Whole Foods: UNFI Cyberattack Impacts Supply
- Whole Foods Market is navigating "temporary supply challenges" following a cybersecurity incident at United natural Foods (UNFI), its primary distributor.
- The cyberattack is affecting UNFI's "ability to select and ship products," Whole Foods informed its staff.
- To manage customer inquiries, Whole Foods has instructed employees to use a single, approved talking point: the company is experiencing "temporary supply challenges."
Whole Foods market customers should brace for possible supply disruptions as the UNFI cyberattack cripples its primary distributor. The grocery chain alerted its staff about potential delays in deliveries and product availability. News Directory 3 reports that the incident directly impacts UNFI’s capacity to select and ship products, leaving several Whole Foods stores facing temporary out-of-stock situations. This cybersecurity incident, affecting a major food distributor across North America, means customers might see empty shelves for essential items. The company is working swiftly to restock and minimize customer inconvenience. Stay informed as they address these challenges, keeping staff and shoppers updated. Discover what’s next as the full impact unfolds, which will be clearer this week.
Whole Foods Market Faces Supply Challenges After UNFI Cyberattack
Updated June 10, 2025
Whole Foods Market is navigating “temporary supply challenges” following a cybersecurity incident at United natural Foods (UNFI), its primary distributor. The Amazon-owned grocery chain alerted employees that the UNFI outage could take days to resolve, perhaps impacting delivery schedules and product availability.
The cyberattack is affecting UNFI’s “ability to select and ship products,” Whole Foods informed its staff. UNFI, a major food distributor in North America, supplies over 30,000 stores across the U.S. and Canada.
To manage customer inquiries, Whole Foods has instructed employees to use a single, approved talking point: the company is experiencing “temporary supply challenges.”
A visit to a Whole Foods store revealed notices about a “temporary out of stock issue” in several aisles.
Whole Foods spokesman Nathan Cimbala said the company is working to restock shelves and apologized for any customer inconvenience.
We are working to restock our shelves as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused for customers.
What’s next
The full extent of the impact on grocery stores and consumers may become clearer later in the week as the UNFI cyberattack recovery progresses and supply chains adjust.