Exhibit 10.66

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
 
This Agreement is made as of the ____ day of ____________, 20__, by and between
United Natural Foods, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation), and
_________________ (“Indemnitee”), a director or officer of the Corporation.
 
WHEREAS, it is essential to the Corporation to retain and attract as directors
and officers the most capable persons available, and
 
WHEREAS, the substantial increase in corporate litigation subjects directors and
officers to expensive litigation risks at the same time that the availability of
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance has been severely limited, and
 
WHEREAS, it is now and has always been the express policy of the Corporation to
indemnify its directors and officers so as to provide them with the maximum
possible protection permitted by law, and
 
WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the
Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation and insurance as adequate in the
present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve as a director or officer
without adequate protection, and
 
WHEREAS, the Corporation desires Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of
the Corporation.
 
NOW THEREFORE, the Corporation and Indemnitee do hereby agree as follows:
 
1.           Agreement to Serve.  Indemnitee agrees to serve or continue to
serve as a director or officer of the Corporation for so long as he/she is duly
elected or appointed or until such time as he/she tenders his/her resignation in
writing.
 
2.           Definitions.  As used in this Agreement:
 
(a)           The term “Proceeding” shall include any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the
Corporation or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative nature, and any appeal therefrom.
 
(b)           The term “Corporate Status” shall mean the status of a person who
is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has
agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise.
 
(c)           The term “Expenses” shall include, without limitation, attorneys’
fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, travel
expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges,
postage, delivery service fees and other disbursements or expenses of the types
customarily incurred in connection with investigations, judicial or
administrative proceedings or appeals, but shall not include the amount of
judgments, fines or penalties against Indemnitee or amounts paid in settlement
in connection with such matters.
 

 
 

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(d)           References to “other enterprise” shall include employee benefit
plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect
to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the
Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent
of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such
director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan,
its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in
a manner he/she reasonably believed to be in the interests of the participants
and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a
manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in
this Agreement.
 
3.           Indemnification in Third-Party Proceedings.  The Corporation shall
indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph 3 if
Indemnitee was or is a party to or threatened to be made a party to or otherwise
involved in any Proceeding (other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the
Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of his/her Corporate
Status or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in
connection therewith, against all Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on
his/her behalf in connection with such Proceeding, if Indemnitee acted in good
faith and in a manner which he/she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed
to, the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to of any criminal
Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his/her conduct was
unlawful.  The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not, of
itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a
manner which he/she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had
reasonable cause to believe that his/her conduct was unlawful.
 
4.           Indemnification in Proceedings by or in the Right of the
Corporation.  The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the
provisions of this Paragraph 4 if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be
made a party to or otherwise involved in any Proceeding by or in the right of
the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of his/her
Corporate Status or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or
omitted in connection therewith, against all Expenses and, to the extent
permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee or on his/her behalf in connection with such Proceeding, if he/she
acted in good faith and in a manner which he/she reasonably believed to be in,
or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no
indemnification shall be made under this Paragraph 4 in respect of any claim,
issue, or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to
the Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of
Delaware shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such
liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly
and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such Expenses as the Court of Chancery
shall deem proper.
 
5.           Exceptions to Right of Indemnification.  Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Agreement, except as set forth in Paragraph 10, the
Corporation shall not indemnify the Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding
(or part thereof) initiated by the Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was
approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.  Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Agreement, the Corporation shall not indemnify the
Indemnitee to the extent the Indemnitee is reimbursed from the proceeds of
insurance, and in the event the Corporation makes any indemnification payments
to the Indemnitee and the Indemnitee is subsequently reimbursed from the
proceeds of insurance, the Indemnitee shall promptly refund such indemnification
payments to the Corporation to the extent of such insurance reimbursement.
 

 
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6.           Indemnification of Expenses of Successful Party.  Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any Proceeding or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified
against all Expenses incurred by him/her or on his/her behalf in connection
therewith.  Without limiting the foregoing, if any Proceeding or any claim,
issue or matter therein is disposed of, on the merits or otherwise (including a
disposition without prejudice), without (i) the disposition being adverse to the
Indemnitee, (ii) an adjudication that the Indemnitee was liable to the
Corporation, (iii) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the Indemnitee,
(iv) an adjudication that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a
manner he/she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Corporation, and (v) with respect to any criminal proceeding, an
adjudication that the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his/her conduct
was unlawful, the Indemnitee shall be considered for the purposes hereof to have
been wholly successful with respect thereto.
 
7.           Notification and Defense of Claim.  As a condition precedent to
his/her right to be indemnified, the Indemnitee must notify the Corporation in
writing as soon as practicable of any Proceeding for which indemnity will or
could be sought by him and provide the Corporation with a copy of any summons,
citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document
relating to such Proceeding with which he/she is served.  With respect to any
Proceeding of which the Corporation is so notified, the Corporation will be
entitled to participate therein at its own expense and/or to assume the defense
thereof at its own expense, with legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the
Indemnitee.  After notice from the Corporation to the Indemnitee of its election
so to assume such defense, the Corporation shall not be liable to the Indemnitee
for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in
connection with such claim, other than as provided below in this
Paragraph 7.  The Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his/her own counsel
in connection with such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel
incurred after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the defense
thereof shall be at the expense of the Indemnitee unless (i) the employment of
counsel by the Indemnitee has been authorized by the Corporation, (ii) counsel
to the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict
of interest or position on any significant issue between the Corporation and the
Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action or (iii) the Corporation
shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in
each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel for the Indemnitee shall be
at the expense of the Corporation, except as otherwise expressly provided by
this Agreement.  The Corporation shall not be entitled, without the consent of
the Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of
the Corporation or as to which counsel for the Indemnitee shall have reasonably
made the conclusion provided for in clause (ii) above.
 
