RICHFOOD HOLDINGS INC
11-K, 1999-06-29
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 11-K

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
       1934 for the year ended December 31, 1998.

                                       OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
       ACT OF 1934 for the transition period from  ________ to ________.

                         Commission file number: 0-16900

A. Full title of plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of
issuer named below:

         SUPER RITE FOODS, INC.
         EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY PLAN

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of
its principal executive office:

         Richfood Holdings, Inc.
         4860 Cox Road, Suite 300
         Glen Allen, Virginia  23060

Required Information

1.   Audited Statements of Assets Available for Plan Benefits - As of December
     31, 1997 and 1998 (attached).

2.   Audited Statements of Changes in Assets Available for Plan Benefits - Years
     ended December 31, 1997 and 1998 (attached).

3.   Written consents of the accountants with respect to the plan annual
     financial statements' incorporation by reference in a registration
     statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 (attached).

                                   Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustee
(or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused
this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.

Dated:   June 29, 1999                              SUPER RITE FOODS, INC.
                                                    EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT
                                                    OPPORTUNITY PLAN

                                                    By /s/ John C. Belknap
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    John C. Belknap
                                                    Executive Vice President and
                                                      Chief Financial Officer

<PAGE>


                       Financial Statements and Schedules
                             Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                      Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

                     Years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
                      with Report of Independent Auditors


<PAGE>



                             Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                      Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

                       Financial Statements and Schedules

                           December 31, 1998 and 1997



                                TABLE OF CONTENTS




Report of Independent Auditors................................................1

Financial Statements

Statements of Assets Available for Plan Benefits..............................2
Statements of Changes in Assets Available for Plan Benefits...................3
Notes to Financial Statements.................................................4


Schedules

Line 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes...................12
Line 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions...............................13




<PAGE>


                         Report of Independent Auditors

The Board of Directors
Richfood Holdings, Inc.

We have  audited  the  accompanying  statements  of  assets  available  for plan
benefits of the Super Rite Foods, Inc. Employee Investment Opportunity Plan (the
Plan) as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related statements of changes in
assets  available  for plan benefits for the years then ended.  These  financial
statements are the responsibility of the Plan's  management.  Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects,  the assets available for plan benefits of the Super Rite
Foods, Inc. Employee Investment  Opportunity Plan at December 31, 1998 and 1997,
and the changes in assets  available for plan benefits for the years then ended,
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits  were  performed  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying  supplemental  schedules
of assets held for  investment  purposes as of December 31, 1998, and reportable
transactions  for the year then ended,  are  presented for purposes of complying
with  the  Department  of  Labor's  Rules  and  Regulations  for  Reporting  and
Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income Security Act of 1974, and are
not a  required  part  of  the  basic  financial  statements.  The  supplemental
schedules have been subjected to the auditing  procedures  applied in our audits
of the basic financial  statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all
material  respects  in  relation to the basic  financial  statements  taken as a
whole.

                                    /s/Ernst & Young LLP

Richmond, Virginia
June 25, 1999

                                                                               1

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                             Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                      Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

                Statements of Assets Available for Plan Benefits

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                                                    DECEMBER 31,
                                                                               1998              1997
                                                                        ------------------ ----------------
<S>     <C>
ASSETS
Investments, at fair value:
   Mutual funds                                                          $     3,331,594    $     2,103,864
   Guaranteed interest contract                                                7,370,385          7,053,013
   Richfood Holdings, Inc. common stock                                        4,180,869          5,514,754
   Loans to participants                                                       1,506,595          1,577,024
                                                                        ------------------ ----------------
                                                                              16,389,443         16,248,655

Contributions receivable:
   Participant                                                                    13,638             10,857
   Matching employer                                                               3,792              3,107
                                                                        ------------------ ----------------
                                                                                  17,430             13,964
                                                                        ------------------ ----------------
Assets available for plan benefits                                       $    16,406,873    $   $16,262,619
                                                                        ================== ================
</TABLE>



SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


                                                                               2

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                             Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                      Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

