WAIVER AND EIGHTH AMENDATORY AGREEMENT
                           Dated as of March 31, 1996


                  This WAIVER AND EIGHTH AMENDATORY AGREEMENT is among FARM
FRESH, INC., a Virginia corporation (the "Borrower"), the guarantors parties to
the Credit Agreement referred to below (the "Guarantors"), the lenders parties
to the Credit Agreement referred to below (the "Lenders"), and FLEET BANK, N.A.
(as successor to NatWest USA Credit Corp.), as agent (the "Agent") for the
Lenders thereunder.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

                  (1) The Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Agent
have entered into a Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 10, 1993 (as
amended to date, the "Credit Agreement"); the terms defined therein being used
herein as therein defined unless otherwise defined herein.

                  (2) The Borrower and the Lenders have, on the terms and
conditions stated below, agreed to waive and amend certain of the terms of the
Credit Agreement as hereinafter set forth.

                  SECTION 1. Waiver. The Borrower has advised the Agent and the
Lenders of the Borrower's non-compliance with Section 7.09 of the Credit
Agreement (Fixed Charge Coverage), as the result of the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio of the Borrower and its subsidiaries for the four consecutive fiscal
quarters ending December 31, 1995 being .70 to 1, rather than the required .84
to 1. Effective as of the date hereof and subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, the Agent and the Lenders
each hereby waive any Event of Default arising out of the Borrower's
non-compliance at any time with Section 7.09 of the Credit Agreement; provided,
however, that the foregoing waiver shall be limited to non- compliance with
Section 7.09 of the Credit Agreement and shall not apply to any other
noncompliances with the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Documents. With respect to the aforementioned noncompliance with the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio for the four consecutive fiscal quarters ending December
31, 1995, the foregoing waiver shall also be effective as of December 31, 1995.

                  SECTION 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Effective as of the
date hereof and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set
forth in Section 3 hereof, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

                  (a) The definition of "Change of Control" in Article I of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (y) thereof in its
entirety and substituting, in lieu thereof, the following: "(y) a Change of
Control (as defined in the Senior Indenture) shall occur.".

                  (b)(i) The definition of "EBITDA" in Article I of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its entirety and by
substituting, in lieu thereof, the following:


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                  "EBITDA" shall mean, for any period, the sum of (i) Net Income
(without taking into account any (A) extraordinary gains, (B) extraordinary
losses, (C) reserves taken and occasioned by the closing of store locations, but
not to exceed $8,000,000 in the fiscal year ending January 1, 1994 occasioned by
the closing of Farm Fresh stores # 233, 361, 404, 465 and Safeway store #225 and
either Safeway store #228 or Farm Fresh store #363, and $2,500,000 in any fiscal
year thereafter, (D) assets written down as a result of store remodels,(E) gain
or loss from assets held for sale set forth in Schedule 7.05 hereto and (F) up
to $5,000,000 in non-cash losses recognized in 1995 resulting from (i) the sale
by the Borrower of the "Purchased Assets" (as such term is defined in the Fifth
Amendatory Agreement, Consent and Waiver to this Agreement) to Hannaford Bros.
Co., (ii) the sale by the Borrower of the preferred stock of Virginia
Supermarkets, Inc. to Great Valu Supermarkets, Inc. pursuant to the terms of the
Sixth Amendatory Agreement, Consent and Waiver to this Agreement; and (iii)
other sales of the assets of the Borrower to the extent such sales are permitted
under this Agreement), (ii) Interest Expense, (iii) depreciation and
amortization of intangible assets, (iv) federal, state and local income taxes,
(v) increases in LIFO reserves and (vi) for the period beginning on the Closing
Date and ending January 1, 1994, an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 and for each
fiscal year thereafter, an amount, not to exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate for
any such fiscal year, in each case attributable to non-cash write downs of fixed
assets associated with the closing of stores, in each case of the Borrower and
its subsidiaries for such period determined on a Consolidated basis, computed
and calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied."

