Some Whole Foods Locations Are Experiencing Empty Shelves After a Main Distributor Was Hacked
A Whole Foods distributor was hit with a cyberattack last week, and it has led to empty shelves in stores around the country.
Whole Foods shoppers are experiencing empty shelves after a major distributor for the grocer was hit with a cyberattack last week.
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), which works with more than 11,000 suppliers and has over 28,000 employees, said it was hacked earlier this month, and it expects its systems to be back online by June 15, . The company reported $31 billion in in August 2024.
Meanwhile, the delay has led to barren shelves. Videos are starting to appear on TikTok, where viewers can see a notice posted on shelves (and ) that says the grocer is experiencing a “temporary out-of-stock issue.”
A Whole Foods employee in Arkansas told their “frozen cooler is empty, our bread hearth is bare, and customers are increasingly upset.” The anonymous employee added that the team is “deep-cleaning our freezers” now that they have the chance because the “normally overstocked freezers are now completely bare.”
Whole Foods what’s really good ? cuz why the shelves bare and damn near empty
What is happening at Whole Foods …was it a fluke or is it starting?
In , UNFI said it is working closely with its customers, suppliers, and associates “to minimize disruption as much as possible.”
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Whole Foods shoppers are experiencing empty shelves after a major distributor for the grocer was hit with a cyberattack last week.
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), which works with more than 11,000 suppliers and has over 28,000 employees, said it was hacked earlier this month, and it expects its systems to be back online by June 15, . The company reported $31 billion in in August 2024.