           Statements of Changes in Assets Available for Plan Benefits


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                               YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                1998            1997
                                                                        ------------------ ----------------
<S>                                                                              <C>            <C>
Investment income:
   Interest and dividends                                                $       619,291    $       597,170
   Net appreciation (depreciation)  in fair value of
     investments                                                                (802,534)         1,126,265
                                                                        ------------------ ----------------
                                                                                (183,243)         1,723,435
Contributions:
   Participant contributions                                                   1,022,967            972,273
   Matching employer contributions                                               289,253            280,998
                                                                        ------------------ ----------------
                                                                               1,312,220          1,253,271
                                                                        ------------------ ----------------

                                                                               1,128,977          2,976,706

Deductions:
   Participant distributions and withdrawals                                     983,735          1,633,136
   Administrative expenses                                                           988             40,399
                                                                        ------------------ ----------------
                                                                                 984,723          1,673,535
                                                                        ------------------ ----------------
Net increase in assets available for plan benefits                               144,254          1,303,171
Assets available for plan benefits at beginning of year                       16,262,619         14,959,448
                                                                        ------------------ ----------------

Assets available for plan benefits at end of year                        $    16,406,873    $    16,262,619
                                                                        ================== ================
</TABLE>



SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                                                                         3
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                             Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                      Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                           December 31, 1998 and 1997



1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following are the significant  accounting  policies of the Super Rite Foods,
Inc. Employee Investment Opportunity Plan (the Plan).

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of
accounting.  Accordingly,  interest and dividend  income and  contributions  are
recognized as earned;  benefits paid to participants and administrative expenses
are recognized when incurred;  and net appreciation  (depreciation)  in the fair
value of investments is recognized as it occurs.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded as of the trade date. The cost of
investments sold is determined on the basis of average cost.

INVESTMENTS

Ownership of the various mutual funds held by Prudential  Investments Retirement
Services, the Plan's custodian,  is expressed in number of shares. Each share is
valued by the Plan's custodian based upon quoted market prices.

Investments in the guaranteed  interest  contract are valued at contract  value,
which approximates fair value.

The fair value of Richfood Holdings,  Inc. common stock (Richfood Stock Fund) is
based upon the price of the stock as of the end of the plan  year,  as quoted on
the New York Stock Exchange.

                                                                               4

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                             Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                      Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial  statements in accordance  with generally  accepted
accounting  principles  requires the Plan  Administrator  to make  estimates and
assumptions  that  affect  amounts  reported  in the  financial  statements  and
accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN

The following brief description of the Plan is provided for general  information
purposes only.  Participants should refer to the Plan Document for more complete
information.

GENERAL

The  Plan is a  defined  contribution  plan and is  subject  to  certain  of the
provisions of the Employee  Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).  The
Plan is administered by Richfood  Holdings,  Inc. (the Employer or the Company),
parent  company  of  Super  Rite  Foods,  Inc.  and its  subsidiaries.  The Plan
custodian is Prudential  Investments  Retirement  Services.  The trustees of the
Plan are officers of the Company.

ELIGIBILITY

Under the Plan,  participation is available to all non-union  employees of Super
Rite Foods,  Inc. and its  subsidiaries,  a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Richfood
Holdings, Inc., who are not eligible for participation in the Richfood Holdings,
Inc.  Savings  and  Stock  Ownership  Plan,  who have  attained  age 21 and have
completed six months of service.

                                                                               5

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                             Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                      Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN (CONTINUED)

CONTRIBUTIONS

Each employee  participating in the Plan may elect to make pre-tax contributions
of not less  than 1% nor more than 15% of his or her  compensation  for the Plan
year,  in 1%  increments.  Participant  contributions  during  any Plan year are
subject to Internal  Revenue Code  limitations.  This  limitation was $10,000 in
1998 and $9,500 in 1997.

The  Employer  makes  matching  contributions  in an amount  equal to 35% of the
participant's  pre-tax  contributions of up to 6% of compensation.  In addition,
the Employer may make  discretionary  contributions to be determined by Richfood
Holdings,  Inc.'s Board of Directors.  The Employer's  contributions are made in
shares of Richfood  Holdings,  Inc.  common  stock.  The Employer  made matching
contributions  to the Plan of $289,253 and $280,998 for the years ended December
31, 1998 and 1997,  respectively.  The Employer  did not make any  discretionary
contributions during 1998 or 1997.