8.           Advancement of Expenses.  Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 9
below, in the event that the Corporation does not assume the defense pursuant to
Paragraph 7 of this Agreement of any Proceeding to which Indemnitee was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of his/her Corporate Status
or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in connection
therewith and of which the Corporation receives notice under this Agreement, any
Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in defending such Proceeding shall be paid
by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such matter; provided,
however, that the payment of such Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in advance
of the final disposition of such matter shall be made only upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced
in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not
entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this
Agreement.  Such undertaking shall be accepted without reference to the
financial ability of the Indemnitee to make repayment.
 

 
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9.           Procedure for Indemnification.  In order to obtain indemnification
or advancement of Expenses pursuant to Paragraphs 3, 4, 6 or 8 of this
Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request,
including in such request such documentation and information as is reasonably
available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to
what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or advancement of
Expenses.  Any such indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be made
promptly, and in any event within 60 days after receipt by the Corporation of
the written request of the Indemnitee, unless with respect to requests under
Paragraphs 3, 4 or 8 the Corporation determines within such 60-day period that
such Indemnitee did not meet the applicable standard of conduct set forth in
Paragraph 3 or 4, as the case may be.  Such determination shall be made in each
instance by (a) a majority vote of the directors of the Corporation consisting
of persons who are not at that time parties to the Proceeding (“disinterested
directors”), whether or not a quorum, (b) a majority vote of a quorum of the
outstanding shares of stock of all classes entitled to vote for directors,
voting as a single class, which quorum shall consist of stockholders who are not
at that time parties to the Proceeding, (c) independent legal counsel (who may,
to the extent permitted by applicable law, be regular legal counsel to the
Corporation), or (d) a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
10.           Remedies.  The right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses
as provided by this Agreement shall be enforceable by the Indemnitee in any
court of competent jurisdiction if the Corporation denies such request, in whole
or in part, or if no disposition thereof is made within the 60-day period
referred to above in Paragraph 9.  Unless otherwise required by law, the burden
of proving that indemnification is not appropriate shall be on the
Corporation.  Neither the failure of the Corporation to have made a
determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification is
proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard
of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation pursuant to
Paragraph 9 that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct,
shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not
met the applicable standard of conduct.  Indemnitee’s expenses (of the type
described in the definition of “Expenses” in Paragraph 2(c)) reasonably incurred
in connection with successfully establishing his/her right to indemnification,
in whole or in part, in any such Proceeding shall also be indemnified by the
Corporation.
 
11.           Partial Indemnification.  If Indemnitee is entitled under any
provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a
portion of the Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him/her or on his/her behalf in
connection with any Proceeding but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such
Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement to which
Indemnitee is entitled.
 

 
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12.           Subrogation.  In the event of any payment under this Agreement,
the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the
rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take
all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such
documents as are necessary to enable the Corporation to bring suit to enforce
such rights.
 
13.           Term of Agreement.  This Agreement shall continue until and
terminate upon the later of (a) six years after the date that Indemnitee shall
have ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation or, at the
request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or (b) the
final termination of all Proceedings pending on the date set forth in clause (a)
in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or
advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee
pursuant to Paragraph 10 of this Agreement relating thereto.
 
14.           Indemnification Hereunder Not Exclusive.  The indemnification and
advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive
of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Certification
of Incorporation, the By-Laws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors, the General Corporation Law of Delaware, any other law
(common or statutory), or otherwise, both as to action in his/her official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding office for the
Corporation.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit
the Corporation from purchasing and maintaining insurance, at its expense, to
protect itself or the Indemnitee against any expense, liability or loss incurred
by it or him in any such capacity, or arising out of his/her status as such,
whether or not the Indemnitee would be indemnified against such expense,
liability or loss under this Agreement; provided that the Corporation shall not
be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise
indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise
actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement
or otherwise.
 
15.           No Special Rights.  Nothing herein shall confer upon Indemnitee
any right to continue to serve as an officer or director of the Corporation for
any period of time or at any particular rate of compensation.
 
16.           Savings Clause.  If this Agreement or any portion thereof shall be
invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the
Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee as to Expenses, judgments,
fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any Proceeding
to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Agreement that
shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law.
 
17.           Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall constitute the original.
 

 
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18.           Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the
Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the
estate, heirs, executors, administrators and personal representatives of
Indemnitee.
 
19.           Headings.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this
Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
 
20.           Modification and Waiver.  This Agreement may be amended from time
to time to reflect changes in Delaware law or for other reasons.  No supplement,
modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in
writing by both of the parties hereto.  No waiver of any of the provisions of
this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other
provision hereof nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
 
21.           Notices.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) when
delivered by hand or (ii) if mailed by certified or registered mail with postage
prepaid, on the third day after the date on which it is so mailed:
 

 
(a)
if to the Indemnitee, to:
____________________
     
____________________
     
____________________
         
(b)
if to the Corporation, to:
United Natural Foods, Inc.
     
260 Lake Road
     
Dayville, CT 06241

or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the
Corporation or to the Corporation by Indemnitee, as the case may be.
 
22.           Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
 
Attest:
By:       ________________________
By:     __________________________
Name:       Daniel V. Atwood
Name:             Carl F. Koch
Title:  Exec. Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, and Secretary
 
INDEMNITEE:
 
By:     _________________________
 

 
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