Virus Outbreak at Food Distribution Center Is Beginning to Disrupt Supply
- United Natural Foods warehouse shut last week on virus surge
- A restaurant supplier facing disruption across many locations
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A Covid outbreak at a warehouse belonging to one of the largest wholesale food distributors in the U.S. is leading to food shortages even after the facility reopened.
United Natural Foods Inc.’s distribution center in Centralia, Washington, opened its doors on Aug. 7 after suspending operations for a week. The facility is ramping back up and filling orders “as quickly as possible,” a UNFI spokesperson said. But Chef’store, which sells food and other kitchen supplies to restaurants across the U.S., and relies on UNFI, is still facing widespread disruption.