INDIANAPOLIS, May 29, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Board of Directors of Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (Nasdaq:MARSA) (Nasdaq:MARSB) at its meeting held May 23, 2001, declared a quarterly dividend of $.11 per share on the outstanding Class A Common Stock and outstanding Class B Common Stock, payable on August 3, 2001 to shareholders of record of each such class on July 20, 2001.
Marsh is a leading regional chain operating 71 Marsh(r) and 28 LoBill Foods(r) supermarkets, 188 Village Pantry(r) convenience stores and 2 Savin*$(r) limited selection every day low price stores, in central Indiana and western Ohio. The Company also operates Convenience Store Distributing Company(r), a wholesale distributor serving 1,000 non-affiliated stores in nine states, Crystal Food Services(tm), a specialist in catering, business cafeteria management, vending and concessions, and McNamara(r) Florist and Enflora -- Flowers for Business(r), the leading upscale traditional florist in Indianapolis.