INVESTMENT OPTIONS

The  Plan  has  entered  into  an   administrative   agreement  with  Prudential
Investments  Retirement Services providing for the management,  investment,  and
reinvestment  of Plan assets.  The Plan  provides for nine  separate  investment
options which are described as follows:

     Prudential  MoneyMart  Assets - invests  primarily  in high  quality  money
     market instruments maturing in thirteen months or less.

     Prudential  Government Income Fund - invests  primarily in U.S.  Government
     securities issued by the U.S. Treasury.

     Prudential Balanced Portfolio and Prudential Active Balanced Fund - consist
     of a diversified portfolio of equity securities, debt obligations and money
     market instruments.

     Prudential  Stock  Index Fund - invests  in a broad mix of stocks  that are
     designed to duplicate the performance of the S&P 500.

     Prudential  Jennison  Growth  Fund -  consists  of  investments  in  equity
     securities of established companies with above-average growth prospects.

                                                                               6

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                             Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                      Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN (CONTINUED)

     Prudential   International   Stock  Fund  -  invests  primarily  in  equity
     securities of foreign companies.

     Prudential Guaranteed interest contract - invests primarily in fixed income
     securities having short to intermediate maturities.

     Richfood  Stock Fund - consists of  investments in common stock of Richfood
     Holdings, Inc.

LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS

Under the terms of the Plan,  participants may elect to borrow 50%, subject to a
minimum of $1,000, of their vested account balances.  The terms of the loans are
set based on the nature of the borrowings. The Plan Administrator determines the
interest rates to be charged for participant  loans based on comparable  lending
rates used by third parties.

VESTING, DISTRIBUTIONS AND WITHDRAWALS, AND PLAN TERMINATION

Participants  are at all  times  fully  vested in their  tax-deferred  (pre-tax)
contributions  and such  amounts  are  never  subject  to  forfeiture;  however,
tax-deferred contributions may not be withdrawn except in the event of hardship,
death, disability, retirement or termination of employment.

Employer  contributions are fully vested with participants  after three years of
service,  but may not be  withdrawn  except  in the  event of  hardship,  death,
disability,  retirement or termination of employment. In the case of hardship, a
participant  may apply for a distribution  (in accordance with the provisions of
the Plan) of a portion of his or her  interest  in employer  contributions  only
after  amounts  in  the  employee's  pretax  contribution   accounts  have  been
withdrawn.

Distributions and withdrawals, pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, are based
on the fair value of the  participants'  accounts as of the effective  valuation
date.

Although it has not  expressed  any intent to do so, the  Employer has the right
under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the
Plan  subject  to the  provisions  of ERISA.  In the event of plan  termination,
participants are fully vested in their accounts, including that portion relating
to employer contributions. See Note 7 - Subsequent Event.

                                                                               7

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                             Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                      Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN (CONTINUED)

INCOME TAXES

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Plan  Administrator
by a letter  dated August 15,  1995,  that the Plan is  qualified  and the trust
established  under the Plan is tax-exempt  under the applicable  sections of the
Internal  Revenue Code.  The Plan  Administrator  is not aware of any actions or
events in the operation of the Plan that would  jeopardize the Plan's  qualified
status.

3. INVESTMENTS

The Plan's investments are held by Prudential  Investments  Retirement Services,
the Plan's custodian. The fair value of each investment maintained by Prudential
Investments Retirement Services, including individual investments that represent
5% or more of assets  available for plan  benefits,  as of December 31, 1998 and
1997 is presented in Note 8.

4. INVESTMENT TRANSFERS

Under the  provisions of the Plan, a participant  may elect to have the value of
his or her  participant  account  attributable  to a particular  investment fund
transferred to any of the other available  investment  funds upon request,  with
certain restrictions.

5. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

In accordance with the Plan Document, administrative expenses are generally paid
by the Employer.

                                                                               8

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                             Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                      Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



6. YEAR 2000 (UNAUDITED)

The Company has developed and is implementing a strategic, long-term information
technology plan to upgrade its core application systems, including those systems
that impact the processing of employee benefits. Concurrently, it has developed,
and is implementing, a plan to ensure that such systems are year 2000 compliant.
The Company  believes that with the currently  planned  system  conversions  and
upgrades, as well as certain additional  modifications to existing software, the
Company will achieve year 2000 compliance  without any  significant  operational
problems  related to the  Company's  information  systems.  The  Company is also
communicating with the Plan's  significant  service providers to coordinate year
2000  compliance.  The Plan's  service  providers  have  indicated that they are
presently  taking steps to ensure that the Plan's systems and operations will be
year 2000 compliant.

