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CUSIP No.  457030104                     13G                   Page 1 of 8 Pages
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  Schedule 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

   Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b),
       (c) and (d) and Amendments Thereto Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(b)
                              (Amendment No. ____)*

                          Ingles Markets, Incorporated
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                 Class A Common Stock, par value $0.05 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    457030104
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               September 10, 2007
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

|_|   Rule 13d-1(b)

|X|   Rule 13d-1(c)

|_|   Rule 13d-1(d)

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      *The  remainder  of this cover  page  shall be filled out for a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

      The information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).



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    1      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
           Silver Point Capital, L.P.
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY):

            22-3849636
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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                      (a) |_|
                                                                      (b) |_|
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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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    4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                     Delaware
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                               5     SOLE VOTING POWER
       NUMBER OF                          620,000 (See Item 4)
        SHARES                 -------------------------------------------------
     BENEFICIALLY              6     SHARED VOTING POWER
       OWNED BY                           -0-
         EACH                  -------------------------------------------------
       REPORTING               7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        PERSON                            620,000 (See Item 4)
         WITH                  -------------------------------------------------
                               8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                          -0-
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    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                     620,000  (See Item 4)
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    10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          |_|
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    11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                     5.0%(1)
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    12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                     OO
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*     SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT.

(1)   The  percentages  used  herein  and in the rest of this  Schedule  13G are
      calculated   based  upon  12,346,410   shares  of  Class  A  Common  Stock
      outstanding as of July 30, 2007 pursuant to the Company's quarterly report
      on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007.



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    1      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
           Edward A. Mule
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY):

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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                      (a) |_|
                                                                      (b) |_|
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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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    4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                     United States
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                               5     SOLE VOTING POWER
       NUMBER OF                          -0-
        SHARES                 -------------------------------------------------
     BENEFICIALLY              6     SHARED VOTING POWER
       OWNED BY                           620,000 (See Item 4)
         EACH                  -------------------------------------------------
       REPORTING               7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        PERSON                            -0-
         WITH                  -------------------------------------------------
                               8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                          620,000 (See Item 4)
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    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                     620,000  (See Item 4)
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    10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          |_|
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    11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                     5.0%
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    12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                     IN
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*     SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT.



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    1      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
           Robert J. O'Shea
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY):

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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                      (a) |_|
                                                                      (b) |_|
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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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    4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                     United States
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                               5     SOLE VOTING POWER
       NUMBER OF                          -0-
        SHARES                 -------------------------------------------------
     BENEFICIALLY              6     SHARED VOTING POWER
       OWNED BY                           620,000 (See Item 4)
         EACH                  -------------------------------------------------
       REPORTING               7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        PERSON                            -0-
         WITH                  -------------------------------------------------
                               8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                          620,000 (See Item 4)
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    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                     620,000  (See Item 4)
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    10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

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    11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                     5.0%
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    12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                     IN
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*     SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT.



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Item 1(a)         Name of Issuer:

                  The name of the issuer is Ingles Markets, Incorporated (the
"Company").

Item 1(b)         Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  The Company's  principal  executive  office is located at P.O.
Box 6676, Asheville, North Carolina 28816.

Item 2(a)         Name of Person Filing:

                  This  Schedule  13G is being  jointly  filed by  Silver  Point
Capital,  L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Investment  Manager"),  Mr.
Edward A. Mule and Robert J. O'Shea with respect to the  ownership of the shares
of Class A Common Stock by Silver Point  Capital Fund,  L.P.  (the "Fund"),  and
Silver Point Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd. (the "Offshore Fund"). (2)

                  The  Reporting  Persons  have  entered  into  a  Joint  Filing
Agreement, dated September 20, 2007, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule
13G as Exhibit A,  pursuant to which the  Reporting  Persons have agreed to file
this statement  jointly in accordance  with the  provisions of Rule  13d-1(k)(1)
under the Act.

Item 2(b)         Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

                  The address of the  principal  business  office of each of the
Reporting  Persons is Two Greenwich  Plaza,  1st Floor,  Greenwich,  Connecticut
06830.

Item 2(c)         Citizenship:

                  Silver  Point   Capital,   L.P.  is  organized  as  a  limited
partnership  under  the laws of the  State of  Delaware.  Both Mr.  Mule and Mr.
O'Shea are U.S. citizens.

