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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934

                   For the fiscal year ended February 23, 2002

                                       OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               For the transition period from ________ to ________

                          Commission file number 1-4141

                 THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Maryland                                        13-1890974
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(State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)

                                 2 Paragon Drive
                           Montvale, New Jersey 07645
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 201-573-9700

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:

Title of each class                    Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock - $1 par value            New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:  None

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ ] No [X]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
Registrant at May 23, 2002 was approximately $415,356,000. The number of shares
of common stock outstanding at May 23, 2002 was 38,506,565.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The information required by Part I, Items 1 and 3, and Part II, Items 5, 6, 7,
7A, 8 and 14 are incorporated by reference from the Registrant's 2001 Annual
Report to Stockholders.

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PART I

ITEM 1 - Business

General
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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. ("A&P" or the "Company") is
engaged in the retail food business. The Company operated 702 stores averaging
approximately 38,000 square feet per store as of February 23, 2002. In addition,
the Company served as wholesaler to 67 franchise stores in Canada averaging
approximately 31,500 square feet per store as of February 23, 2002. On the basis
of reported sales for fiscal 2001, the Company believes that it is one of the 10
largest retail food chains in the United States.

Operating under the trade names A&P(R), Super Fresh(R), Sav-A-Center(R), Farmer
Jack(R), Kohl's, Waldbaum's(TM), Super Foodmart, Ultra Food & Drug, Dominion(R),
Food Basics(TM), The Barn Markets and The Food Emporium(TM), the Company sells
groceries, meats, fresh produce and other items commonly offered in
supermarkets. In addition, many stores have bakery, delicatessen, pharmacy,
floral, fresh fish and cheese departments, and on-site banking. National,
regional and local brands are sold as well as private label merchandise. In
support of its retail operations, the Company also operates one coffee roasting
plant in the United States. Through its Compass Foods Division, the Company
manufactures and distributes a line of whole bean coffees under the Eight
O'Clock(R), Bokar(R) and Royale(TM) labels, for sale through its own stores as
well as other retail channels. The Company sells other private label products in
its stores under other brand names of the Company which include without
limitation, America's Choice(R), Master Choice(R), Health Pride(R), Savings Plus
and The Farm.

Building upon a broad base of A&P supermarkets, the Company has historically
expanded and diversified within the retail food business through the acquisition
of other supermarket chains and the development of several alternative store
types. The Company now operates its stores with merchandise, pricing and
identities tailored to appeal to different segments of the market, including
buyers seeking gourmet and ethnic foods, a wide variety of premium quality
private label goods and health and beauty aids along with the array of
traditional grocery products.

Modernization of Facilities
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The Company is engaged in a continuing program of modernizing its operations
including retail stores, warehousing and distribution facilities, supply and
logistics and processes. In support of its modernizing program, on March 13,
2000, the Company announced its business process initiative, a plan to develop a
state of the art supply chain and business management infrastructure over four
years.

During fiscal 2001, the Company expended approximately $246 million for capital
projects which included 21 new supermarkets and 26 major remodels or
enlargements. The Company has planned capital expenditures of approximately $300
million in fiscal 2002. These expenditures relate primarily to opening 25 new
supermarkets, enlarging or remodeling 70 - 75 supermarkets and capital purchases
associated with the Company's business process initiative. In addition, the
Company plans to continue with similar levels of capital expenditures in fiscal
2003 and several years thereafter.


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Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements
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Prior to filing its 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company discovered
certain irregularities relating to the timing for the recognition of vendor
allowances and the accounting for inventory. As the Company announced on May 24,
2002, it promptly commenced a review of these issues. This review caused the
Company to delay filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K. As a result of this
review, the Company has restated its financial statements for fiscal 1999,
fiscal 2000 and the first, second and third quarters of fiscal 2001, to adjust
for vendor allowances recorded prior to the accounting period in which they were
earned and improper inventory adjustments, each in violation of Company
policies. In addition, the Company has concluded that the financial statements
should also be restated to reflect primarily 1) the appropriate timing for the
recognition of vendor allowances, 2) an actuarially-based methodology of
estimating self-insurance reserves, and 3) the timing of recognition of sublet
income associated with certain closed stores. See Note 2 "Restatement of
Previously Issued Financial Statements" of the Company's Financial Statements in
the 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders filed herein for further details
regarding this restatement.

