships with certain large customers.

We have recently begun delivering product to Key Food Stores co-operative, Inc. (“Key Food”), a Co-Operative of over 300 ~~member-operated and corporate~~ grocery stores, ~~located in the Northeast and Florida. UNFI’s~~after being selected as Key Food’s primary wholesaler. Our supply agreement with Key Food has a term of 10 years with expected sales over that ~~time~~ period of approximately $10 billion. ~~We have begun selling to a small group of Key Food stores in the South region; however, most of the supply is expected to commence shipping in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.~~

We have been the primary distributor to Whole Foods Market for more than 20 years. We continue to serve as the primary distributor to Whole Foods Market in all of its regions in the United States pursuant to ~~an amended distribution agreement. On March 3, 2021, we entered into an amendment to our~~a distribution agreement ~~dated October 30, 2015. The amendment extended the term of the distribution agreement from September 28, 2025 to~~that expires on September 27, 2027.

We currently operate 72 continuing operations Retail grocery stores acquired in the Supervalu acquisition. We no longer expect to divest Retail within one year and, as a result, beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, prior period information in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report has been revised to reclassify Retail from discontinued operations to continuing operations from information previously presented in our Quarterly Reports. This change in financial statement presentation resulted in the inclusion of Retail’s results of operations, financial position, cash flows and related disclosures within continuing operations. Prior periods presented in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been conformed to the current period presentation, resulting in Retail being presented in continuing operations for all periods.

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Trends and Other Factors Affecting our Business

Our results are impacted by macroeconomic and demographic trends, and changes in the food distribution market ~~structure. Changes~~structure and changes in trends in consumer behavior could impact our results. Over the past several decades, total food expenditures on a constant dollar basis within the United States has continued to increase, and the focus in recent decades on natural, organic and specialty foods has benefited the Company; however, consumer spending in the food-away-from-home industry had increased steadily as a percentage of total food expenditures. This trend paused during the 2008 recession, and then continued to increase. In general, economic recessions usually result in higher food-at-home expenditures, which would be expected to continue to benefit our customers and result in higher sales.

In fiscal 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic, which we refer to as the pandemic, caused a significant increase in food-at-home expenditures as a percentage of total food expenditures. We experienced increases in sales and gross profit due to higher Wholesale customer purchases.behavior. We expect that food-at-home expenditures as a percentage of total food expenditures will remain ~~higher than recent years until consumer behaviors return~~elevated in the near term compared to ~~pre-pandemic patterns.~~levels prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which we refer to as the pandemic. We believe that changes in work being done outside of the traditional office setting will continue to contribute to more food being consumed at home. The pandemic also drove significant growth in eCommerce utilization by grocery consumers, and we expect that trend to continue. We expect to benefit from this trend through the growth of our traditional eCommerce customers, our Community Marketplace, an online marketplace connecting suppliers and retailers, and EasyOptions, ~~a business-verified buyer’s site for retailers,~~ which directly services non-traditional customers, such as bakeries or yoga studios, and through customers adopting our turnkey eCommerce platform.

~~Beginning~~Recently-enacted federal orders require certain employers, including us, to implement a vaccine mandate for employees or require periodic testing for employees who are not vaccinated. On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its related regulations for covered employers, including us, which set a January 4, 2022 deadline for compliance, which has subsequently been challenged in the ~~third quarter~~courts and is currently stayed. Such vaccine mandates could result in disruptions to our current and potential future workforce and our vendors’ ability to deliver product and/or maintain pricing, and could impact our ability to supply products to our customers. We are currently evaluating methods of ~~fiscal 2020, we took actions to respond to~~compliance with the ~~pandemic, including supporting~~mandates, and those efforts could result in increased costs and/or turnover in our associates’ safety and well-being, and maximizing our logistics network to serve the communities we supply. Our business model allows us to leverage sales increases, and provides growth in operating earnings margin. We have been able to leverage the fixed and variable costs of our supply chain network and administrative expenses. We have incurred incremental costs related to the pandemic, including additional costs for safety protocols and procedures at our distribution centers and retail stores. Despite incremental labor and operating costs, additional volume experienced by our distribution network and retail stores drove higher leverage on fixed facility costs, semi-variable costs and general and administrative expenses.workforce.

~~We expect to continue to benefit from elevated sales as compared to historical periods prior to~~The future impact of the pandemic while food-at-home expenditures as a percentage of total food expenditures remains higher than recent historical periods prior to the pandemic. Trends in increased sales and gross margin benefits have lessened since the initial onset of the pandemic. The ultimate impact on our results from changes in the pandemic is uncertain and dependent upon ~~the severity~~future developments, including any resurgence of infection rates and ~~duration of the pandemic and~~new variants with higher transmissibility, any economic downturn, ~~food-at-home purchasing levels and~~ actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic such as social distancing orders, vaccine mandates or companies’ remote work policies, the impact on capital and financial markets, food-at-home purchasing levels and other consumer trends, each of which is ~~uncertain and rapidly changing.~~uncertain. Any of these disruptions could adversely impact our business and results of operations. Considerable uncertainty remains regarding the future impact of the pandemic on our ~~business,~~business.

We are experiencing a tighter operating labor market for our warehouse and driver associates, which ~~is discussed further in Part I. Item 1A Risk Factors of our Annual Report~~has caused additional reliance on ~~Form 10-K for~~and higher costs from third-party resources, and incremental hiring and wage costs. We believe this operating environment has been impacted by labor force availability and the ~~year ended August 1, 2020.~~pandemic. We are working to implement actions to fill open roles and maintain existing and future employment levels.

We are also impacted by changes in food distribution trends affecting our Wholesale customers, such as direct store deliveries and other methods of distribution. Our Wholesale customers manage their businesses independently and operate in a competitive environment. We seek to obtain security interests and other credit support in connection with the financial accommodations we extend these customers; however, we may incur additional credit or inventory charges related to our customers, as we expect the competitive environment to continue to lead to financial stress on some customers. The magnitude of these risks increases as the size of our Wholesale customers increases.

Distribution Center Network

Network Optimization and Construction

In the Pacific Northwest, we completed the consolidation of the volume of five distribution centers and their related supporting off-site storage facilities into two distribution centers during fiscal 2020. We expect to achieve synergies and cost savings through eliminating inefficiencies, including incurring lower operating, shrink and off-site storage expenses. We also expect that the optimization of the Pacific Northwest distribution network will help deliver meaningful synergies contemplated in the Supervalu acquisition. We expanded the Ridgefield, WA distribution center to enhance customer product offerings, create more efficient inventory management, streamline operations and incorporate greater technology to deliver a better customer experience. We are now supplying customers served by former Pacific Northwest locations from our Centralia, WA, Ridgefield, WA and Gilroy, CA distribution centers. In order to maintain service levels of these higher volume Pacific Northwest distribution centers, we incurred incremental operating costs in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 that we believe temporarily reduced the realization of synergy benefits from this network consolidation.

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To support our continued growth on the East coast, including supplying Key Food, we entered into a new lease agreement in Allentown, PA for a facility with approximately 1.3 million square feet. The lease agreement commenced in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 when we took control of the facility to make our tenant improvements. We recognized a right-of-use asset and an operating lease liability for this distribution center in the third quarter of fiscal 2021. We expect to begin distribution from this facility in the first half of fiscal 2022.

To support our continued growth within southern California, we began operating a newly leased facility in Riverside, CA with approximately 1.2 million square feet upon completion of its construction in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. This facility provides significant capacity to service our customers in this market. On February 24, 2020, we executed a purchase option with a delayed purchase provision to acquire the real property of this distribution center ~~agreeing to pay~~for approximately ~~$151.9 million for the facility, subject to finalization.~~$152 million. We entered into an agreement to monetize the real property of this location through a sale-leaseback transaction, which is contingent upon the acquisition of the facility that we expect ~~would~~will occur ~~on or before June~~in the first half of calendar 2022.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, we started shipping from our Allentown, PA distribution center with a capacity of 1.3 million square feet that is being utilized to service customers in that geographical area. We incurred and expect to continue to incur initial start-up costs and operating losses in fiscal 2022 as the volume in this facility ramps up to match its expected full operating capacity.

We continue to evaluate our distribution center network to optimize its performance and expect to incur incremental expenses related to any future network realignment and are working to both minimize these costs and obtain new business to further improve the efficiency of our transforming distribution network.

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~~Distribution Center Sales~~

In fiscal 2021 year-to-date, we received $50.0 million of proceeds from the sales of surplus distribution centers related to network consolidation, including the collection of a short-term note receivable, representing the remaining proceeds related to the fiscal 2020 sale of a distribution center. As we consolidate our distribution network, we may sell additional owned facilities or exit leased facilities.

~~Network Technology Efficiency~~

As part of our “one company” approach, we are in the process of converting to a single national warehouse management and procurement system to integrate our existing facilities onto one nationalized platform across the organization. We continue to focus on the automation of our new or expanded distribution centers that are at different stages of construction and implementation. These steps and others are intended to promote operational efficiencies and improve operating expenses as a percentage of net sales.

