EX-23 2 dex23.htm CONSENT OF ERNST AND YOUNG LLP

Consent of Ernst and Young LLP

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 033-52103 and Form S-8 No. 333-74459) pertaining to the Investment/Profit Sharing Plan of Ingles Markets, Incorporated of our report dated June 23, 2008, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedules of the Ingles Markets, Incorporated Investment/Profit Sharing Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2007.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Greenville, South Carolina

June 23, 2008