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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the 1999 Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan of Marsh
Supermarkets, Inc. of our report dated May 19, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. incorporated by
reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended April 1, 2000,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
August 7, 2000
