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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                       
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 10-K

                Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended:                               Commission file number:
    December 28, 1996                                            0-785         
   
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                               NASH-FINCH COMPANY
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

       Delaware                                              41-0431960         
(State of Incorporation)                                  (I.R.S. Employer      
                                                         Identification No.)    
 7600 France Avenue South
       P.O. Box 355
 Minneapolis, Minnesota
 (Address of principal                                       55440-0355
    executive offices)                                       (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (612) 832-0534
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        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                   Common Stock, par value $1.66-2/3 per share
                          Common Stock Purchase Rights
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     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing 
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes     No  X                             
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     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to 
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be 
contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or 
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 
10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  [  ]

     As of March 24, 1997, 11,300,488 shares of Common Stock of the 
Registrant were outstanding, and the aggregate market value of the Common 
Stock of the Registrant as of that date (based upon the last reported sale 
price of the Common Stock at that date by the Nasdaq National Market), 
excluding outstanding shares deemed beneficially owned by directors and 
officers, was approximately $202,780,250.                               

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     Parts I, II and IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporate by 
reference information (to the extent specific pages are referred to herein) 
from the Registrant's Annual Report to Stockholders for the Year Ended 
December 28, 1996 (the "1996 Annual Report").  Parts II and III of this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporate by reference information (to the 
extent specific sections are referred to herein) from the Registrant's Proxy 
Statement for its Annual Meeting to be held May 13, 1997 (the "1997 Proxy 
Statement").

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                                     PART I

ITEM 1.   BUSINESS.

     (a)  GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS.

     Nash Finch Company, a Delaware corporation organized in 1921 as the 
successor to a business founded in 1885, has its principal executive offices 
at 7600 France Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota 55435.  Its telephone number is 
(612) 832-0534.  Unless the context otherwise indicates, the term "Company," 
as used in this Report, means Nash Finch Company and its consolidated 
subsidiaries. Furthermore, the information contained in this document 
includes the applicable figures of corporations which have been acquired by 
the Company during fiscal year 1996.

     The Company is one of the largest food wholesalers in the United States, 
serving approximately 2,350 affiliated and other independent retail 
supermarkets, other retail stores and outlets, and institutional accounts, 
such as military base commissaries, restaurants, schools and hospitals, as of 
December 28, 1996.  No one customer accounts for a significant portion of the 
Company's sales.  The Company also operates and supplies, as of December 28, 
1996, 104 Company-owned supermarkets and warehouse stores.  The Company's 
affiliated and Company-owned stores operate under a number of tradenames, 
including ECONOFOODS-Registered Trademark-, FOOD BONANZA-Registered 
Trademark-, SUN MART-TM-, FAMILY THRIFT CENTER-TM-, EASTER FOODS-TM-, FOOD 
FOLKS-Registered Trademark-, JACK & JILL-Registered Trademark-, 
ECONOMART-TM-, OUR FAMILY FOODS-Registered Trademark-, FOOD PRIDE-Registered 
Trademark-, SAX FOOD & DRUG -Registered Trademark- and IGA -Registered 
Trademark- (a registered trademark of IGA, INC.).  The Company's market areas 
are in approximately 30 states in the Midwest, West, Mid-Atlantic and 
Southeast and are serviced through 20 wholesale distribution centers and one 
general merchandise warehouse. The Company packages, ships and markets fresh 
produce from California and the countries of Chile and Mexico to a variety of 
buyers across the United States, Canada and overseas. 

     In January, 1996, the Company acquired substantially all of the business 
and assets of Military Distributors of Virginia, Inc. ("MDV"), a Virginia 
corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia.  MDV engages in the business of 
distributing groceries and related products to military commissaries in the 
eastern United States and Europe.  The MDV operation has been consolidated 
with the Company's existing military distribution operations in Baltimore, 
Maryland, and Chesapeake, Virginia, into a single military division.  
Currently, this military division is operating from two distribution centers 
- one in Norfolk and the other in Baltimore.

     In July 1996, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of 
capital stock of T. J. Morris Company, a Georgia corporation based in 
Statesboro, Georgia.  T. J. Morris Company is a wholesale distributor of a 
full-line of food and related non-food products to independent grocery 
retailers, including IGA Stores.  The Company's existing operations based in 
Macon, Georgia have been consolidated with the operations of T. J. Morris 
Company at its Statesboro facility.  Currently, the Company is operating T. J. 
Morris Company as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

     In December 1996, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the 
outstanding shares of capital stock of Super Food Services, Inc. ("Super 
Food"), a Delaware corporation based in Dayton, Ohio.  Super Food was 
incorporated in 1957 and, prior to the acquisition by the Company, was ranked 
as the 14th largest grocery wholesaler in the United States, with sales for 

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its fiscal year ended August 31, 1996 of of approximately $1.2 billion.  
Super Food services independent stores, including IGA stores, across six 
states, including primarily Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky. Super Foods has four 
distribution centers located in Bellefontaine, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, 
Bridgeport, Michigan, and Lexington, Kentucky, which provide a full line of 
groceries and related products, other than produce. The distribution center 
in Bellefontaine, Ohio also has a portion of its space dedicated to 
distributing general merchandise to the other distribution centers. Since the 
completion of the acquisition, the Company has been engaged in the process of 
coordinating the distribution operations of Super Food with existing 
distribution operations of the Company and consolidating the general and 
administrative functions of Super Food with the general and administrative 
functions of the Company in Edina, Minnesota.

     In connection with the acquisition of Super Food, the Company obtained a 
$500 million credit facility provided by a syndicate of banks for whom Harris 
Trust and Savings Bank acts as the administrative agent and Bank of Montreal 
and PNC Bank, National Association, act as co-syndication agents.  This 
credit facility is a $500 million senior credit unsecured revolving facility 
maturing in five years, with a mandatory commitment reduction to $400 million 
by December 31, 1998.

     (b)  FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT INDUSTRY SEGMENTS.

     Financial information about the Company's business segments for the most 
recent three fiscal years is contained on page 25 of the 1996 Annual Report 
(Note 12 to Consolidated Financial Statements).  For segment financial 
reporting purposes, a portion of the operational profits of wholesale 
distribution centers are allocated to retail operations to the extent that 
merchandise is purchased by these distribution centers and transferred to 
retail stores directly operated by the Company.  For fiscal 1996, 44% of such 
warehouse operational profits were allocated to retail operations. 

