Nash Finch Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2003 Conference Call.

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2004

Nash Finch Company (Nasdaq:NAFC), a Minneapolis-based food retailer and distributor, announced today that it will host a teleconference to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal 2003 financial results on Thursday, February 26, 2004 at 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET). Investors can access an Internet broadcast of this teleconference at the Nash Finch website, www.nashfinch.com. Internet broadcast participants will be able to listen to the call live, but will be unable to ask questions.

The replay of the Internet broadcast will be available on the Nash Finch website starting at 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET) on February 26, 2004. An audio replay of the teleconference will be available via telephone at 1-800-428-6051 with the passcode of 335078. The audio replay will be available starting at 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET) on February 26 through March 4, 2004. A copy of the Company's press release announcing its earnings and providing other financial and statistical information to be presented at the teleconference will be available at the "Investor Relations" portion of the Company's website, under the heading "Press Releases."

Nash Finch Company is a Fortune 500 company and one of the leading food retail and distribution companies in the United States with approximately $4 billion in annual revenues. Nash Finch currently owns and operates more than 100 stores in the Upper Midwest, principally supermarkets under the AVANZA(R), Buy n Save(R), Econofoods(R), Family Thrift Center(TM) and Sun Mart(R) trade names. In addition to its retail operations, Nash Finch's food distribution business serves independent retailers and military commissaries in 28 states, the District of Columbia and Europe. Further information is available on the company's website at www.nashfinch.com.