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 243 reviews)); "Benefits is good and some of my coworkers was cool" ((in 198 reviews)); "Most people I worked with were great and I built a lot of solid relationships over the years." ((in 146 reviews)); "Good money and people all together" ((in 46 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((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 86 reviews)); "Little to no work life balance" ((in 60 reviews)); "Poor leadership and follow through." ((in 51 reviews)); "Upper management did not care." ((in 49 reviews)); "Direct manager should never have been placed in a role leading a team." ((in 40 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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2K reviews

3.0

Aug 6, 2015

There Good, bad and Ugly

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If your union your pay is good. if not union there are some positions in warehouse that are non union for a reason STRIKES. Benefits are nice especially with the wellness program your rates can go down for healthy lifestyle choices (eight, smoking, blood pressure, etc)

Cons

There can be some really long hours and the hours themselves can be crazy. So if your a really big early bird or a extreme night owl, this the place for you. But going to bed at 6:00PM in the middle of summer and working all holidays except 3 of them can drive you crazy.

4.0

Jun 18, 2015

the Anti - Monsanto

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Their products follow the most progressive trends that benefit the environment and future generations. Helping Hands Committee, the employee run community service group, allows for employees to balance out their work life a bit if that's important to them.

Cons

Depending on what department you're in, the values of the actual company sometimes don't seem to mean much, as in, it wouldn't make a difference to them if UNFI was selling your typical factory farm meat, so long as they can build their resume and impress their corporate peers (I think? Not sure what motivates them). Some resistance to change and improvement on a micro level among staff, I disagree with a lot of the comments on here that say management is the only problem. There are some employees who think what (kind of) worked then years ago should still work now and cannot be improved, despite evidence to the contrary. ***No I am not in management nor do I aspire to be.

1.0

Jun 17, 2015

Worst job I ever had!

Forklift operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not a whole lot of good things to say about this plant. The company store is pretty good. That's about it.

Cons

HR is terrible. Inventory is unbelievably bad. Constant schedule changes. False promises. Turn over is by far the worst I have ever seen. Constantly threatened to be walked out. Unrealistic productivity requiments. Warehouse is extremely unorganized.

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