     (c)  NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.

     1.   PRODUCTS SUPPLIED.

     The Company distributes and sells a full line of food products, 
including dry groceries, fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen foods, fresh and 
processed meat products and dairy products, and a variety of non-food 
products, including health and beauty aids, tobacco products, paper products, 
cleaning supplies and small household items.  The Company primarily 
distributes and sells nationally advertised brand products and a number of 
unbranded products (principally meats and produce) purchased directly from 
various manufacturers, processors and suppliers or through manufacturers' 
representatives and brokers.  Many of the major suppliers of the Company are 
large companies.  The Company has no significant long-term purchase 
obligations and believes that adequate and alternative sources of supply are 
generally available to meet the Company's needs. 

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     The Company also distributes and sells private label products using the 
Company's own trademarks.  A wide variety of grocery, dairy, packaged meat, 
frozen foods, health and beauty products, paper and household products, 
beverages, and other packaged products are manufactured or processed by 
others for the Company and sold under Company brand names.  

     2.   DISTRIBUTION.

     The Company distributes products to Company-owned supermarkets and 
warehouse stores and to independent customers and military base commissaries 
from 20 distribution centers, as of December 28, 1996, located in Colorado, 
Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska (2), 
North Carolina (2), North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), South Dakota, Virginia (2), 
and Wisconsin.  The Company's distribution centers are located at strategic 
points to efficiently serve Company-owned stores, independent customers, and 
military base commissaries.  The distribution centers are equipped with 
modern materials handling equipment for receiving, storing and shipping goods 
and merchandise and are designed for high-volume operations at low unit 
costs.  The Company also distributes health and beauty products, general 
merchandise and specialty grocery products from a dedicated area of the 
distribution center located in  Bellefontaine, Ohio, and from a warehouse 
facility located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  In addition, the Company 
distributes produce from a separate warehouse facility in Wilmington, North 
Carolina.  

     The distribution centers serve as central sources of supply for 
Company-owned and independent stores, military base commissaries and other 
institutional customers within their operating areas.  The distribution 
centers maintain complete inventories containing virtually every national 
brand grocery product sold in supermarkets, together with a wide variety of 
high-volume private label items.  In addition, the distribution centers 
provide full lines of perishables, including fresh meats and poultry, fresh 
fruits and vegetables, (except Super Food) dairy and delicatessen products 
and frozen foods.  Retailers order their inventory requirements at regular 
intervals through direct linkage with Company computers.  Deliveries are made 
primarily by the Company's transportation fleet. The frequency of deliveries 
varies, depending upon customer needs.  The Company currently has a modern 
fleet of approximately 500 tractors, 1,200 semi-trailers, and 75 small trucks 
and vans, most of which are owned by the Company.  In addition, many types of 
meats, dairy products, bakery and other products are sold by the Company but 
are delivered by the suppliers directly to retail food stores. 

     Virtually all of the Company's wholesale sales to independent customers 
are made on a market price-plus-fee and freight basis, with the fee based on 
the type of commodity and quantity purchased.  Selling prices are changed 
promptly, based on the latest market information.

     The Company distributes products to military base commissaries primarily 
under contractual arrangements with the manufacturers of those products.  The 
Company provides storage, handling and transportation services for the 
manufacturers; and, as products ordered from the Company by the commissaries 
are delivered to them, the Company invoices the manufacturer for the cost of 
the merchandise delivered plus negotiated fees.

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     3.   WHOLESALE OPERATIONS.

     As of December 28, 1996, the Company distributed food products and 
non-food items, on a wholesale basis, to approximately 2,350 affiliated and 
other independent retail supermarkets, other retail stores and outlets, and 
institutional accounts, such as military base commissaries, restaurants, 
schools and hospitals.  The Company's retail supermarket customers are 
primarily self-service supermarkets that carry a wide variety of grocery 
products, health and beauty products and general merchandise.  Many stores 
also have one or more specialty departments such as delicatessens, in-store 
bakeries, restaurants, pharmacies and flower shops.  The stores served by the 
Company's wholesale operations range in size from small stores to large 
supermarkets containing approximately 65,000 square feet. 

     The Company offers to its affiliated independent retailers a broad range 
of services, including promotion, advertising and merchandising programs, the 
installation of computerized ordering, receiving and scanning systems, the 
establishment and supervision of computerized retail accounting, budgeting 
and payroll systems, personnel management assistance and employee training, 
consumer and market research, store development services and insurance 
programs.  The Company's retail counselors and other Company personnel advise 
and counsel the affiliated independents, and directly provide many of the 
above services. Separate charges are made for some of these services.  Other 
independent stores are charged for services on a negotiated basis.  The 
Company also provides retailers with marketing and store upgrade services, 
many of which have been developed in connection with Company-owned stores.  
For example, the Company assists retailers in installing and operating 
delicatessens and other specialty food sections.  Rather than develop a 
single pattern for the services it provides, the Company has developed 
flexible programs to serve the needs of most of its affiliated independents, 
whether rural or urban, large or small.

     The Company's assistance to its affiliated independent stores in store 
development provides a means of continued growth for the Company through the 
development of new retail store locations and the enlargement or remodeling 
of existing retail stores.  The services provided include site selection, 
marketing studies, building design, store layout and equipment planning and 
procurement. The Company assists its retail customers in securing existing 
supermarkets that are for sale from time to time in market areas serviced by 
the Company and, occasionally, acquires existing stores for resale to 
customers.

     The Company also may provide financial assistance to independent 
retailers it services, generally in connection with new store development and 
the upgrading or expansion of existing stores.  The Company makes secured 
loans to some of its affiliated independent operators, generally repayable 
over a period of five or seven years, for inventories, store fixtures and 
equipment, working capital and store improvements.   Loans are secured by 
liens on inventory or equipment or both, by personal guarantees and by other 
types of security.  As of December 28, 1996, the Company had outstanding 
$33,858,000 in such secured loans to 171 independent operators.  In addition, 
the Company may provide such assistance to independent retailers by 
guarantying loans from financial institutions and leases entered into 
directly with lessors.  The 

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Company also uses its credit strength to lease supermarket locations and 
sublease them to independent operators, at rates that are at least as high as 
the rent paid by the Company.

