Exhibit 99.2


                   [LETTERHEAD OF UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.]


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 6, 2004

                         UNITED NATURAL FOODS ANNOUNCES
                           2004 ANNUAL MEETING RESULTS

Dayville, Connecticut - December 6, 2004 -- United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:
UNFI) (the "Company") today announced the results of its Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, held Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at the Company's corporate
offices located at 260 Lake Road, Dayville, CT. Stockholders ratified the three
proposals on the proxy statement: the adoption and approval of the 2004 Equity
Incentive Plan, the continuing appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered
public accounting firm for fiscal 2005, and the re-election of three incumbent
directors, Gordon D. Barker, Gail A. Graham and Thomas B. Simone, to serve as
Class II directors until the Company's 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The
Board presently consists of three classes of directors; each elected for a
three-year term.

Stockholders can access a webcast replay of the annual meeting via the Investor
Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.unfi.com. United
Natural Foods will replay the webcast on their website through January 1, 2005.

About United Natural Foods

The Company carries and distributes over 35,000 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. For more information
on United Natural Foods, Inc., visit the Company's website at www.unfi.com.


UNITED NATURAL FOODS                FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD
Rick D. Puckett                     Joseph Calabrese  Vice
President, CFO and Treasurer        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-K filed with the Commission on October
14, 2004, 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.