For release 28 November 2005
contact:
Ron Freeman
Chief Financial Officer
(828) 669-2941 (Ext. 223)

INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED FOURTH QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL ON THE INTERNET

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- (November 28, 2005) -- Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) will provide an on-line, real-time Web-cast and rebroadcast of its fourth quarter earnings conference call on December 12, 2005. Ingles plans to release earnings for the year and the fourth quarter ended September 24, 2005, on Monday, December 12, 2005.

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=1168726


on December 12, 2005, 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 913-981-5591. A replay will be available from 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on December 12th until 6:00 p.m. on December 13th. To listen to the playback, call 719-457-0820, reservation number 7998434.

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.