                  (ii) The definition of "Final Maturity Date" in Article I of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words "the third
anniversary of the Closing Date" and by substituting, in lieu thereof, the words
"January 13, 1998".

                  (c) Article I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following definitions thereto:

                  "'Average Undrawn Availability' for any period shall mean the
quotient of (i) the aggregate Undrawn Availability at the end of each Business
Day in such period divided by (ii) the number of Business Days in such period.

                  'Eighth Amendment' shall mean the Waiver and Eighth Amendatory
Agreement dated as of March 31, 1996 to this Agreement, among the Borrower, the
Guarantors, the Agent and the Lenders."

                  (d) Section 2.01(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting clause (1)(B) thereof and by substituting therefor the following:

                  "(B) an amount equal to the sum of (i) up to sixty percent
(60%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Inventory plus (ii), subject to the terms of
Section 2.09(d) hereof, (a) $10,000,000 from the date of this Agreement to the
first anniversary date of this Agreement, (b) $6,666,667 from the first
anniversary date of this Agreement to the effective date of the Eighth

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Amendment to this Agreement and (c) $11,000,000 from the effective date of the
Eighth Amendment to this Agreement to January 13, 1998 at which time it will
become zero (0) (this clause (1)(B) referred to herein as the "Borrowing
Base")".

                  (e) Section 2.05 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting clauses (a) and (b) thereto and by substituting, in lieu thereof, the
following:

                  "(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(c) and Section
2.08 hereof, each Prime Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal
to the Prime Rate plus one and three quarter percent (1-3/4%); provided,
however, that, commencing on January 1, 1997, (i) effective one Business Day
after receipt by the Agent of a certificate pursuant to Section 6.05(d) hereof
(each such certificate, a "Four Quarter EBITDA Certificate") indicating that
EBITDA for the four (4) most recent consecutive fiscal quarter periods ending on
or before the date of determination (commencing with the four fiscal quarters
ending December 31, 1996) is greater than $45,000,000, then from such effective
date through (but excluding) one Business Day after receipt by the Agent of the
next Four Quarter EBITDA Certificate, each Prime Rate Loan shall bear interest
at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus one and one-quarter percent (1-
1/4%); and (ii) effective one Business Day after receipt by the Agent of a Four
Quarter EBITDA Certificate indicating that EBITDA for the four (4) most recent
consecutive fiscal quarter periods ending on or before the date of determination
(commencing with the four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 1996) is less than
$40,000,000, then from such effective date through (but excluding) one Business
Day after receipt by the Agent of the next Four Quarter EBITDA Certificate, each
Prime Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate
plus two percent (2%) (with any additional interest payable under Section
2.08(a) to be in addition to the foregoing interest).

                  (b) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(c) and Section
2.08 hereof, each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal
to the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus three percent (3%); provided, however, that,
commencing on January 1, 1997, (i) effective one Business Day after receipt by
the Agent of a Four Quarter EBITDA Certificate indicating that EBITDA for the
four (4) most recent consecutive fiscal quarter periods ending on or before the
date of determination (commencing with the four fiscal quarters ending December
31, 1996) is greater than $45,000,000, then from such effective date through
(but excluding) one Business Day after receipt by the Agent of the next Four
Quarter EBITDA Certificate, each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest at a rate
per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus two and one-half percent (2-1/2%)
and (ii) effective one Business Day after receipt by the Agent of a Four Quarter
EBITDA Certificate indicating that EBITDA for the four (4) most recent
consecutive fiscal quarter periods ending on or before the date of determination
(commencing with the four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 1996) is less than
$40,000,000, then from such effective date through (but excluding) one Business
Day after receipt by the Agent of the next Four Quarter EBITDA Certificate, each
Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted
LIBO Rate plus three and one-half percent (3-1/2%) (with any additional interest
payable under Section 2.08(a) to be in addition to the foregoing interest)."

