For release 30 January 2006
contact:
Ron Freeman
Chief Financial Officer
(828) 669-2941 (Ext. 223)

INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED FIRST QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL ON THE INTERNET

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- (January 30, 2006) -- Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) will provide an on-line, real-time Web-cast and rebroadcast of its first quarter earnings conference call on February 9, 2006. Ingles plans to release earnings for its first quarter ended December 24, 2005, on Thursday, February 9, 2006.

The live broadcast of Ingles Markets' quarterly conference call will be available on-line at:

www.ingles-markets.com
and at
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=84885&s=wm&e=1204456


on February 9, 2006, beginning at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time). The on-line replay will follow immediately and continue for 90 days. To hear the Company's conference call live, dial 719-457-2657. A replay will be available from 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on February 9th until 6:00 p.m. on February 10th. To listen to the playback, call 719-457-0820, reservation number 4177419.

Ingles Markets, Incorporated is a leading supermarket chain with operations in six southeastern states. Headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, the Company operates 197 supermarkets. In conjunction with its supermarket operations, the Company also operates 74 neighborhood shopping centers, all but 17 of which contain an Ingles supermarket. The Company's Class A Common Stock is traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market's National Market under the symbol IMKTA. For more information about the Company, visit Ingles' website at www.ingles-markets.com.