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<ARTICLE> 5
<CIK> 0000842913
<NAME> KASH N KARRY FOOD STORES INC
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY> US DOLLARS
       
                                                                       
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR                   QTR-1                   QTR-2
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JUL-31-1994             OCT-30-1994             JAN-29-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             AUG-02-1993             AUG-01-1994             OCT-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               JUL-31-1994             OCT-30-1994             JAN-29-1995
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                      1                       1                       1
<CASH>                                           6,852                  12,622                  10,517
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                    8,084                   6,439                   6,701
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0                       0                       0
<INVENTORY>                                     76,094                  74,171                  78,756
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               103,835                 387,032                  99,220
<PP&E>                                         241,841                 251,880                 145,140
<DEPRECIATION>                                  81,350                  86,101                   1,327
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 389,893                 387,032                 381,751
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          116,582                 128,911                  92,013
<BONDS>                                        317,381                 312,327                 227,522
<COMMON>                                            28                      28                      31
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                            4,650                   4,650                       0
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0
<OTHER-SE>                                    (61,082)                (69,801)                  47,271
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   389,893                 387,032                 381,751
<SALES>                                      1,065,165                 240,147                 272,889
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             1,065,165                 240,147                 272,889
<CGS>                                          845,597                 191,732                 218,010
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                1,046,654                 238,306                 264,695
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                11,016                       0                       0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                       0                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              45,390                  10,560                   5,561
<INCOME-PRETAX>                               (37,895)                 (8,719)                   2,633<F1><F2>
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0                       0                       0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                           (37,895)                 (8,719)                   2,633
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0                  67,728<F3>
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                         0                       0                  69,773
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0<F1>                   0<F1>                   0.26<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0<F1>                   0<F1>                   0.26<F1>
<FN>
<F1>EPS is meaningless.
<F2>Income-Pretax is before reorganization item, extraordinary item,
and change in accounting principle.
<F3>Extraordinary includes reorganization items and change in
accounting principle.
</FN>