~~Divestiture of~~ Retail Operations

We ~~previously announced~~currently operate 74 continuing operations Retail grocery stores, including 53 Cub Foods corporate stores and 21 Shoppers Food Warehouse stores. In addition, we supply another 27 Cub Foods stores operated by our ~~intention to thoughtfully~~Wholesale customers through franchise and ~~economically divest~~equity ownership arrangements. We operate 81 pharmacies primarily within the stores we operate and the stores of our ~~retail businesses acquired as part of the Supervalu acquisition to focus on our core wholesale distribution business. During~~franchisees. In addition, we operate 23 “Cub Wine and Spirit” and “Cub Liquor” stores.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal ~~2020,~~2021, we determined wethat the Company no longer met the held for sale criterion for a probable sale to be completed within 12 months for ~~the Cub Foods business and the majority~~two of the ~~remaining Shoppers locations, collectively referred to as the Retail segment. The Retail segment excludes retail banners and~~four stores that were previously ~~sold or closed and our four Shoppers locations held for sale. We reviewed our reportable segments and determined we were required to report Retail as a separate segment.~~included within discontinued operations. As a result, we revised ~~our~~the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to reclassify ~~Retail~~two Shoppers stores from discontinued operations to continuing operations. This change in financial statement presentation resulted in the inclusion of Retail’s results of operations, financial position, cash flows and related disclosures within continuing operations. Prior periodsThe prior period presented in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been conformed to the current period ~~presentation, resulting~~presentation. The remaining two stores in ~~Retail being presented in continuing operations for all periods.~~

The revision of our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to present Retail within continuing operations resulted in an increase in our consolidated net sales, gross profit and operating expenses, and an increase in consolidated gross profit as a percentage of net sales, which was partially offset by an increase in operating expenses as a percent of net sales. In order to present Retail’s results of operations within continuing operations, Wholesale sales to Retail have been eliminated upon consolidation. The Wholesale segment’s net sales to discontinued operations ~~retail stores are eliminated within the Wholesale segment.~~

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~~We continue~~were sold subsequent to strive to maximize the value of Retail. Part of any Retail divestiture process would include efforts to limit liabilities and stranded costs associated with these divestitures. We expect to obtain ongoing supply relationships with the purchasers of some of these retail operations in the event of a divestiture, but some reductions in supply volume may result from the divestiture of certain of these retail operations. Actions associated with retail divestitures and potential resulting adjustments to our core cost structure for our wholesale food distribution business, are expected to generate headcount reductions and other costs and charges. These costs and charges, which may be material, include multiemployer plan charges, severance costs, store closure charges, and related costs. A withdrawal from a multiemployer pension plan may result in an obligation to make material payments over an extended period of time, or one-time lump sum payments on a net present value basis. In addition, we are evaluating various options to address our off-balance sheet liability under certain of our multiemployer pension plans, irrespective of any retail divestiture process, which actions may result in significant costs or charges. The extent of these costs and charges will be determined based on outcomes achieved under the process undertaken to minimize or eliminate the liability for the respective multiemployer pension plan. At this time, however, we are unable to make an estimate with reasonable certainty of the amount or type of costs and charges expected to be incurred in connection with the foregoing actions.

~~Our discontinued operations as of~~ the end of the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal 2021 include four Shoppers stores, and for historical periods, results of discontinued operations include the Hornbacher’s and Shop ‘n Save and Shop ‘n Save East retail banners, which were divested in fiscal 2019, and Shoppers stores that were sold or closed in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021. In addition, cash flows from discontinued operations include real estate sales related to those historical retail operations. These retail assets have been classified as held for sale as of the Supervalu acquisition date, and the results of operations, financial position and cash flows directly attributable to these operations are reported within discontinued operations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for all periods presented. As of the Supervalu acquisition date, retail assets and liabilities were recorded at their estimated fair value less costs to sell, and subsequent to that date, we reviewed the fair value, less cost to sell, of these disposal groups.

We may incur additional costs and charges in the future related to the divestiture of Retail if these locations are subsequently sold, indicators exist that the business may be impaired, or if we incur employee-related charges or wind-down costs.

~~Services Agreement~~

In connection with the sale of Save-A-Lot on December 5, 2016, Supervalu entered into a services agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Moran Foods, LLC, the entity that operates the Save-A-Lot business. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, we provide certain technical, human resources, finance and other operational services to Save-A-Lot for a term of five years, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. During fiscal 2021, we expect to earn less than $20 million under this agreement. We expect that services provided under the Services Agreement will wind down at or near the end of the initial term in December 2021. At that time, we would lose the revenue associated with this agreement, and any fixed or variable costs associated with servicing this agreement not eliminated concurrently with the decline in revenue, would result in decreased operating profit.2022.

Impact of Inflation ~~or Deflation~~

~~We monitor product cost inflation and deflation and evaluate whether to absorb cost increases or decreases, or pass on pricing changes to our customers.~~ We experienced a mix of inflation ~~and deflation~~ across product categories during the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021.~~2022. In the aggregate across our businesses, ~~and taking into account~~including the mix of products, management estimates our ~~businesses~~business experienced cost inflation of approximately ~~two~~four percent in the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021.~~2022. Cost inflation ~~and deflation~~ estimates are based on individual like items sold during the periods being compared. Changes in merchandising, customer buying habits and competitive pressures create inherent difficulties in measuring the impact of inflation ~~and deflation~~ on Net sales and Gross profit. Absent any changes in units sold or the mix of units sold, ~~deflation~~inflation generally has the effect of ~~decreasing~~increasing sales. Under the ~~LIFO~~last-in, first out (“LIFO”) method of inventory accounting, product cost increases are recognized within Cost of sales based on expected ~~year end~~year-end inventory quantities and costs, which has the effect of decreasing Gross profit and the carrying value of inventory during periods of inflation.

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~~Business Performance Assessment and~~ Composition of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Business Performance Assessment

Net sales

Our net sales consist primarily of product sales of natural, organic, specialty, produce and conventional grocery and non-food products, and ~~provider of~~ support services torevenue from retailers, adjusted for customer volume discounts, vendor incentives when applicable, returns and allowances, and professional services revenue. Net sales also include amounts charged by us to customers for shipping and handling and fuel surcharges.

Cost of sales and Gross profit

The principal components of our cost of sales include the amounts paid to suppliers for product sold, plus ~~the cost of~~ transportation costs necessary to bring the product to, or move product between, our ~~various~~ distribution centers and retail stores, partially offset by consideration received from suppliers in connection with the purchase or promotion of the suppliers’ products. ~~Cost of sales also includes amounts incurred by us at our manufacturing subsidiary, Woodstock Farms Manufacturing, for inbound transportation costs.~~ Our gross margin may not be comparable to other similar companies within our industry that may include all costs related to their distribution network in their costs of sales rather than as operating expenses.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses include salaries and wages, employee benefits, warehousing and delivery, selling, occupancy, insurance, administrative, share-based compensation, depreciation, and amortization expense. These expenses ~~relate to~~include warehousing, ~~and~~ delivery, ~~expenses including~~ purchasing, receiving, selecting and outbound transportation expenses.

Restructuring, acquisition and integration expenses

Restructuring, acquisition and integration expenses reflect expenses resulting from restructuring activities, including severance costs, change-in-control related charges, facility closure asset impairment charges and costs, stock-based compensation acceleration charges and acquisition and integration expenses. Integration expenses include certain professional consulting expenses related to business transformation and incremental expenses related to combining facilities required to optimize our distribution network as a result of acquisitions.

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Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net includes primarily interest expense on long-term debt, net of capitalized interest, loss on debt extinguishment, interest expense on finance ~~and direct finance~~ lease obligations, ~~and~~ amortization of financing costs and ~~discounts.~~discounts, and interest income.

Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost

Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost reflects the recognition of expected returns on benefit plan assets ~~in excess of~~and interest ~~costs.~~costs on plan liabilities.

Adjusted EBITDA

Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). In addition to the GAAP results, we consider certain non-GAAP financial measures to assess the performance of our business and understand underlying operating performance and core business trends, which we use to facilitate operating performance comparisons of our business on a consistent basis over time. Adjusted EBITDA is provided as a supplement to our results of operations and related analysis, and should not be considered superior to, a substitute for or an alternative to, any financial measure of performance prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain items because they are non-cash items or are items that do not reflect management’s assessment of ~~on-going~~ongoing business performance.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors and financial institutions because it provides additional ~~understanding of~~information regarding factors and trends affecting our business, which are used in the business planning process to understand expected operating performance, to evaluate results against those expectations, and because of its importance as a measure of underlying operating performance, as the primary compensation performance measure under certain compensation programs and plans. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is reflective of factors that affect our underlying operating performance and facilitate operating performance comparisons of our business on a consistent basis over time. Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an

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analytical tool. Certain adjustments to our GAAP financial measures reflected below exclude items that may be considered recurring in nature and may be reflected in our financial results for the foreseeable future. These measurements and items may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA should be reviewed in conjunction with our results reported in accordance with GAAP in this Quarterly Report.

There are significant limitations to using Adjusted EBITDA as a financial measure including, but not limited to, it not reflecting the cost of cash expenditures for capital assets or certain other contractual commitments, finance lease obligation and debt service expenses, income taxes, and any impacts from changes in working capital.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as a consolidated measure inclusive of continuing and discontinued operations results, which we reconcile by adding Net income (loss) from continuing operations, less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, plus ~~Total other~~non-operating income and expenses, including Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost, Interest expense, net and ~~(Benefit) provision~~Other, net, plus Provision (benefit) for income taxes ~~plus~~and Depreciation and amortization all calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus ~~non-GAAP~~ adjustments for Share-based compensation, Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses, Goodwill ~~and asset~~ impairment charges, ~~Loss (gain)~~(Gain) loss on sale of assets, certain legal charges and gains, certain other non-cash charges or other items, as determined by management, plus Adjusted EBITDA of discontinued operations calculated in a manner consistent with the results of continuing operations, outlined above. The changes to the definition of Adjusted EBITDA from prior periods reflect changes to line item references in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which do not impact the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA.

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Assessment of Our Business Results

The following table sets forth a summary of our results of operations and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated. We have revised ~~prior-year periods~~ the following table for the prior-period presentation of ~~Retail within~~two discontinued operations stores moved to continuing operations as discussed in Note 1—Significant Accounting Policies inwithin Part II, Item 8 of the Annual ~~Report on Form 10-K.~~Report.


