KASH N KARRY FOOD STORES INC
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549
                                
                            FORM 10-K
                                
          ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
             OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

             For the Fiscal Year Ended July 28, 1996
                  Commission File No. 34-025260

                 KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
       (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
                                

         Delaware                        95-4161591
 (State of Incorporation)   (IRS Employer Identification Number)

             6422 Harney Road, Tampa, Florida  33610
      (Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
                                
                         (813) 621-0200
      (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

             Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
                 Preferred Share Purchase Rights
                 -------------------------------
                        (Title of Class)
                                
      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has (1) filed
all  reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d)  of  the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding  12  months
(or  for such shorter period that the registrant was required  to
file  such  reports)  and  (2) has been subject  to  such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. [x] Yes  [ ] No

      Indicate  by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers
pursuant  to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained  herein,
and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge,
in  definitive  proxy or information statements  incorporated  by
reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to  this
Form 10-K. [x]

                                    (continues on following page)
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(continuation of cover page)

      The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-
affiliates  of the registrant based on the average  low  bid  and
high  ask  prices  of  such  stock as of  October  11,  1996  was
$25,512,732. For purposes of this report and as used herein,  the
term  "non-affiliate" includes all shareholders of the registrant
other  than  Directors, executive officers, and  persons  holding
more  than  five percent of the outstanding voting stock  of  the
registrant.

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all
documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12,  13  or
15(d)  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent  to  the
distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. [x]
Yes  [ ] No

      As  of  October  11,  1996,  there  were  4,674,314  shares
outstanding of the registrant's common stock, $0.01 par value.

              DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

      Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 1996 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders of the Company to be filed not more than 120 days
after  the  fiscal year ended July 28, 1996 are  incorporated  by
reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.
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                        TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                           Page
                                                           Number
                             PART I
Item 1.   Business                                            1
Item 2.   Properties                                          6
Item 3.   Legal Proceedings                                   7
Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote
          of Security Holders                                 7

          Executive Officers of the Registrant                7

                            PART II
Item 5.   Market for Registrant's Common Equity and
          Related Stockholder Matters                         8
Item 6.   Selected Financial Data                            10
Item 7.   Management's Discussion and Analysis
          of Financial Condition and Results of
          Operations                                         15
Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data        21
Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with
          Accountants on Accounting and
          Financial Disclosure                               47

                            PART III
Item 10.  Directors of the Registrant                         *
Item 11.  Executive Compensation                             **
Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
          Owners and Management                              **
Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions     **

*    Certain  information required by Item  10  of  Part  III  is
     hereby   incorporated  by  reference  to  the   registrant's
     definitive  proxy statement to be filed not  more  than  120
     days after the fiscal year ended July 28, 1996.

**   The  information required by Items 11, 12 and 13 of Part III
     is  hereby  incorporated by reference  to  the  registrant's
     definitive  proxy statement to be filed not  more  than  120
     days after the fiscal year ended July 28, 1996.

                            PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                   48
          Signatures                                         56
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                             PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS.

                             General

      The  Company  is among the three largest food retailers  in
west central Florida, operating 93 multi-department supermarkets,
five  conventional supermarkets and 35 liquor  stores  under  the
"Kash  n'  Karry" name and two super warehouse stores  under  the
"Save  'n  Pack"  name,  all  supported  by  a  centrally-located
warehouse  and distribution facility. More than one-half  of  the
Company's  stores  are located in the Tampa-St. Petersburg  area,
which  is  Florida's largest retail food sales market,  with  the
balance  located between Gainesville, approximately 130 miles  to
the  north,  and Bonita Springs, approximately 150 miles  to  the
south.  The  west central Florida area has a diverse and  growing
economy, which includes high technology and financial centers, an
insurance  industry  presence,  retirement  communities,  coastal
resorts   and  commercial  agricultural  activity.  The  region's
population  is  estimated to be increasing at an annual  rate  of
approximately 2%.

                      Company Store Profile

      The  following  table presents a profile of  the  Company's
stores:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Number of Stores
                                            at Fiscal Year End
                      Total Square      -------------------------
     Store Type       Footage<F1>        1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
- --------------------  --------------    ----- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S>                   <C>                <C>  <C>  <C>  <C>  <C>
Kash  n' Karry Food   40,000--57,000      51   50   50   48   42
  Stores              25,000--39,999      42   42   43   55   57
                      less  than 25,000    5    5    5    9   12

Save 'n Pack Super    76,000--88,000       2    2    2    3   --
  Warehouse Stores

Kash n' Karry Liquor    1,800--2,700      35   33   33   35   30
  Stores
- --------------------
<F>
<F1>  Includes selling and backroom areas.
</F>
</TABLE>

  Supermarket stores

      The Company currently operates 93 multi-department supermar
kets,  with an average size of approximately 40,000 total  square
feet.  The  Company also operates five conventional supermarkets,
which average approximately 18,000 total square feet. All of  the


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Company's  supermarket  stores offer a wide  selection  of  items
typically  sold  in  grocery stores, including staple  groceries,
fresh  fruits  and vegetables, bakery and dairy products,  delica
tessen items, frozen foods and fresh meats. Each of the Company's
supermarket  stores  also sells certain non-food  items  such  as
health  and beauty care items, paper and tobacco products,  soaps
and  detergents,  drugs, sundries and housewares.  The  Company's
multi-department  stores offer, in addition, a wider  variety  of
non-food   items,  including  cosmetics  and  toiletries,   small
hardware  and  a  limited selection of soft goods.  Most  of  the
Company's   multi-department   stores   also   feature   expanded
perishable   goods   departments,  delicatessens   and   in-store
bakeries,  and many contain pharmacies, full-service seafood  and
full-service  floral  departments. All of  the  Company's  stores
feature  national brands and also carry a selection of  corporate
brand  merchandise. Most of the Company's food stores are located
in  shopping  centers. The Company's food stores are  open  seven
days a week, and most operate 24 hours a day.

  Super warehouse stores

      In October 1992, the Company acquired three super warehouse
stores (one of which was subsequently closed) operating under the
"Save  'n  Pack"  name. The two existing super warehouse  stores,
which  are  76,000 and 88,000 square feet in size,  respectively,
feature  among  the  lowest  prices on  basic  items  carried  by
supermarkets and are designed to cater to the needs of  the  low-
income  household. In its super warehouse store  promotions,  the
Company encourages consumers to verify the stores' tag line,  "No
One  Has  Lower Prices." The assortment of packaged goods carried
by  the  super warehouse stores is more limited than  that  of  a
supermarket and is frequently augmented by one-time purchases  of
specially priced products that may not be available on a  regular
basis.  Store decor is austere compared to that of a  traditional
supermarket, and product is displayed on warehouse racking and on
floor  pallets  to enhance productivity and promote  a  low-price
impression.  The stores provide a full complement  of  perishable
departments,  including  meat, produce, bakery,  deli  and  fresh
seafood,  which also feature low prices and are frequently  self-
service. The super warehouse stores do not have certain specialty
departments such as pharmacies or full-service floral departments
and  do not provide supermarket services such as grocery bagging,
carry-out  service, check cashing services and  electronic  funds
transfer. Because of reduced display, labor and advertising costs
and the more limited services, the Company is able to operate its
super warehouse stores successfully with lower gross margins than
the  Kash n' Karry supermarket stores. The super warehouse stores
operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

  Liquor stores

      Each of the Company's 35 liquor stores is located on proper
ty  adjacent  to one of the Company's supermarket stores  and  is
operated  as a department of such store, although, in  accordance


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with  Florida  law,  each liquor store must maintain  a  separate
entrance.  Liquor stores complement the Company's core  business,
as  they  can be advertised through existing media without  incre
mental  expense, pay supermarket (as compared to shopping center)
rents and benefit from operating and marketing synergies with the
adjacent supermarkets. The liquor stores offer a wide variety  of
wines,  beers  and hard liquors, as well as mixers, soft  drinks,
snacks,  ice and other party accessories and a limited number  of
traditional grocery items. Sales from the Company's liquor stores
represent  approximately  2% of the Company's  total  sales.  The
Company's liquor stores range in size from 1,800 to 2,700  square
feet, and most are open seven days a week.
                                
                       Operations Strategy

      The Company believes that up-to-date, strategically located
facilities,  well-trained associates and  information  management
systems  are  key elements to the Company's future  success.  The
Company   operates  a  modern,  687,000  square  foot  warehouse,
distribution  and  office  facility  in  Tampa  with   sufficient
capacity   to  service  anticipated  store  expansion   for   the
foreseeable future. The warehouse enables the Company  to  reduce
costs  by  purchasing  in large quantities, taking  advantage  of
special  promotional  prices offered by  vendors  and  purchasing
prior  to impending price increases, and reducing delivery  costs
through cross docking and backhauls. The central location of  the
warehouse  facility to its stores also provides the Company  with
operating efficiencies.

      During  fiscal  1996, the Company began  supplying  grocery
products  through  its  warehouse to  Gooding's  Supermarkets  of
Orlando,  Florida.   However, the Company  did  not  achieve  the
expected  benefits of this supply relationship and has agreed  in
principle with Gooding's to terminate the agreement.

      The  Company  relies on information technology  to  enhance
operating  efficiency.  In  1995, the  Company  entered  into  an
agreement  to  outsource its information systems  development  in
order to control costs, accelerate the implementation period  for
systems  improvements,  facilitate future software  upgrades  and
reduce personnel issues. In connection with this agreement, a new
billing  and procurement system has been installed, new point-of-
sale  equipment has been placed in all stores, and upgraded labor
scheduling and accounts payable systems are scheduled within  the
next 12 months.


                       Marketing Strategy

      The  Company  emphasizes high quality  perishables,  strong
weekly  features,  competitive prices on everyday  items,  and  a
broad  assortment  of  both national and  corporate  brands.  The
Company's  food  stores are open seven days  a  week,  with  most
operating 24 hours a day. The Company seeks to be either first or
second   among   its   competitors  in  assortment   of   branded
merchandise, stocking

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over 29,000 SKU's (stock keeping units)  of  national  brand  and
corporate brand items. In addition to a full range of grocery and
general merchandise items, most of the Company's multi-department
supermarkets also feature expanded perishable  goods departments,
delicatessens and in-store bakeries, and many contain pharmacies,
full-service seafood and full-service floral departments.
     
     In  1992,  the Company introduced "Kash n' Karry"  corporate
branded merchandise. The Company's basic corporate brand strategy
is  to  offer a product comparable in quality to the best-selling
national  brand at a lower price. The "Kash n' Karry" brand  item
generally  sells  for approximately 10% less than  the  competing
best-selling national brand but generates a higher per unit gross
profit  contribution. In order to increase corporate brand sales,
which  currently   average  approximately  15%  of  total  sales,
the  Company will be introducing "KnK Preferred," a premium  line
of  products  in  categories  experiencing  customer  demand  for
premium products.
     
     In 1995, the Company developed a strategy to position itself
as  the  preferred destination for perishables of  uncompromising
quality and value. This strategy, which focuses on the consumer's
changing  lifestyles and needs, will also provide meal  solutions
where consumers can find ingredients for meals to be prepared  at
home, as well as prepared meals for immediate consumption. During
the  fourth  quarter of 1995, the Company began a  new  marketing
program  to emphasize its perishable products. The first wave  of
advertising  focuses  on Kash n' Karry as "Your  Destination  for
Fresh,"  highlighted by a "Double Your Money  Back"  guaranty  on
produce. Additionally, the Company began remodeling its stores to
emphasize   the   perishable  departments,   including   improved
lighting, additional space and a new decor package that  supports
the  perishable  emphasis. The second wave of advertising,  which
began  in  the  fourth quarter of 1996, highlights the  meat  and
seafood  departments, and will be followed in the near future  by
campaigns focusing on the other perishable departments.


                        The Restructuring

      The  Company  was  formed in connection  with  a  leveraged
acquisition in 1988. Although the Company consistently  generated
stable  operating  cash flows through its 1993  fiscal  year,  it
experienced  net losses for each of the five fiscal years  ending
July  31,  1994  due primarily to its highly leveraged  position.
During the 1995 fiscal year, the Company completed a comprehensive
financial  restructuring  (the   "Restructuring") pursuant  to  a
"prepackaged" plan of reorganization pursuant to Chapter 11 of the
U.S. Bankruptcy Code. As  a  result  of  the  Restructuring,  the
Company  restructured its senior debt, converted its subordinated
debt into an 85% equity  interest  in  the  Company, and received
$10.0 million in cash from Green Equity Investors,  L.P.  for the
remaining 15% equity interest of the Company. The Company emerged
from bankruptcy  on  December  29, 1994.  The  provisions  of  the

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Restructuring had an immediate beneficial impact on the Company's
financial  condition  by reducing its long-term debt in excess of
$100.0 million.
                                
                                
                           Competition

      The  food  retailing  business is highly  competitive.  The
Company  operates in an environment where more than 90% of  sales
are  by  chains. The principal competitive factors include  store
locations,  product selection and quality, price, cleanliness  of
stores,  customer service and overall store image. Based  on  its
marketing research, the Company believes that consumers  perceive
the Company as having a favorable value image in the markets that
it  serves  and offering a wide variety of quality  products  and
services in a pleasant environment. The Company believes that its
competitive strengths include desirable store locations  combined
with  a  strong consumer franchise and efficient warehousing  and
distribution facilities.

      The  Company  competes with several national, regional  and
local   supermarket  chains,  particularly  Publix,   Winn-Dixie,
Albertson's,   Food   Lion,   and,   most   recently,    Wal-Mart
Supercenters. The Company is also in competition with convenience
stores,  stores  owned and operated or otherwise affiliated  with
large  food  wholesalers, unaffiliated independent  food  stores,
merchandise clubs, discount drugstore chains and discount general
merchandise  chains.  The  Company's principal  competitors  have
greater financial resources than the Company and could use  those
resources  to  take  steps  which  could  adversely  affect   the
Company's  competitive  position and financial  performance.  For
example,   operating  results  generally  and  sales  growth   in
particular have been adversely affected by competitive new  store
openings and remodels, expansions, and replacement stores by  the
Company's principal competitors, and it is anticipated that  this
activity will continue. Another example of the highly competitive
nature  of  the  food  retailing  business  is  the  practice  of
competitors to re-position their pricing structure. Over the past
several  years,  each  of  the Company's  major  competitors  has
changed  its  pricing practices in a manner  that  has  adversely
affected  general retail pricing in the market. The  Company  has
had  to deal with each of these changes in a manner that has,  in
some instances, adversely affected its operating results and  may
continue  to  do  so  in the future. In addition,  the  Company's
ability to compete may be adversely affected by its high leverage
and  the  limitations imposed by its credit agreement  and  other
debt agreements.

                           Seasonality

      The  Company's sales and related inventory levels  tend  to
increase  during the winter months due to the holidays, increased
tourism and the influx of winter residents, and to decrease during
the summer months. Typically, approximately 60% of the  Company's


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operating  cash  flow  is  generated during the second  and third
quarters of its fiscal year.

                            Employees

      The Company currently employs approximately 3,300 full-time
and  5,500  part-time associates, none of whom is  covered  by  a
collective bargaining agreement. The Company believes that it has
good relations with its associates.

                     Trademarks and Licenses

      The  Company  employs various trademarks, trade  names  and
service marks in its business, including the "Kash n' Karry" logo
and  trade name, "Your Destination for Fresh," "So Much  More  to
Pay  Less  For!,"  "Kash $aver," "$mart Buy," "Five  Star  Meat,"
"Nature  Friendly"  and "Save 'n Pack."  Except  as  a  means  of
identifying  the source of the Company's products  and  services,
the  Company  does  not believe that any of  such  trademarks  or
service marks are material to the operations of the Company.

