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Basketball Legend to Attend Black Expo and Launch His New Meat Product Line and Autobiography INDIANAPOLIS, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new line of bacon and smoked sausage products linked to basketball legend Oscar (The Big O) Robertson is available exclusively in Marsh Supermarkets (NASDAQ:MARSANASDAQ:MARSB) according to Marsh chairman and CEO Don Marsh. Robertson will be in Indianapolis on Friday and Saturday, July 16 - 17, to attend Indiana Black Expo and promote his meat product line and autobiography. Robertson now owns Oscar Robertson Foods, which produces Oscar Robertson Signature Products. The company is headquartered in Fairfield, Ohio, a Cincinnati suburb. "It's a special treat for Marsh Supermarkets to be working with a man whose name stands for top quality in both basketball and meat products," said Marsh. "And we're especially excited to distribute his meats in the heart of Indiana where he launched his storybook basketball career." The meat products include Ranch Brand Bacon, Peppered Ranch Brand Bacon, Hickory Smoked Bacon and Old Fashion Smoked Sausage. Simultaneously, Marsh also will be selling Robertson's new book: "The Big O: My Life, My Times, My Game." Robertson's basketball career started in Indianapolis where he led his Crispus Attucks High School team to state championships in 1955 and 1956 and was named "Mr. Basketball" in 1956. He went on to a collegiate career at the University of Cincinnati, where he was named The Sporting News "Player of the Year" in 1958, 1959 and 1960. Moving on to the NBA, Robertson played for the Cincinnati Royals from 1960 to 1970 and for the Milwaukee Bucks from 1970 to 1974. His 1971 Milwaukee team won the NBA championship. The twelve-time NBA All-Star was named to the 50th Anniversary All-Time NBA team in 1996. Robertson lives today in the Cincinnati area. One of the largest regional grocery chains in the United States, Marsh Supermarkets operates 67 Marsh Supermarkets, 37 LoBill Foods(R) stores, 1 Savin*$(R), 1 Arthur's Fresh Market , 164 Village Pantry(R) convenience stores and 9 O'Malia Food Markets in central Indiana and western Ohio. The company also operates Crystal Food Services, which provides upscale catering, cafeteria management, office coffee vending and concessions, Primo Banquet Catering and Conference Centers, and Trios Di Tuscanos, a quick, casual restaurant. In addition, the company operates McNamara Florists and Enflora - Flowers for Business. Marsh Supermarkets is a publicly held company that employs through its various divisions approximately 16,000 people, principally in a two-state area. Marsh common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market System (MARSA and MARSB). DATASOURCE: Marsh Supermarkets CONTACT: Jodi Marsh of Marsh Supermarkets Inc., +1-317-594-2640

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