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                  (f) Section 2.06(a) is hereby amended by deleting the first
sentence thereof and by substituting, in lieu thereof, the following:

                  "(a) The Borrower shall pay each Lender, through the Agent,
(i) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December
commencing December 31, 1993, (ii) on the date of any reduction of Commitments
pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof and (iii) on the Termination Date, in
immediately available funds, a commitment fee (the "Commitment Fee") of one-half
percent (1/2%) per annum on the average amount, calculated on a daily basis, by
which the Commitment of such Lender, during the quarter (or shorter period
commencing with the date hereof or ending with the Termination date) ending on
such date exceeds the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans made
by such Lender."

                  (g) Section 2.08(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting such Section 2.08(a) in its entirety and by substituting, in lieu
thereof, the following:

                  "(a) If there shall occur and be continuing any Event of
Default, the Borrower shall on demand from time to time pay interest, to the
extent permitted by law, on principal, interest, fees and any other amount which
is payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (whether then due and
payable or not) (after as well as before judgment) at a rate per annum equal to
two percent (2%) in excess of the rates otherwise applicable thereto (or if no
rate is applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to three and one half
percent (3-1/2%) in excess of the Prime Rate); provided, however, that with
respect to Prime Rate Loans accruing interest under Section 2.05(a)(ii) of this
Agreement and letter of credit fees payable under Section 13.06(a)(ii) of this
Agreement, one and three quarter percent (1-3/4%) shall be substituted for the
foregoing 2%; and provided, further, that with respect to Eurodollar Loans
accruing interest under Section 2.05(b)(ii) of this Agreement, one and one half
percent (1-1/2%) shall be substituted for the foregoing 2%."

                  (h) Section 4.05 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the words "January 2, 1993" and by substituting, in lieu thereof, the
words "the date of the latest financial statements delivered to the Agent by the
Borrower pursuant to Section 6.05(a) hereof".

                  (i) Section 4.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
(x) adding the words "(other than a Material Adverse Effect solely with respect
to the Parent)" immediately after the words "Material Adverse Effect" at the end
of clause (a) thereof; and (y) deleting the words "the Parent," in Section
4.06(b) thereof.

                  (j) Section 6.05(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by inserting the words "with respect to going concern, with respect to the
restructuring of the capital structure of the Parent and" after the word
"except" in the parenthetical contained therein.

                  (k) Section 6.05(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting (i) the words "for any fiscal month which ends a fiscal quarter,
with the covenants set forth in Sections 7.07, 7.08, 7.09, 7.10, 7.11 and 7.13
hereof" and by substituting therefor the words "for

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any fiscal month which ends a fiscal quarter, with the covenants set forth in
Sections 7.07 and 7.11 hereof" and (ii) the words "for each fiscal month, with
the covenants set forth in Sections 7.07, 7.08 and 7.10 hereof" and by
substituting therefor the words "for each fiscal month, with the covenant set
forth in Section 7.07 hereof".

                  (l) Section 7.07 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the table set forth therein and by substituting therefor the following
table:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  "Period                                              Maximum Amount
<S> <C>
Fiscal Year ending December 31, 1996                                       $18,000,000

Fiscal Year ending December 31, 1997
and each Fiscal Year thereafter                                            $18,000,000"
</TABLE>
                  (m) Sections 7.08, 7.09, 7.10 and 7.13 of the Credit Agreement
are hereby amended by deleting each such Section in its entirety and by
substituting, in lieu thereof in each instance, the words "[Intentionally
Omitted]".

                  (n) Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the table set forth therein and by substituting, in lieu thereof, the
following table:

  "Date of Determination                                 Amount

  March 23, 1996                                       $40,000,000

  June 15, 1996                                        $38,000,000

  September 7, 1996                                    $37,000,000

  December 28, 1996                                    $37,000,000

  March 22, 1997                                       $38,000,000

  June 14, 1997                                        $39,000,000

  September 6, 1997                                    $40,500,000

  December 27, 1997                                    $42,000,000".