		13-Week Period Ended						39-Week Period Ended							13-Week Period Ended
(in thousands)		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020		Change		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020		Change
(in millions)														(in millions)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020		Change
Net sales	Net sales	$	6,619,842	$	7,031,718	$	(411,876)	$	20,180,582	$	19,759,712	$	420,870	Net sales	$	6,997	$	6,684	$	313
Cost of sales	Cost of sales	5,653,043		5,981,486		(328,443)		17,256,925		16,884,944		371,981		Cost of sales	5,955		5,714		241
Gross profit	Gross profit	966,799		1,050,232		(83,433)		2,923,657		2,874,768		48,889		Gross profit	1,042		970		72
Operating expenses	Operating expenses	866,463		911,007		(44,544)		2,634,305		2,657,427		(23,122)		Operating expenses	932		904		28
Goodwill and asset impairment charges		—		—		—		—		425,405		(425,405)
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses	Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses	9,867		14,557		(4,690)		44,078		65,751		(21,673)		Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses	3		16		(13)
(Gain) loss on sale of assets		(25)		351		(376)		144		785		(641)
Operating income (loss)		90,494		124,317		(33,823)		245,130		(274,600)		519,730
Other expense (income):

Operating income														Operating income	107		50		57
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(17,128)		(12,758)		(4,370)		(51,288)		(27,419)		(23,869)		Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(10)		(17)		7
Interest expense, net	Interest expense, net	43,500		47,269		(3,769)		163,577		145,814		17,763		Interest expense, net	40		69		(29)
Other, net	Other, net	(989)		(1,842)		853		(3,461)		(3,462)		1		Other, net	1		(1)		2
Total other expense, net		25,383		32,669		(7,286)		108,828		114,933		(6,105)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	65,111		91,648		(26,537)		136,302		(389,533)		525,835		Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	76		(1)		77
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		16,812		(2,799)		19,611		32,213		(82,562)		114,775
Net income (loss) from continuing operations		48,299		94,447		(46,148)		104,089		(306,971)		411,060
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		1,653		(4,078)		5,731		6,752		(16,128)		22,880
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests		49,952		90,369		(40,417)		110,841		(323,099)		433,940
Benefit for income taxes														Benefit for income taxes	(1)		(1)		—
Net income from continuing operations														Net income from continuing operations	77		—		77
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax														Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		—		—
Net income including noncontrolling interests														Net income including noncontrolling interests	77		—		77
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,394)		(2,238)		844		(4,366)		(3,407)		(959)		Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)		(1)		—
Net income (loss) attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.	Net income (loss) attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.	$	48,558	$	88,131	$	(39,573)	$	106,475	$	(326,506)	$	432,981	Net income (loss) attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.	$	76	$	(1)	$	77

Adjusted EBITDA	Adjusted EBITDA	$	179,498	$	222,208	$	(42,710)	$	544,750	$	475,012	$	69,738	Adjusted EBITDA	$	189	$	159	$	30

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The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to Net income ~~(loss)~~ from continuing operations and to Income ~~(loss)~~ from discontinued operations, net of tax.

13-Week Period Ended 39-Week Period Ended
(in thousands) May 1, 2021 May 2, 2020 May 1, 2021 May 2, 2020
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ 48,299 $ 94,447 $ 104,089 $ (306,971)
Adjustments to continuing operations net income (loss):
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (1,394) (2,238) (4,366) (3,407)
Total other expense, net 25,383 32,669 108,828 114,933
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 16,812 (2,799) 32,213 (82,562)
Depreciation and amortization 66,365 69,642 210,088 214,002
Share-based compensation 11,668 12,992 38,490 22,051
Goodwill and asset impairment charges(1)
— — — 425,405
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses(2)
9,867 14,557 44,078 65,751
(Gain) loss on sale of assets (25) 351 144 785
Note receivable charges(3)
— — — 12,516
Legal reserve charge(4)
— — — 1,196
Other retail expense(5)
355 — 3,358 —
Adjusted EBITDA of continuing operations 177,330 219,621 536,922 463,699
Adjusted EBITDA of discontinued operations(6)
2,168 2,587 7,828 11,313
Adjusted EBITDA $ 179,498 $ 222,208 $ 544,750 $ 475,012

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax $ 1,653 $ (4,078) $ 6,752 $ (16,128)
Adjustments to discontinued operations net income (loss):
Other income, net — (107) — (171)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 713 20 341 (3,322)
Restructuring, store closure and other charges, net (198) 6,752 735 30,934
Adjusted EBITDA of discontinued operations $ 2,168 $ 2,587 $ 7,828 $ 11,313


	13-Week Period Ended
(in millions)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
Net income from continuing operations	$	77	$	—
Adjustments to continuing operations net income:
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)		(1)
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	(10)		(17)
Interest expense, net	40		69
Other, net	1		(1)
Benefit for income taxes	(1)		(1)
Depreciation and amortization	69		77
Share-based compensation	11		14
Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses(1)	3		16

Other retail expense(2)	—		2
Adjusted EBITDA of continuing operations	189		158
Adjusted EBITDA of discontinued operations(3)	—		1
Adjusted EBITDA	$	189	$	159

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	—	$	—
Adjustments to discontinued operations net income:
Provision for income taxes	—		1

Adjusted EBITDA of discontinued operations	$	—	$	1

(1)Fiscal 2020 reflects a goodwill impairment charge attributable to a reorganization of our reporting units and a sustained decrease in market capitalization and enterprise value of the Company, resulting in a decline in the estimated fair value of the U.S. Wholesale reporting unit. In addition, this charge includes a goodwill finalization charge attributable to the Supervalu acquisition and an asset impairment charge.

~~(2)~~Fiscal 2021 primarily reflects costs associated with advisory and transformational activities as we position our business for further value-creation ~~post~~following the Supervalu acquisition, as well as costs associated with distribution center consolidations. Fiscal 2020 primarily reflects integration charges, closed property reserve charges and administrative and operational restructuring costs.acquisition. Refer to Note 4—Restructuring, Acquisition and Integration Related Expenses in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.

~~(3)Reflects reserves and charges for notes receivable issued by the Supervalu business prior to its acquisition to finance the purchase of stores by its customers.~~

~~(4)Reflects a charge to settle a legal proceeding, net of income received to settle a separate legal proceeding.~~

~~(5)~~(2)Reflects expenses associated with event-specific damages to certain retail stores.

~~(6)~~(3)~~We believe the inclusion~~The last two remaining retail stores of discontinued operations ~~results within Adjusted EBITDA provides investors a meaningful measure~~were sold subsequent to the end of ~~total performance.~~the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Sales

Our net sales by customer channel ~~was~~were as follows (in millions except percentages):


		13-Week Period Ended				Increase (Decrease)				39-Week Period Ended				Increase (Decrease)				13-Week Period Ended				Increase (Decrease)
Customer Channel~~(2)~~(1)	Customer Channel~~(2)~~(1)	May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020		$		%		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020		$		%			Customer Channel~~(2)~~(1)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020		$		%
Chains	Chains	$	2,949	$	3,125	$	(176)	(6)	%	$	9,066	$	8,909	$	157	2	%		Chains	$	3,082	$	3,027	$	55	1.8	%
Independent retailers	Independent retailers	1,599		1,805		(206)		(11)	%	4,972		4,923		49		1	%		Independent retailers	1,750		1,672		78		4.7	%
Supernatural	Supernatural	1,287		1,279		8		1	%	3,799		3,601		198		5	%		Supernatural	1,378		1,214		164		13.5	%
Retail	Retail	578		637		(59)		(9)	%	1,794		1,691		103		6	%		Retail	602		606		(4)		(0.7)	%
Other	Other	580		599		(19)		(3)	%	1,729		1,755		(26)		(1)	%		Other	580		581		(1)		(0.2)	%
Eliminations	Eliminations	(373)		(414)		41		(10)	%	(1,179)		(1,120)		(59)		5	%		Eliminations	(395)		(416)		21		(5.0)	%
Total net sales	Total net sales	$	6,620	$	7,032	$	(412)	(6)	%	$	20,181	$	19,760	$	421	2	%		Total net sales	$	6,997	$	6,684	$	313	4.7	%

(1)Refer to Note 3—Revenue Recognition in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our channel definitions and ~~for information regarding the recast of sales by customer channel to align with the current period presentation.~~additional information.

~~(2)As a result of displaying amounts in millions, rounding differences may exist in the table above.~~

~~Third Quarter~~

Our net sales for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021 decreased~~2022 increased approximately ~~5.9%~~4.7% from the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2020.~~2021. The ~~decrease~~increase in net sales was primarily driven by ~~stronger customer demand in~~inflation and new business from both existing and new customers, including the ~~third quarter~~benefit of ~~fiscal 2020 from the initial responses to the pandemic. During the third quarter of fiscal 2020, we experienced a surge in demand~~cross selling, partially offset by supply chain challenges and ~~sales due to the effects of rapid changes in consumer purchasing habits that depleted our inventory levels at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2020.~~expected modest market contraction.

Chains ~~and~~ net sales increased primarily due to growth in sales to existing customers, including an increase from higher product costs.

Independent retailers net sales ~~decreased~~increased primarily ~~driven by stronger customer demand from the initial responses~~due to the ~~pandemic experienced~~beginning of a new supply agreement with a new customer for East Coast locations in the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2020~~.2022 and growth in sales to existing customers.

Supernatural net sales increased primarily due to ~~new~~growth in existing store sales, ~~partially offset~~including the supply of new product categories previously impacted by ~~a decrease in sales due to the initial response to~~ the pandemic, ~~in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.~~such as bulk and ingredients used for prepared foods, and increased sales to new stores. Net sales within our ~~supernatural~~Supernatural channel do not include net sales to Amazon.com, Inc. in either the current period or the prior period, as these net sales are reported in our other channel.

~~Retail’s~~Retail net sales decreased primarily due to a ~~9.0%~~1.0% decrease in identical store sales from lower ~~average basket sizes compared~~

totransaction counts as a result of cycling strong sales in the ~~initial effects~~first quarter of ~~the pandemic last year.~~2021. Retail identical store sales are defined as net product sales from stores operating since the beginning of the prior-year period, including store expansions and excluding fuel costs and announced planned store dispositions. Identical store sales is a common metric used to understand the sales performance of retail stores as it removes the impact of new and closed stores. ~~The increase in Retail sales included the benefit of a 27% increase in eCommerce sales at Cub Foods.~~

~~Other net sales decreased primarily due to a decrease in military sales, partially offset by higher eCommerce sales.~~

~~Eliminations of net sales decreased primarily due to lower Wholesale sales to Retail.~~

~~Year-to-Date~~

~~Our net sales for fiscal 2021 year-to-date increased approximately 2.1% from fiscal 2020 year-to-date. The increase in net sales was primarily driven by strong customer demand~~ ~~in response to the pandemic as well as the benefits from cross selling, which was partially offset by lower sales from customers and stores lost prior to the pandemic.~~

~~Chains net sales increased~~ primarily due to growth in sales to existing customers, including demand for center store and natural products driven by customers’ response to the pandemic, partially offset by lower sales from customers and stores lost prior to the pandemic.

