Whole Foods Supplier Faces Cyberattack Disrupting Operations

United Natural Foods, Inc. Launches Investigation, Confirms IT Systems Breach Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • June 9, 2025

The largest health and specialty food distributor in the United States and Canada - and the main supplier for high-end supermarket chain Whole Foods - told regulators Monday that a cyberattack has disrupted its widespread operations.

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United Natural Foods said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it discovered Thursday unauthorized activity on parts of its information technology systems that disrupted its ability to fulfill and distribute customer orders. The investigation is in its early stages and business disruptions are expected to continue, according to the notice.

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