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and the parties will have had the opportunity to prepare and implement a plan for a transition to any new UNFI DC.
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UNFI computer system issues prevent UNFI from delivering WFM product with invoices, WFM agrees to accept a Bill of Lading for such delivery in lieu of an invoice.
(h) Passage of Title and Risk of Loss. Title and risk of loss for Products purchased pursuant to this Agreement shall pass upon delivery to WFM Locations when delivered by UNFI fleet or by independent carrier.
(a) UNFI Indemnity. UNFI shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless WFM and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, together with their stockholders, general and limited partners, members, managers, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns from and against any and all demands, claims, liabilities, losses, judgments, settlements, penalties, costs, expenses, fees (including reasonable fees of any attorneys, consultants or experts), interest, liens, encumbrances, causes of action, damages of any kind and any other obligations (together “Liabilities”) arising out of, relating to or otherwise based upon (i) any actual or alleged violation by UNFI of any federal, state or local law, including any statute, ordinance, administrative order, rule or regulation; (ii) any negligence or willful misconduct of any UNFI Parties or any of their employees or agents; (iii) the breach or alleged breach of any term of this Agreement; (iv) the employment, presence or activities of any UNFI Parties or their employee or contractor at any WFM Location or other property (including, but not limited to, all personal injury, wage and hour, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, workers compensation, disability, tort, strict liability or contract claims or demands); and (v) any Product recall or withdrawal or safety notice initiated as a result of a request by a government agency, local health authority or consumer protection agency or court action because of or resulting from a condition which existed at the time of delivery of the Product to the WFM Locations.
(b) WFM Indemnity. WFM shall hold indemnify, defend and hold harmless UNFI and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, together with their stockholders, general and limited partners, members, managers, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns from and against any and all Liabilities arising out of, relating to or otherwise based upon (i) any actual or alleged violation by WFM of any federal, state or local law, including any statute, ordinance, administrative order, rule or regulation; (ii) any negligence or willful misconduct of WFM or any of its employees or agents; (iii) the breach or alleged breach of any term of this Agreement; and (iv) the employment, presence or activities of WFM or its employee or contractor on any UNFI premises related to this Agreement (including, but not limited to, all personal injury, wage and hour, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, workers compensation, disability, tort, strict liability or contract claims or demands).
(c) Third Person Claims. Promptly after a party has received notice of or has actual knowledge of any Claim against it covered by a third party or the commencement of any action or proceeding by a third person with respect to any such Claim, such party (sometimes referred to as the “Indemnitee”) shall give the other party (sometimes referred to as the “Indemnitor”) written notice of such claim or commencement of such action or proceeding; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice will not affect the right to indemnification hereunder with respect to such Claim, action or proceeding, except to the extent that the other party has been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. If the Indemnitor has notified the Indemnitee
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within thirty (30) days from the receipt of the foregoing notice that it wishes to defend against the Claim, unless there exists a potential conflict of interest between the parties, then the Indemnitor shall have the right to assume and control the defense of the Claim by appropriate proceedings with counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee. The Indemnitee may participate in the defense, at its sole expense, of any such Claim for which the Indemnitor shall have assumed the defense pursuant to the preceding sentence, provided, however, that counsel for the Indemnitor shall act as lead counsel in all matters pertaining to the defense or settlement of such Claims, suit or proceeding other than Claims that in the Indemnitee’s reasonable judgment could have a material and adverse effect on Indemnitee’s business apart from the payment of money damages. The Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification for the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel for any period during which the Indemnitor has not assumed the defense of any claim. The Indemnitor may not settle any Claim without obtaining a release for the benefit of the Indemnitee, unless the consent of the Indemnitee is obtained.
(d) Product Liability. UNFI acknowledges that it generally obtains indemnification agreements from the various manufacturers, suppliers, vendors or distributors of Products it purchases and sells. UNFI agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless WFM and its parent and affiliates, together with their stockholders, general and limited partners, members, managers, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns for any and all Liabilities (including but not limited to, personal injury, illness or death of any person) arising from or pertaining to the handling, shipment, delivery, condition of, consumption or use of any Product (other than Private Label SKUs), without regard to any negligence by UNFI related to such Product, except where the loss is determined to have arisen from the negligence of WFM. UNFI’s obligation to indemnify WFM for any Liabilities arising from any Products sold to WFM shall exist regardless of the existence or nonexistence of any such indemnification agreements from Product manufacturers, suppliers, vendors or distributors. Indemnification under this section does not extend to Liabilities arising out of any Private Label SKUs, except where the Liability is attributable to the negligence or intentional acts or omissions of UNFI.
