UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 21, 2005

Nash-Finch Company

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		0-785		41-0431960
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7600 France Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota		55435
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 832-0534

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 21, 2005, Nash-Finch Company (“Nash Finch”) issued a press release announcing its results for the twelve and twenty-four week periods ended June 18, 2005. The press release by which these results were announced is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The press release (including the schedules attached thereto) includes four financial measures that are considered “non-GAAP” financial measures for purposes of the SEC’s Regulation G — Consolidated EBITDA, leverage ratio, senior secured leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio. Each of these financial measures is defined in the press release and, as required by Regulation G, Nash Finch has disclosed in the press release information regarding the GAAP financial measures which are most directly comparable to each of these non-GAAP financial measures, and reconciling information between the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. Relevant reconciling information is also provided on the “Investor Relations” portion of our website, under the caption “Presentations — Supplemental Financial Information.”

These non-GAAP financial measures are included in the press release because Nash Finch management believes that these measures provide useful information to investors because of their importance to the Company’s liquidity position. Consolidated EBITDA forms the basis for the most significant financial covenants, namely leverage ratio, senior secured leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio, in the Nash Finch senior secured bank credit facility, which represents one of Nash Finch’s primary sources of liquidity. Compliance with these financial covenants is essential to continued credit availability under that facility.

Consolidated EBITDA as defined in the Nash Finch senior secured credit facility is also used as one of the performance measures (return on net assets being the other) in determining the settlement value, if any, of performance units issued to Nash Finch senior executives as the long-term incentive component of their overall compensation. For purposes of this long-term incentive arrangement, Nash Finch’s growth in Consolidated EBITDA and return on net assets over a three-year performance period is compared to the growth in those measures of the companies within the peer group used by Nash Finch in its proxy statement total shareholder return graph.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

	Exhibit No.		Description

	99.1		Press Release issued by the registrant, dated July 21, 2005.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	NASH-FINCH COMPANY


Date: July 21, 2005	By:	/s/ LeAnne M. Stewart
		Name:	LeAnne M. Stewart
		Title:	Senior Vice President and
			Chief Financial Officer

NASH-FINCH COMPANY

EXHIBIT INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

DATED JULY 21, 2005

Exhibit No.	Description	Method of Filing

99.1	Press Release issued by the Registrant, dated July 21, 2005	Furnished herewith