10-Q/A

 
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  FORM 10-Q/A

(Mark One)
[X]        QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

           For the quarterly period ended April 30, 1997

                                       OR

[_]        TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

           Commission File Number:  000-1020859

                           UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                       Delaware                       05-0376157
           (State or Other Jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer
            Incorporation or Organization)        Identification No.)

                                  260 Lake Road
                               Dayville, CT 06241
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (860) 779-2800

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days:


                                 Yes  X  No 
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As of June 11, 1997, there were 12,378,425 shares of the Registrant's Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.

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                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                    UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.
                                   
                                   
                                       /s/ Steven Townsend
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                                    Steven Townsend
                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Dated:  June 17, 1997

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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE INTERIM
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 1997 AND
THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF APRIL 30, 1997 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

       
                             
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