It's OK, as long as you don't mind corporate greed - Analyst UNFI Employee Review

2.0
Mar 18, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

You are working for a Natural & Organic food distributor There is an onsite co-op where you can buy and try out some of the natural products You can order cases of product from the warehouse They offer lots of options for health insurance

Cons

Archaic business system interface with multiple failed attempts to upgrade Multiple different types of business systems across the nation that all require unique working knowledge, and only a handful of people have true proficiency in. A sink or swim mentality in most departments Greedy executives who only care about their bottom line, their bonus', and their stock dividends. No matter how much work you may put in to a company wide project that might save hundreds of thousands of dollars, you will not see a dime of it in any kind of bonus or personal recognition, only the Executives will reap the benefits. While being a fortune 500 company, they cannot manage to pay their work force a LIVING wage. Most of the department managers will not budget for properly rewarding their staff's hard work, and instead choose to go the lazy route of having peers send digital "thank you cards" to each other. Sales people are typically difficult to work with as they only care about getting the necessary sales numbers to reach their bonus' bench marks which means they treat every other department like crap, and management lets it happen. No matter how much hard work and time is invested by any other department, only the specific Sales manager gets the sales bonus, which leads to them frequently requesting the moon and back which management lets slide. Outsourced / Contracted IT personnel who cannot assist with even the most basic technical issues.

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5.0
Jan 22, 2026
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Pros

Hard work is acknowledged and rewarded Supportive leadership Opportunities to learn and develop Fast‑paced environment that builds strong skills

Cons

Can be demanding at times (but worth it if you like being challenged)

3.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

You get to provide quality products to independent retailers

Cons

They will eliminate positions and leave unqualified persons employed

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