     4.   RETAIL OPERATIONS.

     As of December 28, 1996, the Company owned and operated 108 retail 
outlets, including 74 supermarkets, 30 warehouse stores and 4 combination 
general merchandise/food stores.  The Company has devoted considerable 
resources in recent years to acquire, construct, enlarge and modernize 
Company-owned stores; and, by constructing new stores or expanding existing 
stores, seeks to add either larger conventional supermarkets (at least 30,000 
square feet) or warehouse stores (at least 45,000 square feet), as 
appropriate.  The Company has implemented a number of automated systems, 
including scanning and direct store delivery for its stores.  These systems 
provide inventory control at delivery and checkout points, reduce shrinkage 
and increase labor efficiency. 

     The Company operates its supermarkets principally under the names SUN 
MART-TM-, EASTER FOODS-TM- and FOOD FOLKS-Registered Trademark-.  These 
stores, thirteen of which the Company owns (the remainder are leased), range 
in size up to approximately 46,000 square feet.  These stores are primarily 
self-service supermarkets that carry a wide variety of grocery products, 
health and beauty products, and general merchandise.  Many stores also 
have one or more specialty departments such as delicatessens, in-store 
bakeries, restaurants, pharmacies and flower shops. 

     The Company operates 30 warehouse stores principally under the names 
ECONOFOODS-Registered Trademark- and FOOD BONANZA-Registered Trademark-.  
These stores, seven of which the Company owns (the remainder are leased), 
range in size up to approximately 106,000 square feet.  The Company's 
warehouse stores offer a wide variety of high quality groceries, fresh fruits 
and vegetables, dairy products, frozen foods, fresh fish, fresh and processed 
meat and health and beauty products, all at lower prices.  Many have 
specialty departments such as delicatessens, in-store bakeries, pharmacies, 
banks and floral and video departments.  These stores appeal to quality and 
price-conscious customers who want national brands, broad selection, and 
availability of convenience foods, but are willing, in some cases, to forgo 
standard supermarket services.  The stores are able to offer lower prices due 
to increased business volume as well as the limited services available. 

     The Company also operates four combination general merchandise/food 
stores under the name FAMILY THRIFT CENTER-TM-.  These stores, three of which 
are owned, range in size up to approximately 60,000 square feet.  In addition 
to traditional supermarket food departments, these stores have expanded 
general merchandise and health and beauty products departments and 
pharmacies, and some also have sit-down restaurants, full-service floral 
departments and book departments.

     5.   PRODUCE MARKETING OPERATIONS.

     Through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Nash-DeCamp Company, the Company 
grows, packs, ships and markets fresh fruits and vegetables from locations in 
California and the 

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countries of Chile and Mexico to customers across the United States and 
Canada, and also overseas.  For regulatory reasons, the amount of business 
between Nash-DeCamp Company and the Company is limited.  The Company owns and 
operates three modern packing, shipping and/or cold storage facilities that 
ship fresh grapes, plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, pears, persimmons, 
kiwi fruit and other products.  The Company also acts as marketing agent for 
other packers of fresh produce in California and in the countries of Chile 
and Mexico.  For the above services, the Company receives, in addition to a 
selling commission, a fee for packing, handling and shipping produce.  The 
Company also owns vineyards and orchards for the production of table grapes, 
tree fruit, kiwi and citrus. 

     6.   COMPETITION.

     All segments of the Company's business are highly competitive.  The 
Company competes directly at the wholesale level with a number of wholesalers 
that supply independent retailers, including "cooperative" wholesalers that 
are owned by their retail customers and "voluntary" wholesalers who, like the 
Company, are not owned by their retail customers but sponsor a program under 
which single-unit or multi-unit independent retailers may affiliate under a 
common name. Certain of these competing wholesalers may also engage in 
distribution to military bases.  The Company also competes indirectly with 
the warehouse and distribution operations of the large integrated chains, 
which consist of single entities owning both wholesale and retail operations. 
At the wholesale level, the principal methods of competition are location of 
distribution centers, the services offered to independent retailers, such as 
store financing and use of store names, and the services offered to 
manufacturers of products sold to military base commissaries.  The success of 
the Company's wholesale business also depends upon the ability of its retail 
store customers to compete successfully with other retail food stores. 

     The Company competes on the retail level in a fragmented market with 
many organizations of various sizes, ranging from national chains and 
voluntary or cooperative groups to local chains and privately owned 
unaffiliated stores. Depending on the product and location involved, the 
principal methods of competition at the retail level include price, service, 
quality, display, selection and store location. 

     The Company competes directly in its produce marketing operations with a 
large number of other firms that pack, ship and market produce, and competes 
indirectly with larger, integrated firms that grow, pack, ship and market 
produce.  The principal methods of competition in this segment are service 
provided to growers and the ability to sell produce at the most favorable 
prices.

     7.   EMPLOYEES.

     As of December 28, 1996, the Company employed approximately 12,775 
persons (approximately 7,000 full-time and 5,775 part-time). 

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ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES.

     The principal executive offices of the Company are located in Edina, 
Minnesota, and consist of approximately 68,000 square feet of office space in 
a building owned by the Company.  In addition to the executive offices, the 
Company leases an additional 15,275 square feet of office space in Edina, 
Minnesota.  The locations and sizes of the Company's distribution centers, as 
of December 28, 1996, are listed below (all of which are owned, except as 
indicated).  The distribution center facilities which are leased have varying 
terms, all with remaining terms of less than 20 years.  Total rent in fiscal 
year 1996 for the leased facilities was $5,868,813.