  (o) Article VIII of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:

                           (i) deleting the word "or" immediately after clause
"(n)" thereto;

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                           (ii) adding the word "; or" immediately after clause
"(o)" thereto and (iii) adding the following clause "(p)" thereto:

                  "(p) the failure of the Borrower's Financial Officer to
deliver to the Agent by the tenth (10th) day following the end of any fiscal
period of the Borrower, a certificate (with supporting calculations concurred to
by the Agent and the Lenders) indicating that Average Undrawn Availability for
such fiscal period was $2,000,000 or greater";

                           (iii) deleting clauses (e), (g) and (j) of such
Article VIII and substituting therefor the following:

                  "(e) the Borrower, any Guarantor, any Grantor or any
subsidiary of any thereof shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file
any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code or any
other Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or similar
law (other than a bankruptcy involving solely the Parent where (x) the Parent
retains the exclusive right to file a plan of reorganization and (y) not more
than one year has elapsed since the commencement date of such proceeding), (ii)
consent to the institution of, or fail to contravene in a timely and appropriate
manner, any such proceeding or the filing of any such petition, (iii) apply for
or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or
similar official for the Borrower, such Guarantor, such Grantor or such
subsidiary or for a substantial part of its property or assets, (iv) file an
answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any
such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors,
(vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its
debts as they become due or (vii) take corporate action for the purpose of
effecting any of the foregoing;"

                  "(g) default shall be made with respect to (i) any
Indebtedness or obligations under a capitalized lease of the Borrower, any
Guarantor (other than defaults of the Parent under Indebtedness of the Parent or
capitalized leases of the Parent), any Grantor (other than defaults of the
Parent under Indebtedness of the Parent or capitalized leases of the Parent) or
any subsidiary of any thereof, whose unpaid principal payments exceed in the
aggregate $250,000 at any time (excluding Indebtedness outstanding hereunder) or
(ii) any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries arising under
the Stock Purchase Agreement, if the effect of any such default shall be to
accelerate, or to permit the holder or obligee of any such Indebtedness or
obligations under a capitalized lease (or any trustee on behalf of such holder
or obligee) at its option to accelerate, the maturity of such Indebtedness or
obligations under a capitalized lease, or if any such Indebtedness or
obligations under a capitalized lease shall not be paid when scheduled to be due
and payable"

                  "(j) a judgment (not reimbursed by insurance policies of the
Borrower, any Guarantor, any Grantor or any subsidiary of any thereof) or decree
for the payment of money, a fine or penalty (x) shall be rendered by a court or
other tribunal against the Borrower, any Guarantor (other than the Parent), any
Grantor (other than the Parent) or any subsidiary of any thereof which when
taken together with all other such judgments, decrees, fines and penalties

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shall exceed $500,000 or (y) shall be rendered by a court or other tribunal
against the Borrower, any Guarantor (including the Parent), any Grantor
(including the Parent) or any subsidiary of any thereof which when taken
together with all other such judgments, decrees, fines and penalties shall
exceed $10,000,000, and (i) shall remain undischarged or unbonded for a period
of 30 consecutive days during which the execution of such judgment, decree, fine
or penalty shall not have been stayed effectively, or (ii) any judgment creditor
or other person shall legally commence actions to collect on or enforce such
judgment, decree, fine or penalty;"

                           (iv) (x) deleting paragraphs (m) and (n) of such
Article VIII in their entirety and substituting, in lieu thereof in each
instance, the words "[intentionally omitted]"; and

                                    (y) deleting from clause (f) thereof the
words "and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 30 days or
an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall continue
unstayed and in effect for 30 days" and substituting, in lieu thereof, the words
"and (x) such proceeding or petition with respect to the Borrower, any Guarantor
(other than the Parent) any Grantor (other than the Parent) or any subsidiary of
any thereof shall continue undismissed for 30 days or an order or decree
approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall continue unstayed and in effect
for 30 days or (y) ninety days shall have elapsed from the date of the
commencement of such proceeding with respect to the Parent, the filing of such
petition with respect to the Parent or the entry of an order or decree approving
or ordering any of the foregoing with respect to the Parent, during which time
such proceeding, filing, order or decree shall not have been dismissed, remained
stayed or remained suspended".

