The New York Post reports:
Whole Foods reportedly directed workers to downplay increasingly empty aisles after a cyberattack on its main distributor crippled deliveries and sent ripple effects through the retail food supply chain.
The Amazon-owned supermarket chain posted vague notices about “temporary supply challenges” as frustrated customers were greeted with bare shelves at several locations, according to TechCrunch.
In an internal memo obtained by the outlet, Whole Foods told staffers that the cyberattack on United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) is its “ability to select and ship products from their warehouses.”
Read more at The New York Post. UNFI reportedly lost $500M in market value following the cyberattack.