(e) Insurance. At all times during the Term and for a two (2) year period after its termination or expiration, UNFI shall maintain, at its expense, occurrence based insurance coverage (the “Insurance Coverage”) in the types and amounts as follows:
(i) Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability insurance affording compensation benefits for all of its employees in an amount sufficient to meet all statutory requirements and employer’s liability insurance with limits of $[*CONFIDENTIAL*] for each accident or disease (with per incident or aggregate annual deductible of $[*CONFIDENTIAL*] or less).
(ii) Commercial General Liability Insurance with a combined single limit of $[*CONFIDENTIAL*] per occurrence and $[*CONFIDENTIAL*] in the aggregate for personal injury, bodily injury (including wrongful death), and property damage liability inclusive of coverage for all premises and operations, broad form property damage, independent contractors, contractual liability for this Agreement and product/completed operations coverage.
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(iii) Automobile Liability Insurance with a combined single limit of $[*CONFIDENTIAL*] per occurrence for injuries, including accidental death and property damage.
(iv) Products Liability Insurance with limits not less than $[*CONFIDENTIAL*] per occurrence.
(v) Umbrella or Excess Liability Insurance with limits not less than $[*CONFIDENTIAL*] per occurrence that provides additional limits for employer’s liability, commercial general liability, automobile liability and products liability insurance.
The Insurance Coverage will be from an insurance company classified by A M Best as a Class IV or larger with a Financial Strength Rating of at least A, A-. None of the Insurance Coverage amounts will be construed as a limitation on UNFI’s potential liability. Except for Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability insurance, the insurance policies will not have a per incident or aggregate annual deductible of greater than $[*CONFIDENTIAL*] without the prior written consent of WFM. In connection with UNFI’s execution of this Agreement, UNFI will provide WFM with certificates of insurance evidencing all of the referenced insurance policies, which will provide that: (i) such insurance will not be materially modified or cancelled unless WFM has been given at least 60 days’ advance written notice thereof; and (ii) such certificates will be renewed annually or as policy renewals occur. Except for Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability, the required insurance policies will, at UNFI’s expense, name “Whole Foods Market Distribution, Inc. together with its direct and indirect affiliates and insurers as additional insureds.”
(a) General. Each party covenants and agrees during the Term it will fully comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, regulations, licenses and permits of or issued by any federal, state or local government entity, agency or instrumentality applicable to its responsibilities hereunder. Each party agrees that it shall comply with all certification procedures and regulations. Each party shall promptly notify the other party after it becomes aware of any material adverse proposed law, regulation or order that, to its knowledge, may or does conflict with the parties’ obligations under this Agreement. The parties will then use reasonable efforts to promptly decide whether a change may be made to the terms of this Agreement to eliminate any such conflict or impracticability.
(b) Organic Documentation. In connection with any organic Products, UNFI shall take all such actions as required by any federally recognized certifying organization (or as required by law) in order for such Products to be certified as organic, including, without limitation, the maintenance of any required documentation and the taking of the necessary precautions to prevent Product compromise. UNFI shall provide all documentation relating to the foregoing to WFM at WFM’s request.
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20. | Termination Provisions. |
(a) Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately by providing written notice to the other party (unless otherwise provided below) for cause upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following:
(i) a failure to make any material payment, credit, rebate or other remittance of monetary consideration provided for herein (other than in good faith in connection with a dispute of which notice was given) or failure to remedy any delinquent material payment, credit, rebate or other remittance within fifteen (15) business days after notice (which failure to cure shall be an event of default); and
(ii) a breach of any non-monetary obligations under the Agreement, and failure to cure such breach after 30 days’ prior written notice of the breach.
(b) WFM may terminate this Agreement immediately by providing written notice to UNFI (unless otherwise provided below) for cause upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following:
(ii) The results of any audit of UNFI show evidence of willful misconduct on the part of UNFI or any of its employees or representatives of a nature that is material in either dollar amount or percentage to total amounts or to the operational units affected, or that could reasonably result in a material impact to the reputation or operational performance of WFM;
(iii) It is determined by any regulatory agency, or UNFI publicly announces, that any certification given by officers of UNFI relating to internal controls was materially incorrect. Regulatory violations by UNFI where the violations or the corrective action required materially and adversely affect the continued ability of UNFI to perform all or any material portion of the Agreement; or
(iv) The quality of service provided by UNFI does not meet industry standards, and UNFI has failed to remedy service problems within [*CONFIDENTIAL*] days after written notice of breach by WFM.
21. Representations and Warranties of UNFI. UNFI represents and warrants to WFM as follows, and such representations and warranties shall survive the Effective Date:
(a) Sufficient Personnel to Perform Obligations. UNFI (i) has sufficient personnel with adequate training and expertise to perform its obligations as contemplated hereunder in the time frames contemplated herein and (ii) will use reasonable care in the performance of UNFI’s obligations under this Agreement.
