IGA HONORS METCASH TRADING LIMITED AUSTRALIA-ASIA

Metcash Trading Receives Inaugural Chairman's Cup Award

CHICAGO, IL – IGA honored Metcash Trading Limited Australia-Asia with the inaugural Chairman's Cup Award March 11^th at IGA's 2003 Global Summit in Palm Springs , Calif.

The award was presented to Metcash Trading Limited Australasia CEO Andrew Reitzer in recognition of the company's astounding success and three years of significant growth. The cup was inscribed with words telling the story of the Phoenix of classical mythology, which rose out of the ashes to a new life.

"IGA Australia proved that out of the ashes you can build, when you have the right goals," Dr. Haggai said. IGA Australia serves as a benchmark for achieving growth and cooperation for the rest of the IGA System.

IGA, the only global supermarketer based in the United States , is the world's largest voluntary supermarket network with aggregate worldwide retail sales of more than $21 billion per year. The Alliance includes more than 4,000 Hometown Proud Supermarkets worldwide, supported by 36 distribution companies and more than 55 major manufacturers, vendors and suppliers encompassing everything from grocery to equipment items. IGA ranks in the top 10 in world food supermarketing. IGA has operations in 48 of the United States and more than 40 countries, commonwealths and territories on all six inhabited continents.