Webcast Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 3, 2003
DAYVILLE, Conn., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Natural Foods,
Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI), today announced that it intends to release its financial
results for the first quarter of fiscal 2004, ended October 31, 2003, before
the market opens on Tuesday, December 2, 2003. Management will conduct a
conference call and audio webcast at 11:00 a.m. EST on December 2, 2003 to
review the Company's quarterly results, market trends and future outlook.
The conference call dial-in number is 877-423-3894. An audio webcast of
the conference call will be available to the public, on a listen-only basis,
via the Internet at www.viavid.net or at the Investor Relations section of the
Company's website at www.unfi.com . Please allow extra time, prior to the
call, to visit the site and download the necessary software to listen to the
Internet broadcast. The online archive of the webcast will be available for 30
days.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
United Natural Foods intends to host its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on
Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. EST at their corporate offices
located at 260 Lake Road, Dayville, CT 06241. The conference call dial-in
number is 877-423-3894. The Company is offering a live webcast of the annual
meeting at the Investor Relations section of its website at www.unfi.com.
About United Natural Foods
United Natural Foods, Inc. carries and distributes over 32,000 products to
more than 14,000 customers nationwide. The Company serves a wide variety of
retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product
superstores, independent retail operators and the food service channel. For
more information on United Natural Foods, Inc., visit the Company's web-site
at www.unfi.com .
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding the Company's business
that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve
risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements, including but not limited to general business
conditions, the impact of competition and our dependence on principal
customers, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2003, and its
other filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any
forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made.
The Company is not undertaking to update any information in the foregoing
reports until the effective date of its future reports required by applicable
laws. Any projections of future results of operations should not be construed
in any manner as a guarantee that such results will in fact occur. These
projections are subject to change and could differ materially from final
reported results. The Company may from time to time update these publicly
announced projections, but it is not obligated to do so.
SOURCE United Natural Foods, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Rick D. Puckett, Chief Financial Officer of United Natural
Foods, Inc., +1-860-779-2800; or Joseph Calabrese, General Information,
+1-212-445-8434, or Susan Garland, Analyst Information, +1-212-445-8458, both
of Financial Relations Board/
/Web site: http://www.unfi.com /
(UNFI)
CO: United Natural Foods, Inc.