                                                                Approx. Size
    Location                                                   (Square Feet)
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    Midwest/West:
          Denver, Colorado (1)                                       335,800
          Cedar Rapids, Iowa                                         351,900
          Liberal, Kansas                                            176,500
          St. Cloud, Minnesota                                       325,100
          Grand Island, Nebraska                                     177,700
          Lincoln, Nebraska                                          226,000
          Fargo, North Dakota                                        288,800
          Minot, North Dakota                                        185,200
          Rapid City, South Dakota                                   186,600
          Sioux Falls, South Dakota (2)                              252,400
          Appleton, Wisconsin                                        430,900

    Southeast:
          Stateboro, Georgia (1)(3)                                  287,800
          Baltimore, Maryland (1)(4)                                 234,500
          Lumberton, North Carolina (1)(5)                           256,600
          Rocky Mount, North Carolina (1)                            191,800
          Bluefield, Virginia                                        186,400
          Norfolk, Virginia (1)(6)                                   567,900

    Super Food Services, Inc.
          Lexington, Kentucky (1)                                    319,400
          Bellefontaine, Ohio (7)                                    773,700
          Cincinnati, Ohio (8)                                       572,750
          Bridgeport, Michigan (1)                                   581,300

    Total Square Footage                                           6,909,050

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(1)   Leased facility.
(2)   Includes 79,300 square feet of warehouse space which is leased by the
      Company.
(3)   Includes 46,400 square feet of space which is owned by the Company.


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(4)   Includes 60,000 square feet of refrigerated warehouse space located in  
      Jessup, Maryland.  Since year-end, the operations have been             
      consolidated with those in Norfolk, Virginia and the Company no longer  
      operates from the Jessup facility.
(5)   Includes 16,100 square feet of produce warehouse space located in
      Wilmington, North Carolina which is owned by the Company.
(6)   Includes 49,645 square feet which is owned by the Company.
(7)   Includes 162,700 square feet which is leased by the Company. General 
      merchandising services utilizes approximately 480,000 square feet of the 
      total space (owned and leased).
(8)   Includes 151,600 square feet which was leased by the Company as of 
      year-end. As of February 14, 1997, the Company no longer occupies 81,000 
      square feet of such leased space.

      The following table shows the number and aggregate size of Company-owned
and operated supermarkets and warehouse stores operated at December 28, 1996: 

      Supermarkets:
          Number of stores                                     74
          Total square feet                             1,641,670

      Warehouse stores:
          Number of stores                                     30
          Total square feet                             1,288,000

      Combination General Merchandise/Food:
          Number of stores                                    4
          Total square feet                             172,000

      Totals:
          Number of stores                                    108
          Total square feet                             3,101,670

     The Company leases 61 of its supermarket store buildings and one (1) 
combination general merchandise/food store building (the remainder are 
owned), which range in size up to approximately 60,000 square feet.  The 
Company also leases 23 of its warehouse store buildings, which range in size 
up to approximately 106,000 square feet. These leases are for varying terms, 
primarily under 20 years.  The total rent in fiscal year 1996 for store 
buildings was approximately $8,834,000.

     Further information about the lease obligations of the Company is given 
in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements on page 24 of the 1996 
Annual Report, incorporated herein by reference.

     Nash-DeCamp Company has executive offices comprising approximately 9,000 
square feet of leased space in an office building located in Visalia, 
California.  It owns and operates three packing, shipping and/or cold storage 
facilities in California in connection with its produce marketing operations, 
with total space of approximately 174,000 square feet.  In addition to such 
storage facilities, Nash-DeCamp Company also owns approximately 713 acres for 
the production 

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of table grapes, 40 acres for the production of kiwi fruit, 903 acres for the 
production of peaches, plums, apricots and nectarines, 614 acres for the 
production of citrus, and 198 acres of open ground for future development, all 
in San Joaquin Valley of California.  Nash-DeCamp Company also leases 123 
acres of tree fruit located in the San Joaquin Valley and, through a 
wholly-owned Chilean subsidiary, approximately 740 acres in Chile for the 
production of table grapes.

     Nash-DeCamp Company makes a continuing effort to keep all of its 
properties and facilities modern, efficient and adequate for its operational 
needs, through the acquisition, disposition, expansion and improvement of 
such properties and facilities.  As a result, Nash-DeCamp Company believes 
that its properties and facilities are, on an aggregate basis, fully utilized 
and adequate for the conduct of its business.

ITEM 3    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

     In November 1992, Jin Ku Kim, currently an employee of the Company, 
commenced an action against the Company in U.S. District Court for the 
Northern District of Iowa claiming damages as a result of the alleged failure 
of the Company to promote Mr. Kim to the position of shipping foreman in 
November 1990 and April 1992 because of his national origin and race, and the 
alleged retaliation against him by the Company in terms and conditions of 
employment after he filed charges of employment discrimination with the Cedar 
Rapids, Iowa, Civil Rights Commission.  On September 16, 1994, a jury verdict 
was entered against the Company in the amount of $8,786,000, including 
$36,000 in back pay, $1,750,000 in mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of 
life and $7,000,000 in punitive damages.  On April 13, 1995, the U.S. 
District Court entered an Amended Judgment reducing the jury award to a total 
of $421,000 plus attorneys' fees and costs of $114,556.  Both Mr. Kim and the 
Company have filed appeals from the Amended Judgment with the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Mr. Kim's appeal seeks reinstatement 
of the jury verdict and the Company's appeal seeks judgment as a matter of 
law or further reduction of the damage award; both parties seek a new trial 
in the alternative.  Briefs  have been submitted and the case was argued on 
December 14, 1995.  No decision has been issued.  The Company continues to 
deny that Mr. Kim has suffered any discrimination or retaliation, or any 
damages as a result thereof.  The Company believes that there is substantial 
basis, both in the facts of this case and in law, supporting the Company's 
position before the Eighth Circuit.  Although no assurance can be given that 
the Eighth Circuit will award the relief the Company seeks, the Company 
believes that the jury verdict will not be reinstated and that the reserves 
it has established are reasonably adequate to cover its liability.

