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Independent Auditors' Consent
The Administrative Committee of SUPERVALU INC., and
SUPERVALU INC.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 333-
72851) on Form S-8 of SUPERVALU INC., of our report dated August 11, 2000,
relating to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the
SUPERVALU Wholesale Employees' 401(k) Plan as of February 29, 2000 and February
28, 1999, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan
benefits for the fiscal years then ended which report appears in the annual
report on Form 11-K of the SUPERVALU Wholesale Employees' 401(k) Plan for the
fiscal year ended February 29, 2000.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 24, 2000
