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Certain information in this presentation and discussed on the conference call which this presentation accompanies constitutes forward-looking information within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements regarding the Company's business that are not historical facts are "forward looking statements" that involve risks
and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and management estimates; actual results may differ materially. The risks and uncertainties which could impact these
statements are described in filings that United Natural Foods, Inc. (the "Company") has made under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including its annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on September 28, 2021 and other filings the Company makes with the
SEC, and include, but are 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 strategic initiatives, including, our acquisition of 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 as a result of increased distribution of natural, organic and specialty products, and direct distribution of those products by large retailers and online distributors;
increased competition in our industry, including as a result of continuing consolidation of retailers and the growth of chains; 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; 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. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the
date made. The Company is not undertaking to update any information in the foregoing reports until the effective date of its future reports required by applicable laws. Any
estimates of future results of operations are based on a number of assumptions, many of which are outside the Company's control and should not be construed in any manner as a
guarantee that such results will in fact occur. These estimates are subject to change and could differ materially from final reported results. The Company may from time to time
update these publicly announced estimates, but it is not obligated to do so.
This presentation also contains the non-GAAP financial measures adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EPS, adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio, adjusted effective tax rate, and adjusted EBITDA
margin rate. The reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is presented in the appendix to this presentation. The
presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company
believes that presenting non-GAAP financial measures aids in making period-to-period comparisons, assessing the performance of our business and understanding the underlying
operating performance and core business trends, and is a meaningful indication of its actual and estimated operating performance. The Company's management utilizes and plans
to utilize this non-GAAP financial information to compare the Company's operating performance during certain fiscal periods to the comparable periods in the other fiscal years and,
in certain cases, to internally prepared projections.
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