Asset Disposition Initiative
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In May 1998, the Company initiated an assessment of its business operations in
order to identify the factors that were impacting the performance of the
Company. As a result of this assessment, in fiscal 1998 and 1999, the Company
announced a plan to close two warehouse facilities and a coffee plant in the
U.S., a bakery plant in Canada and 166 stores including the exit of the
Richmond, Virginia and Atlanta, Georgia markets.


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As of February 23, 2002, the Company had closed all stores and facilities
related to this phase of the initiative. The Company paid $29 million of the
total net severance charges from the time of the original charges through
February 23, 2002, which resulted from the termination of approximately 3,400
employees. The remaining severance liability primarily relates to future
obligations for early withdrawals from multi-employer union pension plans.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2001, the Company's Board of Directors
approved a plan resulting from Management's review of the performance and
potential of each of the Company's businesses and individual stores. At the
conclusion of this review, the Company determined that certain underperforming
operations, including 39 stores (30 in the United States and 9 in Canada) and 3
warehouses should be closed and/or sold, and certain administrative streamlining
should take place. As a result of these decisions, the Company announced on
November 14, 2001 that it would incur costs of approximately $200 - $215 million
pretax ($115 - $125 million after tax) through the third quarter of fiscal 2002.
Of this amount, $193.5 million pretax ($112.3 million after tax) was included in
the Statements of Consolidated Operations for fiscal 2001. The components of
this net pretax charge were as follows:

o    $180.3 million of costs to close the stores and warehouses and perform
     certain administrative streamlining, of which $63.5 million related to the
     present value of future occupancy obligations, $85.0 million related to the
     write-down of fixed assets, $24.3 million related to severance for store
     and administrative personnel and $7.5 million related to other
     miscellaneous items;

o    $20.8 million of costs to discontinue development of 4 potential stores, of
     which $16.9 million related to the present value of future occupancy
     obligations, $3.5 million related to fixed asset write-offs and $0.4
     million related to occupancy costs incurred in the current period; and

o    $7.6 million in gains on the sale of other properties and equipment,
     primarily land and buildings.

As of February 23, 2002, the Company had closed 31 of the aforementioned stores.

As of February 23, 2002, the Company paid approximately $2.9 million of the
total severance charge recorded to date which resulted from the termination of
approximately 850 employees. The remaining individual severance payments will be
paid by the end of fiscal 2003.

Sources of Supply
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The Company obtains the merchandise sold in its stores from a variety of
suppliers located primarily in the United States and Canada. The Company has
long-standing and satisfactory relationships with its suppliers.

The Company maintains a processing facility that produces coffee products. The
main ingredients for coffee products are purchased principally from Brazilian
and Central American sources. Other ingredients are obtained from domestic
suppliers.



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Employees
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As of February 23, 2002, the Company had approximately 79,000 employees, of
which 67% were employed on a part-time basis. Approximately 88% of the Company's
employees are covered by union contracts.

Competition
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The supermarket business is highly competitive throughout the marketing areas
served by the Company and is generally characterized by low profit margins on
sales with earnings primarily dependent upon rapid inventory turnover, effective
cost controls and the ability to achieve high sales volume. The Company competes
for sales and store locations with a number of national and regional chains, as
well as with many independent and cooperative stores and markets.

Segment Information
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The segment information required is contained under the caption "Note 13 -
Operating Segments" in the 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders and is herein
incorporated by reference.



Foreign Operations
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The information required is contained under the captions "Management's
Discussion and Analysis", "Note 5 - Wholesale Franchise Business", "Note 6 -
Indebtedness", "Note 9 - Income Taxes", "Note 10 - Retirement Plans and
Benefits" and "Note 13 - Operating Segments" in the 2001 Annual Report to
Stockholders and is herein incorporated by reference.


