For release 27 July 2007
contact:
Ron Freeman
Chief Financial Officer
(828) 669-2941 (Ext. 223)

INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED THIRD QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL ON THE INTERNET

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- (July 27, 2007) -- Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) will provide an on-line, real-time webcast and rebroadcast of its third quarter earnings conference call on August 3, 2007. Ingles plans to release earnings for its third quarter ended June 30, 2007, on Friday, August 3, 2007.

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

www.ingles-markets.com

or you can

Click Here For Conference


on August 3, 2007, 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 913-981-4905. A replay will be available from 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on August 3 until 11:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on August 4. To listen to the playback, call 719 457 0820, reservation number 8946384.

Ingles Markets, Incorporated is a leading supermarket chain with operations in six southeastern states. Headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, the Company operates 196 supermarkets. In conjunction with its supermarket operations, the Company also operates 72 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 Global Market under the symbol IMKTA. For more information, visit Ingles' website at www.ingles-markets.com.