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                                                                    EXHIBIT 5.2


                                   LAW OFFICES
                                  MCAFEE & TAFT
                           A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
                        10TH FLOOR, TWO LEADERSHIP SQUARE
                               211 NORTH ROBINSON
                       OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73102-7103
                                 (405) 235-9621
                               FAX (405) 235-0439
                            http://www.mcafeetaft.com


                                 April 25, 2001


Fleming Companies, Inc.
PO Box 299013
Lewisville, TX 75029

               Re: Resale of Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        Reference is made to your Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission today with respect to sales by the
holders of $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Convertible Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2009 (the "Securities"). The Securities have been
unconditionally guaranteed (the "Guarantees") by the Guarantors (as hereafter
defined). The Securities and the Guarantees have been issued under an indenture
(the "Indenture") dated as of March 15, 2001, among Fleming Companies, Inc. (the
"Company"), the Guarantors identified therein (the "Guarantors"), and BankOne,
N.A., as Trustee.

        We have examined your corporate records and made such other
investigations as we deemed appropriate for the purpose of this opinion.

        Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

        1. The Securities have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action of the Company and constitute legally valid and binding obligations of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.

        2. Each of the Guarantees has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action of the respective Guarantor, other than Richmar Foods, Inc., as
to which no opinion is given (each Guarantor other than Richmar Foods, Inc. is
referred to as a "Non-California Guarantor"), and constitutes the legally valid
and binding obligation of the respective Non-California Guarantor, enforceable
against such Non-California Guarantor in accordance with its terms.

        3. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities
have been duly authorized, and when issued upon conversion of the Securities in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture, will be validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable.

        We hereby consent to the inclusion of this opinion as an exhibit to the
above mentioned Registration Statement.



                                             Very truly yours,

                                             /s/ McAFEE & TAFT,
                                             A Professional Corporation