(b) National Organic Standards. UNFI has adequate processes and systems in place, and has adequately educated its personnel, and that it will fully comply with all federal, state and local regulations relating to handling and labeling of organic Products, including, but
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not limited to, the National Organic Standards as promulgated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and as such applies to UNFI as a handler or processor of organic foods. UNFI acknowledges that WFM has placed substantial reliance on UNFI to handle various foods for human consumption so as to not invalidate any “organic” designation of such foods.
(c) Computer Systems. UNFI has proper security safeguards in place to ensure the confidentiality of all of WFM’s data as contained in UNFI’s computer systems. All such systems will perform without material defect or error in compliance with the performance standards set forth in this Agreement. UNFI has a disaster recovery program in place to ensure that, in the event of a catastrophic destruction of any portion of UNFI’s computer systems, wherever located, UNFI will be able to recover all necessary data to continue to perform its obligations hereunder in substantially the time frames contemplated herein.
(d) UNFI Distribution Center’s Condition and Capacity. All of the UNFI DCs servicing WFM will be maintained and operated in accordance with UNFI warehousing and delivery standards. Such UNFI DCs have the operational systems required to support the obligations of UNFI as set forth in this Agreement, and all such UNFI DCs have adequate capacity to order, store and deliver Products in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and in the amounts contemplated by WFM. All the UNFI DCs shall have sufficient security measures in place prior to receipt of Products for WFM to ensure that such Products are not tampered with or adulterated in any manner, and that all such Products shall be maintained at temperatures and other storage conditions necessary to preserve the freshness and integrity of the Products.
(e) Information Provided to Auditors. All information requested by WFM (i) will be provided by UNFI to WFM and/or its designated auditors, (ii) will be in the format required in this Agreement or agreed upon by the parties, and (iii) will be true and correct in all respects, except as otherwise disclosed to WFM and/or its designees at the time of disclosure.(f) Transfer of Title. Upon delivery of Products, UNFI will transfer title and ownership of Products to WFM. Upon WFM’s purchase of Products, the Products will be free of any liens, claims or other encumbrances.
(g) Recall. UNFI has a reliable recall system and policies in place including appropriate tracking, coding and accounting systems for all Products.
22. Representations and Warranties of WFM. WFM represents and warrants to UNFI as follows, and such representations and warranties shall survive the Effective Date:
(a) Sufficient Personnel to Perform Obligations. WFM represents that it has sufficient personnel with adequate training and expertise to perform its obligations as contemplated hereunder in the time frames contemplated herein.
(b) Computer Systems. WFM has proper security safeguards in place to ensure the confidentiality of all of UNFI’s data as contained in WFM’s computer systems. All such systems will perform without material defect or error in compliance with the performance standards set forth in this Agreement. WFM has a disaster recovery program in place to ensure
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that, in the event of a catastrophic destruction of any portion of WFM’s computer systems, wherever located, WFM will be able to recover all necessary data to continue to perform its obligations hereunder in substantially the time frames contemplated herein.
(a) Binding Effect. This Agreement, including its exhibits, supersedes all prior agreements between UNFI and WFM and is the only agreement between UNFI and WFM, either oral or in writing relating to the subject matter hereof.
(b) Force Majeure. “Force Majeure” events shall be events beyond the reasonable control of a party (and not through the fault or negligence of such party) that make timely performance of an obligation not possible. Force Majeure events are those that are not reasonably foreseeable with the exercise of reasonable care, nor avoidable through the payment of nonmaterial additional sums. In the event of a Force Majeure, the party so affected shall give prompt written notice to the other party of the cause and shall take whatever reasonable steps are necessary to relieve the effect of such cause as rapidly as possible.
(c) Governing Law; Forum and Jurisdiction; Waiver of Punitive and Similar Types of Damages. The relationship of the parties hereto and all claims arising out of or related to that relationship, including, but not limited to, the construction and interpretation of any written agreements, including this Agreement, shall be governed by the substantive laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflicts of law principles). The parties agree and consent to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Chicago, Illinois and acknowledge that such courts are proper and convenient forums for the resolution of any actions between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and agree that, in such case, these courts shall be the sole and exclusive forums for the resolution of any actions between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. The parties hereby waive any right to a jury trial under any applicable law. The parties also waive any and all right to punitive, incidental or consequential damages, except to the extent such damages are included in any award for which indemnification is sought pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or an action is brought for breach of provisions relating to confidential information. The prevailing party in any action to enforce this Agreement shall be entitled to recover all related costs of the suit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs.