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Independent retailers net sales increased primarily due to growth in sales to existing customers, including demand for center store and natural products driven by customers response to the pandemic, partially offset by lower sales from customers and stores lost prior to the pandemic.

Supernatural net sales increased primarily due to growth in existing store sales related to the pandemic, including growth in certain product categories, and increased sales to new stores, partially offset by the impact of categories that have been adversely impacted by the pandemic, such as bulk and ingredients used for prepared foods.

Retail’s net sales increased primarily due to a 6.3% increase in identical store sales from higher average basket sizes related to the pandemic. The increase in Retail sales included the benefit of a 104% increase in eCommerce sales at Cub Foods.

Other net sales decreased primarily due to a 31% (or $90 million) decline in sales to food service customers resulting from the lower purchases due to the pandemic and a decrease in military sales, which were partially offset by higher eCommerce sales.

~~Eliminations of net sales increased primarily due to increased Wholesale sales to Retail.~~

Cost of Sales and Gross Profit

Our gross profit ~~decreased $83.4~~increased $72 million, or ~~7.9%~~7.4%, to ~~$966.8~~$1,042 million for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021,~~2022, from ~~$1,050.2~~$970 million for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2020.~~2021. Our gross profit as a percentage of net sales ~~decreased~~increased to ~~14.60%~~14.89% for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021~~2022 compared to ~~14.94%~~14.51% for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2020.~~2021. The ~~decrease in gross profit dollar growth was primarily driven by lower Wholesale and Retail sales volume. The 34 basis point decrease~~increase in gross profit rate was primarily driven by ~~lower levels of supplier-related income~~improvements in the Wholesale ~~segment.~~segment margin rate, including the impact of inflation and the Company’s ValuePath initiative. Retail gross margin rate ~~was approximately flat~~declined modestly compared to last year.

Our gross profit increased $48.9 million, or 1.7%, to $2,923.7 million for fiscal 2021 year-to-date, from $2,874.8 million for fiscal 2020 year-to-date. Our gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased to 14.49% for fiscal 2021 year-to-date compared to 14.55% for fiscal 2020 year-to-date. The increase in gross profit dollar growth for fiscal 2021 year-to-date when compared to fiscal 2020 year-to-date was primarily driven by higher Wholesale and Retail sales volume. The decrease in gross profit rate was driven by a lower levels of vendor income in Wholesale, partially offset by an increase due to mix from the Retail segment representing a greater percentage of total net sales and lower levels of promotional activity.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses ~~decreased $44.5~~increased $28 million, or ~~4.9%~~3.1%, to ~~$866.5~~$932 million, or ~~13.09%~~13.32% of net sales, for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021~~2022 compared to ~~$911.0~~$904 million, or ~~12.96%~~13.52% of net sales, for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2020.~~2021. The increase in operating expenses as a percent of net sales resulted from the deleveraging effect of lower sales, partially offset by lower pandemic-related costs. Total operating expenses also included share-based compensation expense of $11.7 million and $13.0 million for the third quarters of fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Operating expenses decreased $23.1 million, or 0.9%, to $2,634.3 million, or 13.05% of net sales, for fiscal 2021 year-to-date compared to $2,657.4 million, or 13.45% of net sales, for fiscal 2020 year-to-date. Operating expenses in fiscal 2020 year-to-date included $26.8 million of bad debt expense associated with customer bankruptcies, and $20.3 million of charges and expenses, primarily related to customer notes receivable, surplus property depreciation and a legal reserve charge. The remaining decrease in operating expenses as a percent of net sales was ~~driven by~~due to leveraging fixed operating and administrative expenses ~~over higher net sales~~ and lower ~~benefit~~year-over-year distribution center start-up and consolidation costs, ~~which was~~ partially offset by higher ~~operating costs related~~transportation expenses, the temporary, voluntary closure of a distribution center and the investment in distribution center labor to ~~starting up three distribution centers. Total operating expenses also included share-based compensation expense of $38.5 million and $22.1 million for fiscal 2021 and 2020 year-to-date, respectively.~~

~~Goodwill and Asset Impairment Charges~~

Goodwill and asset impairment charges of $425.4 million were recorded for fiscal 2020 year-to-date, which reflects $421.5 million from an impairment charge on the remaining goodwill attributable to the U.S. Wholesale goodwill reporting unit, $2.5 million related to purchase accounting adjustments to finalize the opening balance sheet goodwill and $1.4 million of other asset impairment charges. There were no goodwill impairment charges in fiscal 2021 year-to-date.better support our customers.

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Restructuring, Acquisition and Integration Related Expenses

Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses were ~~$9.9~~$3 million for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal 2022. Expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 were $16 million, which included ~~$12.0~~$15 million of restructuring and integration costs primarily reflecting costs associated with advisory and transformational activities as we position our business for further ~~value creation post Supervalu acquisition, partially offset by $2.2 million of closed property income. Expenses for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 were $14.6 million, which included $12.5~~value-creation post-acquisition and $1 million of closed property charges and ~~costs primarily related to lease asset impairments on Shoppers store and surplus properties exits, $0.6 million of integration related costs and $1.5 million of restructuring~~ costs.

Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses were $44.1 million for fiscal 2021 year-to-date, which included $41.5 million associated with advisory and transformational activities as we position our business for further value creation post Supervalu acquisition and $2.6 million of closed property charges and costs. Expenses for fiscal 2020 year-to-date were $65.8 million, which included $25.3 million of integration costs including a multiemployer pension plan withdrawal obligation resulting from distribution center consolidation, $36.5 million closed property charges and costs primarily related to lease asset impairments on surplus properties and Shoppers store lease exits and $4.0 million of restructuring costs.

We expect to incur additional costs associated with advisory and integration activities, and distribution center integration costs throughout fiscal 2021 related to our operational restructuring to achieve cost synergies and supply chain efficiencies within continuing operations.

Operating Income ~~(Loss)~~

Reflecting the factors described above, operating income decreased $33.8 million to $90.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2021, compared to $124.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2020. The operating income decrease was primarily driven by a decrease in gross profit in excess of lower operating expenses and Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses discussed above.

Reflecting the factors described above, operating income increased ~~$519.7~~$57 million to ~~$245.1~~$107 million for the first quarter of fiscal ~~2021 year-to-date, from an operating loss of $274.6~~2022, compared to $50 million for the first quarter of fiscal ~~2020 year-to-date.~~2021. The ~~increase in~~ operating income increase was primarily driven by ~~the fiscal 2020 goodwill impairment charge,~~ an increase in gross profit in excess of an increase in operating expenses ~~and lower Restructuring, acquisition and integration related expenses discussed~~as described above.

~~Total Other Expense,~~ Net Periodic Benefit Income, Excluding Service Cost

13-Week Period Ended 39-Week Period Ended
(in thousands) May 1, 2021 May 2, 2020 May 1, 2021 May 2, 2020
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost $ (17,128) $ (12,758) $ (51,288) $ (27,419)
Interest expense on long-term debt, net of capitalized interest 35,194 41,053 110,183 127,729
Interest expense on finance lease obligations 4,619 2,974 14,165 7,237
Amortization of financing costs and discounts 3,019 3,837 10,028 11,570
Loss on debt extinguishment 879 — 30,373 73
Interest income (211) (595) (1,172) (795)
Interest expense, net 43,500 47,269 163,577 145,814
Other, net (989) (1,842) (3,461) (3,462)
Total other expense, net $ 25,383 $ 32,669 $ 108,828 $ 114,933

~~The increase in net~~Net periodic benefit income, excluding service ~~costs in~~cost decreased $7 million to $10 million for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021 and year-to-date~~2022, from $17 million for the first quarter of fiscal ~~2021 reflects the recognition~~2021. The decrease in Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost was primarily driven by lower expected rates of ~~lower interest costs due to a lower discount rate utilized in the measurement of pension liabilities.~~return on plan assets.

Interest Expense, Net


	13-Week Period Ended
(in millions)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
Interest expense on long-term debt, net of capitalized interest	$	33	$	37
Interest expense on finance lease obligations	4		5
Amortization of financing costs and discounts	3		4
Loss on debt extinguishment	—		24
Interest income	—		(1)
Interest expense, net	$	40	$	69

The decrease in interest expense on long-term debt, net of capitalized interest, in the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021 and year-to-date~~2022 compared to fiscal 2021 was primarily driven by lower ~~amounts of~~ outstanding ~~debt.~~debt balances.

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The ~~increase~~decrease in loss on debt extinguishment costs primarily reflects the acceleration of unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discounts related to mandatory and voluntary prepayments on the Term Loan Facility made and expensed financing costs ~~expensed~~ related to the First Term Loan Amendment in the first quarter of fiscal ~~2021 year-to-date.~~2021. Refer to Note 8—Long-Term Debt for further information.

The increase in interest expense on finance leases in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 and year-to-date fiscal 2021 primarily reflects interest related to a distribution center for which we executed a purchase option with a delayed purchase provision.

~~Provision (Benefit)~~Benefit for Income Taxes

The effective ~~income~~ tax rate for ~~continuing operations~~the first quarter of fiscal 2022 was ~~an expense of 25.8% compared to~~ a benefit of ~~3.1%~~1.3% on pre-tax income, ~~for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change in the rate for the quarter was~~ primarily driven by discrete tax benefits from employee stock award vestings and the ~~impact~~release of auncertain tax ~~benefit from the revaluation of net operating loss deferred tax assets in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 due to passage of the CARES Act.~~

The effective income tax rate for continuing operations was an expense of 23.6% on pre-tax income compared to a benefit of 21.2% on pre-tax losses for fiscal 2021 year-to-date and fiscal 2020 year-to-date, respectively. The change in the year-to-date rate was primarily driven by the impact of the goodwill impairment charge recorded in fiscal 2020, partially offset by the impact of a tax benefit from the revaluation of net operating loss deferred tax assets in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 due to passage of the CARES Act.