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     On April 2, 1996 an individual engaged in growing citrus crops in Fresno 
County commenced an action entitled EMILIANO MORENO V. NASH-DECAMP COMPANY, 
ET. AL., against Nash-DeCamp Company and others, including three of its 
officers and directors, in the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of California.  Nash-DeCamp Company provided services to the 
plaintiff relating to the packing, marketing and distribution of produce 
grown by the plaintiff, and advanced financing to assist the plaintiff in 
growing and harvesting his crops. Plaintiff's complaint alleges that the 
defendants engaged in various acts of misconduct relating to the handling, 
packaging and pricing of such produce in violation of various federal and 
state laws, resulting in unspecified damages to the plaintiff.  In his 
complaint, plaintiff sought unspecified compensatory damages, punitive and 
exemplary damages, treble damages, attorneys' fees and costs of suit, as well 
as injunctive relief.  The defendants filed an answer raising various 
defenses to and denying the allegations set forth in the complaint.  In 
addition, Nash-DeCamp Company has filed a counterclaim to recover monies owed 
to it by plaintiff, costs of suit, attorneys' fees, all proceeds from any 
disposition of the 1995-1996 citrus crops, and other damages and interest.  
As of March 24, 1997, this matter was still in the discovery stages. 
Nash-DeCamp Company intends to vigorously defend plantiff's claims and to 
pursue the recovery of sums owed to it by plaintiff.  

ITEM 4    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

     No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth 
quarter of the fiscal year covered by this Report.

ITEM 4A.  EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.

     The executive officers of the Company, their ages, the year first 
elected or appointed as an executive officer and the offices held as of March 
1, 1997 are as follows: 

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                                     Year First Elected
                                     or Appointed as an
    Name (Age)                       Executive Officer                     Title
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Alfred N. Flaten (62)                        1991               President and Chief Executive Officer

William T. Bishop (56)                       1994               Senior Vice President, Sales and Logistics

William E. May, Jr. (48)                     1996               Vice President, Strategic Technology Programs
                                                                and Marketing Services

David J. Richards (48)                       1996               Vice President, Corporate Retail Stores 

Norman R. Soland (56)                        1986               Vice President, Secretary and General
                                                                Counsel

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Clarence T. Walters (60)                     1988               Vice President, Management Information
                                                                Systems

Charles F. Ramsbacher (54)                   1991               Vice President, Marketing

Steven L. Lumsden (51)                       1992               Vice President, Warehouse and
                                                                Transportation

Gerald D. Maurice (63)                       1993               Vice President, Store Development

John R. Scherer (46)                         1994               Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Charles M. Seiler (49)                       1995               Vice President, Corporate Retail Operations

Edgar F. Timberlake (49)                     1995               Vice President, Human Resources

John M. McCurry (48)                         1996               Vice President, Independent Store Operations

Lawrence A. Wojtasiak (51)                   1990               Controller

Suzanne S. Allen (32)                        1996               Treasurer


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     There are no family relationships between or among any of the executive 
officers or directors of the Company.  Executive officers of the Company are 
elected by the Board of Directors for one-year terms, commencing with their 
election at the first meeting of the Board of Directors immediately following 
the annual meeting of stockholders and continuing until the next such meeting 
of the Board of Directors.  Except as indicated below, there has been no 
change in position of any of the executive officers during the last five 
years. 

     Mr. Flaten was elected Chief Executive Officer in November 1994.  His 
election as President and Chief Operating Officer was effective in November 
1991.  He had been elected Executive Vice President, Sales and Operations of 
Nash Finch in February 1991.

     Mr. Bishop was elected as Senior Vice President, Sales and Logistics 
effective in December 1994 after joining the Company in the same month.  He 
was previously employed by Scrivner, Inc., a wholesale and retail food 
distribution company, serving as its President and Chief Operating Officer 
from 1987 to 1994.

     Mr. May was elected as Vice President, Strategic Technology Programs and 
Marketing Services in July 1996 joining the Company in June.  He was 
previously employed by Spartan Stores Inc., a wholesale food distribution 
company, serving as its Senior Vice President, Operations, Procurement, MIS 
and Customer Service from July 1988 to June 1996.

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     Mr. Richards was elected as Vice President, Corporate Retail Stores in 
July 1996. He previously served as operating Vice President, Southeast 
Division from December 1994 to June 1996.  Prior to joining the Company, he 
was employed by Scrivner, Inc., a wholesale and retail food distribution 
company, serving as its Senior Vice President, Store Development from July 
1993 to August 1994 and its Executive Vice President, Corporate Stores from 
January 1992 to July 1993. 

     Mr. Lumsden was elected Vice President, Warehouse and Transportation in 
May 1992.  He previously served as Director, Warehouse and Transportation 
from May 1990 to May 1992.

     Mr. Maurice was elected Vice President, Store Development in May 1993.  
He previously served as operating Vice President, Central Division for more 
than five years.

     Mr. Scherer was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in November 1995. 
His election as Vice President was effective in December 1994, and he served 
as Vice President, Planning and Financial Services from December 1994 to 
November 1995.  He previously served as Director of Strategic Planning and 
Financial Services from April 1994 to December 1994, and Director of Planning 
and Budgets from January 1988 through April 1994.

     Mr. Seiler was elected as Vice President, Corporate Retail Operations 
effective as of October 1994.  He previously served as operating Vice 
President, Iowa Division from May 1993 to October 1994 and Iowa Division 
Manager from June 1991 to May 1993.

     Mr. Timberlake was elected as Vice President, Human Resources in 
November 1995.  He previously served as Director of Human Resources from 
January 1993 to November 1995 and Director of Training and Management 
Development from February 1988 to January 1993.

     Mr. McCurry was elected as Vice President, Independent Store Operations 
in May 1996.  He previously served as Director of Independent Store 
Operations from August 1993 to May 1996 and as Distribution Center Manager, 
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from January 1991 to August 1993.

     Ms. Allen was elected as Treasurer effective as of January 1996.  She 
previously served as Assistant Treasurer from May 1995 to January 1996, 
Treasury Manager from January 1993 to May 1995, and Treasury Assistant from 
September 1987 to January 1993.

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                                PART II

ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR COMPANY'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

     The information under the caption "Price Range of Common Stock and 
Dividends" on page 15 of the Company's 1996 Annual Report is incorporated 
herein by reference.

ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

     The financial information under the caption "Consolidated Summary of 
Operations" on pages 26 and 27 of the Company's 1996 Annual Report is 
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The information under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis 
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" on pages 14 and 15 of the 
Company's 1996 Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

     The Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and the report of its 
independent auditors on pages 16-25 of the Company's 1996 Annual Report are 
incorporated herein by reference, as is the unaudited information set forth 
under the caption "Quarterly Financial Information" on page 15.

ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
          FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

     Not Applicable

                                PART III

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.