(d) Confidentiality. In connection with this Agreement, the parties may acquire or develop confidential information relating to each party and such party’s businesses that includes quality standards, business methods, sales data and trends, Intellectual Property, purchasing history, pricing, marketing and pricing strategies, technical data, general or specific customer information and the terms of this Agreement (“Confidential Information”). The term Confidential Information shall include computer software, source code, object code, hardware configurations and all other information relating to a party, its business and prospects, learned by the other party or disclosed by such party from time to time to the other party in any manner, whether orally, visually or in tangible form (including, without limitation, documents, devices and computer readable media) and all copies, improvements, derivatives and designs thereof, created by either party whether owned by or licensed to such party. The term Confidential Information shall also be deemed to include all notes, analyses, compilations, studies,
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interpretations or other documents prepared by a party that contain, reflect or are based upon the information furnished to such party by the other party pursuant hereto. The parties (i) will hold all Confidential Information in strict confidence, (ii) will only use Confidential Information for the purpose of performing under this Agreement, and (iii) will not disclose any Confidential Information to any third party (other than to affiliates or subsidiaries and their own outside legal, accounting, insurance or financial advisors or other consultants as necessary) without the other party’s prior written consent. Without limiting the foregoing, UNFI will not use any Confidential Information in connection with the marketing, distribution or sale of UNFI’s Products other than to WFM. UNFI will not use, sell or share any Confidential Information, including, but not limited to, WFM sales data in connection with Infoshare, SIS or any other similar type of data compilation, without the written consent of WFM. The foregoing applies even if the WFM Confidential Information is in a generic format that does not specifically reference WFM. The parties will use the highest degree of care it uses to protect its own confidential information to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. Confidential Information shall not include any information that:
(i) was in a party’s possession, prior to disclosure by the other party hereunder, provided such information is not known by such party to be subject to another confidentiality agreement with or secrecy obligation to the other party;
(ii) was generally known in the grocery industry at the time of disclosure to a party hereunder, or becomes so generally known after such disclosure, through no act of such party;
(iii) has come into the possession of a party from a third party who is not known by such party to be under any obligation to the other party to maintain the confidentiality of such information; or
(iv) was independently developed by a party without the use of any Confidential Information of the other party, to the extent that such independent development is reasonably established by such first party to the other party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the filing of a copy of this Agreement as an exhibit to any filing required by a regulatory agency having jurisdiction over either party, provided that a party required to file a copy hereof shall notify the other party of the filing and request and use its best efforts to obtain confidential treatment of all financial terms of this Agreement prior to the filing thereof. In addition, either party may disclose the terms of this Agreement pursuant to a valid subpoena, provided such party gives the other party reasonable prior notice of the service of any subpoena to permit the other party to seek a protective order, and seeks confidential treatment of all financial terms hereof.
If a party breaches or threatens to breach any provision of this Section 23(d), the parties agree that the non-breaching party’s remedy at law is inadequate. Therefore, in the event of such breach or threatened breach, in addition to any other remedy which may be available to the non-breaching party, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek, without posting a bond, preliminary or permanent injunctive and/or other equitable relief restraining the breaching party,
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or any of its agents or employees, from breaching or acting in any manner inconsistent with the conduct or performance required by this Section 23(d). In addition to the foregoing, a party may demand from and be entitled to immediately receive payment from the other party, as liquidated damages for a breach of Section 23(d), if such breach is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, the amount of $[*CONFIDENTIAL*] in immediately available funds. The disclosure of the same information at the same time to more than one third-party shall only be regarded as a single violation for purposes of this subsection (d). The parties agree that (A) the $[*CONFIDENTIAL*] in liquidated damages are a reasonable approximation of the injury that would be suffered by a party in the event of a breach of this Section 23(d) by either party; (B) the amount of actual loss cannot be precisely determined, but such liquidated damages provided for in this Section 23(d) are fair and reasonable; (C) all such payments made under this Section 23(d) shall be paid as liquidated damages and not as a penalty; (D) all such payments due under this Section 23(d) shall be made as an offset against all amounts due and owing under this Agreement.
(e) Amendment; Assignment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by a writing signed by an authorized officer of each party specifically referencing this Agreement and the intent to amend or modify. It is agreed that neither party shall transfer or assign this Agreement or any part hereof or any right arising hereunder, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party. A “Change of Control” shall be deemed to be an assignment for purposes of this Agreement. Any purported assignment (including a Change of Control) without consent shall be void and of no force or effect or, alternatively, a party may choose to consent to the assignment or terminate this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding on the respective parties and their permitted successors and assigns. A “Change of Control” means (A) any transaction or series of related transactions in which a party or group, acting in concert, acquires beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the equity interests in a party or its direct or indirect parent, or (B) a merger or consolidation of another entity with or into a party or its direct or indirect parent, with the effect that any third party becomes beneficial owner of more than 50% of the equity interests of a party or its direct or indirect parent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated above, WFM may assign this Agreement to any direct or indirect affiliate (whether or not such assignment results in a Change of Control) without obtaining the consent of UNFI.
