MARSA Marsh Supermarkets

Elbin Named Marsh Chief Financial Officer INDIANAPOLIS, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The appointment of John C. Elbin as chief financial officer for Marsh Supermarkets, Inc., (NASDAQ:MARSANASDAQ:andNASDAQ:MARSB) was announced today by Don E. Marsh, the company's chairman and chief executive officer. "John brings to us a wealth of experience and expertise in corporate finance, strategic planning, day-to-day operations, accounting, capital investments and marketing," said Mr. Marsh. "We look forward to his contributions in identifying business trends and helping shape our future growth and development." Elbin's career started in the Columbus, Ohio, office of Price Waterhouse, where he was a senior accountant from 1975 to 1979. For the next 16 years, he held a variety of management positions for Pet Incorporated, an international NYSE packaged food company headquartered in St. Louis, and was Chief Financial Officer for five years. More recently, Elbin was for four years vice president, chief financial officer, secretary and board member for Lilly Industries, Inc., the Indianapolis-based NYSE specialty chemical company. The new Marsh CFO is a graduate of Florida State University. A certified public accountant, Elbin also is a graduate of the Columbia University Executive Program. Marsh Supermarkets, one of the largest regional grocery chains in the United States, operates 69 Marsh Supermarkets, 38 LoBill Foods stores, 2 Arthur's Fresh Markets, 1 Savin*$(R), 8 O'Malia Food Markets and 162 Village Pantry(R) convenience stores in central Indiana and western Ohio. Marsh also operates Crystal Food Services(TM), which provides upscale catering, cafeteria management, office coffee vending and concessions, Primo Banquet Catering and Conference Centers and McNamara Florists and Enflora - Flowers for Business. Marsh Supermarkets is a publicly held company which employs through its various divisions 15,000 people, principally in a two-state area. Marsh common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market System (MARSA and MARSB). DATASOURCE: Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. CONTACT: Jodi Marsh of Marsh Supermarkets, +1-317-594-2640

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