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On June 9, 1999, the Company announced that it had entered into an Agreement and
Plan of Merger  (the  "Agreement"),  dated as of June 9, 1999,  among  SUPERVALU
INC., a Delaware corporation ("SUPERVALU"), Winter Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and wholly-owned  subsidiary of SUPERVALU  ("Acquisition"),  and the
Company.  Under the terms of the Agreement,  the Company will be merged with and
into   Acquisition   (the  "Merger")  with   Acquisition   being  the  surviving
corporation.  The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and the approval
by the Company's  shareholders,  as well as other customary  conditions,  and is
expected to be  consummated  prior to the end of calendar  1999.  Following  the
consummation  of the Merger,  the Company will become an indirect,  wholly-owned
subsidiary of SUPERVALU.

                                                                               9

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                             Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                      Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

                    Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



8. SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS BY ACCOUNT

A summary of the changes in assets available for plan benefits, by account, for
the year ended December 31, 1998 is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                       MONEY        GOV'T.                ACTIVE    STOCK      JENNISON                GUARANTEED
                                       MART        INCOME     BALANCED   BALANCED   INDEX      GROWTH    INTERNATIONAL INTEREST
                                       ASSETS       FUND     PORTFOLIO    FUND       FUND       FUND      STOCK FUND   CONTRACT
                                     ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------
<S>                                     <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>      <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>
Additions to assets attributable
  to:
  Investment income:
   Interest and dividends            $   5,675   $   7,557   $  5,549   $  7,036  $  8,331   $    7,565   $  5,783   $  497,854
   Net appreciation (depreciation)
     in fair value of investments            -       2,345      7,771     26,405   109,320      457,540     25,665            -
                                     ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------
                                         5,675       9,902     13,320     33,441   117,651      465,105     31,448      497,854

  Contributions:
   Participant contributions            11,711      16,441     19,590     33,077    72,651      121,191     44,339      609,272
   Matching employer contributions           -           -          -          -         -            -          -            -
                                     ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------
                                        11,711      16,441     19,590     33,077    72,651      121,191     44,339      609,272
                                     ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------
                                        17,386      26,343     32,910     66,518   190,302      586,296     75,787    1,107,126

Deductions from assets
  attributable to:
  Participant distributions and
   withdrawals                           5,956       2,274          -      6,280    16,893       67,776      8,439      499,901
  Administrative expenses                    -           -          -          5         5            -          -          478
                                     ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------
                                         5,956       2,274          -      6,285    16,898       67,776      8,439      500,379
Interfund transfers                    (39,976)      7,823     21,775      8,841   132,642      211,282     (2,571)    (289,375)
                                     ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Net (decrease) increase in assets      (28,546)     31,892     54,685     69,074   306,046      729,802     64,777      317,372

Assets available for plan benefits:
  Beginning of year                    133,999      86,340    111,120    178,042   298,665    1,063,030    232,668    7,053,013
                                     ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------
  End of year                         $105,453    $118,232   $165,805   $247,116  $604,711   $1,792,832   $297,445   $7,370,385
                                     =========== =========== ========== ========= ========== =========== =========== ============
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              RICHFOOD
                                                STOCK      LOANS TO    CONTRIBUTIONS
                                                FUND      PARTICIPANTS  RECEIVABLE    TOTAL
                                             ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
<S>                                             <C>           <C>           <C>         <C>
Additions to assets attributable
  to:
  Investment income:
   Interest and dividends                    $   73,941    $       -    $     -    $   619,291
   Net appreciation (depreciation)
     in fair value of investments            (1,431,580)           -          -       (802,534)
                                             ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
                                             (1,357,639)           -          -       (183,243)

  Contributions:
   Participant contributions                     91,914            -      2,781      1,022,967
   Matching employer contributions              288,568            -        685        289,253
                                             ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
                                                380,482            -      3,466      1,312,220
                                             ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
                                               (977,157)           -      3,466      1,128,977

