United Pure Meals Inc. (UNFI, Windfall, RI) laid off 277 staff from its billing, bill and payroll division at its workplace in Phoenix, AZ.
UNFI developed a three-year plan that goals to “improve buyer and provider worth, develop margins, generate free money circulate and scale back leverage,” the corporate mentioned. In its fourth quarter earnings report for 2024, UNFI reported a internet gross sales improve of two.1 % yr over yr and a gross revenue rise of 15.5 % to $1.1 billion.
That is now the second spherical of layoffs up to now a number of months. In June, UNFI closed its transportation division in Harrisburg, PA, shedding 87 workers.
The corporate acknowledged, “At UNFI, we’re executing a brand new technique targeted on creating shared worth and extra effectively serving our retailer and provider companions. Not too long ago, we took steps to switch a portion of our extremely transactional billing, invoicing and payroll duties, in addition to contact facilities, to a third-party enterprise companies and expertise companies supplier. We imagine this modification will enable us to extra effectively and successfully meet the long-term wants of the companions we serve.”
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