UNFI to shutter Wisconsin distribution center, cut 443 jobs

UNFI to shutter Wisconsin distribution center, cut 443 jobs

The grocery wholesaler said the closure is related to an effort to transition service to a facility near Chicago, where it is adding automated capabilities.

29 truck drivers lose their jobs due to shuttering of facility as company moves towards automation

29 truck drivers will lose their jobs as United Natural Foods Inc. closes a facility in Wisconsin as part of a restructuring involving the adoption of automation.  UNFI is closing their warehouse facility located at 3138 Highway H, in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, resulting in the layoff of 443 workers. The job cuts will begin in June 2026 and continue through early August. According to a filing from the company is closing the Wisconsin facility and tr…