     A.  Directors of the Registrant.

     The information under the captions "Election of Directors--Information 
About Directors and Nominees" and "Election of Directors--Other Information 
About Directors and Nominees" in the Company's 1997 Proxy Statement is 
incorporated herein by reference.

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     B.  Executive Officers of the Registrant.

     Information concerning executive officers of the Company is included in 
this Report under Item 4A, "Executive Officers of the Registrant."

     C.  Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act of 1934.

     Information under the caption "Compliance with Section 16(a) of the 
Exchange Act" in the Company's 1997 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by 
reference.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

     The information under the captions "Election of Directors--Compensation 
of Directors" and "Executive Compensation and Other Benefits" in the 
Company's 1997 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

     The information under the caption "Principal Stockholders and Beneficial 
Ownership of Management" in the Company's 1997 Proxy Statement is 
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

     The information under the caption "Election of Directors--Other 
Information About Directors and Nominees" in the Company's 1997 Proxy 
Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

                                PART IV

ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     A.  Financial Statements.

     The following Financial Statements are incorporated herein by reference 
from the pages indicated in the Company's 1996 Annual Report:

         Independent Auditors' Report -- page 16 

         Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the years ended December 28,
         1996, December 30, 1995, and December 31, 1994 -- page 16 

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         Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended
         December 28, 1996, December 30, 1995, and December 31, 1994 -- page 20
          
         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements -- pages 20-25 

         2.   Financial Statement Schedules.

     The following financial statement schedules are included herein and 
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements 
referred to above (page numbers refer to pages in this Report):

                                                                            Page
                                                                            ----
         (a)  Valuation and Qualifying Accounts  . . . . . . . . . .         18

         (b)  Other Schedules. Other schedules are omitted as the required 
              information is inapplicable or the information is presented 
              in the consolidated financial statements or related notes. 
      
         3.   EXHIBITS.

     The exhibits to this Report are listed in the Exhibit Index on pages E-1 
to E-7 herein.

     A copy of any of these exhibits will be furnished at a reasonable cost 
to any person who was a stockholder of the Company as of March 24, 1997, upon 
receipt from any such person of a written request for any such exhibit.  Such 
request should be sent to Nash Finch Company, 7600 France Avenue South, P.O. 
Box 355, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55440-0355, Attention: Secretary.

     The following is a list of each management contract or compensatory plan 
or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this Annual Report on 
Form 10-K pursuant to Item 14(c):

         A.   Nash Finch Profit Sharing Plan -- 1994 Revision and Nash Finch  
              Profit Sharing Trust Agreement (as restated effective January 1,
              1994) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the         
              Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  
              January 1, 1994 (File No. 0-785)).

         B.   Nash Finch Profit Sharing Plan -- 1994 Revision -- First        
              Declaration of Amendment (incorporated by reference to Exhibit  
              10.7 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal 
              year ended December 31, 1994 (File No. 0-785)).

         C.   Nash Finch Profit Sharing Plan -- 1994 Revision -- Second       
              Declaration of Amendment (incorporated by reference to Exhibit  
              10.10 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the       
              fiscal year ended December 30, 1995 (File No. 0-785)).

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         D.   Nash Finch Executive Incentive Bonus and Deferred Compensation  
              Plan (as amended and restated effective December 31, 1993)      
              (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's     
              Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 
              1994 (File No. 0-785)).

         E.   Excerpts from minutes of the Board of Directors regarding Nash  
              Finch Pension Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to    
              Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for   
              the fiscal year ended January 3, 1987 (File No. 0-785)).

         F.   Excerpts from minutes of the Board of Directors regarding Nash 
              Finch Pension Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to 
              Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K 
              for the fiscal year ended December 30, 1995 (File No. 0-785)). 

         G.   Excerpts from minutes of the Board of Directors regarding       
              director compensation (filed herewith as Exhibit 10.22).

         H.   Excerpts from minutes of the Board of Directors regarding       
              director compensation (filed herewith as Exhibit 10.23).

         I.   Form of Director Fee Deferral Agreement (incorporated by        
              reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company's Annual Report on    
              Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 1990 
              (File No. 0-785)).

         J.   Form of letter agreement specifying benefits in the event of
              termination of employment following a change in control of
              Nash Finch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to
              the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
              ended December 29, 1990 (File No. 0-785)).

         K.   Nash Finch Income Deferral Plan (incorporated by reference
              to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
              for the fiscal year ended January 1, 1994 (File No. 0-785)).

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         L.   Nash Finch 1994 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference 
              to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed 
              July 8, 1994 (File No. 33-54487)).

         M.   Nash Finch 1995 Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by     
              reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on  
              Form 10-Q for the period ended June 17, 1995 (File No. 0-785)).

   (b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

     On November 22, 1996, the Company filed a Form 8-K with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission to report the Company's purchase of shares of 
outstanding common stock of Super Food Services, Inc. pursuant to a cash 
tender offer and the consummation of the merger of Super Food Services, Inc. 
with NFC Acquisition Corporation.  On January 31, 1997, Amendment No. 1 on 
Form 8-K/A, amending the November 22, 1996 filing to include financial 
statements for the most recent fiscal year of Super Food Services, Inc. and 
required pro forma financial information, was filed.

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                                NASH FINCH COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES                                  SCHEDULE II
                                 Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
          Fiscal years ended December 28, 1996, December 30, 1995, and December 31, 1994
                                    (In thousands)


                                                                       Additions
                                                               -------------------------     Charged
                                              Balance at      Charged to                    (credited)                Balance
                                              beginnning      costs and        Due to       to  other                 at end
  Description                                   of year        expenses     acquisitions     accounts   Deductions    of year
-----------------------------                 ----------      ---------     ------------    ---------   ----------    -------
<S>                                           <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>         <C>           <C>
52 weeks ended December 31, 1994:
  Allowance for doubtful receivables (d)       $8,522           2,187            961         7,123  (e) 14,207 (b)      4,620
                                                                                                34  (a)
  Provision for losses relating to
    leases on closed locations                    168           1,451             -           (618) (c)    467            534
                                              --------        --------       --------      --------    --------       --------

                                               $8,690           3,638            961         6,539      14,674          5,154
                                              --------        --------       --------      --------    --------       --------
                                              --------        --------       --------      --------    --------       --------