~~Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax~~

The results of discontinued operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 reflect net sales of $20.0 million for which we recognized $6.8 million of gross profit and income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $1.7 million. Net sales and gross profit of discontinued operations decreased $10.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively, for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2020 primarily due to a lower operating store base due to closures and salespositions that occurred in ~~fiscal 2020.~~

The results of discontinued operations for fiscal 2021 year-to-date reflect net sales of $67.8 million for which we recognized $22.1 million of gross profit and income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $6.8 million. Net sales and gross profit of discontinued operations decreased $133.0 million and $35.5 million, respectively, for the fiscal 2021 year-to-date as compared to fiscal 2020 year-to-date primarily due to a lower operating store base due to closures and sales that occurred in fiscal 2020 year-to-date, which was partially offset by an increase in identical store sales results driven by the impacts of the pandemic. Discontinued operations for fiscal 2020 year-to-date included $30.9 million of charges and costs primarily related to store closures charges and expenses, and asset impairment charges related to exited locations.

Refer to the section above Executive Overview—Divestiture of Retail Operations and to Note 16—Discontinued Operations in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional financial information regarding these discontinued operations.quarter.

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc.

Reflecting the factors described in more detail above, Net income attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc. was ~~$48.6~~$76 million, or ~~$0.80~~$1.25 per diluted common share, for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021,~~2022, compared to ~~$88.1~~a net loss of $1 million, or ~~$1.60~~$0.02 per diluted common share, for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2020.~~

Reflecting the factors described in more detail above, Net income attributable to United Natural Foods, Inc. was $106.5 million, or $1.78 per diluted common share, for fiscal 2021 year-to-date, compared to a net loss of 326.5 million, or $6.10 loss per diluted common share, for fiscal 2020 year-to-date, which was driven lower due to goodwill impairment charges.

As described in more detail in Note 10—Share-Based Awards in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in fiscal 2021 year-to-date, we granted restricted stock units and performance share units representing a right to receive an aggregate of 2.7 million shares of common stock under our 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.2021.

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Segment Results of Operations

In evaluating financial performance in each business segment, management primarily uses Net sales and Adjusted EBITDA of its business segments as discussed and reconciled within Note 14—Business Segments within Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the above table within the Executive Overview section. The following tables set forth Net sales and Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the periods indicated.


	13-Week Period Ended
(in millions)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020		Change
Net sales:
Wholesale	$	6,734	$	6,438	$	296
Retail	602		606		(4)
Other	56		56		—
Eliminations	(395)		(416)		21
Total Net sales	$	6,997	$	6,684	$	313
Continuing operations Adjusted EBITDA:
Wholesale	$	164	$	123	$	41
Retail	22		25		(3)
Other	4		4		—
Eliminations	(1)		6		(7)
Total continuing operations Adjusted EBITDA	$	189	$	158	$	31

Net Sales

Wholesale’s net sales increased primarily due to growth in the Supernatural, Independent retailers and Chains channels. Refer to the Net Sales discussion above for additional information.

Retail’s net sales decreased primarily due to a 1.0% decrease in identical store sales from lower transaction counts as a result of cycling strong sales in the first quarter of 2021.

Adjusted EBITDA

Wholesale’s Adjusted EBITDA increased 33.3% for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The increase was driven by gross margin rate expansion, partially offset by a slight increase in operating expenses. Wholesale’s gross profit dollar growth for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 was $82 million with a gross profit rate increase of approximately 68 basis points primarily driven by margin rate expansion from the benefits of inflation and the Company’s ValuePath initiative. Wholesale’s operating expense increased $41 million, which excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and other adjustments as outlined in Note 14—Business Segments. Wholesale’s operating expense rate increased 17 basis points driven by higher transportation expenses and the temporary, voluntary closure of a distribution center and the investment in distribution center labor to better support our customers, partially offset by lower year-over-year distribution center start-up and consolidation costs in fiscal 2021. Wholesale’s depreciation expense decreased $7 million compared to last year.

Retail’s Adjusted EBITDA decreased 12.0% for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 from the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The decrease was driven by a lower gross margin rate. Retail operating expenses, which excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and other adjustments as outlined in Note 14—Business Segments, was approximately flat. Retail’s depreciation and amortization expense was approximately flat compared to last year.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Highlights

•Total liquidity as of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021 was ~~$1,182.3~~$1,112 million and consisted of the following:

◦Unused credit under our ~~ABL Credit Facility~~revolving line of credit was ~~$1,142.8~~$1,066 million, which decreased ~~$92.0~~$214 million from ~~$1,234.8~~$1,280 million as of ~~August 1, 2020,~~July 31, 2021, primarily due to ~~an incremental borrowing under the ABL Credit Facility in the second quarter of fiscal 2021~~increased cash utilized to fund ~~the voluntary prepayment of $150.0 million on the Term Loan Facility.~~seasonal working capital increases.

◦Cash and cash equivalents was ~~$39.5~~$46 million, which ~~decreased $7.5~~increased $5 million from ~~$47.0~~$41 million as of ~~August 1, 2020.~~July 31, 2021.

•Our total debt ~~decreased $170.2~~increased $202 million to ~~$2,327.4~~$2,390 million as of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021 from ~~$2,497.6~~$2,188 million as of ~~August 1, 2020,~~July 31, 2021, primarily ~~driven by net positive cash flows from operating activities, partially offset by cash~~related to additional borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility to fund seasonal working capital ~~expenditures, during fiscal 2021 year-to-date.~~increases.

•In the ~~third~~remainder of fiscal 2022, scheduled debt maturities are expected to be $11 million. We are also obligated to make payments to reduce finance lease obligations, including a payment to acquire the Riverside, CA distribution center in fiscal 2022, which we expect to fund with the proceeds of a concurrent sale-leaseback transaction in fiscal 2022. Based on our Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) at the end of fiscal 2021, no prepayment from Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) in fiscal 2021 is required to be made in fiscal 2022.

•Subsequent to the end of the first quarter of fiscal ~~2021, we amended our Term Loan Agreement to, among other things, reduce the applicable margin for LIBOR and base rate loans under the Term Loan Facility by 75 basis points.~~

•~~In the second quarter of fiscal 2021,~~2022, we made a voluntary prepayment of ~~$150.0~~$150 million on the Term Loan Facility funded with incremental borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility that will reduce our interest costs. This prepayment will count towards satisfying any requirement to make a mandatory prepayment with Excess Cash Flow ~~(as defined in the Term Loan Agreement)~~ generated during fiscal ~~2021,~~2022, if any, which would be due in fiscal ~~2022.~~

•2023. In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we expect to record an accelerated charge related to deferred financing fees and original issue discounts based on the proportionate amount of this prepayment to the Term Loan Facility balance. Also subsequent to the end of the first quarter of fiscal ~~2021,~~2022, we issued $500.0 million of unsecured 6.750% Senior Notes due October 15, 2028 (the “Senior Notes”) and utilized the net proceeds and borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility to make a $500.0 million prepayment onamended our Term Loan ~~Facility. In addition, during~~Agreement to, reduce the ~~first quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company made $108.0 million of additional repayments~~applicable margin for LIBOR and base rate loans under the Term Loan Facility including $72.0 million related to cash flow generated in fiscal 2020, as required under the Term Loan Agreement and a voluntary prepayment of $36.0 million with incremental borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility.

•We expect to be able to fund near-term debt maturities through fiscal 2023 with internally generated funds, proceeds from asset sales or borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility, which expires in fiscal 2024.by 25 basis points.

•Working capital ~~decreased $14.0~~increased $265 million to ~~$1,320.9~~$1,328 million as of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021 from ~~$1,334.8~~$1,063 million as of ~~August 1, 2020,~~July 31, 2021, primarily due to ~~the collection of tax refunds related to prior year tax returns,~~seasonal increases in inventory and accounts receivable levels, partially offset by ~~a reduction of the current portion of long-term debt resulting from the Term Loan Facility Excess Cash Flow prepayment described above.~~an increase in accounts payable related to inventories.

Sources and Uses of Cash

We expect to continue to replenish operating assets and pay down debt obligations with internally generated funds and proceeds from the sale of surplus and/or non-core assets. A significant reduction in operating earnings or the incurrence of operating losses could have a negative impact on our operating cash flow, which may limit our ability to pay down our outstanding indebtedness as planned. Our credit facilities are secured by a substantial portion of our total assets. We expect to be able to fund debt maturities and finance lease liabilities through fiscal 2022 with internally generated funds, proceeds from asset sales or borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility.

Our primary sources of liquidity are from internally generated funds and from borrowing capacity under the ABL Credit Facility. We believe our ~~credit facilities. Our~~ short-term and long-term financing abilities are ~~believed to be~~ adequate as a supplement to internally generated cash flows to satisfy debt obligations and fund capital expenditures as opportunities arise. Our continued access to short-term and long-term financing through credit markets depends on numerous factors, including the condition of the credit markets and our results of operations, cash flows, financial position and credit ratings.

Primary uses of cash include debt service, capital expenditures, working capital maintenance and income tax payments. We typically finance working capital needs with cash provided from operating activities and short-term borrowings. Inventories are managed primarily through demand forecasting and replenishing depleted inventories.

We currently do not pay a dividend on our common stock, and have no ~~current~~ plans to do so. In addition, we are limited in the aggregate amount of dividends that we may pay under the terms of our Term Loan Facility, ABL Credit Facility, and Senior Notes. Subject to certain limitations contained in our debt agreements and as market conditions warrant, we may from time to time refinance indebtedness that we have incurred, including through the incurrence or repayment of loans under existing or new credit facilities or the issuance or repayment of debt securities. Proceeds from the sale of any properties mortgaged and encumbered under our Term Loan Facility are required to be used to make additional Term Loan Facility payments or to be reinvested in the business.

