Grocery wholesaler breaks ground in Sarasota on new distribution center

A grocery wholesaler recently broke ground in Sarasota on a new distribution center that will employ 425 associates.

Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. will replace its existing facility with the over 1.016 million-square-foot project that is expected to be completed in September 2024. The company declined to disclose the project cost.

The new center is located within the master-planned business park SRQ Logistics Center, just north of Sarasota near the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. The company currently operates a distribution center at 6272 McIntosh Road in Sarasota.