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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 30, 2004


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

           Delaware                    000-21531                 05-0376157
 (State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

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

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

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions:
 
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following information is being furnished under Item 2.02-Results of
Operations and Financial Condition. This information, including the exhibit
attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose, including for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange
Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

On November 30, 2004, United Natural Foods, Inc. issued a press release to
report its financial results for the quarter ended October 31, 2004. The press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (a)   Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: Not Applicable

      (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information: Not Applicable

      (c)   Exhibits.

            Exhibit No.        Description
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               99.1           Press Release, dated November 30, 2004: United
                              Natural Foods Reports Record Sales of $478 Million
                              in the First Quarter of Fiscal 2005.

                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                      UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.


                                      By: /s/ Rick D. Puckett
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                                          Rick D. Puckett
                                          Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
                                          Financial Officer

                                      Date:  December 1, 2004



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

  Exhibit No.     Description
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      99.1        Press Release, dated November 30, 2004: United Natural Foods
                  Reports Record Sales of $478 Million in the First Quarter of
                  Fiscal 2005.