For release 14 April 2004
contact:
Brenda S. Tudor
Vice President - Finance
& Chief Financial Officer
(828)-669-2941, Ext 223

Ingles Markets, Incorporated Second Quarter Conference Call On The Internet

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- (April 14, 2004) -- Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) will provide an on-line, real-time Web-cast and rebroadcast of its second quarter earnings conference call on April 26, 2004.

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

www.ingles-markets.com

and at

www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz404086807gf12.html

on April 26, 2004, beginning at 11:00 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 1-719-457-2680. A replay will be available from 1:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on April 26th until 6:00 p.m. on April 27th. To listen to the playback, call 1-719-457-0820, reservation number 205564.

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 76 neighborhood shopping centers, all but 16 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.