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Long-Term Debt

During the first quarter of fiscal ~~2021 year-to-date,~~2022, we borrowed a net ~~$82.6~~$209 million under the ABL Credit Facility and repaid ~~$770.7~~$8 million on the Term Loan Facility related to ~~mandatory prepayments and~~ voluntary ~~prepayments, and issued $500.0~~prepayments. Subsequent to the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2022, we repaid an additional $150 million ~~of Senior Notes.~~under the Term Loan Facility with borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility. We also entered into a second amendment to the Term Loan Facility to, among other things, reduce the applicable margin by 0.25%. Refer to Note 8—Long-Term Debt in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information, including a detailed discussion of the provisions of our credit facilities and certain long-term debt ~~agreements and additional information.~~agreements.

Our Term Loan Agreement and Senior Notes do not include any financial maintenance covenants. Our ABL Loan Agreement subjects us to a fixed charge coverage ratio ~~(as defined in the ABL Loan Agreement)~~ of at least 1.0 to 1.0 calculated at the end of each of our fiscal quarters on a rolling four quarter basis, if the adjusted aggregate availability ~~(as defined in the ABL Loan Agreement)~~ is ever less than the greater of (i) ~~$235.0~~$235 million and (ii) 10% of the aggregate borrowing base. We have not been subject to the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant under the ABL Loan Agreement, including through the filing date of this Quarterly Report. The Term Loan Agreement, ABL Loan Agreement and Senior Notes contain certain operational and informational covenants customary for debt securities of these types that limit ~~the~~our restricted subsidiaries’ ability ~~of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries~~ to, among other things, incur debt, declare or pay dividends or make other distributions to our stockholders, ~~of the Company,~~ transfer or sell assets, create liens on our assets, engage in transactions with affiliates, and merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of ~~the~~our and our subsidiaries’ assets ~~of the Company and its subsidiaries~~ on a consolidated basis. We were in compliance with all such covenants for all periods presented. If we fail to comply with any of these covenants, we may be in default under the applicable ~~loan~~debt agreement, and all amounts due thereunder may become immediately due and payable.

Derivatives and Hedging Activity

We enter into interest rate swap contracts from time to time to mitigate our exposure to changes in market interest rates as part of our ~~overall~~ strategy to manage our debt portfolio to achieve an overall desired position of notional debt amounts subject to fixed and floating interest rates. Interest rate swap contracts are entered into for periods consistent with related underlying exposures and do not constitute positions independent of those exposures.

As of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, we had an aggregate of ~~$1,234.0~~$1,232 million of floating rate notional debt subject to active interest rate swap contracts, which effectively hedge the LIBOR component of our interest rate payments through pay fixed and receive floating interest rate swap agreements. These fixed rates range from 1.795% to 2.959%, with maturities between August 2022 and October 2025. The fair value of these interest rate derivatives represents a total net liability of ~~$79.7~~$56 million and are subject to volatility based on changes in market interest rates. ~~See Note 7—Derivatives in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.~~

~~In the third quarter of fiscal 2021, we paid $6.3 million to terminate $250.0 million of notional value interest rate swaps.~~ In the first quarter of fiscal 2021, we paid ~~$11.3~~$11 million to terminate ~~$954.0~~or novate $954 million of ~~notional value~~ interest rate ~~swaps, $504.0 million of which were effective interest swaps and $450.0 million of which were forward starting.~~swap contracts over our floating rate notional debt. The termination payments ~~reflects~~reflect the amount of accumulated other comprehensive loss that will continue to be amortized into interest expense over the original interest rate swap contract terms as long as the hedged interest rate transactions are still probable of occurring. See Note 7—Derivatives in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.

From time to time, we enter into fixed price fuel supply agreements and foreign currency hedges. As of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, we had fixed price fuel contracts outstanding and foreign currency forward agreements outstanding. Gains and losses and the outstanding ~~net liability~~assets and liabilities from these arrangements are insignificant.

Payments for Capital Expenditures

Our capital expenditures for the first quarter of fiscal ~~2021 year-to-date~~2022 were ~~$165.5~~$56 million, compared to ~~$126.8~~$41 million for the first quarter of fiscal ~~2020 year-to-date,~~2021, an increase of ~~$38.7 million. In fiscal 2021 year-to-date, our capital expenditures principally included information technology and supply chain expenditures, including related~~$15 million primarily due to the new Allentown, PA distribution ~~center.~~center investment in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Fiscal ~~2021~~2022 capital spending is expected to be ~~in the range of $250 million to~~approximately $300 million and include projects that optimize and expand our distribution network, technology platform investments and the remaining investments in the Allentown, PA distribution center. In addition to this fiscal 2022 capital spending, we expect to spend an incremental $152 million to acquire the real property of the Riverside, CA distribution center, which we expect to fund with the proceeds of a concurrent sale-leaseback transaction. We expect to finance fiscal 2022 capital expenditures requirements with cash generated from operations and borrowings under our ~~technology platform.~~ABL Credit Facility. Longer term, capital spending is expected to be at or below 1.0% of net sales. ~~We expect to finance requirements with cash generated from operations and borrowings under our ABL Credit Facility.~~ Future investments may be financed through long-term debt or borrowings under our ABL Credit Facility.

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Cash Flow Information

The following summarizes our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

39-Week Period Ended
(in thousands) May 1, 2021 May 2, 2020 Change
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations $ 334,370 $ 449,228 $ (114,858)
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations (112,239) (99,533) (12,706)
Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations (233,657) (365,485) 131,828
Net cash provided by discontinued operations 3,597 29,554 (25,957)
Effect of exchange rate on cash 443 (290) 733
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (7,486) 13,474 (20,960)
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period 47,117 45,263 1,854
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period $ 39,631 $ 58,737 $ (19,106)


	13-Week Period Ended
(in millions)	October 30, 2021		October 31, 2020		Change
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations	$	(81)	$	(55)	$	(26)
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations	(81)		(37)		(44)
Net cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations	167		95		72
Net cash used in discontinued operations	—		(1)		1
Effect of exchange rate on cash	—		—		—
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	5		2		3
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period	41		47		(6)
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period	$	46	$	49	$	(3)

The ~~decrease~~increase in net cash ~~provided by~~used in operating activities of continuing operations ~~for~~in the first quarter of fiscal ~~2021 year-to-date~~2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal ~~2020 year-to-date~~2021 was primarily due to higher levels of cash utilized into build inventories and credit extended through accounts receivable from seasonal working ~~capital. In fiscal 2020 year-to-date, higher levels of cash were realized on the sale of inventory at a faster rate than~~capital changes and continued sales growth, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable ~~were paid driven by the initial impacts of the pandemic.~~related to inventory increases.

The increase in net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations ~~for~~in the first quarter of fiscal ~~2021 year-to-date~~2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal ~~2020 year-to-date~~2021 was primarily due to ~~higher~~increased payments for investments and capital ~~expenditures, partially offset by higher proceeds from asset sales.~~expenditures.

The ~~decrease~~increase in net cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was due to a larger increase in net borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility resulting from increases in net cash used in ~~financing~~operating activities ~~of continuing operations for fiscal 2021 year-to-date compared to fiscal 2020 year-to-date was due to less cash available to be used in financing activities to reduce outstanding debt.~~

~~The decrease in cash flows from discontinued operations for fiscal 2021 year-to-date compared to fiscal 2020 year-to-date was primarily due to lower cash provided by~~and investing activities, ~~from the sale of property.~~as described above.

Other Obligations and Commitments

~~On October 6, 2017, we announced that our Board~~Except as otherwise disclosed in Note 8—Long-Term Debt in Part I, Item 1 of ~~Directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to $200.0 million~~this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes in the Company’s contractual obligations since the end of our outstanding common stock. The repurchase program is scheduled to expire upon our repurchase of shares of our common stock having an aggregate purchase price of $200.0 million. We did not purchase any shares of our common stock in fiscal 2021 and 2020 year-to-date pursuant to the share repurchase program. As of May 1, 2021, we have $175.8 million remaining authorized under the share repurchase program. We do not expect to purchase shares under the share repurchase program during fiscal 2021. ~~Additionally, our ABL Credit Facility, Term Loan Facility, and Senior Notes contain terms that limit our ability~~Refer to ~~repurchase shares~~Item 7 of ~~common stock above certain levels unless certain conditions and financial tests are met.~~the Annual Report for additional information regarding the Company’s contractual obligations.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Obligations

In fiscal ~~2021,~~2022, no minimum pension contributions are required to be made under ~~either the SUPERVALU Inc. Retirement Plan or~~ the Unified Grocers, Inc. Cash Balance Plan or the SUPERVALU INC. Retirement Plan under Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). ~~We anticipate fiscal 2021 non-qualified~~An insignificant amount of contributions are expected to be made to defined benefit pension ~~contributions~~plans and ~~other~~ postretirement benefit ~~plan contributions to be approximately $5.3 million.~~plans in fiscal 2022. We fund our defined benefit pension plans based on the minimum contribution amount required under ERISA, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and other applicable laws, as determined by us, including our external actuarial consultant, and additional contributions made at our discretion. We may accelerate contributions or undertake contributions in excess of the minimum requirements from time to time subject to the availability of cash in excess of operating and financing needs or other factors as may be applicable. We assess the relative attractiveness of the use of cash to accelerate contributions considering such factors as expected return on assets, discount rates, cost of debt, reducing or eliminating required Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation variable rate premiums, or in order to achieve exemption from participant notices of underfunding.

