EX-23 2 exhibit23.htm CONSENT OF DIXON HUGHES PLLC exhibit23.htm
EXHIBIT 23
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-143746 on Form S-8 of our report dated June 24, 2010, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of Ruddick Retirement and Savings Plan included in this Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
 
/s/ Dixon Hughes PLLC
Charlotte, North Carolina
June 24, 2010