September 21, 1995



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SEC Operations Center
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          RE:  Riser Foods, Inc. - Commission File No. 1-9914 
               

Gentlemen:

     Included in this submission is the Company's Form 8-K.

                              Very truly yours,

                              

                              Jeffrey P. Sabatine
                              General Counsel






cc:  American Stock Exchange, Inc.
     Society National Bank
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


                            FORM 8-K


                         CURRENT REPORT


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



                       September 11, 1995
        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                        RISER FOODS, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   Delaware                    1-9914              34-1570363   
(State or other             (Commission           (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                File               Identification
incorporation)                Number)                  No.)



5300 Richmond Road, Bedford Heights, Ohio               44146     
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (216) 292-7000




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ITEM 5:  OTHER EVENTS



     On September 11, 1995, Riser Foods, Inc. issued the following
press release: 


       Riser Foods, Inc. Initiates Quarterly Cash Dividend

     Bedford Heights, Ohio (September 11, 1995) -- The Board
     of Directors of Riser Foods, Inc., (AMEX:RSR) declared an
     initial quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share on all
     the classes of the Company's common stock, payable on
     October 10, 1995, to shareholders of record at the close
     of business on September 29, 1995.  This cash dividend is
     the first to be paid on the Company's common stock since
     Riser Foods became a public company in 1988.

     "The adoption of a regular quarterly cash dividend
     reflects the Board's confidence in the future growth and
     profitability of Riser Foods," stated Anthony C. Rego,
     the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  "We
     are following a strategic plan that has strengthened our
     competitive position and resulted in improved financial
     performance and cash flow.  We are pleased to share this
     improvement in the form of a cash return to investors in
     our common stock."

     Riser Foods operates 38 retail supermarkets in northeast
     Ohio under the Rini-Rego Stop-N-Shop banner.  In
     addition, the Company's American Seaway Foods subsidiary
     is a full-line wholesale distributor of food and health
     and beauty care products.  Through its Eagle Ice Cream
     division, Riser also manufactures private-label ice cream
     and distributes frozen novelties.




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                           SIGNATURES                  


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                   
                                      RISER FOODS, INC.
                                        (Registrant)



September 11, 1995                   By:/s/ Anthony C. Rego       
                                     Anthony C. Rego
                                     Chairman of the Board and
                                     Chief Executive Officer
                                     



September 11, 1995                   By:/s/ Ronald W. Ocasek      
                                     Ronald W. Ocasek
                                     Senior Vice President,
                                     Chief Financial Officer
                                     and Treasurer