(f) Entire Agreement; Survival. All exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated by reference. This Agreement (and any documents referred to herein) represents the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein, and there are no representations, warranties or conditions or agreements (other than implementing invoices, purchase orders and the like necessary to implement this Agreement) not contained herein that constitute any part hereof or that are being relied upon by any party hereunder. In the event this Agreement terminates, all claims arising prior to such termination shall survive such termination, and in addition, the following sections shall survive any such termination: 5, 6(c), (d), (e) and (f), 7-10, 12-14, 17, 18 and 21-23.
(g) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be enforced.
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(h) Publicity. Both parties shall agree on any press release related to the signing of this Agreement; provided, however, that either party may release information reasonably deemed necessary by their respective securities counsel under applicable governing laws. Except for the foregoing, UNFI will not (i) use for any reason any name, logo or trademark of Whole Foods Market, Inc., WFM Purchasing or any of their respective affiliates or subsidiaries in any manner suggesting that UNFI has a relationship with Whole Foods Market, Inc., WFM Purchasing or any of their respective affiliates or subsidiaries (ii) issue any press release or make any other statement to the press or authorize any publication to print anything that mentions Whole Foods Market, Inc., WFM or any of their respective affiliates or subsidiaries by name or refers to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein or (iii) disclose the content or existence of this Agreement to any third party.
(i) Notices. Unless otherwise stated, all notices given in connection with this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed delivered at the time of personal delivery or 3 business days after being sent by facsimile (with a confirmation) or mailed by express, certified or registered mail, or sent by a recognized national or international courier, as appropriate (in all cases postage prepaid and return receipt requested). Notices shall be addressed to the parties at the addresses set forth below or to such other address as shall have been so notified to the other party in accordance with this Section. Notices to UNFI shall be addressed to: Chief Financial Officer, 260 Lake Road, Dayville, CT 06241, Phone: 860.779.2800, fax: 860.779.5678 with a copy to legal counsel E. Colby Cameron, Cameron & Mittleman, LLP, 56 Exchange Terrace, Providence, Rhode Island 02903. Except as set forth herein, notices to WFM shall be addressed to: Jim Speirs, Vice President Procurement Non-Perishables, Whole Foods Market, Inc., 550 Bowie Street, Austin, Texas 78703, phone 512.542.0720, fax 512.482.7720 with a copy to General Counsel, Whole Foods Market, Inc., 550 Bowie Street, Austin, Texas 78703.
(j) No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, whether expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties to this Agreement or their parent, affiliates or subsidiaries, respective successors or permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities.
(k) Independent Contractors. In all matters relating to this Agreement both parties shall be acting solely as independent contractors and shall be solely responsible for the acts of their respective employees, contractors and agents. Employees, agents or contractors of one party shall not be considered employees, agents or contractors of the other party. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture, to create the relationship of an employer-employee or principal-agent, or to otherwise create any liability for or obligation of either party whatsoever with respect to the indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations of the other party. Neither UNFI nor any employee or representative of UNFI shall at any time wear a “Whole Foods Market” (Registered Trademark) uniform or in any way hold himself out to be an employee of WFM or any WFM Affiliate. The parties specifically agrees that this Agreement shall not be deemed to grant or imply that either party or any employee of either party is authorized to sign, contract, deal, or otherwise act in the name of or on behalf of the other party.
(l) Titles and Headings; Counterparts; Facsimile/Electronic Signature; Preprinted Forms. The titles and headings to Sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference
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only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same agreement, and will become a binding agreement when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. Electronic or facsimile signatures shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of execution of this document. This Agreement, including its attachments, supersedes all prior agreements between UNFI and WFM or any WFM Affiliate and is the only agreement between WFM and UNFI, either oral or in writing, relating to the matters set forth herein. Each party agrees that use of pre-printed forms, including, but not limited to email, purchase orders, acknowledgements or invoices, is for convenience only and all pre-printed terms and conditions stated thereon, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, are void and of no effect.
(m) Negotiation of Agreement, Each party and its counsel have cooperated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement and the documents referred to herein, and any drafts relating thereto shall be deemed the work product of the parties and may not be construed against any party by reason of its preparation. Any rule of law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any ambiguities in this Agreement against the party that drafted it is of no application and is hereby expressly waived.
(n) Termination of Prior Agreement. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Agreement for Distribution of Products dated January 1, 2005 between Whole Foods Market Distribution, Inc. and United Natural Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates that is due to expire on December 31, 2007 shall terminate.
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WHEREAS, the parties have entered into this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
Whole Foods Market Distribution, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Lee Valkenaar
Lee Valkenaar, President
UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.
