Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  PATERAK JOSEPH
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/17/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO [PFGC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP, 12500 WEST CREEK PARKWAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Strategy/Support Services
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23238		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common stock 8,423 (1)
D
 
Common stock 355.9517
I
By ESOP
Common stock 656.217
I
By 401k

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock options 04/01/2003 04/01/2009 Common stock 7,766 $ 12.88 D  
Employee stock options 05/05/2003 05/05/2009 Common stock 234 $ 12.97 D  
Employee stock options 03/14/2004 03/14/2010 Common stock 2,800 $ 9.78 D  
Employee stock options 04/28/2004 04/28/2010 Common stock 4,000 $ 13.19 D  
Employee stock options 02/22/2005 05/02/2011 Common stock 7,000 $ 28.48 D  
Employee stock options 02/22/2005 02/05/2012 Common stock 5,000 $ 36.45 D  
Employee stock options 02/22/2005 02/26/2013 Common stock 6,000 $ 31.62 D  
Employee stock options 02/22/2005 03/30/2014 Common stock 8,000 $ 34.18 D  
Employee stock options 04/21/2009 04/21/2015 Common stock 5,150 $ 28.02 D  
Employee stock options 04/10/2010 04/10/2016 Common stock 3,000 $ 31.25 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PATERAK JOSEPH
C/O PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP
12500 WEST CREEK PARKWAY
RICHMOND, VA 23238		       SVP, Strategy/Support Services  

Signatures

J. Keith Middleton, by power of attorney 11/27/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 7,700 shares of restricted stock that vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, as follows: 1,700 vest on 4/21/2009 3,000 vest on 2/16/2010 3,000 vest on 4/10/2010.

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