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Bill Antoskiewicz Joins Fleming as Vice President, Category Marketing & Procurement

    DALLAS, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleming (NYSE: FLM) today announced Bill
Antoskiewicz has been named Vice President, Category Marketing & Procurement
in the company's centralized procurement operation.  He is responsible for the
leadership of procurement and category management of non-food grocery
products.  Antoskiewicz reports to Phil Murphy, Senior Vice President of
Procurement.
    "Bill joins Fleming's Customer Support Center as a key leader in the
acceleration of category management and centralized procurement at Fleming,"
said Murphy.  "Bill's commitment to deliver results for retail customers is
supported by an understanding of wholesale procurement today, along with a
vision of how category management can be leveraged to bring greater advantages
to the retailers we serve.  His prior experience in procurement consulting and
brand management will be a great addition to our management team's
credentials."
    Antoskiewicz joined Fleming from Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, a leading
management and IT consulting firm, where Fleming was among his clients.
Antoskiewicz has about 20 years of experience in the consumer product
industry, including Ralston Purina Company/Ralston Foods, Hershey Chocolate
Company and Scott Paper Company.
    "The opportunity to work closely with Fleming provided great insight into
the procurement operation and the increasing opportunities to support our
customers' success," said Antoskiewicz.  "I am eager to help our Divisions
deliver the results that Fleming's new centralized procurement operation is
designed to provide."
    Fleming is a $15 billion company and industry leader in distribution and
has a growing presence in value retailing.  Fleming's primary business is
buying and selling merchandise.  The company serves approximately
3,000 supermarkets, 3,000 convenience stores and nearly 1,000 supercenters,
discount, limited assortment, drug, specialty, e-tailers and other businesses
across the country.

     CONTACTS:
     (Media) Randy Hatcher 972.906.8823
     (Investors) Meredith Anderson 972.906.8592


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    CONTACT:
    media, Randy Hatcher, +1-972-906-8823, or
    investors, Meredith Anderson, +1-972-906-8592, both of Fleming