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Whole Foods warns of shortages after cyberattack at its primary distributor UNFI


The retail giant described the food shortages as "temporary supply challenges" following the cyberattack at its primary distributor, UNFI.

When reached by TechCrunch, Whole Foods spokesperson Nathan Cimbala said: “We are working to restock our shelves as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused for customers.” UNFI is one of the largest food distributors in North America, supplying grocery goods and fresh produce to more than 30,000 stores and supermarkets across the U.S. and Canada. The company disclosed the cyberattack on Monday in a filing with federal regulators, and UNFI’s chief executive, Sandy Douglas, told investors Tuesday that the company took its entire network offline on Friday after detecting the intrusion.

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