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 been stable over the past 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, 2.7 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 245 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 147 reviews)); "Good money and people all together" ((in 42 reviews)); "100% work from home is great" ((in 40 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 87 reviews)); "There is no work life balance" ((in 56 reviews)); "Poor leadership and follow through." ((in 52 reviews)); "Upper management did not care." ((in 47 reviews)); "Direct manager should never have been placed in a role leading a team." ((in 42 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 are the top reviewed UNFI locations?

Eden Prairie , Providence , Minneapolis , Hopkins , Centralia , Boise , Ridgefield , Rocklin , Mechanicsville , York , Montgomery , Aurora , Tacoma , Lincoln , Greenwood , Chesterfield , Sarasota , Atlanta , Lancaster , Harrisburg , Moreno Valley , Stockton , Pompano Beach , New York , Riverside , Dayville , Auburn , Richmond , Prescott , Iowa City

UNFI reviews

3.0

42% would recommend to a friend

(2,370 total reviews)

J. Alexander (Sandy) Miller Douglas

40% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.4

Senior management

UNFI has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,370 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

4.0

Dec 17, 2015

Amazing benefits, decent 401k enrollment, and room to grow in the company.

Order selector

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee benefits are fantastic, UNFI also provides a 401k plan with matching contribution of $.50 on every dollar, up to 8%. Basic life insurance coverage provided free of cost as a UNFI selector. Paid volunteer hours for select events. As well as incentives of up to $4.50 more per hour if conditions met. Lots of overtime availability.

Cons

There point system can be difficult to deal with especially in first 90 days. You leave when the trucks are loaded if you work in loading and product selecting. My hours are supposed to be 2 P. M. - 12 A. M. But most days it ends up being 1-3 A.M. High turn over rate which leads to a constant flow of new employees who have little to no experience. This tends to add a lot of time onto our nights.

2.0

Dec 9, 2015

Rift between management and development

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Office and surrounding area very scenic; great people to work with, and very talented developers.

Cons

Disconnect between how management and developers communicate - non-technical managers often hand down projects/deadlines that are contradictory to feedback/estimates delivered by development teams. The attitude towards IT projects has been stuck under a "quickest, cheapest" mentality for a long time, though this is fortunately changing. There is a mountain of code debt that has been accumulating for years, to the point development on new projects is often stalled by forgotten business logic and back-end service caveats. Few perks for employees - on-site cafeteria, but bring your own k-cups since you can't even expect free coffee here. Employee on-boarding process through HR left out a lot of information, and any questions on HR processes have to be answered via 800-number.

3.0

Oct 19, 2015

be careful

The greatest

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay rate has gotten better

Cons

the turn around rate is horrible for reg associates and managers. just laid off 40 people but now will not hire the people they fired and getting brand new employees.. they say they're their to help but they run you to the ground

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