DAYVILLE, Conn., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Natural Foods,
Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) (the "Company") today announced the results of its Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, held Thursday, December 7, 2006, at the Courtyard by
Marriott Downtown, at 32 Exchange Terrace, Providence, Rhode Island. The
Company's stockholders voted in favor of the two proposals presented for
action at the annual meeting: the re-appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2007, and the
re-election of two incumbent directors, Richard Antonelli and Joseph M.
Cianciolo, to serve as Class I directors until the Company's 2009 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders. Stockholders can access a webcast replay of the
annual meeting via the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at
www.unfi.com. The webcast will be available on the Company's website through
January 6, 2007.
About United Natural Foods
United Natural Foods, Inc. carries and distributes more than 40,000
products to more than 18,000 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. United Natural Foods was ranked by Forbes in 2005 as one of the "Best
Managed Companies in America," ranked by Fortune in 2006 as one of its "Most
Admired Companies," and ranked by Business Ethics as one of its "100 Best
Corporate Citizens for 2006."
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-Q
filed with the Commission on December 7, 2006, 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.
CONTACT: Mark Shamber, Chief Financial Officer, 1-212-827-3772, of
United Natural Foods; or Joseph Calabrese, General Information, of Financial
Relations Board, for United Natural Foods, 1-860-779-2800
Web site: http://www.unfi.com
(UNFI)