By: /s/ Michael D. Beaudry
Michael D. Beaudry, President of the Eastern Region
By: /s/ Richard Antonelli
Richard Antonelli, Executive Vice President,
Chief Operating Officer and President of Distribution
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Whole Foods Market, Inc
Fiscal Period Calendar
End of Period Dates
End of Quarter Dates
Period | Week | | Fiscal 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
1 | 1 | | 10/02/2005 | 10/01/2006 | 10/07/2007 | 10/05/2008 | 10/04/2009 | 10/03/2010 | 10/02/2011 | 10/07/2012 | 10/06/2013 |
| 2 | | 10/09/2005 | 10/08/2006 | 10/14/2007 | 10/12/2008 | 10/11/2009 | 10/10/2010 | 10/09/2011 | 10/14/2012 | 10/13/2013 |
| 3 | | 10/16/2005 | 10/15/2006 | 10/21/2007 | 10/19/2008 | 10/18/2009 | 10/17/2010 | 10/16/2011 | 10/21/2012 | 10/20/2013 |
| 4 | | 10/23/2005 | 10/22/2006 | 10/28/2007 | 10/26/2008 | 10/25/2009 | 10/24/2010 | 10/23/2011 | 10/28/2012 | 10/27/2013 |
2 | 5 | | 10/30/2005 | 10/29/2006 | 11/04/2007 | 11/02/2008 | 11/01/2009 | 10/31/2010 | 10/30/2011 | 11/04/2012 | 11/03/2013 |
| 6 | | 11/06/2005 | 11/05/2006 | 11/11/2007 | 11/09/2008 | 11/08/2009 | 11/07/2010 | 11/06/2011 | 11/11/2012 | 11/10/2013 |
| 7 | | 11/13/2005 | 11/12/2006 | 11/18/2007 | 11/16/2008 | 11/15/2009 | 11/14/2010 | 11/13/2011 | 11/18/2012 | 11/17/2013 |
| 8 | | 11/20/2005 | 11/19/2006 | 11/25/2007 | 11/23/2008 | 11/22/2009 | 11/21/2010 | 11/20/2011 | 11/25/2012 | 11/24/2013 |
3 | 9 | | 11/27/2005 | 11/26/2006 | 12/02/2007 | 11/30/2008 | 11/29/2009 | 11/28/2010 | 11/27/2011 | 12/02/2012 | 12/01/2013 |
| 10 | | 12/04/2005 | 12/03/2006 | 12/09/2007 | 12/07/2008 | 12/06/2009 | 12/05/2010 | 12/04/2011 | 12/09/2012 | 12/08/2013 |
| 11 | | 12/11/2005 | 12/10/2006 | 12/16/2007 | 12/14/2008 | 12/13/2009 | 12/12/2010 | 12/11/2011 | 12/16/2012 | 12/15/2013 |
| 12 | | 12/18/2005 | 12/17/2006 | 12/23/2007 | 12/21/2008 | 12/20/2009 | 12/19/2010 | 12/18/2011 | 12/23/2012 | 12/22/2013 |
4 | 13 | | 12/25/2005 | 12/24/2006 | 12/30/2007 | 12/28/2008 | 12/27/2009 | 12/26/2010 | 12/25/2011 | 12/30/2012 | 12/29/2013 |
| 14 | | 01/01/2006 | 12/31/2006 | 01/06/2008 | 01/04/2009 | 01/03/2010 | 01/02/2011 | 01/01/2012 | 01/06/2013 | 01/05/2014 |
| 15 | | 01/08/2006 | 01/07/2007 | 01/13/2008 | 01/11/2009 | 01/10/2010 | 01/09/2011 | 01/08/2012 | 01/13/2013 | 01/12/2014 |
1st Qtr | 16 | | 01/15/2006 | 01/14/2007 | 01/20/2008 | 01/18/2009 | 01/17/2010 | 01/16/2011 | 01/15/2012 | 01/20/2013 | 01/19/2014 |
5 | 17 | | 01/22/2006 | 01/21/2007 | 01/27/2008 | 01/25/2009 | 01/24/2010 | 01/23/2011 | 01/22/2012 | 01/27/2013 | 01/26/2014 |
| 18 | | 01/29/2006 | 01/28/2007 | 02/03/2008 | 02/01/2009 | 01/31/2010 | 01/30/2011 | 01/29/2012 | 02/03/2013 | 02/02/2014 |
| 19 | | 02/05/2006 | 02/04/2007 | 02/10/2008 | 02/08/2009 | 02/07/2010 | 02/06/2011 | 02/05/2012 | 02/10/2013 | 02/09/2014 |
| 20 | | 02/12/2006 | 02/11/2007 | 02/17/2008 | 02/15/2009 | 02/14/2010 | 02/13/2011 | 02/12/2012 | 02/17/2013 | 02/16/2014 |
6 | 21 | | 02/19/2006 | 02/18/2007 | 02/24/2008 | 02/22/2009 | 02/21/2010 | 02/20/2011 | 02/19/2012 | 02/24/2013 | 02/23/2014 |
| 22 | | 02/26/2006 | 02/25/2007 | 03/02/2008 | 03/01/2009 | 02/28/2010 | 02/27/2011 | 02/26/2012 | 03/03/2013 | 03/02/2014 |
| 23 | | 03/05/2006 | 03/04/2007 | 03/09/2008 | 03/08/2009 | 03/07/2010 | 03/06/2011 | 03/04/2012 | 03/10/2013 | 03/09/2014 |