Deductions from assets
  attributable to:
  Participant distributions and
   withdrawals                                  249,678      126,538          -        983,735
  Administrative expenses                           500            -          -            988
                                             ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
                                                250,178      126,538          -        984,723
Interfund transfers                            (106,550)      56,109          -              -
                                             ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
Net (decrease) increase in assets            (1,333,885)     (70,429)     3,466        144,254

Assets available for plan benefits
  Beginning of year                           5,514,754    1,577,024     13,964     16,262,619
                                             ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------
  End of year                                $4,180,869   $1,506,595    $17,430    $16,406,873
                                             ============ ============ =========== ============
</TABLE>


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                          Super Rite Foods, Inc.
               Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

            Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



8. SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS BY ACCOUNT
   (CONTINUED)

A summary of the changes in assets available for plan benefits, by account, for
the year ended December 31, 1997 is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                       MONEY      GOV'T.               ACTIVE    STOCK      JENNISON                 GUARANTEED
                                       MART       INCOME   BALANCED   BALANCED   INDEX      GROWTH    INTERNATIONAL  INTEREST
                                       ASSETS     FUND    PORTFOLIO    FUND      FUND        FUND      STOCK FUND    CONTRACT
                                      ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------
<S>                                      <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>            <C>       <C>          <C>
Additions to assets attributable to:
  Investment income:
   Interest and dividends              $ 6,763    $6,493    $4,818     $5,610    $ 3,705     $  7,079   $  6,099     $  498,430
   Net appreciation in
     fair value of investments               -      1,982    9,820     18,051     57,982      249,720      7,422              -
                                      ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------
                                         6,763      8,475   14,638     23,661     61,687      256,799     13,521        498,430

  Contributions:
   Participant contributions            10,375     16,655   18,479     31,034     45,154       88,584     39,212        631,609
   Matching employer contributions           -          -        -          -          -            -          -              -
                                      ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------
                                        10,375     16,655   18,479     31,034     45,154       88,584     39,212        631,609
                                      ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------
                                        17,138     25,130   33,117     54,695    106,841      345,383     52,733      1,130,039

Deductions from assets attributable
  to:
  Participant distributions and
   withdrawals                          18,845      3,118    4,493     78,572     39,262      203,569     68,438        630,819
  Administrative expenses                   30          -       26          -         15            5          -          2,671
                                      ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------
                                        18,875      3,118    4,519     78,572     39,277      203,574     68,438        633,490


Interfund transfers                        187     (4,478)   1,870     (6,355)    84,878       58,961     29,481        (63,568)
                                      ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------
Net (decrease) increase in assets       (1,550)    17,534   30,468    (30,232)   152,442      200,770     13,776        432,981

Assets available for plan benefits:
  Beginning of year                    135,549     68,806   80,652    208,274    146,223      862,260    218,892      6,620,032
                                      ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------
  End of year                         $133,999    $86,340 $111,120   $178,042   $298,665   $1,063,030   $232,668     $7,053,013
                                      ========== ======== ========== ========== ========== =========== ============= ============
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      RICHFOOD
                                                       STOCK      LOANS TO    CONTRIBUTIONS
                                                        FUND     PARTICIPANTS  RECEIVABLE     TOTAL
                                                     ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
<S>                                                      <C>         <C>           <C>          <C>
Additions to assets attributable to:
  Investment income:
   Interest and dividends                            $   58,173   $       -     $     -    $   597,170
   Net appreciation in
     fair value of investments                          781,288           -           -      1,126,265
                                                     ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                        839,461           -           -      1,723,435

  Contributions:
   Participant contributions                            120,499           -     (29,328)       972,273
   Matching employer contributions                      277,891           -       3,107        280,998
                                                     ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                        398,390           -     (26,211)     1,253,271
                                                     ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                      1,237,851           -     (26,221)     2,976,706

Deductions from assets attributable
  to:
  Participant distributions and
   withdrawals                                          487,592      98,428           -      1,633,136
  Administrative expenses                                37,652           -           -         40,399
                                                     ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                        525,244      98,428           -      1,673,535


Interfund transfers                                    (357,687)    256,711           -              -
                                                     ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
Net (decrease) increase in assets                       354,920     158,283     (26,221)     1,303,171

