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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): June 1, 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)

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Item 7. 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 June 1, 2004, announcing the
                              Company's financial results for the fiscal quarter
                              ended April 30, 2004.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      On June 1, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2004. A copy of this
press release is attached as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.

      The information set forth this Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached
hereto, is being furnished solely pursuant to Item 12 of this Form 8-K.
Consequently, it shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


                                   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: June 1, 2004


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

  Exhibit No.     Description
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     99.1         Press Release, dated June 1, 2004, announcing the Company's
                  financial results for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2004.