| 24 | | 03/12/2006 | 03/11/2007 | 03/16/2008 | 03/15/2009 | 03/14/2010 | 03/13/2011 | 03/11/2012 | 03/17/2013 | 03/16/2014 |
7 | 25 | | 03/19/2006 | 03/18/2007 | 03/23/2008 | 03/22/2009 | 03/21/2010 | 03/20/2011 | 03/18/2012 | 03/24/2013 | 03/23/2014 |
| 26 | | 03/26/2006 | 03/25/2007 | 03/30/2008 | 03/29/2009 | 03/28/2010 | 03/27/2011 | 03/25/2012 | 03/31/2013 | 03/30/2014 |
| 27 | | 04/02/2006 | 04/01/2007 | 04/06/2008 | 04/05/2009 | 04/04/2010 | 04/03/2011 | 04/01/2012 | 04/07/2013 | 04/06/2014 |
2nd Qtr | 28 | | 04/09/2006 | 04/08/2007 | 04/13/2008 | 04/12/2009 | 04/11/2010 | 04/10/2011 | 04/08/2012 | 04/14/2013 | 04/13/2014 |
8 | 29 | | 04/16/2006 | 04/15/2007 | 04/20/2008 | 04/19/2009 | 04/18/2010 | 04/17/2011 | 04/15/2012 | 04/21/2013 | 04/20/2014 |
| 30 | | 04/23/2006 | 04/22/2007 | 04/27/2008 | 04/26/2009 | 04/25/2010 | 04/24/2011 | 04/22/2012 | 04/28/2013 | 04/27/2014 |
| 31 | | 04/30/2006 | 04/29/2007 | 05/04/2008 | 05/03/2009 | 05/02/2010 | 05/01/2011 | 04/29/2012 | 05/05/2013 | 05/04/2014 |
| 32 | | 05/07/2006 | 05/06/2007 | 05/11/2008 | 05/10/2009 | 05/09/2010 | 05/08/2011 | 05/06/2012 | 05/12/2013 | 05/11/2014 |
9 | 33 | | 05/14/2006 | 05/13/2007 | 05/18/2008 | 05/17/2009 | 05/16/2010 | 05/15/2011 | 05/13/2012 | 05/19/2013 | 05/18/2014 |
| 34 | | 05/21/2006 | 05/20/2007 | 05/25/2008 | 05/24/2009 | 05/23/2010 | 05/22/2011 | 05/20/2012 | 05/26/2013 | 05/25/2014 |
| 35 | | 05/28/2006 | 05/27/2007 | 06/01/2008 | 05/31/2009 | 05/30/2010 | 05/29/2011 | 05/27/2012 | 06/02/2013 | 06/01/2014 |
| 36 | | 06/04/2006 | 06/03/2007 | 06/08/2008 | 06/07/2009 | 06/06/2010 | 06/05/2011 | 06/03/2012 | 06/09/2013 | 06/08/2014 |
10 | 37 | | 06/11/2006 | 06/10/2007 | 06/15/2008 | 06/14/2009 | 06/13/2010 | 06/12/2011 | 06/10/2012 | 06/16/2013 | 06/15/2014 |
| 38 | | 06/18/2006 | 06/17/2007 | 06/22/2008 | 06/21/2009 | 06/20/2010 | 06/19/2011 | 06/17/2012 | 06/23/2013 | 06/22/2014 |
| 39 | | 06/25/2006 | 06/24/2007 | 06/29/2008 | 06/28/2009 | 06/27/2010 | 06/26/2011 | 06/24/2012 | 06/30/2013 | 06/29/2014 |
3rd Qtr | 40 | | 07/02/2006 | 07/01/2007 | 07/06/2008 | 07/05/2009 | 07/04/2010 | 07/03/2011 | 07/01/2012 | 07/07/2013 | 07/06/2014 |
11 | 41 | | 07/09/2006 | 07/08/2007 | 07/13/2008 | 07/12/2009 | 07/11/2010 | 07/10/2011 | 07/08/2012 | 07/14/2013 | 07/13/2014 |
| 42 | | 07/16/2006 | 07/15/2007 | 07/20/2008 | 07/19/2009 | 07/18/2010 | 07/17/2011 | 07/15/2012 | 07/21/2013 | 07/20/2014 |
| 43 | | 07/23/2006 | 07/22/2007 | 07/27/2008 | 07/26/2009 | 07/25/2010 | 07/24/2011 | 07/22/2012 | 07/28/2013 | 07/27/2014 |
| 44 | | 07/30/2006 | 07/29/2007 | 08/03/2008 | 08/02/2009 | 08/01/2010 | 07/31/2011 | 07/29/2012 | 08/04/2013 | 08/03/2014 |
12 | 45 | | 08/06/2006 | 08/05/2007 | 08/10/2008 | 08/09/2009 | 08/08/2010 | 08/07/2011 | 08/05/2012 | 08/11/2013 | 08/10/2014 |
| 46 | | 08/13/2006 | 08/12/2007 | 08/17/2008 | 08/16/2009 | 08/15/2010 | 08/14/2011 | 08/12/2012 | 08/18/2013 | 08/17/2014 |
| 47 | | 08/20/2006 | 08/19/2007 | 08/24/2008 | 08/23/2009 | 08/22/2010 | 08/21/2011 | 08/19/2012 | 08/25/2013 | 08/24/2014 |
| 48 | | 08/27/2006 | 08/26/2007 | 08/31/2008 | 08/30/2009 | 08/29/2010 | 08/28/2011 | 08/26/2012 | 09/01/2013 | 08/31/2014 |
13 | 49 | | 09/03/2006 | 09/02/2007 | 09/07/2008 | 09/06/2009 | 09/05/2010 | 09/04/2011 | 09/02/2012 | 09/08/2013 | 09/07/2014 |
