<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Riser
Foods, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Income, and
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended July 1,
1995 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended July 1, 1995.
</LEGEND>
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