      Certain  governmental licenses and permits, including  alco
holic  beverage  licenses, health permits  and  various  business
licenses, are necessary in the Company's operations. The  Company
believes  it  has all material licenses and permits necessary  to
enable it to conduct its business.


ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES.

     The  Company's  93  multi-department supermarkets  and  five
conventional  supermarkets  have an  aggregate  selling  area  of
approximately 2.8 million square feet. The Company  owns  one  of
the  supermarkets (comprising approximately 14,000  square  feet)
and  leases  the remaining 97 supermarkets. Three of  the  leased
supermarkets are owned by affiliates of the Company. Eight of the
leased  supermarkets are operated under long-term  ground  leases
with  the  Company  owning the improvements  at  such  locations.
Twenty leases expire during the next five years, with the Company
having  options  to  renew all but one.  Most  of  the  Company's
supermarket  leases have minimum rentals with additional  rentals
based on a percentage of sales.

      The  Company's two Save 'n Pack super warehouse stores have
an  aggregate selling area of approximately 119,000 square  feet.
The Company leases both super warehouses, one pursuant to a long-
term ground lease, and owns the improvements at the ground-leased
location. One of those leases expires within the next five years,
with the Company having an option to renew.

     The Company's 35 liquor stores have an aggregate selling area
of approximately  59,000 square feet. The  Company  leases all 35
liquor stores. Two of the leased liquor stores are operated under
long-term  ground leases with the Company owning the improvements

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at such locations. Two of the leases expire  during the next five
years, with the Company having an option to renew.

     The Company's warehouse, distribution and office facility is
located on 53.6 acres of land, which the Company owns.


ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

      The  Company is engaged in various legal actions and claims
arising  in  the  ordinary course of business including  products
liability actions and suits charging violations of certain  civil
rights  laws  and Florida's RICO Act. Management believes,  after
discussions with legal counsel, that the ultimate outcome of such
litigation and claims will not have a material adverse effect  on
the Company's financial position.


ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

      There  were  no  matters submitted to a  vote  of  security
holders during the quarter ended July 28, 1996.


              EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.

     Set forth below is certain information regarding each of the
executive officers of the Company as of October 11, 1996.

Name                   Age   Position
- --------------------   ---    ----------------------------------

Ronald E. Johnson        46   Chairman of the Board, President,
                              Chief Executive Officer, and Chief
                              Operating Officer

Richard D. Coleman       42   Senior Vice President, Chief
                              Financial Officer, and Secretary

Clifford C. Smith Jr.    37   Senior Vice President,
                              Marketing and Merchandising

BJ Mehaffey              47   Senior Vice President, Operations

Marvin H. Snow, Jr.      40   Vice President, Controller






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                    Biographical Information

      Ronald  E.  Johnson has been Chairman of the Board  of  the
Company  since  March 1995 and has been its President  and  Chief
Executive Officer since January 1995. Mr. Johnson served as Chief
Operating  Officer  of Farm Fresh, Inc., from  December  1993  to
January 1995 and as its Senior Vice President of Store Operations
from  1990 to 1993. Mr. Johnson also serves as a director of Farm
Fresh, Inc., and Jitney-Jungle Stores of America, Inc.

      Richard  D.  Coleman has been Senior Vice President,  Chief
Financial  Officer,  and Secretary of the Company  since  January
1996.  Mr.  Coleman  previously  served  as  Vice  President  and
Controller of the Company from October 1988 through January 1996;
and  from  October  1988  to January  1995,  he  also  served  as
Secretary of the Company.

      Clifford  C. Smith, Jr., has been Senior Vice President  of
Marketing and Merchandising of the Company since March 1996,  and
served  as  Senior Vice President of Perishables  Marketing  from
March  1995  to March 1996. Mr. Smith served as the  Director  of
Deli,  Bakery  and Food Service for Harris-Teeter  from  1992  to
March  1995, and as the Vice President of Deli, Bakery  and  Food
Service for Mayfair Supermarkets, Inc. from 1981 to 1992.

      BJ Mehaffey has been Senior Vice President, Operations,  of
the  Company  since  July 1995. Mr. Mehaffey served  as  District
Manager  of the Grocery Stores Division of Farm Fresh, Inc.  from
1992  to  1995, and in various capacities with Bi-Lo Incorporated
from 1972 to 1992.

      Marvin H. Snow, Jr., has been Vice President and Controller
of  the Company since March 1996. Mr. Snow was employed by Eckerd
Corporation in various capacities from 1977 to March  1996,  most
recently serving as Assistant Controller.


                             PART II


ITEM 5.   MARKET  FOR  REGISTRANT'S  COMMON  EQUITY  AND  RELATED
          STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.


      On March 2, 1995 the Common Stock was listed for trading on
the Nasdaq Small Cap Market under the symbol "KASH." On March  4,
1996,  the  Common  Stock began trading on  the  Nasdaq  National
Market  under the same symbol. For the relevant periods in  which
the  Common Stock was listed for trading by Nasdaq, the range  of
high  and low bids for a single share of Common Stock, as  quoted
in the Nasdaq Market, was as follows:


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              Quarter
        (or portion thereof)                Range
        --------------------            --------------
           3/5/95-4/30/95               $12.17-$13.33
           5/1/95-7/30/95               $12.75-$23.50
          7/31/95-10/29/95              $21.50-$29.50
          10/30/95-1/28/96              $21.50-$26.88
          1/29/96-4/28/96               $19.63-$25.63
          4/29/96-7/28/96               $21.63-$29.75
          7/29/96-10/11/96              $20.00-$28.63

     The  average of the low bid and high ask prices  on  October
11, 1996 as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market was $21.00. Such
over-the-market  quotations reflect inter-dealer prices,  without
retail  mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not necessarily
represent actual transactions.

      As of October 11, 1996, there were approximately 22 holders
of record of shares of Common Stock.

      The Company has not in the past paid cash dividends to  its
stockholders and does not intend to pay any cash dividends in the
foreseeable  future.  The  Company's  ability  to  declare   cash
dividends   on  its  Common  Stock  is  materially   limited   by
restrictions   in  the  Company's  credit  agreement   and   debt
indentures.



























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ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

     The  following table presents selected financial information
of  the  Company as of and for each of the fiscal years ended  on
the  Sunday nearest to July 31, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, and 1992,
and  is  derived  from the audited financial  statements  of  the
Company. Such financial statements, and the reports thereon,  for
the  1996,  1995 and 1994 fiscal years are included elsewhere  in
this  document,  and  should be read  in  conjunction  with  this
selected financial data and "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

      As  discussed herein, the Restructuring was consummated  on
December   29,   1994  (the  "Effective  Date").  The   financial
statements as of and for the 30 weeks ended July 30, 1995 and for
the  22  weeks ended January 1, 1995, respectively,  reflect  the
Company's  emergence from Chapter 11 and were prepared  utilizing
the principles of fresh start reporting contained in the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Statement of  Position
90-7,  "Financial  Reporting by Entities in Reorganization  Under
the  Bankruptcy  Code." Operations during  the  period  from  the
Effective Date through January 1, 1995 had no significant  impact
on  the  emergence  transactions and as a result  have  not  been
separately identified. As a result of the implementation of fresh
start  accounting, certain of the selected financial data  as  of
and  for the fiscal year ended July 28, 1996, the 30 weeks  ended
July  30,  1995  and the 22 weeks ended January 1,  1995  is  not
comparable to the selected financial data of prior periods due to
the change in reporting entity resulting from the application  of
fresh  start accounting. Therefore, selected financial  data  for
the  "Reorganized  Company" has been separately  identified  from
that of the "Predecessor Company."

     The selected store data have been derived from the Company's
management reporting records.










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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Reorganized       Predecessor
                                                Company           Company
                                         ----------------------  ---------
                                           52 weeks    30 Weeks   22 Weeks
                                            Ended       Ended      Ended
                                           July 28,    July 30,  January 1,
                                             1996        1995       1995
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                (In Thousands, Except
                                                  Per Share Amounts)
<S>                                      <C>          <C>        <C>
Statement of Operations Data:
Sales                                    $1,021,667   $599,320   $426,681
Cost of sales                               807,733    471,401    340,802
                                         ----------  ---------  ---------
Gross profit                                213,934    127,919     85,879
 Selling, general and
    administrative expenses                 157,090     90,482     68,819
 Depreciation and amortization               25,000     14,802     10,234
                                         ----------  ---------  ---------
 Operating income                            31,844     22,635      6,826
 Interest expense (1)                        25,741     15,810     13,719
                                         ----------  ---------  ---------
 Income (loss) from operations before
    reorganization items, income taxes,
    extraordinary items and change in
    accounting principle                      6,103      6,825     (6,893)
 Reorganization items                          --         --       (4,869)
 Provision for income taxes                  (4,129)    (3,682)      --
 Extraordinary item - gain on debt
    discharge                                  --         --       70,166
 Cumulative effect of change in
    accounting principle - post-
    retirement medical benefits                --         --       (2,000)
                                         ----------  ---------  ---------
 Net income                                 $ 1,974    $ 3,143    $56,404
                                         ==========  =========  =========
 Income per common share (2), (3)             $0.41      $0.67       --
                                         ==========  =========  =========
</TABLE>













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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Predecessor Company
                                       ----------------------------------
                                                 Fiscal Year Ended
                                            Sunday Nearest July 31, (4)
                                       ----------------------------------
                                           1994         1993      1992
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                   (In Thousands)
Statement of Operations Data:
<S>                                      <C>        <C>        <C>
Sales                                    $1,065,165 $1,086,125 $1,071,038
Cost of sales                               845,597    856,156    848,441
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
Gross profit                                219,568    229,969    222,597
 Selling, general and
  administrative expenses                   176,945    175,177    164,897
 Depreciation and
   amortization                              24,112     23,455     20,132
 Store closing and other
   costs                                     11,016       --         --
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
Operating income                              7,495     31,337     37,568
 Interest expense (1)                        45,390     43,257     44,869
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
Net loss                                  $ (37,895) $ (11,920) $  (7,301)
                                          =========  =========  =========
</TABLE>



























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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Reorganized
                                    Company        Predecessor Company
                               -------------------------------------------
                              Fiscal Year Ended Sunday Nearest July 31, (4)
                              --------------------------------------------
                                 1996     1995     1994    1993     1992
                               -------- -------- ---------------- --------
                                      (Dollar Amounts In Thousands)
Balance Sheet Data:
<S>                           <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>
Total assets                  $368,625 $373,572 $389,893  $423,208  $399,419
Inventories                     90,332   86,840   76,094    95,385    91,226
Property and equipment, net    132,016  139,967  160,491   164,937   145,372
Working capital (deficit)       31,064   13,164  (12,747)   19,137    26,031
Total long-term debt and
  capital leases (including
  current maturities) (5)      220,971  223,694  360,121   351,890   316,220
Preferred stock                   --       --      4,650     4,650     4,650
Total stockholders' equity
  (deficit)                     51,856   49,638  (61,054)  (23,159)  (11,239)

Other Data:

Operating cash flow (adjusted
  EBITDA) (6)                  $56,844  $54,497  $42,623   $54,792   $57,700
Capital expenditures (7)        35,810    6,247   15,471    37,703    15,385

Store Data:

Food stores open at end of
  period (8)                       100       99      100       115       111
Avg. selling sq. ft. during
  period (in thousands) (9)      2,925    2,913    3,084     3,100     2,970
Avg. sales per store week(10)     $197     $199     $196      $183      $181
</TABLE>




















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             Notes to Selected Financial Information
                  (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
(1)  Includes amortization of deferred financing costs of $1,346,
     $809 and $1,152 for the 52 weeks ended July 28, 1996, the 30
     weeks ended July 30, 1995 and the 22 weeks ended January  1,
     1995,  respectively, and $2,950, $2,850, and $2,932 for  the
     1994, 1993, and 1992 fiscal years, respectively.
(2)  Based  on  4,780,810 shares (the weighted average number  of
     shares of Common Stock outstanding) for the 1996 Fiscal Year
     and 4,712,021 shares for the 30 weeks ended July 30, 1995.
(3)  Net income per share of Common Stock is not meaningful prior
     to  January  1,  1995 due to the significant change  in  the
     capital structure in connection with the Restructuring.
(4)  The  Company's fiscal year is based on a 52/53  week  fiscal
     year ending on the Sunday nearest to July 31. Therefore, the
     1992  fiscal year included 53 weeks of operations. The 1996,
     1995, 1994, and 1993 fiscal years each had 52 weeks of opera
     tions.
(5)  Total long-term debt includes long-term debt, current maturi
     ties  of  long-term  debt,  capital  lease  obligations  and
     certain other debt.
(6)  Represents earnings before interest expense (which  includes
     amortization  of  deferred financing costs),  provision  for
     income  taxes, depreciation and amortization, store  closing
     and  other costs, reorganization items, extraordinary items,
     and  cumulative  effect  of change in accounting  principle.
     Operating cash flow (adjusted EBITDA) is presented here as a
     measure  of  the Company's debt service ability, and  should
     not  be construed as an alternative to operating income  (as
     determined  in accordance with generally accepted accounting
     principles)  or to cash flows from operating activities  (as
     determined on the Statements of Cash Flows in the  Company's
     financial statements).
(7)  Capital expenditures consist of cash expenditures, additions
     to  capital  leases and, for the 1994, 1993 and 1992  fiscal
     years,   amounts  funded  under  the  capital   improvements
     revolving credit facility under the old credit agreement.
(8)  Data relating to the number of stores is expressed in actual
     numbers.
(9)  Represents the average of the selling square footage of  the
     Company's stores on the first and last day of the respective
     periods.  Selling  square footage includes  adjacent  liquor
     stores  where  applicable but does not include backroom  and
     receiving areas.
(10) Represents,  for each of the respective periods,  sales  for
     such  period divided by the sum of the number of  weeks  for
     which  each  of  the Company's stores was open  during  such
     period.

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ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS  OF   FINANCIAL
          CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
     
     This  analysis should be read in conjunction with the  finan
cial  statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere  in
this  document.  The  Company follows a 52/53  week  fiscal  year
ending  on  the Sunday nearest to July 31. Historical results  of
operations  are  given  for  the Company's  52  week  periods  of
operations ended July 28, 1996, July 30, 1995 and July  31,  1994
(respectively,  the  "1996, 1995 and  1994  Fiscal  Years").  The
financial  statements as of and for the 30 weeks ended  July  30,
1995  reflect the Company's emergence from Chapter 11 proceedings
on  December 29, 1994 and were prepared utilizing the  principles
of  fresh start reporting contained in the American Institute  of
Certified   Public  Accountants'  Statement  of  Position   90-7,
"Financial  Reporting  by  Entities in Reorganization  Under  the
Bankruptcy  Code"  (the  "SOP 90-7").   Certain   forward-looking
analyses are presented here that involve risks and uncertainties.
Future  events and the  Company's  actual  results  could  differ
materially  from  anticipated  results due to certain factors set
forth below and elsewhere in this document.
     
                        The Restructuring
     
     During  the  1995  Fiscal  Year,  the  Company  completed  a
comprehensive financial restructuring pursuant to a "prepackaged"
plan  of reorganization (the "Restructuring") pursuant to Chapter
11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Company filed its prepackaged
plan  with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
(the  "Bankruptcy  Court") on November  9,  1994  (the  "Petition
Date").  During the pendency of the bankruptcy case, the Company,
with  the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, operated its business
in  the  ordinary  course, and paid all  pre-petition  and  post-
petition  claims  of  its  general  unsecured  creditors,   trade
creditors  and employees in full. The Restructuring was confirmed
by  the  Bankruptcy Court on December 12, 1994, and  the  Company
emerged  from  bankruptcy on December 29,  1994  (the  "Effective
Date").
     