52 weeks ended December 30, 1995:
  Allowance for doubtful receivables (d)       $4,620           3,997             -             78 (a)   3,815 (b)      4,880

  Provision for losses relating to
    leases on closed locations                    534           1,864             -           (106)(c)     397          1,895
                                              --------        --------       --------      --------    --------       --------

                                               $5,154           5,861             -            (28)      4,212          6,775
                                              --------        --------       --------      --------    --------       --------
                                              --------        --------       --------      --------    --------       --------

52 weeks ended December 28, 1996:
  Allowance for doubtful receiveables (d)      $4,880           1,893         23,314           126 (a)   2,120 (b)     28,093

  Provision for losses relating to
    leases on closed locations                  1,895             195             -             21 (c)     674          1,437
                                              --------        --------       --------      --------    --------       --------

                                               $6,775           2,088         23,314           147       2,794         29,530
                                              --------        --------       --------      --------    --------       --------
                                              --------        --------       --------      --------    --------       --------


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(a) Recoveries on accounts previously charged off.
(b) Accounts charged off.
(c) Change in current portion shown as current liability.
(d) Includes current and non-current receivables.
(e) Reserve for estimated losses on notes previously sold
    reclassified from other current liability.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed 
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  March 28, 1997                   NASH-FINCH COMPANY

                                         By/s/Alfred N. Flaten   
                                           -----------------------------
                                             Alfred N. Flaten
                                             President, Chief Executive Officer,
                                             and Director

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
this Report has been signed below on March 28, 1997 by the following persons 
on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                              <C>
/s/ Alfred N. Flaten                             /s/ Lawrence A. Wojtasiak 
----------------------------------               ---------------------------------
Alfred N. Flaten, President,                     Lawrence A. Wojtasiak, Controller 
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive     (Principal Accounting Officer)
Officer) and Director


/s/ John R. Scherer                              /s/ Carole F. Bitter 
----------------------------------               ---------------------------------
John R. Scherer, Vice President and Chief        Carole F. Bitter, Director
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)


/s/ Richard A. Fisher                            /s/ Allister P. Graham 
----------------------------------               ---------------------------------
Richard A. Fisher, Director                      Allister P. Graham, Director


                                                 /s/ Richard G. Lareau 
----------------------------------               ---------------------------------
John H. Grunewald, Director                      Richard G. Lareau, Director


/s/ Russell N. Mammel                            /s/ Don E. Marsh
----------------------------------               ---------------------------------
Russell N. Mammel, Director                      Don E. Marsh, Director


/s/ Donald R. Miller                             
----------------------------------               ---------------------------------
Donald R. Miller, Director                        Robert F. Nash, Director


/s/ Jerome O. Rodysill   
----------------------------------  
Jerome O. Rodysill, Director
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                               NASH FINCH COMPANY

                         EXHIBIT INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT
                                  ON FORM 10-K
                     For Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 1996

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<CAPTION>
Item
 No.     Item                                    Method of Filing
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<S>      <C>                                     <C>

2.1      Agreement and Plan of
         Merger dated as of October 8,
         1996 among the Company,
         NFC Acquisition Corporation,
         and Super Food Services, Inc.           Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's 
                                                 Current Report on Form 8-K 
                                                 dated November 22, 1996 
                                                 (File No. 0-785).

3.1      Restated Certificate of
         Incorporation of the  
         Company . . . .  . . . . . . . . .      Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
                                                 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28,
                                                 1985 (File No. 0-785).

3.2      Amendment to Restated
         Certificate of Incorporation
         of the Company, effective
         May 29, 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . .    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to the
                                                 Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                                                 October 4, 1986 (File No. 0-785).

3.3      Amendment to Restated
         Certificate of Incorporation
         of the Company, effective
         May 15, 1987. . . . . . . . . . . .     Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the
                                                 Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-14871).

3.4      Bylaws of the Company
         as amended, effective
         November 21, 1995. . . . . . . . .      Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company's Annual 
                                                 Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 1995 
                                                 (File No. 0-785).


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<CAPTION>
Item
 No.     Item                                    Method of Filing
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<S>      <C>                                     <C>
4.1      Stockholder Rights 
         Agreement, dated 
         February 13, 1996, between 
         the Company and Norwest
         Bank Minnesota,
         National Association . . . . . . .      Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the
                                                 Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 13, 1996 (File
                                                 No. 0-785).

10.1     Note Agreements, dated
         September 15, 1987, between
         the Company and IDS Life
         Insurance Company, and
         between the Company and IDS
         Life Insurance Company of
         New York 
         ("1987 Note Agreements"). . . . .       Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to
                                                 the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                                                 October 10, 1987 (File No. 0-785).

10.2     Note Agreements, dated
         September 29, 1989,
         between the Company
         and Nationwide Life Insurance
         Company, and between the
         Company and West Coast Life
         Insurance Company
         ("1989 Note Agreements"). . . . .       Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to
                                                 the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                                                 October 7, 1989 (File No. 0-785).

10.3     Note Agreements dated
         March 22, 1991, between the
         Company and The Minnesota
         Mutual Life Insurance
         Company, and between the
         Company and The Minnesota
         Mutual Life Insurance Company
         - Separate Account F 
         ("1991 Note Agreements") . . . . .      Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to
                                                 the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                                                 March 23, 1991 (File No. 0-785).
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<CAPTION>
Item
 No.     Item                                    Method of Filing
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<S>      <C>                                     <C>
10.4     Note Agreements, dated as of
         February 15, 1993, between
         the Company and Principal
         Mutual Life Insurance Company,
         and between the Company and
         Aid Association for Lutherans
        ("1993 Note Agreements"). . . . . .      Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to
                                                 the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                                                 March 27, 1993 (File No. 0-785).

10.5     Note Agreement, dated March 22, 
         1996, between the Company and 
         The Variable Annuity Life Insurance
         Company, Independent Life and
         Accident Insurance Company,
         Northern Life Insurance Company, 
         and Northwestern National Life
         Insurance Company 
         ("1996 Note Agreements"). . . . . . .   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to
                                                 the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 
                                                 fiscal year ended December 30, 1995 (File No. 0-785).

