Exhibit 99.1


                                                          Contact:  Maria Brous
                                                                 (863) 680-5339


              Publix Reports First Quarter Results and Stock Price

     LAKELAND, Fla., May 2, 2005 -- Publix's sales for the first quarter of 2005
were  approximately  $5.1 billion, a 10.6 percent increase from last year's $4.7
billion.  Comparable-store  sales for the first  quarter of 2005  increased  6.4
percent.  Comparable-store  sales  includes  approximately  1.3 percent of sales
related to the early Easter holiday, which was in the second quarter of 2004.
     Net earnings for the first quarter were  approximately  $259.1 million this
year, compared to $203.4 million in 2004, an increase of 27.4 percent.  Earnings
per share were $1.50 for the first quarter of 2005,  compared to $1.14 per share
for the first quarter of 2004.
     These amounts are based on unaudited  reports that will be filed later this
week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission.  The company's quarterly
report  to  the  SEC,  Form  10-Q,   will  be  available  on  its  Web  site  at
www.publix.com/stock on May 6.
--------------------
     Based on the most recent appraisal, Publix's stock price increased from $64
per share to $66.50 per share.  Publix stock is not publicly  traded and is made
available for sale only to current Publix associates and members of its board of
directors.
     "I'm proud of all the Publix  associates  who have worked hard every day to
deliver  quality,  value and  excellent  service to our  customers,"  Publix CEO
Charlie Jenkins Jr. said. "It's their hard work and dedication that has resulted
in yet another increase in our stock price."
     Publix is owned and operated by its 129,000  employees,  with 2004 sales of
$18.6  billion.  Currently  Publix has 852  stores in  Florida,  Georgia,  South
Carolina,  Alabama and  Tennessee.  The company has been named one of  Fortune's
"100 Best  Companies to Work For in America"  for eight  consecutive  years.  In
addition,  Publix's  dedication  to  superior  quality and  customer  service is
recognized  as  tops in the  grocery  business,  most  recently  by an  American
Customer  Satisfaction Index survey.  For more information,  visit the company's
Web site, www.publix.com. ###
          --------------