                  (p) Section 13.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting clause (a) thereof and by substituting, in lieu thereof, the following:

                  "(a) for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, with respect to
any Letter of Credit, on the last Business Day of each September, December,
March and June and on the date of the full drawing, cancellation, termination or
expiration of such Letter of Credit, a letter of credit fee for such calendar
quarter or shorter period equal to two and one half percent (2-1/2%) per annum
on the average daily undrawn amount thereof for such calendar quarter or such
shorter period, payable to the Agent at its Domestic Lending Office in
immediately available funds; provided, however, that, commencing on January 1,
1997, (i) effective one Business Day after receipt by the Agent of a Four
Quarter EBITDA Certificate indicating that EBITDA for the four (4) most recent
consecutive fiscal quarter periods ending on or before the date of determination
(commencing with the four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 1996) is greater
than $45,000,000, then from such effective date through (but excluding) one
Business Day after receipt by the Agent of the next Four Quarter EBITDA
Certificate, the foregoing letter of credit fee shall be two and one-quarter
percent (2-1/4%) per annum and (ii) effective one Business Day after receipt by
the Agent of a Four Quarter EBITDA Certificate indicating that EBITDA for the
four (4) most recent consecutive fiscal quarter periods ending on or before the
date of determination (commencing with the four fiscal quarters ending December
31, 1996) is less than $40,000,000, then from such effective date through (but
excluding) one Business Day after

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receipt by the Agent of the next Four Quarter EBITDA Certificate, the foregoing
letter of credit fee shall be two and three quarters percent (2-3/4%) per
annum.".


         SECTION 3. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Waiver and Eighth
Amendatory Agreement shall be operative as of the date hereof but shall become
effective when, and only when, the Agent shall have received (x) full and final
payment of a $550,000 fee (which shall be in substitution for, and in full
satisfaction of, payment of the $400,000 fee referenced in Section 2.06(c) of
the Credit Agreement); (y) counterparts of this Waiver and Eighth Amendatory
Agreement executed by the Borrower and the Lenders or, as to any of said
Lenders, advice satisfactory to the Agent that such Lender has executed this
Waiver and Eighth Amendatory Agreement and (z) all of the following documents,
each document (unless otherwise indicated) being dated the date hereof, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Agent:

                           (a) a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Borrower and the Guarantor certifying the names and true
signatures of their respective officers authorized to sign this Waiver and
Eighth Amendatory Agreement, and the other documents to be delivered hereunder;

                           (b) a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer
of the Borrower stating that:

                                    (i) the representations and warranties of
the Borrower as set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement and in any
documents delivered therewith, including the Loan Documents, are true and
correct on and as of the date of such certificate as though made on and as of
such date (except insofar as such representations and warranties relate
expressly to an earlier date or are based on the accuracy of schedules prepared
as of a prior date),

                                    (ii) the representations and warranties
contained in Section 4 hereof are correct on and as of the date of such
certificate as though made on and as of such date, and

                                    (iii) after giving effect to this Waiver and
Eighth Amendatory Agreement, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing;

                           (c) certified copies of (i) the resolutions of the
Board of Directors of the Borrower and of the Guarantor approving this Waiver
and Eighth Amendatory Agreement and (ii) all documents evidencing other
necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to
this Waiver and Eighth Amendatory Agreement and the matters contemplated hereby;

                           (d) a favorable opinion of Kaufman & Canoles, counsel
for the Borrower and the Guarantor, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Agent
and Lenders; and


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                           (e) an amendment to the existing deeds of trust in
favor of the Agent, together with endorsements to the title insurance policies
in force with respect to such deeds of trust.

