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Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Michael W. Wright, David L. Boehnen and John P. Breedlove, and each of them, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in such person's name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities (including the undersigned's capacity
as Director and/or Principal Executive Officer, principal Financial Officer,
principal Accounting Officer or any other officer of SUPERVALU INC.), to sign
one or more Registration Statements on Form S-8 for the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of up to 500,000 shares of the Common Stock
of SUPERVALU INC. for issuance under the Richfood Holdings, Inc. Savings & Stock
Ownership Plan, the Richfood of Pennsylvania Investment Opportunity Plan, the
Metro Food Stores 401(k) Plan for Retail Union Employees, and the Farm Fresh,
Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, and any and all amendments (including post-
effective amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in or about the premises,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed as of the 12th
day of April, 2000, by the following persons:
/s/ Lawrence A. Del Santo /s/ Charles M. Lillis
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Lawrence A. Del Santo Charles M. Lillis
/s/ Susan E. Engel /s/ Harriet Perlmutter
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Susan E. Engel Harriet Perlmutter
/s/ Edwin C. Gage /s/ Steven S. Rogers
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Edwin C. Gage Steven S. Rogers
/s/ William A. Hodder /s/ Carole F. St. Mark
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William A. Hodder Carole F. St. Mark
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/s/ Garnett L. Keith, Jr. /s/ Michael W. Wright
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Garnett L. Keith, Jr. Michael W. Wright
/s/ Richard L. Knowlton /s/ Pamela K. Knous
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Richard L. Knowlton Pamela K. Knous
