Does UNFI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UNFI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UNFI. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UNFI?

42% of UNFI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UNFI 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UNFI?

Order Selector (169) , Warehouse Associate (40) , Account Manager (35) , Buyer (35) , Forklift Operator (35) , Warehouse Selector (27) , Truck Driver (26) , Order Picker (23) , Field Sales Representative (22) , Warehouse Order Selector (22) , Warehouse Supervisor (22) , Warehouse Worker (22) , Analyst (21) , Supervisor (21) , Business Analyst (19)

What are the pros of working at UNFI according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is good if you’re willing to do the work of two or three people to get it." ((in 240 reviews)); "Benefits is good and some of my coworkers was cool" ((in 178 reviews)); "Most people I worked with were great and I built a lot of solid relationships over the years." ((in 144 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 43 reviews)); "Good money and people all together" ((in 42 reviews))

What are the cons of working at UNFI according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours which are a part of working in the retail trade regardless of employer." ((in 85 reviews)); "Little to no work life balance" ((in 56 reviews)); "Poor leadership and follow through." ((in 52 reviews)); "Upper management is almost completely clueless." ((in 43 reviews)); "Direct manager should never have been placed in a role leading a team." ((in 41 reviews))

What are employees saying about UNFI layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about UNFI layoffs and their outlook for job security at UNFI in 2026.

What UNFI locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Commerce , Urbana , Billings , Gilroy

UNFI reviews

3.0

42% would recommend to a friend

(2,369 total reviews)

J. Alexander (Sandy) Miller Douglas

42% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.8

Career opportunities

2.6

Culture & values

2.4

Senior management

UNFI has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,369 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The UNFI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Jul 11, 2019

Terrible company

Department specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My colleagues make it tolerable.

Cons

Bad merger. Their system is so outdated it is from 80-90s. They don’t care if we lose our customers after the acquisition of my previous company. They need to update their platforms to modern day if they want to keep up with the competition. Very inefficient and ineffective software..I might as well just use paper and pencil as their system is trash. They’re remodeling the building but fail to provide us napkins, Kleenex, paper plates/cups, wet wipes for several months. I feel like there are germs in every corner. Corporate or CEO doesn’t care.

1.0

Aug 28, 2017

No growth. High Turnover.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good first job to get experience. The company promotes sustainability and encourages volunteerism.

Cons

There is no growth. The pay is grossly under market rate. Classic carrot dangling. High turnover in every department. No courtesy interview for internal candidate. Management is out of touch and mildly practice favoritism. HR isn't there to help you; they're there to help UNFI.

2.0

Apr 24, 2017

Buyer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High growth product lines, employee discounts and great co-workers.

Cons

- Strong arm, negative manager, constant changes and having to spend an exorbitant amount of time reporting on in/external unforeseen circumstances from current /past events impacting service level. - Never enough time in the day to get to all the emails, reports, meetings, one-off requests and still do ones job at a high level. - A lot of smaller vendors who can't always deliver on time, and the Buyer's carry too much of the burden for managing inventory and not enough say in which vendors are approved and should remain. - SRM should carry more responsibility for making bad vendor decisions and getting rid of their inventory. - Company is too top heavy and IT infrastructure is fragile at best.

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