EXHIBIT 99.1


                    FLEMING COMPLETES CORE-MARK ACQUISITION,
                  CREATING NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION FOOTPRINT FOR
                           CONVENIENCE-ORIENTED RETAIL


               Fleming Extends Position as Industry's #1 Supplier
          With National, Multi-Tier Network to Serve Any Retail Format

Dallas, Texas, June 18, 2002 - Fleming (NYSE: FLM) today announced that the
acquisition of Core-Mark International, Inc., has been completed. This
represents the culmination of Fleming's long-standing strategy to create a
national piece-pick network that complements the company's national case-pick
and flow-through network.

         "Fleming has created a supplier network capable of efficiently
distributing products by the individual item, by the case, by the pallet, or by
the truckload, to any retail format," said Mark Hansen, Fleming chairman and
chief executive officer. "The acquisition of Core-Mark continues our drive to
amass scale in an industry that benefits greatly from size. It further
diversifies our customer base across a wide spectrum of retail formats.
Additionally, it presents meaningful sales opportunities for our customers, our
vendors and our company."

         Concurrent with the completion of the Core-Mark acquisition, Fleming
has completed its offering of $200 million of 9 1/4% Senior Notes due 2010, and
8 million shares of its common stock, plus an additional 1.2 million shares
exercised by the underwriters under their over-allotment option. Additionally,
the company entered into a new $975 million bank credit facility which consists
of a $550 million revolving facility and a $425 million B term loan. Pro-forma
for these transactions, Fleming's total share count is approximately 53.8
million shares, and its debt-to-total capital ratio improves from approximately
79% to approximately 76% at the end of the first quarter. The company will have
no material maturities of debt until 2007.

About Fleming

With its national, multi-tier supply chain network, Fleming is the #1 supplier
of consumer package goods to retailers of all sizes and formats in the United
States. Fleming serves nearly 50,000 retail locations, including supermarkets,
convenience stores, supercenters, discount stores, concessions, limited
assortment, drug, specialty, casinos, gift shops, military commissaries and
exchanges, and more. Fleming serves more than 600 North American stores of
global supermarketer IGA. In addition, Fleming is the nation's leading
distributor to Hispanic markets. Fleming also has a growing presence in value
retailing, operating 109 stores under the Food4Less and Rainbow Foods banners
and 17 stores under the Yes!Less banner. To learn more about Fleming, visit our
Web site at http://www.fleming.com.




Forward-Looking Statement

Any statements in this press release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are subject
to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements. For a description of
important factors which could cause actual results to differ from those
contained in the forward-looking statements, see the reports and documents
Fleming files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Fleming is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to
update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

Congratulations to those associates who lead the efforts to ensure the
completion of this acquisition was a success!