Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Ingles Markets, Incorporated (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q/A for the period ending March 29, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Brenda
S. Tudor, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
   the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
   respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

   /s/  Brenda S. Tudor
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   Brenda S. Tudor
   Vice President of Finance and
   Chief Financial Officer
   November 24, 2003