                  SECTION 4.  Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.
The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

                           (a) The execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower of this Waiver and Eighth Amendatory Agreement and the Credit Agreement
as amended hereby are within the Borrower's and the Guarantor's corporate
powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not
contravene (i) the charter or by-laws, and (ii) any law or any contractual
restriction binding on or affecting the Borrower or the Guarantor.

                           (b) No authorization, approval or other action by,
and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body
is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower or
the Guarantor of this Waiver and Eighth Amendatory Agreement and the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby.

                           (c) This Waiver and Eighth Amendatory Agreement and
the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantor enforceable against the Borrower
and the Guarantor in accordance with their respective terms.

                           (d) There is no pending or threatened action or
proceeding affecting the Borrower, the Guarantor or any of their respective
subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator, which may
materially adversely affect the financial condition or operations of the
Borrower, the Guarantor or any subsidiary thereof or which purports to affect
the legality, validity or enforceability of this Waiver and Eighth Amendatory
Agreement and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

                           (e) The execution, delivery and performance of this
Waiver and Eighth Amendatory Agreement does not conflict with or violate in any
manner the terms of any of the Borrower's Senior Notes (or the related Senior
Indenture) or Subordinated Indebtedness or in any manner affect the status of
the Obligations under the Credit Agreement regarding the subordination
provisions of the Borrower's Subordinated Indebtedness.

                  SECTION 5.  Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.

                           (a) Upon the effectiveness of this Waiver and Eighth
Amendment, on and after the date hereof each reference in the Credit Agreement
to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof" or words of like import referring to
the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to "the
Credit Agreement," "thereunder," "thereof" or words of like import referring to
the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby.

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                           (b) Except as specifically amended above, the Credit
Agreement and the Notes, and all other Loan Documents, are and shall continue to
be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and
confirmed.

                           (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this
Waiver and Eighth Amendatory Agreement shall not, except as expressly provided
herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the
Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision
of any of the Loan Documents.

                  SECTION 6. Costs, Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower agrees to
pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with the
preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification and amendment of
this Waiver and Eighth Amendatory Agreement and the other instruments and
documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, the
reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Agent with respect
thereto and with respect to advising the Agent as to its rights and
responsibilities hereunder and thereunder. The Borrower further agrees to pay on
demand all costs and expenses, if any (including, without limitation, reasonable
counsel fees and expenses), in connection with the enforcement (whether through
negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Waiver and Eighth
Amendatory Agreement and the other instruments and documents to be delivered
hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses
in connection with the enforcement of rights under this Section 6. In addition,
the Borrower shall pay any and all stamp and other taxes payable or determined
to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of this Waiver and
Eighth Amendatory Agreement and the other instruments and documents to be
delivered hereunder, and agrees to save the Agent and each Lender harmless from
and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay
in paying or omitting to pay such taxes.

                  SECTION 7. Execution in Counterparts. This Waiver and Eighth
Amendatory Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

                  SECTION 8.  Governing Law.  This Waiver and Eighth Amendatory
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of New York.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver
and Eighth Amendatory Agreement to be executed by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.



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                            FARM FRESH, INC.
                            By:/s/ Farm Fresh, Inc.
                            Name:
                            Title:


                            FF HOLDINGS CORPORATION, as Guarantor
                            By:/s/ FF Holdings Corporation
                            Name:
                            Title:


                            FLEET BANK, N.A., (as successor to NatWest USA
                            Credit Corp.), as Lender
                            By:/s/ Fleet Bank, N.A.
                            Name:
                            Title:


                            FLEET BANK, N.A. (as successor to NatWest USA
                            Credit Corp.), as Agent
                            By:/s/ Fleet Bank, N.A.
                            Name:
                            Title:


                            HELLER FINANCIAL, INC., as Lender
                            By:/s/ Heller Financial, Inc.
                            Name:
                            Title:




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