Exhibit 99.1


                   [LETTERHEAD OF UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.]


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 13, 2006

                         UNITED NATURAL FOODS ANNOUNCES
                           2006 ANNUAL MEETING RESULTS


Dayville, Connecticut - December 13, 2006 -- 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.

UNITED NATURAL FOODS                      FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD
Mark Shamber                              Joseph Calabrese
Chief Financial Officer                   General Information
(860) 779-2800                            (212) 827-3772

"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.