Exhibit 99.1


                                                          Contact:  Maria Brous
                                                      (863) 688-7407 Ext. 55339


              Publix Reports Second Quarter Results and Stock Price

      LAKELAND,  Fla.,  Aug. 1, 2005 -- Publix's sales for the second quarter of
2005 were  approximately  $4.8 billion,  a 7.0 percent increase from last year's
$4.5 billion.  Comparable-store  sales for the second  quarter of 2005 increased
3.8 percent.  Comparable-store  sales were negatively  impacted by approximately
1.3 percent of sales as a result of the early Easter  holiday,  which was in the
first quarter of 2005 and the second quarter of 2004.
      Net earnings for the second quarter were approximately $234.9 million this
year, compared to $199.4 million in 2004, an increase of 17.8 percent.  Earnings
per share were $1.35 for the second quarter of 2005, compared to $1.11 per share
for the second quarter of 2004.
      Publix's  sales  for  the  first  half of 2005  were  approximately  $10.0
billion, an 8.8 percent increase from last year's $9.1 billion. Net earnings for
the first half of 2005 were  approximately  $494.0  million,  compared to $402.8
million in 2004,  an increase of 22.6 percent.  Earnings per share  increased to
$2.85 for the first half of 2005, up from $2.25 per share in 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 August 5, 2005.
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      Based on the most recent  appraisal,  Publix  stock  increased  $6.25 from
$66.50 per share to $72.75 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.
      "For the last two years our stock performance has been excellent,"  Publix
CEO Charlie Jenkins Jr. said. "Our associates, the owners of Publix, deserve the
credit for this achievement."
      Publix is owned and operated by its 129,500 employees,  with 2004 sales of
$18.6  billion.  Currently  Publix has 858  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. ###
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