FINANCIAL REPORTS (000 omitted in all reports) Current Year Ago Current Year Ago Current Year Ago Ahold NV The Netherlands Eagle Food Centers Marsh Supermarkets Indianapolis, IN 16 weeks to April 19, 1998 Rock Island, IL 12 weeks to March 28, 1998 Sales 16,082,500 14,032,900 Year to January 31, 1998 Sales 339,353 328,671 Net Income 293,400 234,400 Sales 967,090 1,014,889 Net Income 2,760 2,123 Amounts in Dutch guilders Net Income 5,092 3,248* Year to March 28, 1998 *Includes a non-recurring charge of ($1,700,000). Sales 1,505,133 1,451,730 Albertson’s Inc. Boise, ID Net Income 6,167 -244 Family Dollar Stores Inc. 13 weeks to April 30, 1998 Mauna Loa Macadamia PRT Charlotte, NC Sales 3,848,252 3,607,541 Honolulu, HI Net Income 110,601 109,266 Quarter to May 31, 1998 Quarter to March 31, 1998 Sales 585,807 498,404 Sales 3,455 1,763 American Stores Co. Philadelphia, PA Net Income 31,343 23,087 Net Income 669 226 13 weeks to May 2, 1998 9 months to May 31, 1998 Sales 4,872,686 4,747,644 Sales 1,764,431 1,483,545 Fred Meyer Inc. Portland, OR Net Income 65,861 34,225* Net Income 83,266 60,449 16 weeks to May 23, 1998 *Includes non-recurring pre-tax charges of Sales 4,040,448 1,593,437 ($47,313,000). Flowers Industries Inc. Net Income -311,994 22,513 Thomasville, CA *Includes the results of Smith’s Food & Drug Cen- Ben & Jerry’s Homemade 16 weeks to April 25, 1998 ters Inc. acquired in September 1997, and the results of Food 4 Less Holdings Inc., from date of Waterburry, VT Sales 1,075,472 1,010,255 acquisition on March 10, 1998. 13 weeks to March 28, 1998 Net Income 15,028 9,655 Sales 41,556 36,148 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Net Income 380 -1,059 Foodarama Supermarkets Factory, Inc. Durango, CO Freehold, NJ Year to February 28, 1998 BJ’s Wholesale Club Natick, MA 13 weeks to May 2, 1998 Sales 12,764 22,281 13 weeks to May 2, 1998 Sales 166,245 155,986 Net Income 240** -1,366* Sales 754,752 664,258 Net Income 258 72 *Includes non-recurring pre-tax charges of Net Income 10,182* 7,057 26 weeks to May 2, 1998 ($1,992,285). **Includes a loss of 929,234 on disposal of discon- *Includes net ont-time charges of ($900,000). Sales 336,476 319,342 tinued operations. Net Income 1,041 248 Anheny, IA Safeway Inc. Oakland, CA Casey’s General Stores General Nutrition Cos. Pittsburgh, PA Quarter to April 4, 1998 12 weeks to June 20, 1998 Sales 271,869 263,734 12 weeks to April 25, 1998 Sales 5,583,300 5,249,200 Net Income 4,756 3,698 Sales 327,617 273,059 Net Income 193,200 129,900 Net Income 30,238 23,859 Year to April 4, 1998 24 weeks to June 20, 1998 Sales 1,186,885 1,109,002 Sales 10,972,600 9,327,000 Giant Food Inc. Washington, DC Net Income 358,000 252,400 Net Income 33,468 27,010 12 weeks to May 23, 1998 Sales 983,665 928,936 SuperValu Inc. Eden Prairie, MN Costco Cos. Kirkland, WA Net Income 19,928 14,912 16 weeks to June 20, 1998 12 weeks to May 10, 1998 Sales 5,202,576 5,033,303 Sales 5,338,086 4,836,229 Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Net Income 51,798 49,766 Net Income* 85,227 66,265 Montvale, NJ Village Supermarket Springfield, NJ 36 weeks to May 10, 1998 16 weeks to June 20, 1998 Sales 16,562,855 14,958,530 Sales 3,078,386 3,104,591 13 weeks to April 25, 1998 Net Income* 309,146 195,524 Net Income 19,169 22,787 Sales 169,594 165,494 Net Income 788 163 *Includes pre-tax non-recurring charges of ($1,500,000) in the 12 weeks and ($3,500,000) in Interstate Bakeries Corp. 39 weeks to April 25, 1998 the 36 weeks of 1998 compared with ($3,500,000) Kansas City, MO Sales 522,182 512,291 and ($73,500,000), respectively in 1997. 12 weeks to May 30, 1998 Net Income 2,380 1,107 Sales 783,178 755,170 Weis Markets Inc. Sudbury, PA Dairy Mart Conv. Stores Inc. Net Income 33,926 29,639 Enfield, CT 13 weeks to March 28, 1998 Year to May 30, 1998 Sales 454,723 456,786 13 weeks to May 2, 1998 Sales 3,265,842 3,212,431 Net Income 26,618* 18,238 Sales 109,849 139,937 Net Income 127,924 97,177 Net Income -646 17 *Includes net gain of $8,300,000 from sale of stock. K Mart Corp. Troy, MI Whole Foods Market Inc. Austin, TX Dominick’s Supermarkets 13 weeks to April 29, 1998 12 weeks to April 12, 1998 Chicago, IL Sales 7,515,000 7,263,000 Sales 324,811 259,800 12 weeks to April 18, 1998 Net Income 47,000 14,000 Net Income 11,124 7,218 Sales 527,630 583,455 28 weeks to April 12, 1998 Net Income 3,661 3,881 Keebler Foods Inc. Elmhurst, IL Sales 732,599 573,384 24 weeks to April 18, 1998 16 weeks to April 25, 1998 Net Income* 21,453 13,206 Sales 1,116,072 1,186,378 Sales 636,746 597,034 *Excludes non-recurring charge of ($1,699,000) in Net Income 12,741 9,067 Net Income 14,040 7,613 28 weeks ended April 12, 1998. 18 August 1998 • The Manufacturing Confectioner.