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• Nash Finch announced a fourth quarter profit of $8.5 million, compared to a loss of $26.4 million during the same period a year ago. Q4 revenue was $1.07 billion, down three percent from $1.10 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006.

For the year, Nash Finch earned a profit of $38.8 million, up from a loss of $23 million the year before. Revenue was reported at $4.53 billion, down from $4.63 billion in 2006.

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