CONAGRA AND GEORGIA PACIFIC RECEIVE IGA RED OVAL AWARDS OF DISTINCTION

CHICAGO, IL - The recipients of the IGA Red Oval Family Awards of Distinction have been named. ConAgra Foods, Inc. received the Red Oval Award for Extraordinary IGA Growth, while Georgia Pacific Corporation received the Red Oval Award for Extraordinary IGA Commitment.

The Red Oval Awards of Distinction are presented each year to two Red Oval Family partners. Criteria for the awards are focused largely on participation in the Red Oval Advisory Committee, support of IGA events, and IGAGrocergram advertising.

“Throughout 2005, ConAgra and Georgia Pacific proved their dedication to IGA in a number of ways, not the least of which was stellar support of our four core IGA marketing events,” said Thomas S. Haggai, chairman and CEO of IGA. “We at IGA extend our thanks to both of these dedicated companies, and special thanks to ConAgra Red Oval Representative Gerry Wambach and Georgia Pacific Red Oval Representative Krista Sauder. Their unwavering commitment to IGA has sparked a bond that will no doubt continue to grow in the coming years.”

IGA is the world’s largest voluntary supermarket network with aggregate worldwide retail sales of more than $19.1 billion per year. The Alliance includes more than 4,000 Hometown Proud Supermarkets worldwide, supported by 52 distribution companies and more than 55 major manufacturers, vendors and suppliers encompassing everything from grocery to equipment items. IGA ranks in the top 10 in world food supermarketing. IGA has operations in 48 of the United States and more than 40 countries, commonwealths and territories on all six inhabited continents. IGA's theme and philosophy, Hometown Proud, dates from its 1930s national radio show, IGA Hometown Hour, reflecting the local roots of IGA independent grocers.