March 3, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Food distributor Nash-Finch Co. (NASDAQ: NAFC) said that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per share of common stock. The dividend is payable March 26, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 12, 2010. It is the company’s 334th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. There are 12,807,022 shares of NAFC common stock outstanding.

Minnesota-based Nash-Finch’s core business, food distribution, serves independent retailers and military commissaries in 36 states, the District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Azores and Egypt.

The company also owns and operates a base of retail stores, primarily supermarkets under the Econofoods, Family Thrift Center, Avanza, Family Fresh Market and Sun Mart trade names.

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