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~~Segment Results of Operations~~

13-Week Period Ended 39-Week Period Ended
(in thousands) May 1, 2021 May 2, 2020 Change May 1, 2021 May 2, 2020 Change
Net sales:
Wholesale $ 6,359,810 $ 6,749,984 $ (390,174) $ 19,399,868 $ 19,024,209 $ 375,659
Retail 578,246 636,887 (58,641) 1,794,028 1,690,742 103,286
Other 54,808 58,359 (3,551) 165,848 164,511 1,337
Eliminations (373,022) (413,512) 40,490 (1,179,162) (1,119,750) (59,412)
Total Net sales $ 6,619,842 $ 7,031,718 $ (411,876) $ 20,180,582 $ 19,759,712 $ 420,870
Continuing operations Adjusted EBITDA:
Wholesale $ 161,073 $ 199,884 $ (38,811) $ 470,802 $ 408,650 $ 62,152
Retail 21,547 36,931 (15,384) 71,159 58,921 12,238
Other 85 (17,247) 17,332 (3,610) (4,419) 809
Eliminations (5,375) 53 (5,428) (1,429) 547 (1,976)
Total continuing operations Adjusted EBITDA $ 177,330 $ 219,621 $ (42,291) $ 536,922 $ 463,699 $ 73,223

~~Net Sales~~

~~Third Quarter~~

~~Wholesale’s net sales decreased primarily due to stronger customer demand during the initial responses to the pandemic experienced in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.~~

~~Retail’s net sales decreased primarily due to a 9.0% decrease in identical store sales from lower average basket sizes compared~~

~~to the initial effects of the pandemic last year.~~

~~The decrease in eliminations net sales was driven by lower Wholesale sales to Retail related to the pandemic.~~

~~Year-to-Date~~

Wholesale’s net sales increased primarily due to growth in sales to existing customers in the Chains, Independent retailers and Supernatural channels. Sales growth was primarily driven by strong customer demand ~~in response to the pandemic,~~ ~~as well as the benefits from cross selling, which was partially offset by lower sales from customers and stores lost prior to the pandemic.~~

~~Retail’s net sales increased primarily due to a 6.3% increase in identical store sales from higher average basket sizes related to the pandemic.~~

~~The increase in eliminations net sales was driven by higher Wholesale sales to Retail to support Retail’s continued sales growth.~~

~~Adjusted EBITDA~~

~~Third Quarter~~

Wholesale’s Adjusted EBITDA decreased 19.4% for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 from the third quarter of fiscal 2020. The decrease was driven by lower sales volume. Wholesale’s gross profit dollar decline for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 was $62.0 million and gross profit rate decreased by 19 basis points driven by lower levels of suppler-related income. Wholesale’s operating expense decreased $23.2 million, which excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and other adjustments as outlined in Note 14—Business Segments, driven by lower operating expenses from sales volume and lower pandemic-related costs. Wholesale’s operating expense rate increased 24 basis points primarily driven by the deleveraging effect from fixed and variable costs on lower sales volume, partially offset by lower pandemic-related costs. Wholesale depreciation expense decreased $8.6 million compared to last year.

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Retail’s Adjusted EBITDA decreased 41.7% for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 from the third quarter of fiscal 2020. The decrease was driven by lower sales volume. Retail’s gross profit dollar decline for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 was $15.9 million and gross profit rate was flat. Retail’s operating expense increased $0.3 million, which excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and other adjustments as outlined in Note 14—Business Segments, and operating expense rate increased 222 basis points driven by the deleveraging effect from fixed and variable costs on lower sales volume. Retail’s depreciation and amortization expense increased $6.2 million primarily related to assets previously classified as held for sale that were moved to continuing operations in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 for which we are required to begin recording depreciation and amortization expense.

~~Other’s Adjusted EBITDA increase was primarily driven by higher incentive compensation expenses in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 resulting from the expected impacts of the pandemic.~~

~~Year-To-Date~~

Wholesale’s Adjusted EBITDA increased 15.2% for fiscal 2021 year-to-date from fiscal 2020 year-to-date. The increase was driven by leveraged sales growth, which was partially offset by higher operating costs related to starting up three distribution centers. Gross profit dollar growth for fiscal 2021 year-to-date was $15.8 million and gross profit rate decreased 16 basis points driven by lower supplier income. Wholesale’s operating expense decreased $46.3 million, which excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and other adjustments as outlined in Note 14—Business Segments. Wholesale’s operating expense rate decreased 44 basis points primarily driven by leveraging fixed and variable costs, and lower bad debt expense, which was partially offset by higher operating costs related to starting up three distribution centers. Wholesale depreciation expense decreased $15.8 million.

Retail’s Adjusted EBITDA increased 20.8% for fiscal 2021 year-to-date from fiscal 2020 year-to-date. The increase was driven by leveraged sales growth from increases in food-at-home purchases that drove sales at our stores. Gross profit dollar growth for fiscal 2021 year-to-date was $37.5 million and gross profit rate increased 55 basis points from lower promotional activity. Retail’s operating expense increased $24.3 million, which excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and other adjustments as outlined in Note 14—Business Segments, and operating expense rate increased 2 basis points. Retail’s depreciation and amortization expense increased $18.0 million primarily related to assets previously classified as held for sale that were moved to continuing operations in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 for which we are required to begin recording depreciation and amortization expense.

~~COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS~~

Off-Balance Sheet ~~Arrangements~~

~~Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities~~

We have outstanding guarantees related to certain leases, fixture financing loans and other debt obligations of various retailers as of May 1, 2021. We are contingently liable for leases that have been assigned to various parties in connection with facility closings and dispositions. We are also a party to a variety of contractual agreements under which we may be obligated to indemnify the other party for certain matters in the ordinary course of business, which indemnities may be secured by operation of law or otherwise. Refer to Note 15—Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements under the caption ~~Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities~~ ~~in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information regarding our outstanding guarantees and contingent liabilities.~~

Multiemployer ~~Benefit Plans~~Pension Arrangements

We contribute to various multiemployer pension plans under collective bargaining agreements, primarily defined benefit pension plans. These multiemployer plans generally provide retirement benefits to participants based on their service to contributing employers. The benefits are paid from assets held in trust for that purpose. Plan trustees typically are responsible for determining the level of benefits to be provided to participants as well as the investment of the assets and plan administration. Trustees are appointed in equal number by employers and unions that are parties to the collective bargaining agreement. Based on the assessment of the most recent information available from the multiemployer plans, we believe that most of the plans to which we contribute are underfunded. We are only one of a number of employers contributing to these plans and the underfunding is not a direct obligation or liability to us.

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Our contributions can fluctuate from year to year due to store closures, employer participation within the respective plans and reductions in headcount. Our contributions to these plans could increase in the near term. However, the amount of any increase or decrease in contributions will depend on a variety of factors, including the results of our collective bargaining efforts, investment returns on the assets held in the plans, actions taken by the trustees who manage the plans and requirements under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act and Section 412(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. Furthermore, if we were to significantly reduce contributions, exit certain markets or otherwise cease making contributions to these plans, we could trigger a partial or complete withdrawal that ~~would~~could require us to record a withdrawal ~~liability.~~liability obligation and make withdrawal liability payments to the fund. Expense is recognized in connection with these plans as contributions are funded, in accordance with GAAP. We made contributions to these plans, and recognized continuing and discontinued operations expense of ~~$52~~$48 million in fiscal ~~2020.~~2021. In fiscal ~~2021,~~2022, we expect to contribute approximately ~~$45~~$46 million to multiemployer plans related to continuing ~~and discontinued~~ operations, ~~contributions to the multiemployer pension plans,~~ subject to the outcome of collective bargaining and capital market conditions. We expect required cash payments to fund multiemployer pension plans from which we have withdrawn to be immaterial in any one fiscal year, which would exclude any payments that may be agreed to on a lump sum basis to satisfy existing withdrawal liabilities. Any future withdrawal liability would be recorded when it is probable that a liability exists and can be reasonably estimated, in accordance with GAAP. Any triggered withdrawal obligation could result in a material charge and payment obligations that would be required to be made over an extended period of time.

We also make contributions to multiemployer health and welfare plans in amounts set forth in the related collective bargaining agreements. A small minority of collective bargaining agreements contain reserve requirements that may trigger unanticipated contributions resulting in increased healthcare expenses. If these healthcare provisions cannot be renegotiated in a manner that reduces the prospective healthcare cost as we intend, our Operating expenses could increase in the future.

Refer to Note ~~14—~~13—Benefit Plans in Part II, Item 8 of the Annual Report ~~on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 1, 2020~~ for additional information regarding the plans in which we participate.

~~Contractual Obligations~~Share Repurchases

~~Except as otherwise disclosed in Note 8—Long-Term Debt in Part I, Item 1~~On October 6, 2017, we announced that our Board of ~~this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes~~Directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to $200 million of our outstanding common stock. The repurchase program is scheduled to expire upon our repurchase of shares of our common stock having an aggregate purchase price of $200 million. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock in the ~~Company’s contractual obligations since the end~~first quarters of fiscal ~~2020. Refer~~2022 and fiscal 2021 pursuant to ~~Item 7~~the share repurchase program. As of October 30, 2021, we have $176 million remaining authorized under the ~~Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for~~share repurchase program. We do not expect to purchase shares under the share repurchase program during fiscal ~~year ended August 1, 2020 for additional information regarding the Company’s contractual obligations.~~2022. Additionally, our ABL Credit Facility, Term Loan Facility, and Senior Notes contain terms that limit our ability to repurchase common stock above certain levels unless certain conditions and financial tests are met.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There were no material changes to our critical accounting policies during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Refer to the description of critical accounting policies included in Item 7 of our Annual ~~Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 1, 2020.~~Report.

