Nash Finch Company Opens Family Fresh Market Stores In River Falls, Wisconsin And Farmington, Minnesota

Nash Finch Company (Nasdaq: NAFC), a Minneapolis-based food distributor, announced today that ribbon cutting festivities for two new Family Fresh Markets® will be held on Tuesday, June 26 ^th at 9:00 a.m. at 303 South Main Street, River Falls, Wisconsin and on Wednesday, June 27 ^th at 9:00 a.m. at 115 Elm Street, Farmington, Minnesota. These stores mark the third and fourth Family Fresh Market® locations, which deliver the freshness and quality you expect from a gourmet store, but at an affordable price.

“We are excited to bring the Family Fresh Market® shopping experience to the communities of River Falls, WI and Farmington, MN,” said Tom Swanson, Vice President, Retail Operations. “We designed our Family Fresh Market® format to offer our customers incredibly fresh and high quality products such as produce, meat, seafood, natural and organic in a price competitive format. We believe healthy eating should not be punitive and we strive to offer our customers the offerings they want without the gourmet shop price tag,” continued Swanson.

Some highlights of the two ribbon cutting events for Family Fresh Market® in River Falls and Farmington are: a cash donation to the local community Food Banks; book donations to local schools via Nash Finch’s Feeding Imagination program; live musical entertainment; refreshments; and guest appearances by Lewis the Bookworm and Twins’ mascot TC Bear.

Nash Finch Company is a Fortune 500 company and one of the leading food distribution companies in the United States. Nash Finch’s core business, food distribution, serves independent retailers and military commissaries in 36 states, the District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Azores, Bahrain and Egypt. The Company also owns and operates a base of retail stores, primarily supermarkets under the Econofoods®, Family Thrift Center®, AVANZA®, Family Fresh Markets®, Bag 'n Save® and Sun Mart® trade names. Further information is available on the Company's website at www.nashfinch.com.

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