Exhibit 99.1


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

            PUBLIX REPORTS RESULTS FOR THIRD QUARTER, FIRST NINE MONTHS
                                 AND STOCK PRICE

      LAKELAND,  Fla.,  Nov. 1, 2005 -- Publix's  sales for the third quarter of
2005 were  approximately  $4.9 billion,  a 5.7 percent increase from last year's
$4.6 billion. Comparable-store sales for the third quarter of 2005 increased 2.3
percent.   The  company   estimates   the  reported  2.3  percent   increase  in
comparable-store sales for the third quarter of 2005 would have been 6.7 percent
if sales for the third quarter of 2004 had not been  positively  impacted by the
four major hurricanes the company experienced during 2004.
      Net earnings for the third quarter were approximately  $200.3 million this
year,  compared to $183.7 million in 2004, an increase of 9.0 percent.  Earnings
per share were $1.17 for the third quarter of 2005,  compared to $1.04 per share
for the third quarter of 2004.
      Publix's sales for the first nine months of 2005 were approximately  $14.9
billion, a 7.8 percent increase from last year's $13.8 billion. Net earnings for
the first nine months of 2005 were  approximately  $694.3  million,  compared to
$586.5  million  in 2004,  an  increase  of 18.4  percent.  Earnings  per  share
increased  to $4.02 for the first nine  months of 2005,  up from $3.29 per share
for the first nine months of 2004.
      These amounts are based on unaudited reports that will be filed later this
week with the U.S.  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (SEC).  The  company's
quarterly  report to the SEC,  Form 10-Q,  will be  available on its Web site at
www.publix.com/stock Nov. 4, 2005.
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      Based on the most recent  appraisal,  Publix  stock  increased  $4.50 from
$72.75 per share to $77.25 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.
      "Our financial performance  continues to be excellent.  I congratulate our
Publix  associates for their efforts  toward this  success,"  Publix CEO Charlie
Jenkins Jr. said.  "They work hard every day to deliver the quality products and
customer service that keeps our customers coming back."
      Publix is owned and operated by its 133,000 employees,  with 2004 sales of
$18.6  billion.  Currently  Publix has 866  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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