Food wholesaler United Natural Foods is closing one of its 11 distribution centers in the Northeast and laying off more than 700 people.
UNFI filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, informing the state it will close its facility at 4255 E. Independence Drive in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, near Schnecksville, and 717 people will be laid off. Among the employees are 172 truck drivers.
The layoffs will begin during the 14-day period starting August 12 and continue through the 14-day period starting October 18. One supervisor will be laid off in late 2026…