     As  a  result of the Restructuring, the Company restructured
its  senior  debt, converted its subordinated debt  into  an  85%
equity interest in the Company, and received $10 million in  cash
from  Green  Equity Investors, L.P. for the remaining 15%  equity
interest of the Company.
     
     Also pursuant to the Restructuring, the Company entered into
a  new credit agreement with The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc.,
as  administrative agent for itself and certain other lenders (as
amended,  the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement  provides
the  Company  with  a  $59.9  million  credit  facility  expiring
December 1998, and is secured by liens upon substantially all  of
the Company's real and personal property.



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                      Results of Operations
     
     The  discussion below compares the results of operations for
the  1996,  1995  and 1994 Fiscal Years. Except  as  specifically
acknowledged  below, management believes that the impact  of  the
Restructuring and the implementation of fresh start reporting did
not  significantly affect the results of operations for the  1995
Fiscal  Year,  and  that the combined operating  results  of  the
individual 30-week period and 22-week period ended July 30,  1995
and  January 1, 1995, respectively, are indicative of the results
of operations for the 52-week period ended July 30, 1995.
     
     The  following  table  sets forth  certain  items  from  the
Company's  Statements of Operations as a percentage of sales  for
the periods indicated:
                                      1996       1995     1994
                                     Fiscal     Fiscal   Fiscal
                                      Year       Year     Year
                                    --------   -------- --------
Sales                                100.0%    100.0%    100.0%
Gross profit                          20.9%     20.8%     20.6%
Selling, general and
      administrative    expenses      15.4%     15.5%
16.6%(1)
Depreciation and amortization          2.4%      2.4%      2.3%
Operating income                       3.1%      2.9%      0.7%
Interest expense                       2.5%      2.9%      4.3%
Income (loss) before income
   taxes and "fresh start"
   accounting adjustments              0.6%      0.0%     (3.6)%
"Fresh start" accounting
   adjustments, net                    --        6.2%      --
Provision for income taxes             0.4%      0.4%      --
Net income (loss)                      0.2%      5.8%     (3.6)%

(1)  Selling,  general and administrative expenses for  the  1994
     Fiscal  Year included expenses of $11,016, or 1.0% of sales,
     applicable to store closing and other costs.

Sales
                                      1996       1995     1994
                                     Fiscal     Fiscal   Fiscal
                                      Year       Year     Year
                                    --------   -------- --------
Sales (in millions)                 $1,022     $1,026    $1,065
Number of stores:
   Food stores opened                    2         --         2
   Food stores closed                    1          1        17
   Expansion remodels                   --         --         1
   Total food stores at period end     100         99       100
Average selling square feet during
   year (in thousands)               2,925      2,913     3,084
     
     During  the  first  two quarters of Fiscal  Year  1996,  the
Company  invested  in significant promotional activity  to  drive


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sales,  resulting  in  strong positive same  store  sales  but  a
reduced  gross profit rate. During the second half of  the  year,
reduced promotional activity, generally lower retail prices,  and
an  increase in new store and remodel activity of traditional  as
well  as non-traditional competitors resulted in lower sales than
in  1995. In addition, the Company's remodeled stores experienced
sales  decreases during the remodeling period. Same  store  sales
for the 1996 Fiscal Year were (0.9)%.
     
     The reduction in sales from the 1994 Fiscal Year to the 1995
Fiscal  Year  was primarily the result of operating fewer  stores
and the impact of competitive activities discussed above.

Gross Profit
     
     As  discussed  above, during the first half of  Fiscal  Year
1996,   the  Company  was  very  aggressive  in  its  promotional
activities, which resulted in lower gross profit, as a percentage
of  sales, than was experienced in the first half of Fiscal  Year
1995.  During the last two quarters of 1996, the Company  reduced
its  margin investment in promotional activities and began a  new
marketing   campaign  stressing  its  variety  and   quality   of
perishables.   Through   this  marketing   emphasis,   which   is
particularly  evident in the Company's new and remodeled  stores,
the  Company has been able to improve overall gross profit, as  a
percentage  of  sales, from 1995 to 1996, and expects  that  this
trend will continue.
     
     The  improvements in gross profit, as a percentage of sales,
for  the  1995  Fiscal  Year  were  primarily  due  to  restoring
investment in forward buy inventory, improved perishable margins,
and increased efficiencies in store-level product preparation and
handling costs. Partially offsetting these improvements  was  the
receipt  of substantially less promotional funds due in  part  to
the  credit  restrictions placed on the Company  by  its  vendors
during   the  period  preceding  the  Company's  emergence   from
bankruptcy.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
     
     Improvements  in store labor, group and casualty  insurance,
repairs  and maintenance, and utilities were partially offset  by
increased advertising, systems and floor care expenses, and lower
recycling  income  due to significantly lower  cardboard  prices.
Also, during the 1996 Fiscal Year, the Company completed a series
of  sale-leaseback transactions which resulted in  a  significant
reduction  in long-term debt but an increase in rent expense  for
the  year of approximately $2.0 million. In addition, the Company
incurred  expenses  of approximately $0.5 million  in  connection
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<PAGE>
     The   reductions  of  selling,  general  and  administrative
expenses  for the 1995 Fiscal Year compared with the 1994  Fiscal
Year  were  due  to  lower store labor costs,  reduced  corporate
overhead  expenses and lower advertising expenditures  associated
with  a  comprehensive operational restructuring of  the  Company
initiated during the year, and the elimination of operating costs
associated  with stores that were closed during the  1994  Fiscal
Year. These improvements were partially offset by an increase  in
workers' compensation insurance reserves.

Depreciation and Amortization
     
     The  slight  increase in depreciation and amortization  over
the  three year period is primarily due to increased amortization
of  intangible assets and depreciation applicable to  new  stores
and  remodels,  partially offset by the sale of  fee-owned  store
properties during the 1996 Fiscal Year.

Store Closing and Other Costs
     
     During  the  first  quarter of the  1994  Fiscal  Year,  the
Company  recorded a non-recurring charge of $11.0  million.  This
charge  included  $1.9  million  of  costs  associated  with  the
proposed  public offering of debt securities and a proposed  real
estate-based  revolving credit facility,  neither  of  which  was
consummated,  $4.2  million of favorable lease interests  written
off  in connection with the closing of 12 underperforming stores,
$4.0  million  representing an adjustment to the  expected  lease
liability  on  closed stores, net of sublease  income,  and  $0.9
million of other store closing and related expenses.

Interest Expense
                                     1996      1995      1994
                                    Fiscal    Fiscal    Fiscal
                                     Year      Year      Year
                                   -------   -------   -------
                                           (In Thousands)
Interest expense                   $25,112   $27,638   $42,917
Amortization of
  deferred financing costs           1,346     1,961     2,950
Capitalized interest                  (717)      (70)     (477)
                                   --------  --------  --------
Total interest expense             $25,741   $29,529   $45,390
                                   ========  ========  ========
     
     Interest  expense  for the 1994 Fiscal  Year  was  primarily
comprised  of  interest under the old credit agreement,  the  old
Senior Floating Rate Notes, the old Senior Fixed Rate Notes,  the
old  Subordinated Debentures, and various mortgages  and  capital
leases. For the 1995 Fiscal Year, interest expense was incurred on
the  old  Senior  Floating  Rate Notes, the old Senior Fixed Rate
Notes,  and the old Subordinated Debentures through the  Petition
Date; and interest expense was incurred on the new Senior Floating
Rate Notes and the new Senior Fixed Rate Notes from the Effective

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Date through July 30, 1995. In accordance with  the provisions of
the Restructuring, no interest was due to the holders  of the old
Senior  Floating Rate Notes, old Senior  Fixed Rate Notes, or old
Subordinated Debentures for the period between the  Petition Date
and  the Effective Date,  and  therefore  no interest expense was
recorded  for  this  period.  As  provided  in the Restructuring,
interest accrued from and including February 2, 1994, in the case
of  the  old  Senior  Fixed  Rate Notes, and  from and  including
February  3, 1994, in the case of the  old  Senior Floating  Rate
Notes, through the Petition  Date, was paid by issuing additional
new Senior Floating Rate Notes and new  Senior Fixed Rate  Notes.
Interest  on  the  old Subordinated  Debentures accrued  from and
including February 2, 1994 through the Petition Date was converted
into newly issued Common Stock.
     
     Interest expense for the 1996 Fiscal Year was lower  due  to
the  debt restructuring discussed above, the lower mortgage  debt
due to the sale-leaseback transactions completed during the year,
an  increase  in  capitalized interest,  and  lower  interest  on
capitalized leases.

Reorganization Costs
     
     In  accordance  with  SOP 90-7, income  and  costs  directly
related  to  the  reorganization have  been  segregated  and  are
separately disclosed. The major components consist of adjustments
to  fair value, provision for store closing costs, provision  for
severance benefits, provision for other restructuring activities,
and professional fees.

Gain on Debt Discharge
     
     The gain on debt discharge reflects the conversion of $105.0
million  of  old  Subordinated Debentures, plus accrued  interest
from  and  including February 2, 1994 through the Petition  Date,
into  $39.5 million of stockholders' equity, resulting in a $70.2
million  gain. The gain is presented net of write-offs and  costs
associated with the debt discharged.
                                
                       Financial Condition
     
     The  Company's existing Credit Agreement provides for a term
loan facility of $9.9 million and a revolving credit facility  of
$50.0  million  for working capital requirements and  letters  of
credit.  As  of  October 11, 1996 the Company had  borrowed  $9.9
million  under the term loan and $24.1 million under the  working
capital  line  and had $7.6 million of letters of  credit  issued
against the revolving credit facility.
     
     In  August  1995, the Company completed a sale-leaseback  of
three  of  its  fee-owned store properties and  applied  the  net
proceeds  of $9.1 million to the outstanding balance of the  term
loan. In December, the Company amended its Credit Agreement  with
The  CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc., to effectively increase the

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credit facility by $5.0 million, to provide more favorable  terms
and to extend the term of the agreement through December 1998. In
January 1996, the Company completed a sale-leaseback of four fee-
owned  store  properties, sold its beneficial interest  in  three
real estate trusts to a third party and applied the aggregate net
proceeds  of $12.7 million to repay a mortgage encumbering  eight
store  properties.  In  March,  the  Company  completed  a  sale-
leaseback of three additional fee-owned store properties, and  in
July  and August, the Company completed additional sale-leaseback
transactions  with  respect to a store  facility  that  had  been
operated as a ground lease and a fee-owned store property.  Those
transactions  provided  the Company with  net  proceeds  of  $6.7
million.
     
     The  Company  is  still  actively marketing  its  beneficial
interest  in  three  real estate trusts to  a  third  party,  and
pursuing  transactions  on  its  one  remaining  fee-owned  store
property, the sale of three unimproved real estate sites, and the
sale-leaseback of a store facility that is operating as a  ground
lease, the total of which could provide up to an additional  $8.3
million  of net cash proceeds. In addition, the Company exercised
its option of paying interest in kind on its Senior Floating Rate
Notes in August and on its Senior Fixed Rate Notes in August  and
February.
     
     As  a  result  of the Restructuring, the completion  of  the
transactions  discussed  above,  and  increased  cash  flow  from
operations, the Company has improved its liquidity and  continued
to decrease its leverage, as indicated below:

                                         July 28,   July 30,
                                           1996       1995
                                        ---------  ---------
                                   (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
Current portion of long-term debt       $  5,507    $  5,563
Total long-term debt                     220,971     223,694
Operating cash flow (adjusted
    EBITDA) (1)                           56,844      54,497
Total interest expense                    25,741      29,529
Capital expenditures                      35,810       6,247
Long-term debt/operating cash flow          3.89        4.25(2)
Operating cash flow/ total
   interest expense                         2.21        1.85


(1)  Represents  twelve month trailing earnings  before  interest
     expense  (which includes amortization of deferred  financing
     costs),   provision  for  income  taxes,  depreciation   and
     amortization,  store closing and other costs, reorganization
     items,  extraordinary items, and cumulative effect of change
     in  accounting  principle.  Operating  cash  flow  (adjusted
     EBITDA) is presented here as a measure of the Company's debt
     service ability and should not be construed as an alternative


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     to  operating  income  (as  determined  in  accordance  with
     generally  accepted  accounting principles) or to cash flows
     from operating activities (as determined  on  the Statements
     of  Cash  Flows  in  the  Company's   financial statements).

(2)  Assumes  long-term debt is increased by the  payment-in-kind
     interest accrued as of July 30, 1995.
     
     In  1995,  the  Company  began  a  comprehensive  remodeling
program  to  upgrade  and  expand,  where  necessary,  its  store
facilities to support its emphasis on quality perishables.  Total
capital expenditures for the Company were $35.8 million in  1996,
of  which approximately $21.0 million was spent on new stores and
remodels.   For   1997,   the  Company  expects   total   capital
expenditures   of   approximately   $30.0   million,   of   which
approximately $22.0 million will be spent on two new stores,  one
replacement  store, four expansion remodels and  four  additional
major remodels.
     
     Based upon the Company's ability to generate working capital
through  its  operations and its $50.0 million  revolving  credit
facility,   the  Company  believes  that  it  has  the  financial
resources  necessary to pay its capital obligations and implement
its business plan.
                                
                      Effects of Inflation
     
     The  Company's  primary  costs,  inventory  and  labor,  are
affected  by  a  number of factors that are beyond  its  control,
including  availability and price of merchandise, the competitive
climate  and  general  and regional economic  conditions.  As  is
typical  of  the supermarket industry, the Company has  generally
been able to maintain margins by adjusting its retail prices, but
competitive conditions may from time to time render it unable  to
do so while maintaining its market share.

ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
     
     The  financial  statements and supplementary  data  for  the
Company begin on page 22.










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                [LETTERHEAD OF COOPERS & LYBRAND]
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc.:
We  have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Kash n' Karry
Food Stores, Inc. (the Company) as of July 28, 1996 and July  30,
1995  and  the  related  statements of operations,  stockholders'
equity  and  cash flows for the year  ended  July  28, 1996,  the
thirty weeks ended July 30, 1995 and  the  twenty-two weeks ended
January   1,   1995.   These   financial   statements   are   the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is
to  express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audit.

We  conducted  our  audit 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
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In  our  opinion,  the  financial statements  referred  to  above
present  fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of  Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc. as of July 28, 1996 and  July
30,  1995,  and the results of its operations and its cash  flows
for the  year ended July 28, 1996, the  thirty  weeks ended  July
30,  1995  and the twenty-two weeks ended  January  1, 1995,   in
conformity   with  generally   accepted   accounting  principles.

As   discussed  in  Note  1  to  the  financial  statements,  the
Bankruptcy  Court  confirmed the Company's  prepackaged  Plan  of
Reorganization  dated December 12, 1994, and the Company  emerged
from  bankruptcy  on December 29, 1994. On January  1,  1995  the
Company accounted for the reorganization and adopted "fresh start
accounting."   As a result, the Company's July 28, 1996 and  July
30,  1995  balance sheets are not comparable to the July 31, 1994
balance  sheet,  since  it presents the financial position of the
reorganized  entity.

As  discussed in  Note  12 to the financial
statements,  the   Company   adopted   the  Financial  Accounting
Standards  Board's Statement  of Financial  Accounting  Standards
No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits other
than Pensions," as of  January 1, 1995.

