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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1




FLEMING COMPANIES, INC. ANNOUNCES CONVERTIBLE SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE OFFERING

DALLAS, Texas--March 9, 2001--Fleming Companies, Inc. (NYSE: FLM) today
announced that it has agreed to sell $130 million of its 5.25% Convertible
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 through a private placement to qualified
institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A and in offshore transactions pursuant
to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Fleming expects to
close the transaction on or about March 15, 2001. Fleming has also granted the
initial purchasers of the Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes a 30-day option
to purchase up to an additional $20 million of the Convertible Senior
Subordinated Notes.

The Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes will be guaranteed on a senior
subordinated basis by all of Fleming's current and future wholly-owned domestic
subsidiaries. Fleming will use the net proceeds of this offering to repay
amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility.

The Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes will not be, and have not been,
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered
or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements
thereof. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any
state in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

Fleming is an industry leader in the distribution of consumable goods and also
has a growing presence in operating price impact supermarkets. Through our
distribution group, we distribute products to customers that operate
approximately 3,000 supermarkets, 3,000 convenience stores and nearly 1,000
supercenters, discount stores, limited assortment stores, drug stores, specialty
stores and other stores across the United States.

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.