| 50 | | 09/10/2006 | 09/09/2007 | 09/14/2008 | 09/13/2009 | 09/12/2010 | 09/11/2011 | 09/09/2012 | 09/15/2013 | 09/14/2014 |
| 51 | | 09/17/2006 | 09/16/2007 | 09/21/2008 | 09/20/2009 | 09/19/2010 | 09/18/2011 | 09/16/2012 | 09/22/2013 | 09/21/2014 |
4th | 52 | | 09/24/2006 | 09/23/2007 | 09/28/2008 | 09/27/2009 | 09/26/2010 | 09/25/2011 | 09/23/2012 | 09/29/2013 | 09/28/2014 |
Qtr | 53 | | | 09/30/2007 | | | | | 09/30/2012 | | |
NOTE: A request for confidential treatment has been made with respect to the portions of the following document that are marked with [*CONFIDENTIAL*]. The redacted portions have been filed separately with the SEC.
Exhibit B
[*CONFIDENTIAL*]
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NOTE: A request for confidential treatment has been made with respect to the portions of the following document that are marked with [*CONFIDENTIAL*]. The redacted portions have been filed separately with the SEC.
Exhibit C
Southern Pacific Region
This Exhibit C to the Agreement for Distribution of Products (the “Agreement”) dated September 26, 2006 between Whole Foods Market Distribution, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“WFM”), and United Natural Foods, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“UNFI”) amends the Agreement to allow the Southern Pacific Region to use UNFI as its Primary Distributor pursuant to the following terms and conditions:
| 1. | WFM agrees to work with UNFI to develop a time-line for transition of UNFI as the Primary Distributor for the Southern Pacific Region. |
All terms not defined herein will have the meeting set forth in the Agreement. This Exhibit C is dated __________ ___, ______.
Whole Foods Market Distribution, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
Name Printed: __________________
Title: __________________________
NOTE: A request for confidential treatment has been made with respect to the portions of the following document that are marked with [*CONFIDENTIAL*]. The redacted portions have been filed separately with the SEC.
Exhibit D
Fuel Surcharge
The Fuel Surcharge amount, if any, will be set according to the table below.
Price Per Gallon | Surcharge Per Delivery |
Up to [*CONFIDENTIAL*] | $0 |
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NOTE: A request for confidential treatment has been made with respect to the portions of the following document that are marked with [*CONFIDENTIAL*]. The redacted portions have been filed separately with the SEC.
Exhibit E
[*CONFIDENTIAL*]
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NOTE: A request for confidential treatment has been made with respect to the portions of the following document that are marked with [*CONFIDENTIAL*]. The redacted portions have been filed separately with the SEC.
EXHIBIT F
[*CONFIDENTIAL*]
NOTE: A request for confidential treatment has been made with respect to the portions of the following document that are marked with [*CONFIDENTIAL*]. The redacted portions have been filed separately with the SEC.
Exhibit G
Code Date Policy
| 1. | [*CONFIDENTIAL*] – [*CONFIDENTIAL*] |
| 2. | [*CONFIDENTIAL*] – [*CONFIDENTIAL*] |
| 3. | [*CONFIDENTIAL*] – [*CONFIDENTIAL*] |
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| 11. | [*CONFIDENTIAL*] – [*CONFIDENTIAL*] |