United Natural Foods Gives Workers Raise Amid Pandemic

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PROVIDENCE, RI — United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI ) ("UNFI" or the "Company"), North America’s premier food wholesaler delivering the widest variety of products to a diverse and expansive customer base across the country, today announced that it has established safety protocols, added additional flexibility and provided incentives for the front line distribution center associates providing America with essential services during the COVID-19 national state of emergency. "As Americans continue to look to us to help keep stores across the country well-stocked during this national emergency, we are fully committed to supporting our valued associates and working to meet their needs," said Steven L. Spinner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our 21,000 associates are at the very heart of the food distribution sector’s around-the-clock effort to keep America fed and prepared amidst the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. We hope our new protocols will provide an important degree of assurance and comfort to our world-class workforce, especially as cases inevitably increase in the weeks ahead and deliveries become more difficult amidst widespread business closures." UNFI distribution center teams, from our selectors and sales support to our forklift operators and truck drivers, as well as all support staff within a DC are essential workers in helping ensure UNFI continues to fulfill its role as a critical link in the North American food supply chain. In recognition of our associates’ dedication and efforts during this time of national emergency, UNFI is putting in place several new protocols designed to provide assurance and safety to our workforce, including: Full-time and part-time direct labor associates and drivers will receive a Temporary State of Emergency Bonus of $2 per hour on top of their regular wages and overtime hours for time worked through March 31; Enhanced flexibility and exceptions will be enacted to adapt attendance […]