DAYVILLE, Conn., Feb 12, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- United Natural Foods,
Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) today announced that it intends to release its financial
results for the second quarter of fiscal 2004, ended January 31, 2004, before
the market opens on Tuesday, March 2, 2004. Management will conduct a
conference call and audio webcast at 11:00 a.m. ET on March 2, 2004 to review
the Company's quarterly results, market trends and future outlook.
The conference call dial-in number is 303-262-2130. An audio webcast of
the conference call will be available to the public, on a listen-only basis,
via the Internet at www.fulldisclosure.com 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.
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 the Company's dependence on
principal customers, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's quarterly report on
Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12,
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.
Rick D. Puckett, Chief Financial Officer of United Natural
Foods, Inc., +1-860-779-2800; or General Information, Joseph Calabrese,
+1-212-445-8434, or Analyst Information, Susan Garland, +1-212-445-8458, both
of Financial Relations Board
http://www.unfi.com