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                           Marsh: News Release




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Douglas W. Dougherty
Chief Financial Officer
(317) 594-2627

For Immediate Release:

                 MARSH SUPERMARKETS, INC. INCREASES ITS 
                     STOCK REPURCHASE AUTHORIZATION

Indianapolis, IN, May 25, 2000

     Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (NASDAQ:  MARSA and MARSB) today increased 
its authorization to repurchase Marsh Class A and Class B Common Stock 
from $9 million to $12 million.

     The Company originally announced the plan on August 2, 1994.  To date, 
the Company has repurchased approximately $8 million of the $12 million 
authorized.

     Stock purchases will be made from time to time in open market 
transactions at prevailing prices.  The per share price of Class A and 
Class B Common Stock as of May 23, 2000 was $16.00 and $10.00, respectively.  
Marsh currently has approximately 4,004,000 shares of Class A Common Stock 
and 4,412,000 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.

     Don Marsh, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are confident 
in the long term future of Marsh and believe that the Company's shares 
continue to be undervalued and represent a solid investment."

     Marsh is a leading regional chain operating 70 Marsh and 23 LoBill 
Foods supermarkets, 182 Village Pantry convenience stores and 1 Savin*$ 
limited selection every day low price store, in central Indiana and 
western Ohio.  The Company also operates Convenience Store Distributing 
Company, a wholesale distributor serving 1,300 non-affiliated stores in 
eight states, Crystal Food Services, a specialist in catering, business 
cafeteria management, vending and concessions, and McNamara Florist 
and Enflora -- Flowers for Business.



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