Exhibit 21 FLEMING COMPANIES, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT The following table sets forth Fleming's active wholly owned subsidiaries: Name Jurisdiction of Organization Gateway Foods, Inc. Wisconsin Not included above are 3 retail equity store corporations in which Fleming owns more than 50% of the voting securities as described under "Capital Invested in Retailers" in Item 1 hereto. The company has other subsidiaries that are not reflected herein. In the aggregate, these are not significant.