/s/ Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P.
- ---------------------------------
Tampa, Florida
September 17, 1996
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[LETTERHEAD OF KPMG PEAT MARWICK]

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

The Board of Directors
Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc.:

We  have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Kash n'  Karry
Food  Stores, Inc. as of July 31, 1994 and the related statements
of  operations,  stockholders' deficit, and cash  flows  for  the
fifty-two  weeks ended July 31, 1994 and August  1,  1993.  These
financial  statements  are the responsibility  of  the  Company'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 audits 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 financial position
of  Kash  n'  Karry Food Stores, Inc. at July 31, 1994,  and  the
results  of  its operations and its cash flows for the  fifty-two
weeks ended July 31, 1994 and August 1, 1993, in conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming
that  Kash  n' Karry Food Stores, Inc. will continue as  a  going
concern.  However, Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc.  has  suffered
recurring   losses  from  operations  and  has  a   net   capital
deficiency.  As discussed in Note 1 to the financial  statements,
Kash  n'  Karry  Food Stores, Inc. filed a pre-packaged  petition
under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on November
9,  1994. These matters raise substantial doubt about its ability
to  continue as a going concern. The financial statements do  not
include  any  adjustments that might result from the  outcome  of
this uncertainty.

/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
- --------------------------------
Tampa, Florida
September 16, 1994, except with respect to
Note 1, which is as of November 9, 1994
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                              BALANCE SHEETS
          (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
                                     
                                  ASSETS
                                                 July 28,     July 30,
                                                   1996         1995
                                                ---------     --------
                                                        (Note 1)
<S>
Current assets:                                  <C>          <C>
  Cash and cash equivalents                      $  6,778     $  4,803
  Accounts receivable                              12,239        6,504
  Inventories                                      90,332       86,840
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets         7,071        4,310
                                                 --------     --------
     Total current assets                         116,420      102,457
Property and equipment, at cost, less
  accumulated depreciation                        132,016      139,967
Favorable lease interests, less accumulated
  amortization of $3,149 and $1,152                26,805       28,802
Deferred financing costs, less accumulated
  amortization of $2,155 and $809                   4,509        3,684
Excess reorganization value, less accumulated
  amortization of $16,006 and $6,627               85,313       94,692
Deferred tax asset                                  1,200        1,200
Other assets                                        2,362        2,770
                                                 --------     --------
     Total assets                                $368,625     $373,572
                                                 ========     ========
<CAPTION>
                   LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
<S>
Current liabilities:                             <C>          <C>
  Current portion of long-term debt              $  5,507     $  5,563
  Accounts payable                                 43,440       39,231
  Accrued expenses                                 36,409       44,499
                                                 ---------    ---------
     Total current liabilities                     85,356       89,293
Long-term debt, less current obligations          215,464      218,131
Other long-term liabilities                        15,949       16,510

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred Stock of $.01 par value.
     Authorized 1,000,000 shares;
     no shares outstanding.                            --          --
  Common Stock of $.01 par value.
     Authorized 5,500,000 shares; 4,674,314
     and 4,649,943 shares outstanding.                 46           46
  Capital in excess of par value                   46,693       46,449
  Retained earnings                                 5,117        3,143
                                                 ---------    ---------
     Total stockholders' equity                    51,856       49,638
                                                 ---------    ---------
     Total liabilities & stockholders' equity    $368,625     $373,572
                                                 =========    =========
</TABLE>
             See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                         STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
          (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

                                      Reorganized            Predecessor
                                        Company                Company
                                 --------------------    --------------------
                                  52 Weeks    30 Weeks   22 Weeks   52 Weeks
                                   Ended       Ended      Ended      Ended
                                  July 28,    July 30,  January 1,  July 31,
                                    1996       1995        1995       1994
                                ---------- ----------  ---------- ----------
<S>                             <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>
Sales                           $1,021,667   $599,320   $426,681   $1,065,165
Cost of sales                      807,733    471,401    340,802      845,597
                                -----------  ---------  ---------  -----------
    Gross profit                   213,934    127,919     85,879      219,568
Selling, general and
  administrative expenses          157,090     90,482     68,819      176,945
Depreciation and amortization       25,000     14,802     10,234       24,112
Store closing and other costs         --         --         --         11,016
                                -----------  ---------  ---------  -----------
    Operating income                31,844     22,635      6,826        7,495
Interest expense                    25,741     15,810     13,719       45,390
Income (loss) before            -----------  ---------  ---------  -----------
  reorganization items,
  income taxes, extra-
  ordinary item, and change
  in accounting principle            6,103      6,825     (6,893)     (37,895)
Reorganization items                  --         --       (4,869)         --
Income (loss) before            -----------  ---------  ---------  -----------
  income taxes, extraordinary
  item and change in
  accounting principle               6,103      6,825    (11,762)     (37,895)
Provision for income taxes          (4,129)    (3,682)       --           --
Income (loss) before            -----------  ---------  ---------  -----------
  extraordinary item and change
  in accounting principle            1,974      3,143    (11,762)     (37,895)
Extraordinary item- gain
  on debt discharge                   --         --       70,166         --
Cumulative effect of change in
  accounting principle - post-
  retirement medical benefits         --         --       (2,000)        --
                                -----------  ---------  ---------  -----------
Net income (loss)               $    1,974   $  3,143   $ 56,404   $  (37,895)
                                ===========  =========  =========  ===========
Net income per common
  share (A)(B)                  $     0.41   $   0.67
                                ==========   =========
</TABLE>
(A)  Based  on  a  weighted  average  number  of  shares  of  common  stock
     outstanding of 4,780,810 and 4,712,021 for the 52 weeks ended July 28,
     1996 and the 30 weeks ended July 30, 1995, respectively.
(B)  Net income per common share is not meaningful prior to January 1, 1995
     due  to  the significant change in the capital structure in connection
     with the Restructuring.

             See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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<CAPTION>
                      KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                     STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                     Fiscal Years Ended July 28, 1996,
                     July 30, 1995, and July 31, 1994
                       (Dollar Amounts In Thousands)

                                   Capital
                                  in Excess   Retained
                           Common   of Par    Earnings  Treasury
                           Stock    Value    (Deficit)   Stock    Total
                           -----  ---------- ----------  -----  ----------
Predecessor Company:
<S>                        <C>    <C>        <C>          <C>    <C>
Balance at August 1, 1993  $ 28   $ 77,695   $(100,845)   $(37)  $(23,159)
  (2,819,589 shares
   outstanding)
Loss for period              --      --        (37,895)     --    (37,895)
                           -----  ---------  ----------   -----  ---------
Balance at July 31, 1994     28     77,695    (138,740)    (37)   (61,054)
  (2,819,589 shares               
   outstanding)
Income for period            --      --         56,404      --     56,404
Extinguishment of
  preferred stock in
  connection with
  bankruptcy                 --      4,650       --         --      4,650
Extinguishment of
  stockholders' equity
  in connection with
  bankruptcy               (28)    (82,345)     82,336      37       --
                           -----  ---------  ----------   -----  ---------
Balance at January 1, 1995 $ --   $   --     $    --      $ --   $    --
                           =====  =========  ==========   =====  =========

Reorganized Company:

Issuance of 4,649,943
  shares of common stock   $ 46   $ 46,449   $    --      $ --   $ 46,495
  at reorganization value
Income for period            --       --         3,143      --      3,143
                           -----  ---------  ----------   -----  ---------
Balance at July 30, 1995     46     46,449       3,143      --     49,638
  (4,649,943 shares
   outstanding)

Issuance of 24,371
  shares of common stock     --        244       --         --        244
  pursuant to stock option
  exercise

Income for period            --       --         1,974      --      1,974
                           -----  ---------  ----------   -----  ---------
Balance at July 28, 1996  $  46   $ 46,693   $   5,117    $ --   $ 51,856
  (4,674,314 shares       ======  =========  ==========   =====  =========
   outstanding)
</TABLE>
             See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                         STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                              (In Thousands)

                                       Reorganized        Predecessor
                                         Company            Company
                                   ------------------  ------------------
                                  52 Weeks  30 Weeks   22 Weeks  52 Weeks
                                   Ended     Ended      Ended     Ended
                                  July 28,  July 30,  January 1, July 31,
                                    1996      1995      1995      1994

<S>                                --------  --------  --------  --------
Net cash flows from                <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>
  operating activities:
  Net income (loss)                $ 1,974   $ 3,143   $56,404  $(37,895)
  Adjustments to reconcile
    net income (loss) to net
    cash provided by
    operating activities:
    Depreciation and
      amortization, excluding
      deferred financing costs      25,000    14,802    10,234    24,112
    Store closing and other costs     --        --        --      11,016
    Amortization of deferred
      financing costs                1,346       809     1,152     2,950
    Provision for income taxes       4,129     3,682      --        --
    Issuance of additional
      senior notes in lieu
      of cash interest              16,629      --        --        --
    Reorganization items              --        --       4,869      --
    Change in accounting
      principle                       --        --       2,000      --
    Gain on debt discharge            --        --     (70,166)     --
    (Increase) decrease in assets:
        Accounts receivable         (5,735)     (743)    2,322     2,804
        Inventories                 (3,492)      273    (5,917)   19,291
        Prepaid expenses and
          other assets                (402)   (1,241)     (194)     (278)
    Increase (decrease) in
      liabilities:
        Accounts payable             4,209     2,522     1,800    (7,653)
        Accrued expenses and
          other liabilities         (8,651)    5,359     9,083    (1,565)
                                   --------  --------  --------  --------
      Net cash provided by
         operating activities       35,007    28,606    11,587    12,782
                                   --------  --------  --------  --------
</TABLE>
             See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                         STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                (CONTINUED)
                              (In Thousands)

                                     Reorganized           Predecessor
                                       Company               Company
                                  ------------------  -------------------
                                  52 Weeks  30 Weeks    22 Weeks  52 Weeks
                                   Ended     Ended      Ended     Ended
                                  July 28,  July 30,   January 1, July 31,
                                    1996      1995        1995      1994
                                  --------  --------    ---------  --------
<S>                                <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>
Cash provided (used) by investing
   activities:
   Additions to property and
      equipment                    (31,207)    (5,582)      (665)   (10,942)
   Sale of property and equipment    3,109      --         --           504
                                   --------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Net cash used by
         investing activities      (28,098)    (5,582)      (665)   (10,438)
                                   --------  --------   ---------  ---------
Cash provided (used) by financing
   activities:
   Borrowings under credit
      facility                      26,592      9,992     50,800     17,700
   Additions to obligations
      under capital leases
      and notes payable               --         --        --           701
   Proceeds from sale-
      leaseback transactions        26,147       --        --         --
   Sale of common stock               --         --       10,000      --
   Exercise of common
      stock options                    244       --        --         --
   Repayments of credit
      facility                     (34,079)   (26,349)   (60,928)    (5,488)
   Repayments of other long-
      term liabilities             (21,667)    (2,588)    (7,363)    (9,212)
   Financing costs                  (2,171)      (265)    (9,294)    (1,338)
                                   --------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Net cash provided
        (used) by financing
        activities                  (4,934)   (19,210)   (16,785)     2,363
                                   --------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net increase (decrease) in
   cash and cash equivalents         1,975      3,814     (5,863)     4,707
Cash and cash equivalents at
   beginning of period               4,803        989      6,852      2,145
                                   --------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at
   the end of period               $ 6,778   $  4,803   $    989   $  6,852
                                   ========  =========  =========  =========
</TABLE>
             See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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                  KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

(1)  Reorganization and Basis of Reporting.
     
     During    the   1995   fiscal   year,   the   Company   completed    a
comprehensive   financial  restructuring  pursuant   to   a   "prepackaged"
plan   of   reorganization  (the  "Restructuring")  pursuant   to   Chapter
11  of  the  U.S.  Bankruptcy  Code.  The  Company  filed  its  prepackaged
plan   with  the  U.S.  Bankruptcy  Court  for  the  District  of  Delaware
(the   "Bankruptcy   Court")   on   November   9,   1994   (the   "Petition
Date").   During  the  pendency  of  the  bankruptcy  case,  the   Company,
with   the   approval  of  the  Bankruptcy  Court,  operated  its  business
in   the   ordinary   course,   and  paid  all   pre-petition   and   post-
petition    claims    of   its   general   unsecured    creditors,    trade
creditors   and   employees  in  full.  The  Restructuring  was   confirmed
by   the   Bankruptcy  Court  on  December  12,  1994,  and   the   Company
emerged   from   bankruptcy   on  December   29,   1994   (the   "Effective
Date").   Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  Restructuring,   on   the
Effective Date:
     
     (i)   Each   $1   principal  amount  of  the  Company's   old   Senior
Floating   Rate   Notes   was  exchanged  for  (a)  new   Senior   Floating
Rate   Notes   due  February  1,  2003  (the  "New  Senior  Floating   Rate
Notes")  in  an  original  principal  amount  equal  to  $1  plus  100%  of
the   accrued   interest  under  the  old  Senior   Floating   Rate   Notes
from   and   including  February  3,  1994,  through  but   not   including
the   Petition  Date,  or,  at  such  holder's  election,  (b)  new   11.5%
Senior   Fixed   Rate  Notes  due  February  1,  2003  (the   "New   Senior
Fixed  Rate  Notes")  in  the  same  original  principal  amount,  or,   at
such  holder's  election,  (c)  an  amount  of  New  Senior  Floating  Rate
Notes  and  an  amount  of  New  Senior Fixed  Rate  Notes  equal,  in  the
aggregate, to 100% of such claim;
     
     (ii)   Each   $1  principal  amount  of  the  Company's   old   Senior
Fixed   Rate  Notes  was  exchanged  for  (a)  New  Senior  Floating   Rate
Notes   in  an  original  principal  amount  equal  to  $1  plus  100%   of
the   accrued  interest  under  the  old  Senior  Fixed  Rate  Notes   from
and   including   February  2,  1994,  through  but   not   including   the
Petition   Date,   or,   at  such  holder's  election,   (b)   New   Senior
Fixed   Rate  Notes  in  the  same  original  principal  amount,   or,   at
such  holder's  election,  (c)  an  amount  of  New  Senior  Floating  Rate
Notes  and  an  amount  of  New  Senior Fixed  Rate  Notes  equal,  in  the
aggregate, to 100% of such claim;
     
     (iii)   the   old   Subordinated   Debentures   were   exchanged   for
newly-issued   common  stock  of  the  Company  representing   85   percent
of the common stock outstanding on the Effective Date;
     
     (iv)   Green   Equity  Investors,  L.P.  invested  $10,000   cash   in
exchange    for    newly-issued    common    stock    of    the     Company
representing   15   percent  of  the  common  stock  outstanding   on   the
Effective Date;

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                  KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)


     (v)  the  Company  entered  into  a  new  credit  agreement  with  The
CIT   Group/Business  Credit,  Inc.  as  Administrative  Agent,   and   the
lenders under its old bank credit agreement; and
     
     (vi)   all  of  the  existing  preferred  stock,  common  stock,   and
options  and  warrants  to  purchase  common  stock  of  the  Company   was
extinguished.
     
     The  financial  statements  as  of  and  for  the  period  ended  July
30,  1995  reflect  the  Company's  emergence  from  Chapter  11  and  were
prepared   according   to   the  principles  of   fresh   start   reporting
contained   in   American  Institute  of  Certified   Public   Accountants'
Statement   of   Position  90-7  "Financial  Reporting   by   Entities   in
Reorganization   Under   the   Bankruptcy   Code"   (the    "SOP    90-7").
Operations   during   the   period  from   the   Effective   Date   through
January   1,   1995   had   no   significant  impact   on   the   emergence
transactions  and  as  a  result  have  not  been  separately   identified.
As   a  result  of  the  implementation  of  fresh  start  reporting,   the
Company's   financial   statements  as  of  and  for   the   period   ended
July   30,   1995   are   not   comparable  to  the   Company's   financial
statements   of   prior  periods.  Therefore,  financial   statements   for
the   "Reorganized   Company"   have  been   separately   identified   from
those of the "Predecessor Company."
     