10.6     First Amendment to the 
         1987 Note Agreements, 1989 Note 
         Agreements, 1991 Note Agreements, 
         1993 Note Agreements and 1996 
         Note Agreements dated as of 
         November 15, 1996 . . . . . . . . . .   Filed herewith.

10.7     Second Amendment to the 
         1987 Note Agreements, 1989 Note 
         Agreements, 1991 Note Agreement, 
         1993 Note Agreements and 1996 
         Note Agreements dated as of 
         November 15, 1996 . . . . . . . . . .   Filed herewith.

10.8     Third Amendment to the 
         1987 Note Agreements 
         dated as of January 15, 1997. . . . .   Filed herewith.

10.9     Third Amendment to the 
         1989 Note Agreements 
         dated as of January 15, 1997 . . . .    Filed herewith.

10.10    Third Amendment to the
         1991 Note Agreements 
         dated as of January 15, 1997 . . . .    Filed herewith.
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<CAPTION>
Item
 No.     Item                                    Method of Filing
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<S>      <C>                                     <C>
10.11    Third Amendment to the 
         1993 Note Agreements 
         dated as of January 15, 1997 . . . .    Filed herewith.

10.12    Third Amendment to the 
         1996 Note Agreements 
         dated as of January 15, 1997 . . . .    Filed herewith.

10.13    Note Agreements dated
         November 1, 1989, between 
         Super Food Services, Inc. and 
         Nationwide Life Insurance Co., 
         Employers Life Insurance 
         Company of Wausau, and 
         West Coast Life Insurance 
         Company  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Filed herewith.

10.14    Credit Agreement dated as of 
         October 8, 1996 among the 
         Company, NFC Acquisition Corp., 
         Harris Trust and Savings Bank, 
         as Adminstrative Agent, and 
         Bank of Montreal and PNC Bank, 
         N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents 
         ("Credit Agreement") . . . . . . . .    Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's 
                                                 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 
                                                 for the quarter ended October 5,
                                                 1996 (File No. 0-785).

10.15    First Amendment to Credit 
         Agreement dated as of 
         December 18, 1996 . . . . . . . . .    Filed herewith.

10.16    Nash Finch Profit Sharing 
         Plan -- 1994 Revision and Nash 
         Finch Profit Sharing Trust 
         Agreement (as restated effective 
         January 1, 1994) . . . . . . . . . .    Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's 
                                                 Annual Report on Form 10-K for 
                                                 the fiscal year ended January 1, 
                                                 1994 (File No. 0-785).
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<CAPTION>
Item
 No.     Item                                    Method of Filing
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<S>      <C>                                     <C>
10.17    Nash Finch Profit Sharing 
         Plan -- 1994 Revision -- 
         First Declaration of 
         Amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's 
                                                 Annual Report on Form 10-K 
                                                 for the fiscal year ended
                                                 December 31, 1994 (File 
                                                 No. 0-785).

10.18    Nash Finch Profit Sharing 
         Plan -- 1994 Revision -- 
         Second Declaration of 
         Amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's 
                                                 Annual Report on Form 10-K 
                                                 for the fiscal year ended
                                                 December 30, 1995 (File 
                                                 No. 0-785).

10.19    Nash Finch Executive 
         Incentive Bonus and 
         Deferred Compensation Plan 
         (as amended and restated 
         effective December 31, 1993. . . . . .  Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's 
                                                 Annual Report on Form 10-K 
                                                 for the fiscal year ended
                                                 January 1, 1994 (File 
                                                 No. 0-785).

10.20    Excerpts from minutes of Board of 
         Directors regarding Nash Finch Pension
         Plan, as amended effective January 2,
         1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's 
                                                 Annual Report on Form 10-K 
                                                 for the fiscal year ended
                                                 January 3, 1987 (File 
                                                 No. 0-785).

10.21    Excerpts from minutes of the 
         Board of Directors regarding 
         Nash Finch Pension Plan, as 
         amended . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's 
                                                 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 
                                                 fiscal year ended December 30, 
                                                 1995 (File No. 0-785).
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<CAPTION>
Item
 No.     Item                                    Method of Filing
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<S>      <C>                                     <C>
10.22    Excerpts from minutes of the 
         Board of Directors regarding 
         director compensation . . . . . .       Filed herewith.

10.23    Excerpts from minutes of the 
         Board of Directors regarding 
         director compensation . . . . . .       Filed herewith.

10.24    Form of Director Fee 
         Deferral Agreement . . . . . . . . . .  Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 10.19 to the Company's 
                                                 Annual Report on Form 10-K for 
                                                 the fiscal year ended 
                                                 December 29, 1990 (File 
                                                 No. 0-785).

10.25    Form of Letter Agreement 
         Specifying Benefits in the 
         Event of Temination of 
         Employment Following a 
         Change in Control of 
         Nash Finch. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 10.20 to the Company's 
                                                 Annual Report on Form 10-K for 
                                                 the fiscal year ended 
                                                 December 29, 1990 (File 
                                                 No. 0-785).

10.26    Nash Finch Income Deferral Plan. . .    Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's 
                                                 Annual Report on Form 10-K for 
                                                 the fiscal year ended 
                                                 January 1, 1994 (File No. 0-785).

10.27    Nash Finch 1994 
         Stock Incentive Plan   . . . . . . .    Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's 
                                                 Registration Statement on 
                                                 Form S-8 filed July 8, 1994 
                                                 (File No. 33-54487).
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<CAPTION>
Item
 No.     Item                                    Method of Filing
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<S>      <C>                                     <C>
10.28    Nash Finch 1995 
         Stock Option Plan    . . . . . . . .    Incorporated by reference to 
                                                 Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's 
                                                 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 
                                                 for the quarter ended June 17, 
                                                 1995 (File No. 0-785).

13.1     1996 Annual Report to
         Stockholders (selected portions
         of pages 14-27). . . . . . . . .        Filed herewith.

21.1     Subsidiaries of the
         Company. . . . . . . . . . . . .        Filed herewith.

23.1     Consent of Ernst & Young LLP . .        Filed herewith.

23.2     Consent of KPMG Peat
         Marwick, LLP . . . . . . . . . .        Filed herewith.

27.1     Financial Data Schedule. . . . .        Filed herewith.
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