Item 2(d)         Title of Class of Securities:

                  Class A Common Stock, par value $0.05.

(2)   Silver Point Capital,  L.P. is the investment  manager of the Fund and the
      Offshore  Fund  and by  virtue  of such  status  may be  deemed  to be the
      beneficial  owner of the  shares of Class A Common  Stock held by the Fund
      and the Offshore Fund. Silver Point Capital Management, LLC ("Management")
      is the general  partner of Silver Point Capital,  L.P. and as a result may
      be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Class A Common Stock
      held by the Fund and the Offshore  Fund.  Each of Mr.  Edward Mule and Mr.
      Robert  O'Shea is a member of  Management  and has voting  and  investment
      power with  respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Fund
      and the Offshore  Fund and may be deemed to be a  beneficial  owner of the
      shares of Class A Common  Stock  held by the Fund and the  Offshore  Fund.
      Silver  Point  Capital,  L.P.,  Management,  and  Messrs.  Mule and O'Shea
      disclaim  beneficial  ownership of the shares of Class A Common Stock held
      by the Fund and the Offshore  Fund,  except to the extent of any pecuniary
      interest, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that they
      are the beneficial owners of such securities.



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Item 2(e)         CUSIP No.:     457030104

Item 3            If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
                  13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

                  Not Applicable.

Item 4            Ownership:

                  A. Silver Point Capital, L.P.

                     (a)   Amount beneficially owned: 620,000

                     (b)   Percent of class: 5.0%

                     (c)   Number of shares as to which such person has:

                           (i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
                                  620,000

                           (ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the vote: -0-

                           (iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the
                                  disposition: 620,000

                           (iv)   Shared power to dispose or direct the
                                  disposition: -0-

                  B. Edward A. Mule

                     (a)   Amount beneficially owned: 620,000

                     (b)   Percent of class: 5.0%.

                     (c)   Number of shares as to which such person has:

                           (i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0

                           (ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the
                                  vote: 620,000

                           (iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the
                                  disposition: 0

                           (iv)   Shared power to dispose or direct the
                                  disposition: 620,000

                  C. Robert J. O'Shea

                     (a)   Amount beneficially owned: 620,000

                     (b)   Percent of class: 5.0%.

                     (c)   Number of shares as to which such person has:

                           (i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0



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                           (ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                                  620,000

                           (iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the
                                  disposition: 0

                           (iv)   Shared power to dispose or direct the
                                  disposition: 620,000

Item 5            Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                  If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof each of the  Reporting  Persons has ceased to be the  beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the class of securities,  check the following
[ ].

Item 6            Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                  Person:

                  See response to Item 4.

Item 7            Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                  Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
                  Company or Control Person:

                  Not applicable.

Item 8            Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                  Not applicable.

Item 9            Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                  Not applicable.

Item 10           Certification:

                  By signing  below I certify  that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities  referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing  the control of
the  issuer  of the  securities  and  were  not  acquired  and are  not  held in
connection  with or as  participant  in any  transaction  having that purpose or
effect.



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                                    SIGNATURE

                  After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief,  I certify  that the  information  set forth in this  statement is true,
complete and correct.

Date:  September 20, 2007

                                       Silver Point Capital, L.P.

                                       By:    /s/ Frederick H. Fogel
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                                       Name:  Frederick H. Fogel
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                                       Its:   Authorized Signatory
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                                                                       Exhibit A

              AGREEMENT REGARDING THE JOINT FILING OF SCHEDULE 13G

The undersigned hereby agree as follows:

      (i) Each of them is individually eligible to use the Schedule 13G to which
this  Exhibit is attached,  and such  Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of
them; and

      (ii) Each of them is  responsible  for the timely  filing of such Schedule
13G and any amendments  thereto,  and for the  completeness  and accuracy of the
information  concerning  such  person  contained  therein;  but  none of them is
responsible for the  completeness or accuracy of the information  concerning the
other  persons  making the filing,  unless  such  person  knows or has reason to
believe that such information is inaccurate.

Date:  September 20, 2007

                                       Silver Point Capital, L.P.

                                       By:    /s/ Frederick H. Fogel
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                                       Name:  Frederick H. Fogel
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                                       Its:   Authorized Signatory
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                                       /s/ Edward A. Mule
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                                       Edward A. Mule, individually


                                       /s/ Robert J. O'Shea
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                                       Robert J. O'Shea, individually