     The   total   reorganization   value   assigned   to   the   Company's
assets  was  estimated  based  on  a  ten-year  projection  of  cash   flow
before   debt  service  requirements  discounted  back  to  present   value
using    a   discount   rate   of   13.3%   (representing   the   estimated
weighted   cost  of  capital),  as  well  as  by  analyzing   market   cash
flow   multiples  and  applying  a  cash  flow  multiple  of  six  to   the
Company's   adjusted   12-month  trailing  cash  flows.   After   extensive
negotiations     between    independent    investment     banking     firms
representing   the  Company  and  an  ad  hoc  committee  of   bondholders,
the   reorganization   value   was   agreed   to   by   the   parties   and
confirmed    by    the    Bankruptcy   Court.    The    excess    of    the
reorganization  value  over  the  value  of  the  identifiable  assets   is
reported   as   "Excess  Reorganization  Value"  and  is  being   amortized
over    twenty    years.   Under   the   principles    of    fresh    start
accounting,   the   Company's   total  assets   were   recorded   at   this
assumed    reorganization    value,   with   the    reorganization    value
allocated   to   identifiable  tangible  and  intangible  assets   on   the
basis   of   their  estimated  fair  value.  In  addition,  the   Company's
accumulated deficit was eliminated.
     
     The   effect   of   the   Restructuring  and  the  implementation   of
fresh   start   accounting   on  the  Company's   balance   sheet   as   of
January 1, 1995 was as follows:




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)



                              Pre-Fresh
                                Start                             Fresh
                               Balance  Adjustments               Start
                                Sheet        of      Fair Value  Balance
                              January 1, Restruct-   Adjustment January 1,
                                 1995     uring(A)      (B)        1995
                              --------    --------   --------   --------
<S>                            <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>
Cash and cash equivalents      $  9,166   $ (8,177)  $    --     $    989
Accounts receivable               5,762        --         --        5,762
Inventories                      82,011        --        5,104     87,115
Prepaid expenses and other
   current assets                 3,088        --         --        3,088
                               --------   ---------   ---------  ----------
   Total current assets         100,027     (8,177)      5,104     96,954
Property and equipment, net     162,754        --      (17,775)   144,979
Favorable lease interests, net   11,673        --       18,280     29,953
Deferred financing costs         17,769     (7,456)     (6,088)     4,225
Reorganization value in excess
   of amounts allocable to
   identifiable assets             --          --      102,519    102,519
Excess of cost over net
   assets acquired               95,560        --      (95,560)      --
Other assets                      4,360        --       (1,498)     2,862
                               --------   ---------   ---------  ---------
      Total assets             $392,143   $(15,633)   $  4,982   $381,492
                               ========   =========   =========  =========
Current liabilities, excluding
    current portion of long-
    term debt                  $ 82,983   $(12,617)   $  6,779   $ 77,145
Long-term debt, including
    current obligations         366,231   (119,486)     (3,959)   242,786
Other long-term liabilities       6,226        --        8,840     15,066
Redeemable preferred stock        4,650     (4,650)       --         --
Common stock                         28         18        --           46
Treasury stock                      (37)        37        --         --
Capital in excess of par value   77,695    (31,246)       --       46,449
Accumulated deficit            (145,633)   152,311      (6,678)       --
Total liabilities and          --------   ---------   ---------  ---------
    stockholders' equity       $392,143   $(15,633)   $  4,982   $381,492
                               ========   =========   =========  =========
</TABLE>
(A)  To record the transactions applicable to the Restructuring as outlined
     in footnote 1 and eliminate the deficit in accumulated deficit.

(B)  To  record  the  adjustments to state assets and liabilities  at  fair
     value, and to record the cumulative effect of $2,000 of adopting  SFAS
     No. 106 as of the Effective Date in accordance with SOP 90-7.

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                  KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)


(2)  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
     
     Fiscal   Year   End.   The  Company  follows  a  52/53   week   fiscal
year ending on the Sunday nearest July 31.
     
     Inventories.   Inventories   consist   of   merchandise    held    for
resale   and  are  stated  at  the  lower  of  cost  or  market;  cost   is
determined   using   average   cost,  which  approximates   the   first-in,
first-out   (FIFO)   method.   In  connection   with   the   Restructuring,
the   Company  capitalized  $5,466  of  costs  into  inventory  as  a  fair
value   adjustment  in  its  fresh  start  balance  sheet  at  January   1,
1995.   Selling,   general  and  administrative  costs   capitalized   into
ending   inventory   were  $5,754  and  $5,466   for   the   fiscal   years
ended July 28, 1996 and July 30, 1995, respectively.
     
     Prepaid   Expenses   and   Other  Current   Assets.    Other   current
assets  at  July 28, 1996 include  an  equity interest  in  three  Delaware
business trusts  that  the  Company  expects   to  sell  within  one  year.
The realizable  value  of  these assets, net of mortgage  debt  outstanding
of approximately $3,400, was $2,300 at July 28, 1996.
     
     Depreciation,    Amortization,   and    Maintenance    and    Repairs.
Depreciation   is   provided  principally  using   the   composite   method
based   on   the   estimated   useful  lives  of   the   respective   asset
groups.   Amortization  of  leasehold  improvements   is   based   on   the
estimated  useful  lives  or  the  remaining  lease  terms,  whichever   is
shorter.   Property  under  capital  leases  consists  of   buildings   and
fixtures    and    equipment.   Interest   costs    of    property    under
development    are    capitalized   during    the    development    period.
Capitalized  amounts  were  $717,  $70,  and  $477  for  the  fiscal  years
ended    July   28,   1996,   July   30,   1995,   and   July   31,   1994,
respectively.    The   approximate   annual   rates   used    to    compute
depreciation and amortization are:

                                       Reorganized  Predecessor
                                         Company      Company
                                       -----------  -----------
          Buildings and improvements        3%            5%
          Fixtures and equipment           10%           10%
          Transportation equipment         12%           25%
          Leasehold improvements            7%            8%

Maintenance   and  repairs  are  charged  to  expense  as   incurred.   The
Company capitalizes expenditures for renewals and betterments.
     
     Favorable    Lease    Interests.   Prior   to   January    1,    1995,
favorable   lease   interests  represented  the  present   value   of   the
excess   of   current   market  rental  rates  over  rents   that   existed
under   the   Company's  operating  leases  of  store   locations   as   of
October   12,   1988.   Such   costs   were   being   amortized   on    the
straight-line   method   over   the   average   life   of   the   favorable
leases.    On   January   1,   1995,   the   Company's   favorable    lease

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                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)


                     
interests   were   adjusted   to  reflect  the   present   value   of   the
excess   of   current   market  rental  rates  over  rents   that   existed
under   the   operating   leases  of  store  properties   at   that   date.
Favorable    lease   interests   are   amortized   on   the   straight-line
method   over  the  average  life  of  the  favorable  leases,   which   is
approximately twenty years.
     
     Deferred   Financing   Costs.  Deferred  financing   costs   represent
fees  and  expenses  related  to  various  financing  activities  and   are
amortized   on  a  straight-line  basis  over  the  life  of  the   related
debt and classified as interest expense.
     
     Excess   Reorganization   Value.   As   discussed   in   footnote   1,
under    the   principles   of   fresh   start   reporting,   the   Company
allocated   total  reorganization  value  to  identifiable   tangible   and
intangible   assets   on  the  basis  of  their  estimated   fair   values.
The   remaining  amount  is  classified  as  excess  reorganization   value
and is being amortized over twenty years.
     
     Advertising    Costs.    Advertising    costs    are    expensed    as
incurred.
     
     Costs  of  Opening  and  Closing  Stores.  Preopening  costs  of   new
stores  are  charged  to  expense  in  the  year  the  store  opens.  These
costs    are    primarily   labor   to   stock   the   store,    preopening
advertising,   store   supplies   and   other   expendable   items.    When
operations   are  discontinued  and  a  store  is  closed,  the   remaining
investment,   net  of  realizable  value,  is  charged  against   earnings,
and,   for   leased  stores,  a  provision  is  made  for   the   remaining
lease liability, net of expected sublease income.
     
     Store   Closing  and  Other  Costs.  During  the  first   quarter   of
fiscal   1994   the   Company   recorded   a   non-recurring   charge    of
$11,016.   This   charge   included  $1,900  of   costs   associated   with
unsuccessful    financing   activities,   $4,159   of    favorable    lease
interests   written   off  in  connection  with  the  closing   of   twelve
underperforming   stores,  $4,000  representing  an   adjustment   to   the
expected    lease   liability   on   closed   stores,   net   of   sublease
income, and $957 of other store closing and related expenses.
     
     Income  Taxes.  Prior  to  January 1,  1995,  the  Company  was  in  a
loss   position   for   income   tax  purposes,   and,   consequently,   no
income   taxes   were   provided.   The  Company   adopted   Statement   of
Financial   Accounting   Standards  No.  109  as   of   August   2,   1993.
Under   SFAS   109,  the  liability  method  is  used  in  accounting   for
income    taxes.   Under   this   method,   deferred   tax    assets    and
liabilities   are   determined   based   upon   differences   between   the
financial    statement    and   income   tax   bases    of    assets    and
liabilities,   and   are  measured  using  the  enacted   tax   rates   and
laws  that  will  be  in  effect  when  the  differences  are  expected  to
reverse.
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                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)


     
     Interest   Rate   Hedge   Agreements.   The   Company   enters    into
interest   rate   hedging  agreements  which  involve   the   exchange   of
fixed   and   floating  rate  interest  payments  periodically   over   the
life   of   such   agreements  without  the  exchange  of  the   underlying
principal   amounts.   The  differential  to  be  paid   or   received   is
accrued  as  interest  rates  change  and  is  recognized  over  the   life
of the agreements as an adjustment to interest expense.
     
     Cash   and   Cash  Equivalents.  The  Company  considers  all   highly
liquid   investment  instruments  with  a  maturity  of  three  months   or
less   when  purchased  to  be  cash  equivalents.  There  were   no   cash
equivalents at July 28, 1996 or July 30, 1995.
     
     Cash   interest   paid   (excluding  financing  costs)   was   $9,609,
$12,198,   and  $41,545  for  the  fiscal  years  ended  July   28,   1996,
July 30, 1995, and July 31, 1994, respectively.
     
     Use   of  Estimates.  The  preparation  of  financial  statements   in
conformity   with   generally  accepted  accounting   principles   requires
management   to   make   estimates  and   assumptions   that   affect   the
reported   amounts   of   assets   and  liabilities   and   disclosure   of
contingent   assets  and  liabilities  at  the  date   of   the   financial
statements   and   the   reported  amounts   of   revenues   and   expenses
during   the   reporting  period.   Actual  results   could   differ   from
those    estimates;   however,   management   does   not   believe    these
differences would have a material effect on operating results.
     
     New     Accounting    Pronouncements.    In    October    1995,    the
Financial    Accounting   Standards   Board   issued    SFAS    No.    123,
"Accounting   for  Stock  Based  Compensation."  With  respect   to   stock
options   granted  to  employees,  SFAS  No.  123  permits   companies   to
continue    using    the    accounting   method    promulgated    by    the
Accounting   Principles   Board   Opinion   No.   25   ("APB   No.    25"),
"Accounting    for    Stock    Issued    to    Employees,"    to    measure
compensation   or   to  adopt  the  fair  value  based  method   prescribed
by  SFAS  No.  123.   If  APB  No.  25's method  is  continued,  pro  forma
disclosures  are  required  as  if  SFAS  No.  123  accounting   provisions
were   followed.   Management  has  determined  not  to  adopt   SFAS   No.
123's    accounting   recognition   provisions.   In   the    opinion    of
management,   SFAS   No.  123  is  not  expected   to   have   a   material
impact on the Company's financial statements.
     
     SFAS   No.   121,  "Accounting  for  the  Impairment  of  Long   Lived
Assets  and  for  Long  Lived  Assets to  be  Disposed  Of,"  is  effective
for   years   beginning   after  December   15,   1995.    This   statement
requires   that   long-lived   assets  and  certain   intangibles   to   be
held   and   used  by  the  Company  be  reviewed  for  impairment.    This
pronouncement   is  not  expected  to  have  a  material  impact   on   the
financial statements of the Company.
     
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                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)


     Statement of Cash Flows.  The Company incurred  additions  to capital  
leases of $7,571 and $4,529 for the years  ended  July  28,  1996 and July
31, 1994, respectively. These transactions, in addition  to  recording the 
the Company's equity interest in the three Delaware business trusts,  were
non-cash   transactions  and  have   therefore   been  excluded  from  the
accompanying Statements of Cash Flows.

(3)  Property and Equipment.
     
     Property and equipment is summarized as follows:

                                     July 28,     July 30,
                                       1996        1995
                                     --------    --------
     Land                            $  6,857    $ 13,504
     Buildings and improvements        35,386      55,896
     Fixtures and equipment            90,459      66,631
     Transportation equipment           1,502         902
     Leasehold improvements             6,566        --
     Construction in progress           2,528       6,193
                                     --------    --------
                                      143,298     143,126
     Less accumulated depreciation    (23,314)    ( 8,869)
                                     --------    --------
                                      119,984     134,257
     Property under capital leases
        (less accumulated amortization
         of $4,104 and $1,723)         12,032       5,710
                                     --------    --------
                                     $132,016    $139,967
                                     ========    ========
(4)  Accrued Expenses.
     
     Accrued expenses consist of the following:
                                     July 28,      July 30,
                                       1996          1995
                                     --------     --------
     Accrued payroll and benefits    $  6,441    $  9,217
     Accrued interest                   8,809      10,673
     Taxes, other than income           5,520       5,789
     Accrued insurance reserves         3,004       6,064
     Other accrued expenses            12,635      12,756
                                     --------    --------
                                     $ 36,409    $ 44,499
                                     ========    ========

(5)  Long-Term Debt.
     
     Long-term debt consists of the following:
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                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)



                                            July 28,     July 30,
                                              1996         1995
                                            --------     --------
Credit facility (A)                         $ 25,656     $ 33,143
Senior Floating Rate Notes (B)                23,942       22,953
Senior Fixed Rate Notes (C)                  136,802      121,162
Mortgages payable, bearing interest at
   rates from 7.5% to 10.35%, in equal
   monthly installments of $219, with
   maturities from 1999 through 2003          17,655       33,108
Capital lease obligations and other           16,916       13,328
                                            --------     --------
Long-term debt including
   current portion                           220,971      223,694
Less current portion                          (5,507)     ( 5,563)
                                            --------     --------
Long-term debt                              $215,464     $218,131
                                            ========     ========
     
     Carrying   value   is  considered  a  reasonable   estimate   of   the
fair value of the Company's financial instruments.

(A)  At   July   28,   1996,   the  Company's  Credit  Agreement   provides
     for   borrowings  of  up  to  $9,900  under  a  term   loan   facility
     (due   December   31,   1998)   and   a   $50,000   revolving   credit
     facility   with  a  $25,000  sublimit  for  letters  of   credit.   At
     July   28,   1996,  the  Company  had  $15,756  in  borrowings   under
     the   working   capital   line,  and  had   $8,248   of   letters   of
     credit   issued   against  the  revolving  credit  facility.   Amounts
     outstanding   under   the  Credit  Agreement  bear   interest   (7.85%
     at   July   28,   1996)  equal  to,  at  the  Company's  option,   (1)
     prime   rate  plus  50  basis  points  or  (2)  the  Eurodollar   rate
     (as   defined  in  the  Credit  Agreement)  plus  235  basis   points.
     At    July   30,   1995,   amounts   outstanding   under   the    term
     facility    bore   interest   at   11.5%   and   amounts   outstanding
     under the revolving facility bore interest at 10.0%

(B)  The   Senior  Floating  Rate  Notes  mature  on  February   1,   2003,
     and  bear  interest  (7.29%  at  July  28,  1996)  payable  August  1,
     1995,   and   semiannually   thereafter,   at   a   rate   equal    to
     six-month  LIBOR  (as  defined  in  the  Senior  Floating  Rate   Note
     Indenture)   plus   200  basis  points.  The  Senior   Floating   Rate
     Notes  are  redeemable  in  whole  or  in  part,  at  the  option   of
     the   Company,   on  not  less  than  30  nor  more  than   60   days'
     prior   notice   in   amounts  of  $1,000  or  an  integral   multiple
     thereof,    at   100%   of   the   principal   amount    and    unpaid
     interest,   if  any,  to  the  redemption  date.  Through  August   1,
     1995,  all  interest  on  the  Senior  Floating  Rate  Notes  was,  at
     the   option  of  the  Company,  paid  by  issuing  in  lieu  of  cash
     additional    Senior   Floating   Rate   Notes   in    an    aggregate
     principal amount equal to the amount of interest due.