Assets available for plan benefits:
  Beginning of year                                   5,159,834   1,418,741      40,185     14,959,448
                                                     ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
  End of year                                        $5,514,754  $1,577,024     $13,964    $16,262,619
                                                     =========== ============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

                             Schedules

<PAGE>

                               Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                          Employee Investment Opportunity Plan
                            Employer ID #54-1438602, Plan #009

              Line 27a - Schedule of Assets Held For Investment Purposes
                                 December 31, 1998

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                               UNITS            COST            FAIR VALUE
                                           -------------- ------------------ ------------------
<S>                                              <C>             <C>                <C>
Mutual funds maintained by Prudential
 Investments Retirement Services*:
     MoneyMart Assets                         105,453      $   105,453       $     105,453
     Government Income Fund                    12,782          113,140             118,232
     Balanced Portfolio                        13,748          173,724             165,805
     Active Balanced Fund                      19,053          236,961             247,116
     Stock Index Fund                          21,926          448,336             604,711
     Jennison Growth Fund                      97,862        1,241,542           1,792,832
     International Stock Fund                  15,301          261,628             297,445
                                                          ------------------ ------------------
        Total mutual funds                                   2,580,784           3,331,594
Guaranteed interest contract                        -        7,370,385           7,370,385
Richfood* Stock Fund                          201,488        3,778,199           4,180,869
Loans to participants                               -                -           1,506,595
                                                          ================== ==================
                                                          $ 13,729,368       $  16,389,443
                                                          ================== ==================
</TABLE>

*Party-in-interest

<PAGE>

                               Super Rite Foods, Inc.
                        Employee Investment Opportunity Plan

                         Employer ID #54-1438602, Plan #009
             Line 27a - Schedule of Assets Held For Investment Purposes

                               December 31, 1998

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          EXPENSE
                                                                              SELLING        LEASE     INCURRED WITH     COST OF
 IDENTITY OF PARTY INVOLVED       DESCRIPTION OF ASSET      PURCHASE PRICE     PRICE        RENTAL      TRANSACTION       ASSET
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                      <C>                     <C>             <C>          <C>          <C>             <C>
CATEGORY (ii) - SERIES OF NON-SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS IN EXCESS OF 5% OF PLAN
ASSETS:

Prudential Investments      Guaranteed Interest Contract       $1,309,883    $       -       $  -        $  -            $1,309,883
   Retirement Services*     Guaranteed Interest Contract                -      992,511          -           -               992,511


CATEGORY (iii) - SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS IN EXCESS OF 5% OF PLAN ASSETS:

                            Richfood Holdings, Inc.*
**                              common stock                     556,798            -          -           -               556,798

                            Richfood Holdings, Inc.*
                                common stock                           -      459,103          -           -               364,479
</TABLE>

*  Party-in-interest

**Transactions made on the market

There were no category (i) or (iv) reportable transactions during the year ended
December 31, 1998.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                CURRENT VALUE OF
                                                                                                    ASSET ON       NET GAIN OR
                                                                                                TRANSACTION DATE     (LOSS)
                                                                                               ---------------------------------
<S>                                                                                                 <C>                 <C>
CATEGORY (ii) - SERIES OF NON-SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS IN EXCESS OF 5% OF PLAN
ASSETS:

Prudential Investments      Guaranteed Interest Contract                                           $1,309,883       $     -
   Retirement Services*     Guaranteed Interest Contract                                              992,511             -


CATEGORY (iii) - SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS IN EXCESS OF 5% OF PLAN ASSETS:

                            Richfood Holdings, Inc.*
**                              common stock                                                         556,798             -

                            Richfood Holdings, Inc.*
                                common stock                                                         459,103        94,624
</TABLE>

*  Party-in-interest

**Transactions made on the market

There were no category (i) or (iv) reportable transactions during the year ended




                                                                  Exhibit 23


                                          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Richfood Holdings, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-1251) pertaining to the Super Rite Foods, Inc. Employee Investment
Opportunity Plan of our report dated June 25, 1999, with respect to the
financial statements and schedules of the Super Rite Foods, Inc. Employee
Investment Opportunity Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1998.

                                                          /s/Ernst & Young LLP

Richmond, Virginia
June 25, 1999



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