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

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Whole Foods told its employees that the ongoing outages and disruptions at its primary distributor, United Natural Foods (UNFI), may take “several days to resolve.” The Amazon-owned retail giant told staff in an internal communication, seen by TechCrunch, that UNFI was experiencing a “nationwide technology system outage,” which UNFI has for its part described as […]

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Whole Foods tells staff cyberattack at its primary distributor UNFI will affect product availability

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Whole Foods told its employees that the ongoing outages and disruptions at its primary distributor, United Natural Foods (UNFI), may take “several days to resolve.” The Amazon-owned retail giant told staff in an internal communication, seen by TechCrunch, that UNFI was experiencing a “nationwide technology system outage,” which UNFI has for its part described as

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Ongoing cyberattack at US grocery distributor giant UNFI affecting customer orders

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U.S. grocery distribution giant United Natural Foods (UNFI) said on Tuesday it is working to restore its capabilities following a cyberattack last week that continues to disrupt the grocery supply chain.  UNFI said as part of its third quarter earnings report that it was “diligently managing through the cyber incident” it confirmed on Monday. The

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Flashfood users can now save money on groceries at their local grocery store in addition to bigger chains

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Flashfood, an app that provides people access to discounted food close to its best-by date, announced Tuesday that independently owned grocery stores are now on the app, enabling a larger number of shoppers to buy budget-friendly groceries. This is a notable move for the company, as small and independently owned grocery stores play a crucial

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Rohlik rolls up $170M to expand in European grocery delivery and sell its tech to others

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The salad days of fresh grocery delivery startups are over, but those that have stayed the course, and built businesses that are seeing gains, are still here and hungry for more growth. On Friday, one of those survivors, the Czech grocery delivery company Rohlik, announced $170 million in new funding. Rohlik – which means ‘baker’

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