INGLES MARKETS INC

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ingles Markets, Incorporated (the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our” or “Ingles Markets”) furnishes you with this Proxy Statement to solicit proxies to be voted at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held at the Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, for the purposes set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders that accompanies this Proxy Statement. The proxies also may be voted at any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting. Pursuant to rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we have provided access to our proxy materials over the Internet. Accordingly, we are sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, (the “E-proxy notice”), on or about January 4, 2024, to each holder of record of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $0.05 par value per share (“Class A Common Stock”) and Class B Common Stock, $0.05 par value per share (“Class B Common Stock”), as of December 15, 2023, the record date for the meeting (the “Record Date”). Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are sometimes referred to collectively in this Proxy Statement as “Common Stock.” The E-proxy notice and this Proxy Statement summarize the information you need to know to vote by proxy or in person at the Annual Meeting. You do not need to attend the Annual Meeting in person in order to vote.

The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 2913 U.S. Highway 70 West, Asheville (Black Mountain), North Carolina 28711. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying forms of proxy are first being provided to stockholders on or about January 4, 2024.