EXHIBIT 21

RUDDICK CORPORATION

Affiliated CompaniesAs of
November 28, 2007

Listed below are the domestic
subsidiaries of Ruddick Corporation, (the Registrant) all of which are wholly
owned and are owned directly by the Registrant, unless otherwise
indicated.

Subsidiary
    
    State of IncorporationAmerican & Efird, Inc.(4)
    North CarolinaAmerican & Efird Enterprises, Inc.(1)
    North
      CarolinaHarris Teeter, Inc.(4)
    North CarolinaHarris
      Teeter Properties, LLC(2)
    North
      CarolinaHarris-Teeter Services, Inc.(2)
    North CarolinaHarris
      Teeter Resources, Inc.(2)
    North
      CarolinaHTP Relo, LLC(2)
    North CarolinaRuddick of Delaware, Inc.
    DelawareRuddick Investment Company
    North CarolinaRuddick Operating Company
    DelawareRuddco Management, Inc.(3)
    North CarolinaRDK
      Investments Company(3)
    North
      Carolina


____________________(1)
    
    Owned by American & Efird,
      Inc.(2)
    
    Owned by Harris Teeter,
      Inc.(3)
    
    Owned by Ruddick Investment
      Company(4)
    
    Owned by Ruddick Operating
      Company


In the normal course of business,
Ruddick Investment Company and Harris Teeter Properties LLC from time to time
makes investments in corporations and partnerships that may result in ownership
of capital stock or other interests as an investment.

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Listed below are the foreign
subsidiaries of the Registrant, all of which are wholly owned, directly or
indirectly, by American & Efird, Inc., unless otherwise indicated. Pursuant
to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, certain entities that
are not deemed to be significant subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate,
have been excluded from the list below.

|Subsidiary                                                              |                      | Jurisdiction of Incorporation | 
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|American & Efird (H.K.) Limited(1)                                      | Hong Kong           
|Dongguan Dongmei Thread Mfg. Co. Ltd.                                   | China               
|American & Efird (G.B.) Limited                                         | England             
|American & Efird Canada Inc.                                            | Canada              
|American & Efird International B.V.                                     | Netherlands         
|A&E Netherlands B.V.                                                    | Netherlands         
|American & Efird Italia S.p.A.                                          | Italy               
|Hilos
      A&E de Costa Rica, S.A.                                     | Costa
      Rica    
|Distribuidora A&E de Costa Rica, S.A.                                   | Costa Rica          
|Exportadora A&E de Costa Rica, S.A.                                     | Costa
      Rica    
|Compañia Comercial A&E de Guatemala,
      S.A. (1)                     | Guatemala           
|Hilos
      A&E de El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.(1)                         | El
      Salvador   
|Hilos American & Efird de Honduras, S.A. de C.V.(1)                     | Honduras            
|American & Efird de Mexico, S.A. de C.V(1)                              | Mexico              
|Hilos American & Efird de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.(1)                       | Mexico              
|Servicios American & Efird de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.(1)                   | Mexico              
|American & Efird Mills (S) Pte. Ltd.                                    | Singapore           
|American & Efird (Malaysia) SDN. BHD.                                   | Malaysia            
|Hilos American & Efird de Nicaragua,
      S.A.(1)                      | Nicaragua           
|American & Efird (Polska) Sp. z o.o.(1)                                 | Poland              
|Hengmei Spinning Company, Ltd. - Joint venture, 80%
      owned         | China               
|Hilos
      A&E Dominicana, Ltd. - Joint venture, 51% owned             | Cayman
      Islands
|American and Efird Lanka (Private) Limited                              |                     
|- Joint venture, 33 1/3% owned                                          | Sri Lanka           
|American & Efird (Bangladesh) Ltd.  Joint venture,
      33 1/3% owned | Bangladesh          
|American & Efird (South Africa) (Proprietary)
      Ltd.                |                     
|
      Joint venture, 80% owned                                        | South Africa        
|Bieze Stork B.V.                                                        | Netherlands         
|Huamei Thread Company Limited  Joint venture, 50%
      owned          | China               
|Hilos A&E de Colombia S.A.(1)                                           | Colombia            
|A&E Iplik Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi(1)                           | Turkey              
|Jimei Spinning Company Limited  Joint venture, 80%
      owned         | China               
|Linhas Bonfio S.A.  Joint venture, 30% owned(1)                        | Brazil              
|TSP Tovarna Sukancev in Trakov d.d. 99.77% owned                       | Slovenia            

|(1) |  | Single shares (or shares
      representing 1% or less of such entities) are owned by persons designated
      by American & Efird, Inc. in order to comply with local
  law.
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