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                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)



(C)  The   Senior  Fixed  Rate  Notes  mature  on  February  1,  2003,  and
     bear   interest   at  11.5%  per  annum,  payable  semiannually.   The
     Senior  Fixed  Rate  Notes  are  redeemable  in  whole  or  in   part,
     at  the  option  of  the  Company,  on  not  less  than  30  nor  more
     than   60   days'   prior  notice  in  amounts   of   $1,000   or   an
     integral   multiple   thereof,  at  100%  of  the   principal   amount
     and   unpaid  interest,  if  any,  to  the  redemption  date.  Through
     February   1,   1996,   all  interest  on  the   Senior   Fixed   Rate
     Notes  was,  at  the  option  of  the  Company,  paid  by  issuing  in
     lieu   of   cash   additional  Senior   Fixed   Rate   Notes   in   an
     aggregate   principal  amount  equal  to  the   amount   of   interest
     due.

(D)  Approximate   principal   payments   for   the   next   five    fiscal
     years are:

      Year   Credit    Senior   Capital
     Ending Facility   Notes   Mortgages  Leases   Other  Total
      ----  -------    ------   -------   ------   -------------
      1997  $  --     $  --     $   898   $3,446  $1,163 $ 5,507
      1998     --        --         988    1,543     874   3,405
      1999 25,656(1)     --       1,087    1,216     826  28,785
      2000     --        --      13,093      757     873  14,723
      2001     --        --         502      428     985   1,915
     
     (1)  Since   the   facility   terminates  in   December,   1998,   the
          entire    current   outstanding   amount   under   the   facility
          matures at that time.
     
     The   Credit   Agreement,   which  is   secured   by   a   pledge   of
substantially  all  assets  of  the  Company,  requires  the   Company   to
maintain   a   minimum   net   worth   and   to   satisfy   certain   other
financial    ratios,   and   provides   for   certain    restrictions    on
nonstock   distributions  and  certain  other  restrictions.   The   Senior
Floating   Rate   Notes,  the  Senior  Fixed  Rate   Notes,   and   certain
other    of    the   Company's   indebtedness   also   contain   incurrence
covenants   that  are  less  restrictive  than  the  covenants  under   the
Credit  Agreement.  At  July  28,  1996,  the  Company  was  in  compliance
with all covenants.

(6)  Capital Stock.
     
     The   authorized   capital   stock  of   the   Company   consists   of
5,500,000   shares  of  Common  Stock,  par  value  $.01  per  share,   and
1,000,000   shares  of  Preferred  Stock,  par  value   $.01   per   share.
The  authorized  Preferred  Stock  includes  35,000  shares  of  Series   A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred").
     
     In   April  1995,  the  Company  declared,  pursuant  to  its   rights
plan,   a   dividend  of  one  preferred  share  purchase  right  ("Right")
for   each   outstanding  share  of  Common  Stock.  Each  Right  initially
entitled  the  holder  thereof  to  purchase  from  the  Company  one  one-


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                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)



hundredth  of  a  share  of  Series  A  Preferred  for  a  purchase   price
of   $76   per   one  one-hundredth  of  a  preferred  share,  subject   to
certain   adjustments.   As   a  result  of   the   3-for-2   stock   split
discussed   below,  the  number  of  one  one-hundredths  of  a   preferred
share  issuable  upon  exercise  of  each  Right  was  adjusted  from   one
to 0.6667.
     
     The   Rights   are  not  currently  exercisable,  and   would   become
exercisable   only  if  a  person  or  group  of  persons  (an   "Acquiring
Person")  acquires  25%  or  more of the  Common  Stock  (29%  or  more  in
the   case  of  Leonard  Green  &  Associates,  L.P.,  formerly  known   as
Leonard   Green   &  Partners,  L.P.  ("LGA")  or  any  other   person   or
entity   which  at  any  time  purchases  all  of  the  shares   owned   by
LGA),   or   certain   actions  are  taken   in   respect   of   any   such
acquisition.   In   the   event   any   person   or   group   becomes    an
Acquiring   Person,   each  holder  of  a  Right  would   thereafter   have
the   right  to  receive  upon  exercise  thereof  that  number  of  shares
of   Common  Stock  having  a  market  value  of  two  times  the  exercise
price   of  the  Right.  In  addition,  if  there  is  a  merger  or  other
business   combination  between  the  Company  and  an  Acquiring   Person,
each   Right  would  entitle  the  holder  to  purchase  that   number   of
shares  of  common  stock  of  the  Acquiring  Person  which  at  the  time
of   such   transaction  will  have  a  market  value  of  two  times   the
exercise   price  of  the  Right.  The  Rights,  which  expire   on   April
13,  2000,  are  redeemable  by  the  Company  for  a  price  of  $.01  per
Right.
     
     The    payment    of   cash   dividends   and   the   repurchase    or
redemption  of  capital  stock  by  the  Company  is  restricted   by   the
terms  of  the  Credit  Agreement  and  the  indentures  relating  to   the
Company's Senior Fixed Rate Notes and Senior Floating Rate Notes.
     
     On   June  14,  1995  the  Company  declared  a  3-for-2  stock  split
effected   in   the  form  of  a  stock  dividend  on  its  Common   Stock,
paid  on  July  17,  1995  to  stockholders of record  on  June  26,  1995.
All  of  the  share  and  per  share data  in  the  accompanying  financial
statements have been adjusted to reflect the stock split.

(7)  Reorganization Items.
     
     Reorganization   items   included  in  the   accompanying   statements
of operations consist of the following items:

          Adjustments to fair value             $ 5,551
          Provision for store closing costs      (2,500)
          Provision for severance benefits       (3,220)
          Provision for other restructuring
             activities                          (3,180)
          Professional fees                      (1,520)
                                                --------
                                                $(4,869)
                                                ========

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                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)



(8)  Stock Option Plans.
     
     In   March   1995,   the  Company  adopted  the  1995   Key   Employee
Stock   Option   Plan  (the  "New  Option  Plan"),  which  authorizes   the
issuance   to   eligible  participants  of  options  to  purchase   up   to
355,419   shares  of  Common  Stock  of  the  Company.  Options   vest   in
serial  increments  in  the  amount of  20%  per  year,  on  the  last  day
of   each  of  the  1995,  1996,  1997,  1998  and  1999  fiscal  years  of
the  Company.  However,  upon  the  occurrence  of  a  Merger  Event  or  a
Change   of   Control   (as   defined  in  the  New   Option   Plan),   the
options  become  100%  vested.  The  options  expire,  to  the  extent  not
exercised,   on   the   tenth   anniversary   of   the   date   of   grant.
However,   upon   termination  of  an  optionee's   employment   with   the
Company,   all   unvested   options   lapse,   and   all   vested   options
expire   180   days   after  the  termination  of   employment,   if   such
termination  is  due  to  the  death,  disability  or  retirement  of   the
optionee,  or  45  days  after  the  termination  of  employment,  if  such
termination   is  due  to  any  other  reason,  other  than  a  termination
for   cause.   If   a  termination  for  cause  occurs,  all   vested   and
unvested options expire immediately.
     
     Also   in   March   1995,   the  Company   adopted   the   1995   Non-
Employee    Director    Stock   Option   Plan   (the   "Director    Plan").
Options  to  purchase  27,000  shares  at  $10.00  per  share,  vesting  on
July  30,  1995  and  options  to purchase  27,000  shares  at  $13.33  per
share,   vesting  on  July  28,  1996,  were  granted  under  the  Director
Plan.   At   the   same  time,  the  Company  granted   to   Green   Equity
Investors,   L.P.   ("GEI")  (in  lieu  of  granting  options   under   the
Director   Plan  to  the  representatives  of  GEI  serving  as  Directors)
options  to  purchase  9,000  shares  at  $10.00  per  share,  vesting   on
July  30,  1995  and  options  to  purchase  9,000  shares  at  $13.33  per
share,   vesting   on  July  28,  1996  (such  grants  to   GEI,   together
with  the  Director  Plan  and  the  New  Option  Plan,  the  "1995  Option
Plans").   All   options   granted  to  GEI   and   to   the   non-employee
Directors   expire  on  March  8,  2005  or  earlier  upon  the  occurrence
of certain events.
     
     A  summary  of  changes  in  the  1995 Option  Plans  for  the  fiscal
years ended July 28, 1996 and July 30, 1995 is presented below:

1996                              Option Shares   Option Price
- ----                              -------------   ------------
  Outstanding at beginning
     of year                         320,786     $10.00-$22.00
  Granted                             78,699     $22.00-$22.63
  Exercised                           24,371     $10.00
  Forfeited                           51,788     $10.00
  Outstanding at end of year         323,326     $10.00-$22.63
  Exercisable at end of year         156,791     $10.00-$22.00
  Reserved for future grant           79,722

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                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)



1995
- ----
  Outstanding at beginning
     of year                           --             --
  Granted                            351,250     $10.00-$22.00
  Exercised                            --             --
  Forfeited                           30,464     $10.00
  Outstanding at end of year         320,786     $10.00-$22.00
  Exercisable at end of year          64,157     $10.00-$22.00
  Reserved for future grant           34,633

(9)  Leases.
     
     The    Company   leases   certain   stores,   other   facilities   and
equipment   under   leases   that   are   not   cancelable.   Such   leases
generally   contain   renewal   options  exercisable   at   the   Company's
option.   In   addition   to  minimum  rental  payments,   certain   leases
provide   for  payments  of  taxes,  maintenance  and  percentage   rentals
based   upon   sales   in   excess  of  stipulated  amounts.   The   future
minimum  payments  under  leases  that  are  not  cancelable,  as  of  July
28, 1996, are:

                                   Operating       Capital
     Year Ending in                  leases         leases
     ---------------               --------       --------
     1997                          $ 25,209       $  3,861
     1998                            24,601          2,417
     1999                            24,511          1,805
     2000                            24,278          1,240
     2001                            24,013            817
     Thereafter                     255,763            --
     Total minimum lease           --------       --------
        payments                   $378,375         10,140
                                   ========
       Less portion
         representing interest                     (3,324)
       Present value of net
         minimum lease payments at                --------
         July 28, 1996                            $  6,816
                                                  ========
     
     Total  rent  expense  was  $26,699,  $25,738,  and  $26,883  for   the
fiscal   years  ended  July  28,  1996,  July  30,  1995,  and   July   31,
1994,   respectively.  Included  in  total  rent  expense  are   percentage
rents   totaling   $233,  $295,  and  $241  for  1996,  1995,   and   1994,
respectively.
     
     In   August   1995,   the  Company  completed  a   sale-leaseback   of
three  of  its  fee-owned  store  properties;  and  in  January  1996,  the
Company    completed   a   sale-leaseback   of   four    fee-owned    store
properties   and  sold  its  beneficial  interest  in  three  real   estate
trusts  to  a  third  party.   In  March, the  Company  completed  a  sale-

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                  KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)



leaseback   of  three  additional  fee-owned  store  properties,   and   in
July     the     Company    completed    an    additional    sale-leaseback
transaction   with  respect  to  a  fee-owned  store  property.    All   of
these   sale-leaseback   transactions  were  recorded   as   25-year   non-
cancelable operating leases.

(10) Income Taxes.
     
     Income   taxes  are  provided  based  on  the  liability   method   of
accounting     pursuant    to    Statement    of    Financial    Accounting
Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes."
     
     The   components   of  the  provision  for  income   taxes   for   the
fiscal year ended July 28, 1996 are as follows:

                                52 Weeks         30 Weeks
                                 Ended            Ended
                             July 28, 1996    July 30, 1995
                                --------         --------
       Current
            Federal              $    16          $     0
            State                      3                0
                                --------         --------
               Total current          19                0
                                --------         --------
       Deferred
            Federal             $  3,509         $  3,142
            State                    601              540
                                --------         --------
               Total deferred      4,110            3,682
                                --------         --------
       Total tax provision      $  4,129         $  3,682
                                ========         ========
     















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                  KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)


     Deferred tax assets are comprised of the following:

                             Reorganized         Predecessor
                               Company             Company
                          -----------------   -----------------
                          July 28,  July 30, January 1, July 31,
                            1996      1995      1995      1994
                          -------   -------   -------   -------
Deferred tax assets:
  Net operating loss      $21,156   $18,600   $18,700   $35,000
  Charitable contribution
    carryforward            1,870     3,200     3,100     3,200
  Insurance and other
    reserves                7,620     9,000     8,800     8,100
  General business
    carryforward            1,432     1,400     1,400     1,600
  Other, net                  922     1,200     1,500     2,700
                          -------   -------   -------   -------
Total gross deferred
    tax assets             33,000    33,400    33,500    50,600

  Less valuation
    allowance              31,800    32,200    33,500    50,600
                          -------   -------   -------   -------
  Net deferred tax
    assets                $ 1,200   $ 1,200   $  --     $  --
                          =======   =======   =======   =======
     
     The   provision   for   income   taxes   differs   from   the   amount
computed   by   applying   the  U.S.  federal   income   tax   rate   (34%)
because of the effects of the following items:

                                     52 Weeks         30 Weeks
                                      Ended            Ended
                                  July 28, 1996    July 30, 1995
                                   ------------     ------------

       Tax at U.S. federal income
          tax rate                 $2,075  34.0%    $2,320  34.0%

       State income taxes, net
          of federal tax benefit      222   3.6%       248   3.6%
       Amortization of goodwill     1,792  29.4%     1,114  16.3%
       Other                           40   0.7%         0   0.0%
                                   ------  -----    ------  -----
       Provision for income taxes  $4,129  67.7%    $3,682  53.9%
                                   ======  =====    ======  =====
     
     The   Company   reported  pretax  losses  for  the  22   weeks   ended
January   1,   1995  and  for  its  1994  fiscal  year  and,  consequently,
no   income   tax   expense  was  reported.  There  was   no   income   tax
expense   attributable  to  the  extraordinary  gain  on   debt   discharge
recognized  during  the  22-week  period  ended  January  1,  1995  due  to


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                  KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)



certain   provisions   of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code   (IRC)   involving
exchange of stock for debt.
     
     As   of   July   28,   1996,  the  Company  had  net  operating   loss
carryforwards   for  tax  purposes  of  approximately   $56,000.   Due   to
certain   change  of  ownership  requirements  of  Section   382   of   the
IRC,  utilization  of  the  Company's  operating  losses  is  expected   to
be   limited  to  approximately  $3,600  per  year.  If  the  full   amount
of  that  limitation  is  not  used  in  any  year,  the  amount  not  used
increases   the   allowable   limit   in   the   subsequent   year.    Loss
carryforwards will expire during the years 2004 through 2011.
     
     If   the   Company's  net  operating  loss  carryforwards  and   other
fresh   start   deferred  tax  asset  balances  are   realized,   the   tax
benefits   will   reduce   "Excess  Reorganization   Value."   During   the
year  ended  July  28,  1996,  approximately  $3,600  of  tax  expense  was
recognized   as   a  result  of  the  realization  of  such   fresh   start
deferred tax assets.
     
