Exhibit 99.2


                                                           Contact: Maria Brous
                                                                 (863) 680-5339

                      Publix Announces Annual Dividend


      LAKELAND,  Fla., March 3, 2005 -- Publix Super Markets Inc. announced that
its board of directors declared an annual cash dividend on its common stock. The
2005  dividend  is 70 cents per share,  up from 45 cents per share in 2004.  The
dividend will be paid on June 1, 2005, to stockholders of record as of the close
of business April 19, 2005.
      Publix  stock is  currently  priced at $64 per share.  Publix stock is not
publicly traded and is made available for sale only to current Publix associates
and members of its board of directors.
      Publix is owned and operated by its 128,500 employees,  with 2004 sales of
$18.6  billion.  Currently  Publix has 850  stores in  Florida,  Georgia,  South
Carolina,  Alabama and  Tennessee.  The company has been named one of  Fortune's
"100 Best  Companies to Work For in America"  for eight  consecutive  years.  In
addition,  Publix's  dedication  to  superior  quality and  customer  service is
recognized  as  tops in the  grocery  business,  most  recently  by an  American
Customer  Satisfaction Index survey.  For more information,  visit the company's
Web site, www.publix.com. ###
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