Seasonality

Generally, we do not experience ~~any~~ material seasonality. However, ~~our inventory levels and related demand for certain products of a seasonal nature may be influenced by holidays, changes in seasons or other annual events. In addition,~~ our sales and operating results may vary significantly from quarter to quarter due to factors such as changes in our operating expenses, management’s ability to execute our operating and growth strategies, demand for our products, supply shortages and general economic conditions. Our working capital needs are generally greater during the months leading up to high sales periods, such as the build up in inventory during the time period leading to the calendar year-end holidays. Our inventory, accounts payable and accounts receivable levels may be impacted by macroeconomic impacts and changes in food-at-home purchasing rates. These effects can result in normal operating fluctuations in working capital balances, which in turn can result in changes to cash flow from operations that are not necessarily indicative of long-term operating trends.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our exposure to market risk results primarily from fluctuations in interest rates on our borrowings and our interest rate swap agreements, and price increases in diesel fuel. Except as described in Note 7—Derivatives and Note 8—Long-Term Debt in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated herein, there have been no other material changes to our exposure to market risks from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form ~~10-K for the fiscal year ended August 1, 2020.~~10-K.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

(b) Changes in internal controls. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021~~2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are involved in routine litigation or other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business, including investigations and claims regarding employment law including wage and hour, pension plans, unfair labor practices, labor union disputes, supplier, customer and service provider contract terms, products liability, real estate and antitrust. Other than as set forth in Note 15—Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein, there are no pending material legal proceedings to which we are a party or to which our property is subject.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to our risk factors contained in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors, of our Annual ~~Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 1, 2020.~~Report.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On October 6, 2017, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to ~~$200.0~~$200 million of our outstanding common stock. The repurchase program is scheduled to expire upon our repurchase of shares of our common stock having an aggregate purchase price of ~~$200.0~~$200 million. Any repurchases will be made in accordance with applicable securities laws from time to time in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. We do not expect to purchase shares under the share repurchase program during fiscal ~~2021.~~2022. We may also implement all or part of the repurchase program pursuant to a plan or plans meeting the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


(in millions, except shares and per share amounts)	(in millions, except shares and per share amounts)	Total Number of Shares Purchased(2)	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(3)		(in millions, except shares and per share amounts)	Total Number of Shares Purchased(2)	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(3)
Period(1):	Period(1):							Period(1):
January 31, 2021 to March 6, 2021		100,646	$	27.01	—	$	—
March 7, 2021 to April 3, 2021		7,542	34.10		—	—
April 4, 2021 to May 1, 2021		2,198	35.43		—	175.8
August 1, 2021 to September 4, 2021								August 1, 2021 to September 4, 2021	3,647	$	35.52	—	$	—
September 5, 2021 to October 2, 2021								September 5, 2021 to October 2, 2021	77,793	37.17		—	—
October 3, 2021 to October 30, 2021								October 3, 2021 to October 30, 2021	640,380	47.16		—	176
Total	Total	110,386	$	27.67	—	$	—	Total	721,820	$	46.03	—	$	—

(1)The reported periods conform to our fiscal calendar.

(2)These amounts represent the deemed surrender by participants in our compensatory stock plans of ~~110,386~~721,820 shares of our common stock to cover taxes from the vesting of restricted stock awards and restricted stock units granted under such plans.

(3)As of ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, there was approximately ~~$175.8~~$176 million that may yet be purchased under the share repurchase program. There were no share repurchases under the share repurchase program in the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021.~~

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~~Item 5. Other Information~~

Following a review of our severance program, the Compensation Committee of our Board determined that it was in the best interest of the Company to provide for prorated vesting upon certain specified severance events, excluding terminations for “Cause” or other exclusions set forth in the Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). After consultation with the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant, the Committee determined that such modifications were consistent with market practice for equity plan participants. The Committee believed that the complete forfeiture of equity upon severance was overly punitive in light of the long-term performance required prior to termination, and for performance awards, continued performance, for vesting and settlement of such awards. Rather, the Committee believed that the recognition of continued employment during the respective multiyear vesting of such awards prior to termination was a more appropriate approach. Under the Committee’s disciplined approach, no more than one tranche scheduled to vest post termination would vest for time-based awards; and for performance-based awards, only pre-termination days of service would count toward prorated vesting.

The allowance for partial equity vesting upon termination also incentivizes equity participants to remain focused on driving the long-term performance of the Company, even when certain significant severance events may be occurring at the Company, such as structural reorganizations, leadership transitions, major transactions, or other events that may result in associate terminations. Given that the number of restricted stock units vesting upon separation is limited, with forfeiture of remaining equity awards linked to service period, and in each instance the Company, and not the associate, determines eligibility, the Committee believes that such modifications were in the best interest of the Company and do not incentivize unnecessary or undue risk in the Company’s executive compensation programs.

At the Committee’s recommendation, on June 3, 2021, our Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Plan. The amendment provides for the prorated vesting of existing and future awards of time-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”) for all Plan participants, which includes the Company’s Section 16 officers and Named Executive Officers, upon a qualifying “Separation From Service Without Cause,” as defined in the Plan.

Upon a Separation from Service without Cause, any RSUs expected to vest within 365 days of the separation date would vest on an accelerated basis. If the separation date occurs within 365 days after the grant date of an RSU award, any outstanding RSUs scheduled to vest within 365 days of the separation date would be prorated for the time worked during the grant year. For performance-based awards, a prorated portion of any outstanding PSUs, determined by the number of days worked in the performance period for such awards to the date of termination, will remain outstanding (will not be forfeited) and would vest on the scheduled vesting date, subject to actual performance. The remainder of RSUs and PSUs not vesting in accordance with the Plan terms would be forfeited. Pursuant to the Plan, the Compensation Committee has authority to make determinations as to the timing, conditions, and acceleration of vesting of equity awards granted under the Plan, including in regard to any separation of service. As a result, the amendment to the Plan does not require stockholder approval under applicable law or rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

The foregoing is a summary of, and is subject to, the actual terms and conditions regarding the vesting of equity upon certain terminations, as set forth in the Plan, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan and award agreements. A copy of the Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as further amended, is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1. Copies of the Form of RSU Award Agreement and Form of PSU Award Agreement for equity awards granted under the Plan, as amended, are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively.

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~~Exhibit Index~~


Exhibit No.			Description












2.1			Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 25, 2018, by and among SUPERVALU INC., SUPERVALU Enterprises, Inc., the Registrant and Jedi Merger Sub, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 26, 2018 (File No. 001-15723)).
2.2			First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 10, 2018, by and among United Natural Foods, Inc., Jedi Merger Sub, Inc., SUPERVALU INC. and SUPERVALU Enterprises, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 10, 2018 (File No. 001-15723)).
3.1			Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (restated for SEC filing purposes only) (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2015 (File No. 001-15723)).
3.2			Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 19, 2018 (File No. 001-15723)).
10.1* **			Form of RSU Award Agreement (CEO) pursuant to the Registrant’s Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive ~~Plan, as amended on June 3, 2021.~~Plan.
10.2* **			Form of ~~RSU~~ PSU Award Agreement (CEO) pursuant to the Registrant’s Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive ~~Plan~~Plan.
10.3* **			Form of ~~PSU~~Inducement RSU Award Agreement ~~pursuant to the Registrant’s Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan~~(CEO).
~~10.4~~10.4* **			Form of Inducement PSU Award Agreement (CEO).
10.5*			Amendment No. 1 2 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of ~~February 11,~~No vember 10, 2021 , by and among the Registrant and SUPERVALU INC., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch ,~~Goldman Sachs Bank USA~~and the other lender parties thereto ~~(incorporated by reference to the Registrant~~’~~s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q~~ ~~for the quarter ended January 30, 2021, filed on March 10, 2021 (File No. 001-15723).~~
~~10.5~~			First Amendment to Agreement for Distribution of Products, dated as of March 3, 2021, by and among the Registrant and Whole Foods Market Distribution, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 4, 2021 (File No. 001-15723)).
10.6**			Third Amendment to Transition Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2021, by and among the Registrant, SUPERVALU INC. and Michael Stigers (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 30, 2021, filed on March 10, 2021 (File No. 001-15723)).
10.7**			~~Retention Agreement, dated as March 8, 2021, by and between the Registrant and ChristopherTesta (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 30, 2021, filed on March 10, 2021 (File No. 001-15723)).~~
10.8**			~~Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2021, by and between the Registrant and Steven L. Spinner~~ ~~(incorporated by reference to the Registrant~~’~~s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 30, 2021, filed on March 10, 2021 (File No. 001-15723)~~.
31.1*			Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*			Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*			Certification of CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*			Certification of CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101*			The following materials from the United Natural Foods, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended ~~May 1,~~October 30, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, ~~(Loss),~~ (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
104			The cover page from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the ~~third~~first quarter of fiscal ~~2021,~~2022, filed with the SEC on ~~June 9,~~December 8, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

* Filed herewith.

** Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

* * *

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


			UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.

			/s/ JOHN W. HOWARD
			John W. Howard
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer and duly authorized officer)

Dated: ~~June 9,~~December 8, 2021

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	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Location	Fair Value at May 1, 2021
(in thousands)		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Foreign currency derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	0	$	2	$	0
Fuel derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	0	$	1,101	$	0


Mutual funds	Other long-term assets	$	1,550	$	0	$	0

Liabilities:


Foreign currency derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	0	$	1,904	$	0
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	0	$	32,156	$	0
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments	Other long-term liabilities	$	0	$	47,541	$	0


	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Location	Fair Value at August 1, 2020
(in thousands)		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Foreign currency derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	0	$	26	$	0
Fuel derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	0	$	36	$	0
Foreign currency derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	0	$	94	$	0
Fuel derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Other long-term assets	$	0	$	23	$	0
Mutual funds	Other long-term assets	$	1,678	$	0	$	0

Liabilities:
Fuel derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	0	$	197	$	0
Foreign currency derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	0	$	357	$	0
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	0	$	46,743	$	0
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments	Other long-term liabilities	$	0	$	91,994	$	0


(in thousands)	Average Interest Rate at May 1, 2021	Fiscal Maturity Year	May 1, 2021		August 1, 2020
Term Loan Facility	3.61%	2026	$	1,002,253	$	1,773,000
ABL Credit Facility	1.50%	2024	839,290		756,712
Senior Notes	6.75%	2029	500,000		0
Other secured loans	5.17%	2024-2025	39,751		49,268
Debt issuance costs, net			(36,374)		(45,846)
Original issue discount on debt			(17,523)		(35,508)
Long-term debt, including current portion			2,327,397		2,497,626
Less: current portion of long-term debt			(13,182)		(70,632)
Long-term debt			$	2,314,215	$	2,426,994


	13-Week Period Ended				39-Week Period Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020		May 1, 2021		May 2, 2020
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	56,458		53,718		56,028		53,485
Net effect of dilutive stock awards based upon the treasury stock method	4,081		1,499		3,648		0
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	60,539		55,217		59,676		53,485

Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.83	$	1.72	$	1.78	$	(5.80)
Discontinued operations	$	0.03	$	(0.08)	$	0.12	$	(0.30)
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	0.86	$	1.64	$	1.90	$	(6.10)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.77	$	1.67	$	1.67	$	(5.80)
Discontinued operations(1)	$	0.03	$	(0.08)	$	0.11	$	(0.30)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.80	$	1.60	$	1.78	$	(6.10)

Anti-dilutive stock-based awards excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share	790		1,771		1,152		1,868