     The   Company   also   has   general  business  credit   carryforwards
of   approximately  $1,400,  which  expire  between  the  years  2004   and
2010.   These  credits  are  also  subject  to  the  Section   382   annual
limitation.   Due   to  the  ordering  rules  of  IRC  Section   382   with
respect   to  net  operating  losses  and  business  credits,  a  valuation
allowance   has   been  recognized  against  the  entire  amount   of   the
general business credit carryover.

(11)  Supplementary Statements of Operations Information.
   
   Supplementary    Statements   of   Operations    information    is    as
follows:
                           Reorganized         Predecessor
                             Company             Company
                        ------------------  ------------------
                        52 Weeks  30 Weeks  22 Weeks  52 Weeks
                         Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended
                        July 28,  July 30, January 1, July 31,
                          1996      1995      1995      1994
                         -------   -------   -------   -------
Amortization of:
    Lease interests      $ 1,997   $ 1,152   $   639   $ 6,037
    Prescription files       349       194       --        --
    Goodwill               4,763     6,627     1,198     2,831
                         -------   -------   -------   -------
    Total amortization
        of intangible
        assets           $ 7,109   $ 7,973   $ 1,837   $ 8,868
                         =======   =======   =======   =======
Advertising costs        $11,074   $ 4,896   $ 4,970   $14,099
                         =======   =======   =======   =======


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                  KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)



(12)  Employee Benefit Plans.
     
     Kash    n'    Karry   Retirement   Estates   ("KKRE"),   a    trusteed
defined   contribution   retirement   plan,   was   authorized    by    the
Company's    Board    of   Directors   in   1988.    KKRE    is    a    tax
savings/profit   sharing  plan  maintained  primarily   for   the   purpose
of   providing   retirement   income  for   eligible   employees   of   the
Company.   KKRE   is   qualified   under   Section   401(a)   and   Section
401(k)   of   the   Internal   Revenue  Code  of   1986.   Generally,   all
employees  who  have  attained  the  age  of  21  years  and  complete  one
year    of   participation   service   (as   defined   under   KKRE)    are
eligible   to   participate   in  KKRE.  Participants   may,   subject   to
certain   federal   limitations,  elect  to  defer   an   amount   not   to
exceed   15%   of   their   base  compensation   and   have   such   amount
contributed  to  KKRE.  The  Company  may  match  all  or  a   portion   of
the   participant's   deferred  compensation,  but  the   amount   of   the
matching   contribution   may  not  exceed   3%   of   such   participant's
compensation.   Additional   non-matching   contributions   may   be   made
to   KKRE   by   the   Company  in  such  amount  as  determined   by   the
Company's   Board   of   Directors  based  on   the   Company's   operating
performance.   Funds  that  participants  elect  to  defer  are   invested,
at   the   participant's   option,   into  various   investment   accounts.
The   vested  percentage  of  the  amounts  allocated  to  a  participant's
account    will    be    payable    to   the    participant    upon    such
participant's   death,   disability,  retirement,   or   other   separation
of   service  from  the  Company.  The  Company's  contributions  to   KKRE
were   $249,  $505,  and  $573  for  the  fiscal  years  ended   July   28,
1996, July 30, 1995, and July 31, 1994, respectively.
     
     Kash    n'    Karry    Executive    Supplemental    Retirement    Plan
("KESP"),   a   nonqualified,   unfunded   salary   deferral   plan,    was
authorized   by  the  Company's  Board  of  Directors  in  November   1989.
Certain   Key  Employees  (as  defined  under  KESP)  of  the  Company   as
selected    by    its   Board   of   Directors   participate    in    KESP.
Currently,  twenty  Key  Employees  participate  in  KESP.  Prior  to   the
beginning  of  each  plan  year,  a  participant  may  elect  to  defer  an
amount   not   to   exceed   15%   of  such   participant's   annual   base
compensation   (as  defined  under  KESP).  The  Company   will   match   a
certain   portion   of  the  amount  deferred  by  the   participant,   but
the   amount  of  the  match  may  not  exceed  6%  of  such  participant's
annual   base  compensation.  The  Company  will  record  income   to   the
participant's  account  at  an  annual  rate  (11%  for  the  1996,   1995,
and   1994   plan   years)  as  determined  by  the  Company's   Board   of
Directors,  but  the  rate  of  such income  shall  not  be  less  than  8%
per annum.
     
     The    vested   percentage   of   the   amounts   recorded   in    the
participant's   account  will  be  paid  to  the   participant   upon   the
earlier   of:   (i)  such  participant's  death,  disability,   retirement,
or   other   separation  of  service  from  the  Company;  (ii)  the   date
the   plan   is   terminated;  or  (iii)  the  date  that   a   change   in
control  occurs  (as  defined  under  KESP).  Expense  for  this  plan  was

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                  KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)



$60,  $84,  and  $135  for  the fiscal years  ended  July  28,  1996,  July
30, 1995, and July 31, 1994, respectively.
     
     The   Company   has  a  retiree  medical  plan  under  which   medical
coverage   is   available   to   current   retirees   and   those    active
employees   who,  on  August  1,  1993,  had  attained  age  65   with   at
least  15  years  of  service.  In accordance  with  SOP  90-7,  which  the
Company   adopted   on  the  Effective  Date  of  the  Restructuring,   the
provisions   of   Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board   Statement   106
"Employers'   Accounting   for   Postretirement   Benefits    Other    Than
Pensions"  were  also  adopted  as  of  that  date.  The  following   table
sets   forth   the   projected   actuarial  present   value   of   unfunded
postretirement benefit obligations for the plan at July 28, 1996:

               Accumulated postretirement
                  Benefit obligation:
                    Retirees                     $1,760
                    Fully eligible active
                     plan participants               78
                                                 ------
                      Accrued postretirement
                        benefit obligation       $1,838
                                                 ======
     
     The   weighted   average  discount  rate  used  in   determining   the
accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was 8.0%.

(13)  Commitments and Contingencies.
     
     The    Company   had   letters   of   credit   outstanding    totaling
$8,248   and   $12,770   at   July   28,   1996   and   July   30,    1995,
respectively,   which  amounts  have  been  reflected  as   reductions   of
the   available   revolving  loan  facility  as  of  those   dates.   These
letters    of   credit   primarily   guarantee   various   insurance    and
financing activities.

(14)  Related Party Transactions.
     
     During   the   1994   fiscal   year,   as   consideration   for    the
provision   of   financial  advisory  services,  the  Company   agreed   to
pay   an   annual  fee  of  $554,  plus  related  out-of-pocket   expenses,
to  Leonard  Green  &  Associates, L.P.  ("LGA"),  and  an  annual  fee  of
$232,   plus   related   out-of-pocket  expenses,  to   Gibbons,   Goodwin,
van    Amerongen,    L.P.   ("GGvA").   From   September    1993    through
December  1994,  the  Company  did not  pay  the  annual  fees  to  LGA  or
GGvA,   but   reimbursed  them  for  out-of-pocket   expenses   billed   to
the   Company.  Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  Restructuring,   on
December   29,  1994  the  Company  entered  into  a  Management   Services
Agreement   with   LGA,   pursuant  to  which   LGA   agreed   to   provide
management,   consulting,  financial  planning   and   financial   advisory
services  for  a  two  year  term,  in  consideration  for  an  annual  fee
of  $200.  LGA  is  not  required to spend  a  fixed  number  of  hours  of

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                  KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      (Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)



service    to   the   Company   pursuant   to   the   Management   Services
Agreement.   The   amount   of  the  annual  fee   payable   to   LGA   was
determined   in  the  course  of  negotiations  among  LGA,   the   Company
and   an   unofficial  bondholders  committee  during  the   Restructuring.
The   Company  believes  that  the  fee  is  not  in  excess  of  the   fee
that   would  be  charged  by  an  unrelated  third  party  in   an   arms-
length   transaction   for  similar  services.  Total   amounts   paid   to
LGA   and   GGvA   were  $200,  $117,  and  $143,  for  the  fiscal   years
ended    July   28,   1996,   July   30,   1995,   and   July   31,   1994,
respectively.
     
     LGA   is   the   sole  general  partner  of  Green  Equity  Investors,
L.P.,    which    owned    approximately    60.9%    of    the    Company's
outstanding   common  stock  immediately  prior  to  the  consummation   of
the   Restructuring,   and   which  owned  approximately   27.8%   of   the
Company's   outstanding  New  Common  Stock  as  of  July  28,  1996.   One
director   of   the   Company   is  the  controlling   shareholder   of   a
general  partner  of  LGA,  and  another  director  of  the  Company  is  a
general partner of LGA.


























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ITEM 9. CHANGES    IN    AND    DISAGREEMENTS    WITH    ACCOUNTANTS     ON
        ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
     
     On   February   17,  1995,  KPMG  Peat  Marwick  LLP   ("KPMG"),   the
Company's   independent   accountants  who  were  previously   engaged   as
the    principal    accountants   to   audit   the   Company's    financial
statements,    were   dismissed.   KPMG's   report   on    the    financial
statements   of   the  Company  for  the  past  two  years   contained   no
adverse   opinion  or  disclaimer  of  opinion,  and  was   not   qualified
or    modified   as   to   uncertainty,   audit   scope,   or    accounting
principles,   except   that   KPMG's   report   on   the   1994   financial
statements   of   the  Company  contained  a  separate  paragraph   stating
that   "Kash   n'   Karry   Food  Stores,  Inc.  has   suffered   recurring
losses   from   operations   and   has  a  net   capital   deficiency.   As
discussed   in  note  1  to  the  financial  statements,  Kash   n'   Karry
Food   Stores,  Inc.  filed  a  pre-packaged  petition  under  Chapter   11
of   the   United  States  Bankruptcy  Code  on  November   9,   1994   and
these   matters   raise   substantial   doubt   about   its   ability    to
continue   as   a   going  concern.  The  financial   statements   do   not
include   any   adjustments  that  might  result  from   the   outcome   of
this    uncertainty."   The   Company's   plan   of   reorganization    was
approved  by  the  bankruptcy  court  on  December  12,  1994  and   became
effective on December 29, 1994.
     
     The   decision  to  change  accountants  was  approved  by  the  Board
of  Directors  of  the  Company.  During  the  Company's  two  most  recent
fiscal   years   and   any   subsequent  interim   period   preceding   the
dismissal,   there   were  no  disagreements  between   the   Company   and
KPMG    on    any   matter   of   accounting   principles   or   practices,
financial   statement   disclosure   or   auditing   scope   or   procedure
which,   if   not  resolved  to  the  satisfaction  of  KPMG,  would   have
caused   KPMG   to   make   reference  to  the  subject   matter   of   the
disagreement   in   connection   with  its   report.   Also,   during   the
aforementioned    period,   there   occurred    no    "reportable    event"
within  the  meaning  of  Item  304(a)(1)(v)  of  Regulation  S-K  of   the
Commission.
     
     On   February  17,  1995,  the  Company  engaged  Coopers  &  Lybrand,
L.L.P.    as   the   principal   accountants   to   audit   the   Company's
financial   statements  commencing  with  the  fiscal   year   ended   July
30,   1995.   The  Company  did  not  consult  with  Coopers   &   Lybrand,
L.L.P. regarding accounting advice prior to its engagement.
                                
                                
                            PART III

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
     
     Except  for  the  discussion  of  Executive  Officers  set  forth   in
Part    I    hereof,   the   disclosures   required   by   Item   10    are
incorporated   herein   by   reference   to   the   Company's    definitive
proxy   statement  to  be  filed  not  more  than  120   days   after   the
fiscal year ended July 28, 1996.


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ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
     
     The   disclosures   required  by  Item  11  are  incorporated   herein
by   reference   to  the  Company's  definitive  proxy  statement   to   be
filed  not  more  than  120  days after the  fiscal  year  ended  July  28,
1996.

ITEM 12.  SECURITY    OWNERSHIP   OF   CERTAIN   BENEFICIAL   OWNERS    AND
          MANAGEMENT.
     
     The   disclosures   required  by  Item  12  are  incorporated   herein
by   reference   to  the  Company's  definitive  proxy  statement   to   be
filed  not  more  than  120  days after the  fiscal  year  ended  July  28,
1996.

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
     
     The   disclosures   required  by  Item  13  are  incorporated   herein
by   reference   to  the  Company's  definitive  proxy  statement   to   be
filed  not  more  than  120  days after the  fiscal  year  ended  July  28,
1996.
                                
                                
                             PART IV

ITEM 14.    EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

(a)  The following documents are filed as part of this report:

                                                         Page No.
(1) Financial Statements:
     
     Independent Auditors' Reports                             22
     
     Balance  Sheets as of July 28, 1996 and  July  30,
          1995                                                 24
     
     Statements  of  Operations for the 52 weeks  ended
          July  28,  1996, the 30 weeks ended July  30,
          1995, the 22 weeks ended January 1, 1995, and
          the 52 weeks ended July 31, 1994                     25
     
     Statement  of Stockholders' Equity for the  fiscal
          years ended July 28, 1996, July 30, 1995  and
          July 31, 1994                                        26
     
     Statements  of  Cash Flows for the 52 weeks  ended
          July  28,  1996, the 30 weeks ended July  30,
          1995, the 22 weeks ended January 1, 1995, and
          the 52 weeks ended July 31, 1994                     27
     
     Notes to Financial Statements                             29


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(2) Financial Statement Schedules:

    None

(3)  Exhibits:
     
     The  following  exhibits are filed as part of  this  report.
Certain  of such exhibits, which have heretofore been filed  with
the  Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities  Act
of  1933  or  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and  which  are
designated   in  prior  filings  as  noted  below,   are   hereby
incorporated by reference and made a part hereof:

Exhibit
  No.                        Description
- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------

2               First Amended Plan of Reorganization filed by the
          Company with the United States Bankruptcy Court of  the
          District of Delaware on November 9, 1994, as amended by
          notices  of  technical modifications thereto  filed  on
          November  9,  1994, and December 12,  1994  (previously
          filed as Exhibit 2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on
          Form  10-Q for the period ended October 30, 1994, which
          exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

3(i)(a)   Restated  Certificate of Incorporation filed  with  the
          Delaware  Secretary  of  State  on  December  29,  1994
          (previously  filed  as Exhibit 3(i)  to  the  Company's
          Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for  the  period  ended
          January  29, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated
          by reference).

3(i)(b)   Certificate   of  Designations  of  Series   A   Junior
          Participating Preferred Stock filed with the  Secretary
          of  State  of the State of Delaware on April  26,  1995
          (previously  filed as Exhibit 3(i)(b) to the  Company's
          Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-
          58999,   which   exhibit  is  hereby  incorporated   by
          reference).

3(ii)(a)  Bylaws  adopted October 12, 1988 (previously  filed  as
          Exhibit  3(ii)(a) to the Company's Quarterly Report  on
          Form  10-Q for the period ended January 29, 1995, which
          exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

3(ii)(b)  First  Amendment  to  Bylaws  adopted  July  30,   1991
          (previously filed as Exhibit 3(ii)(b) to the  Company's
          Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for  the  period  ended
          January  29, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated
          by reference).

3(ii)(c)  Second  Amendment to Bylaws adopted December  29,  1994
          (previously filed as Exhibit 3(ii)(c) to the  Company's


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          Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for  the  period  ended
          January  29, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated
          by reference).

3(ii)(d)  Third  Amendment  to  Bylaws  adopted  April  13,  1995
          (previously filed as Exhibit 3(ii)(d) to the  Company's
          Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for  the  period  ended
          April 30, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated by
          reference).

