United Natural Foods Layoffs ● Effective Oct 16, 2026

📍 2 states with filings 📄 2 total WARN notices 👥 491 workers affected
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United Natural Foods has filed 2 WARN notices across 2 states, affecting 491 workers. Most activity is in Philadelphia and Sturtevant. All filings involved facility closures. Filing dates range from Mar 16, 2026 through Oct 16, 2026. The Mar 16, 2026 filing for 443 workers in Sturtevant is the largest filed in Wisconsin in 2026 and larger than 96 percent of WARN filings nationally. Sturtevant accounts for 90% of affected workers.

Last 24 Months

Workers Affected
491
Filings
2
Avg Workers / Filing
245
Most Affected City
Sturtevant, WI
443 workers
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United Natural Foods Layoff History

Monthly avg: 20/mo

Top States

Workers by year

The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.

2026 YTD
491

Closure vs. Layoff

Closures — 100%
100%

All United Natural Foods WARN Filings

All Closures Layoffs 202620252024
LocationStateTypeWorkersEffectiveRecorded
Philadelphia
2722 Commerce Way, Philadelphia, PA 19154
PA Closure 48 Not separately reported
Recorded: 2026-10-16 (source date)
2026-10-16 (source date)
Sturtevant WI Closure 443
larger than 96% of filings
2026-06-20
Recorded: 2026-03-16
2026-03-16

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About This Data

Data on this site comes from WARN Act filings published by state workforce agencies. Where a state does not publish a usable list, filings come from a third-party compilation and are marked on each row. Filings are updated regularly but may not reflect same-day submissions. Coverage varies by state.

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Across 1 filings with usable paired dates, the median recorded gap is 96 days. This is date arithmetic, not a finding about notice received by workers or legal compliance. Source definitions, coverage and exceptions matter.

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