3(ii)(e)  Fourth  Amendment  to  Bylaws  adopted  March  8,  1996
          (previously filed as Exhibit 3(ii)(3) to the  Company's
          Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for  the  period  ended
          April 28, 1996, which exhibit is hereby incorporated by
          reference).

4.1             Indenture dated as of December 29, 1994,  between
          the  Company  and  Shawmut Bank Connecticut,  N.A.,  as
          Trustee, relating to 11.5% Senior Fixed Rate Notes  due
          2003  (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
          Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for  the  period  ended
          January  29, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated
          by reference).

4.2             Indenture dated as of December 29, 1994,  between
          the  Company and IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company,  as
          Trustee,  relating to Senior Floating  Rate  Notes  due
          2003  (previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's
          Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for  the  period  ended
          January  29, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated
          by reference).

4.3(a)    Rights Agreement dated as of April 13, 1995 between the
          Company  and Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A., as  Rights
          Agent  (previously filed as Exhibit 1 to the  Company's
          Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 13, 1995,  which
          exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

4.3(b)    First  Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as  of  June
          13,  1995  (previously filed as Exhibit 4.3(b)  to  the
          Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the  period
          ended   April  30,  1995,  which  exhibit   is   hereby
          incorporated by reference).

4.4              Specimen   form  of  Common  Stock   certificate
          (previously  filed  as  Exhibit 4.4  to  the  Company's
          Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-
          58999,   which   exhibit  is  hereby  incorporated   by
          reference).

10.1(a)   Credit  Agreement dated as of December 29, 1994,  among
          the  Company,  certain lenders, The CIT  Group/Business
          Credit,  Inc.,  as administrative agent,  and  Bank  of
          America  National  Trust  and Savings  Association,  as
          co-agent  (previously  filed as  Exhibit  10.1  to  the


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          Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the  period
          ended   January  29,  1995,  which  exhibit  is  hereby
          incorporated by reference).

10.1(b)   Amended  and  Restated  Credit Agreement  dated  as  of
          December  19, 1995, among the Company, certain lenders,
          and   The   CIT   Group/Business   Credit,   Inc.,   as
          administrative  agent  (previously  filed  as   Exhibit
          10.1(b) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form  10-Q
          for the period ended January 28, 1996, which exhibit is
          hereby incorporated by reference).

10.1(c)   First   Amendment   to  Amended  and  Restated   Credit
          Agreement  dated  as  of  March  28,  1996,  among  the
          Company,  certain  lenders and The  CIT  Group/Business
          Credit, Inc., as administrative agent (previously filed
          as Exhibit 10.1(c) to the Company's Quarterly Report on
          Form  10-Q  for the period ended April 28, 1996,  which
          exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

10.2            Mortgage, Fixture Filing, Security Agreement  and
          Assignment  of Rents between the Company, as mortgagor,
          and  Sun  Life Insurance Co. of America, as  mortgagee,
          dated  as  of  September 7, 1989 (previously  filed  as
          Exhibit  28.1(a) to the Company's Quarterly  Report  on
          Form  10-Q for the period ended October 29, 1989, which
          exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

10.3            Mortgage  between the Company, as mortgagor,  and
          Ausa Life Insurance Company, as mortgagee, dated as  of
          November 21, 1989 (mortgage satisfied in January  1996)
          (previously  filed as Exhibit 28.2(a) to the  Company's
          Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for  the  period  ended
          October  29, 1989, which exhibit is hereby incorporated
          by reference).

10.4            Trademark  License Agreement dated as of  October
          12,  1988  between the Company and Lucky  Stores,  Inc.
          (previously  filed as Exhibit 10.11  to  the  Company's
          Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-
          25621,   which   exhibit  is  hereby  incorporated   by
          reference).

10.5(a)   Services  Agreement dated as of March 1,  1995  between
          the Company and GSI Outsourcing Corporation (previously
          filed  as Exhibit 10.5(a) to the Company's Registration
          Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-58999, which
          exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

10.5(b)   First  Amendment  to  Services  Agreement  between  the
          Company  and  GSI  Outsourcing Corporation  (previously
          filed  as Exhibit 10.5(b) to the Company's Registration
          Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-58999, which
          exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

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10.5(c)   Guaranty  of  Payment,  Nondisturbance  and  Attornment
          Agreement dated as of June 1995 among the Company,  GSI
          Outsourcing  Corporation  and  IBM  Credit  Corporation
          (previously  filed as Exhibit 10.5(c) to the  Company's
          Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year  ended
          July 30, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated  by
          reference).

10.5(d)   Addendum to Services Agreement between the Company  and
          GSI  Outsourcing  Corporation dated  as  of  July  1995
          (previously  filed as Exhibit 10.5(d) to the  Company's
          Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year  ended
          July 30, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated  by
          reference).

10.6            Form  of Indemnity Agreement between the  Company
          and   its   directors  and  certain  of  its   officers
          (previously  filed  as Exhibit 10.3  to  the  Company's
          Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-
          25621,   which   exhibit  is  hereby  incorporated   by
          reference).

10.7(a)   1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan adopted on
          March  9, 1995 (previously filed as Exhibit 10.7(a)  to
          the  Company's  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-1,
          Registration  No.  33-58999, which  exhibit  is  hereby
          incorporated by reference).

10.7(b)   Form  of  Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement  entered
          into  between  the  Company and certain  directors,  as
          optionees,  pursuant to the 1995 Non-Employee  Director
          Stock  Option Plan (previously filed as Exhibit 10.7(b)
          to  the  Company's Registration Statement on Form  S-1,
          Registration  No.  33-58999, which  exhibit  is  hereby
          incorporated by reference).

10.8            Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement dated as  of
          January 17, 1995, between the Company and Green  Equity
          Investors,  L.P. (previously filed as Exhibit  10.8  to
          the  Company's  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-1,
          Registration  No.  33-58999, which  exhibit  is  hereby
          incorporated by reference).

10.9           Management Services Agreement dated as of December
          29,  1994, by and between the Company and Leonard Green
          &  Partners  (previously filed as Exhibit 10.3  to  the
          Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the  period
          ended   January  29,  1995,  which  exhibit  is  hereby
          incorporated by reference).

10.10(a)  Employment  Agreement  dated as of  January  24,  1995,
          between  the  Company  and Ronald  Johnson  (previously
          filed  as  Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's  Registration
          Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-58999, which
          exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).


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10.10(b)  Letter  agreement  dated as of May 22,  1996,  amending
          Employment  Agreement with Ronald  Johnson  (previously
          filed  as  Exhibit 10.10(b) to the Company's  Quarterly
          Report  on  Form  10-Q for the period ended  April  28,
          1996,   which   exhibit  is  hereby   incorporated   by
          reference).

10.11           Employment Agreement dated as of March  6,  1995,
          between the Company and Gary M. Shell (previously filed
          as   Exhibit   10.11  to  the  Company's   Registration
          Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-58999, which
          exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

10.12(a)  Employment  Agreement  dated  as  of  March  16,  1995,
          between   the  Company  and  Clifford  C.  Smith,   Jr.
          (previously  filed as Exhibit 10.12  to  the  Company's
          Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-
          58999,   which   exhibit  is  hereby  incorporated   by
          reference).

10.12(b)  Letter  agreement  dated as of May 23,  1996,  amending
          Employment  Agreement  with  Clifford  C.  Smith,   Jr.
          (previously filed as Exhibit 10.12(b) to the  Company's
          Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for  the  period  ended
          April 28, 1996, which exhibit is hereby incorporated by
          reference).

10.13(a)  Employment Agreement dated as of July 8, 1995,  between
          the  Company  and  BJ  Mehaffey  (previously  filed  as
          Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-
          K  for  the  fiscal  year ended July  30,  1995,  which
          exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

10.13(b)  Letter  agreement  dated as of May 23,  1996,  amending
          Employment Agreement with BJ Mehaffey (previously filed
          as  Exhibit 10.12(b) to the Company's Quarterly  Report
          on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 28, 1996, which
          exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

10.14          Incentive Compensation Plan adopted on October 26,
          1994   (previously  filed  as  Exhibit  10.13  to   the
          Company's   Registration   Statement   on   Form   S-1,
          Registration  No.  33-58999, which  exhibit  is  hereby
          incorporated by reference).

10.15           Amended  and  Restated Kash n'  Karry  Retirement
          Estates and Trust (401(k) Plan) dated October 14, 1993,
          effective  as of January 1, 1992 (previously  filed  as
          Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-
          K for the period ended August 1, 1993, which exhibit is
          hereby incorporated by reference).

10.16(a)  Form  of  Deferred Compensation Agreement dated  as  of
          December 21, 1989 between the Company and key employees


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          and  a  select  group of management (KESP)  (previously
          filed  as  Exhibit  28.3(a) to the Company's  Quarterly
          Report  on  Form 10-Q for the period ended January  28,
          1990,   which   exhibit  is  hereby   incorporated   by
          reference).

10.16(b)  Master   First   Amendment  to  Deferred   Compensation
          Agreements,  dated as of November 11, 1991 between  the
          Company and the key employees party thereto (previously
          filed as Exhibit 28.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report
          on  Form  10-Q for the period ended November  3,  1991,
          which exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

10.16(c)  Master   Second  Amendment  to  Deferred   Compensation
          Agreements,  dated as of December 30, 1993 between  the
          Company and the key employees party thereto (previously
          filed  as  Exhibit 10.13(d) to the Company's  Quarterly
          Report  on  Form 10-Q for the period ended January  30,
          1994,   which   exhibit  is  hereby   incorporated   by
          reference).

10.16(d)  Master   Third   Amendment  to  Deferred   Compensation
          Agreements, dated as of September 2, 1994, between  the
          Company and the key employees party thereto (previously
          filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report
          on  Form  10-Q for the period ended January  29,  1995,
          which exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

10.17(a)  1995  Key Employee Stock Option Plan (previously  filed
          as  Exhibit  10.16(a)  to  the  Company's  Registration
          Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-58999, which
          exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

10.17(b)  Non-Qualified  Stock Option Agreement  dated  March  9,
          1995   between  the  Company  and  Ronald  E.   Johnson
          (previously filed as Exhibit 10.16(b) to the  Company's
          Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 33-
          58999,   which   exhibit  is  hereby  incorporated   by
          reference).

10.17(c)  Form  of  Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement  entered
          into between the Company and certain key employees,  as
          optionees,  pursuant  to the 1995  Key  Employee  Stock
          Option  Plan  (previously filed as Exhibit 10.16(b)  to
          the  Company's  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-1,
          Registration  No.  33-58999, which  exhibit  is  hereby
          incorporated by reference).

10.18           Employment and Consulting Agreement dated July 1,
          1994  between  the  Company  and  Anthony  R.  Petrillo
          (previously  filed as Exhibit 10.18  to  the  Company's
          Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year  ended
          July 30, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated  by
          reference).

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10.19           Form  of  Bonus  Deferred Compensation  Agreement
          dated  as  of  July 28, 1995 between  the  Company  and
          certain  key  employees (previously  filed  as  Exhibit
          10.19  to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K  for
          the  fiscal year ended July 30, 1995, which exhibit  is
          hereby incorporated by reference).

10.20     Supply  Agreement dated as of November 29, 1995 between
          the    Company   and   Gooding's   Supermarkets,   Inc.
          (previously  filed as Exhibit 10.20  to  the  Company's
          Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for  the  period  ended
          October  29, 1995, which exhibit is hereby incorporated
          by reference).

10.21     Separation,  Waiver and Release Agreement dated  as  of
          January  31,  1996 between the Company and  Raymond  P.
          Springer  (previously  filed as Exhibit  10.21  to  the
          Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the  period
          ended   January  28,  1996,  which  exhibit  is  hereby
          incorporated by reference).

10.22(a)  Employment  Agreement  dated as  of  January  26,  1996
          between  the Company and Richard D. Coleman (previously
          filed  as  Exhibit 10.22(a) to the Company's  Quarterly
          Report  on  Form  10-Q for the period ended  April  28,
          1996,   which   exhibit  is  hereby   incorporated   by
          reference).

10.22(b)  Letter  Agreement  dated as of May 23,  1996,  amending
          Employment   Agreement   with   Richard   D.    Coleman
          (previously filed as Exhibit 10.22(b) to the  Company's
          Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for  the  period  ended
          April 28, 1996, which exhibit is hereby incorporated by
          reference).

11        Statement  re computation of per share earnings  (filed
          herewith).

16               Letter   re   change  in  certifying  accountant
          (previously  filed  as  Exhibit  16  to  the  Company's
          Current  Report  on Form 8-K dated February  17,  1995,
          which exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference).

21             Subsidiaries of the Company (filed herewith).

27             Financial Data Schedule (filed herewith).

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

          None

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                           SIGNATURES
     
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of  1933,
the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to
be  signed  on  its  behalf  by the undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of Tampa, State of Florida,  on  October
25, 1996.
                              
                              KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              By: /s/ Ronald E. Johnson
                                 ------------------------------
                                 Ronald E. Johnson
                                 Chairman of the Board,
                                 President and Chief Executive
                                 Officer
     
     
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of  1933,
this  Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.




Signature/Capacity                                          Date
- -----------------------------------             -----------------

/s/ Ronald E. Johnson
- ------------------------------                  October 25, 1996
RONALD E. JOHNSON
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)


/s/ Richard D. Coleman
- ------------------------------                  October 25, 1996
RICHARD D. COLEMAN
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)


/s/ Marvin H. Snow, Jr.
- ------------------------------                  October 25, 1996
MARVIN H. SNOW, JR.
Vice President, Controller
(principal accounting officer)


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/s/ Everett L. Buckardt
- ------------------------------                  October 23, 1996
EVERETT L. BUCKARDT
Director


- ------------------------------                 October ___, 1996
JOHN G. DANHAKL
Director

/s/ John J. Delucca
- ------------------------------                  October 21, 1996
JOHN J. DELUCCA
Director

/s/ Jennifer Holden Dunbar
- ------------------------------                  October 21, 1996
JENNIFER HOLDEN DUNBAR
Director

/s/ Ben Evans
- ------------------------------                  October 21, 1996
BEN EVANS
Director

/s/ Thomas W. Harberts
- ------------------------------                  October 22, 1996
THOMAS W. HARBERTS
Director

/s/ Robert Spiegel
- ------------------------------                  October 21, 1996
ROBERT SPIEGEL
Director


- ------------------------------                 October ___, 1996
PETER ZURKOW
Director


     Supplemental information to be furnished with reports  filed
pursuant  to Section 15(d) of the Act by registrants  which  have
not registered securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Act:

                         Not applicable









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                                                                 EXHIBIT 11


                              QUARTER 4 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

                               13 Weeks                 52 Weeks
                       ------------------------ -----------------------
                       Primary   Fully Diluted  Primary   Fully Diluted
                         (1)          (1)
                      -----------  ----------- -----------  -----------
Net income (loss)   $(1,019,000) $(1,019,000)  $1,974,000   $1,974,000
Common shares
  outstanding          4,674,314    4,674,314   4,674,314    4,674,314
Shares under option
  at end of period         --           --        323,326      323,326
Treasury shares
  which could be
  purchased                --           --      (216,830)    (201,315)
                      -----------  ----------- -----------  -----------
                                               4,780,810    4,796,325

                         $(0.22)      $(0.22)      $0.41         $0.41
                      ===========  =========== ===========  ===========

(1)  Due to the net loss, the conversion of stock options is not used in
     this calculation.



                                                       EXHIBIT 21


                 KASH N' KARRY FOOD STORES, INC.
                          SUBSIDIARIES



SUBSIDIARY                         STATE OF ORGANIZATION
- ------------------------------     ---------------------

KNK 702 DELAWARE BUSINESS TRUST    DELAWARE

KNK 886 DELAWARE BUSINESS TRUST    DELAWARE

KNK 891 DELAWARE BUSINESS TRUST    DELAWARE




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