ITEM 2 - Properties

At February 23, 2002, the Company owned 121 properties consisting of the
following:

         Stores, Not Including Stores in Owned Shopping Centers
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              Land and building owned                                         27
              Building owned and land leased                                  19
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                  Total stores                                                46

         Shopping Centers
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              Land and building owned                                         13
              Building owned and land leased                                   1
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                  Total shopping centers                                      14

         Warehouses
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              Land and building owned                                          7
              Building owned and land leased                                   -
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                  Total warehouses                                             7



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         Administrative and Other Properties
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              Land and building owned                                         22
              Building owned and land leased                                   2
              Property under development building owned and land leased        2
              Property under development land and building owned               2
              Property under development land only                             1
              Undeveloped land                                                25
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                  Total other properties                                      54

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         Total Properties                                                    121
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At February 23, 2002, the Company operated 702 retail stores and serviced 67
franchised stores. These stores are geographically located as follows:

         Company Stores:
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              New England States:
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                  Connecticut                                                 37
                  Massachusetts                                               17
                  New Hampshire                                                1
                  Vermont                                                      2
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                      Total                                                   57

              Middle Atlantic States:
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                  District of Columbia                                         1
                  Delaware                                                     9
                  Maryland                                                    32
                  New Jersey                                                 100
                  New York                                                   142
                  Pennsylvania                                                23
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                      Total                                                  307

              Midwestern States:
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                  Michigan                                                   104
                  Ohio                                                         6
                  Wisconsin                                                   33
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                      Total                                                  143

              Southern States:
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                  Louisiana                                                   21
                  Mississippi                                                  4
                  North Carolina                                               1
                  Virginia                                                     1
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                      Total                                                   27

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                      Total United States                                    534

                  Ontario, Canada                                            168

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                      Total Stores                                           702
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         Franchised Stores:
                  Ontario, Canada                                             67
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                      Total Franchised Stores                                 67
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The total area of all Company operated retail stores is 26.7 million square feet
averaging approximately 38,000 square feet per store. Excluding liquor and The
Food Emporium(TM) stores, which are generally smaller in size, the average store
size is approximately 40,400 square feet. The total area of all franchised
stores is 2.1 million square feet averaging approximately 31,500 square feet per
store. The 21 new stores added in fiscal 2001 consisted of 20 supermarkets and 1
liquor store. Excluding the liquor store, the supermarkets opened in fiscal 2001
had a range in size from 31,500 to 72,100 square feet, with an average size of
approximately 52,200 square feet. The stores built by the Company over the past
several years and those planned for fiscal 2002 and thereafter, generally range
in size from 50,000 to 60,000 square feet. The selling area of new stores is
approximately 74% of the total square footage.

As of the end of fiscal 2001, the Company operated one coffee roasting plant in
the United States. In addition, the Company operated 13 warehouses to service
its store network. These warehouses are geographically located as follows:

                  Indiana                                                 1
                  Louisiana                                               1
                  Maryland                                                1
                  Michigan                                                2
                  New Jersey                                              2
                  New York                                                2
                  Pennsylvania                                            1
                  Wisconsin                                               1
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                      Total United States                                11
                  Ontario, Canada                                         2
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                      Total Warehouses                                   13
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During fiscal 2001, one of the Company's warehouses was closed as part of the
asset disposition initiative. Subsequent to the end of fiscal 2001, one
warehouse was closed and another was announced for closure as a result of the
asset disposition initiative.

The net book value of real estate pledged as collateral for all mortgage loans
amounted to $1.0 million as of February 23, 2002. The net book value of real
estate pledged as collateral for the Company's $425 million Secured Revolving
Credit Agreement expiring December 31, 2003 amounted to $85.7 million as of
February 23, 2002.


ITEM 3 - Legal Proceedings

The information required is contained under the caption "Note 12 - Commitments
and Contingencies" in the 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders and is herein
incorporated by reference.


ITEM 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2001.


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PART II

ITEM 5 - Market for the Registrant's Common Stock and Related Security Holder
Matters

The information required is contained under the captions "Summary of Quarterly
Results", "Five Year Summary of Selected Financial Data", and "Stockholder
Information" in the 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders and is herein
incorporated by reference.




On December 14, 2001, the Company issued $275 million 9 1/8% Senior Notes due
December 15, 2011. These notes were issued at par, pay interest semi-annually on
June 15 and December 15 and are callable beginning December 15, 2006. The
Company used the proceeds from the issuance of these notes to repay
approximately $178 million of the total $200 million 7.70% Senior Notes due
January 15, 2004 and for general corporate purposes including repayment of
borrowings under the Company's secured revolving credit agreement. The joint
lead underwriters of these notes were Lehman Brothers and Goldman, Sachs & Co.


ITEM 6 - Selected Financial Data

The information required is contained under the caption "Five Year Summary of
Selected Financial Data" in the 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders and is herein
incorporated by reference.


ITEM 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis

The information required is contained under the caption "Management's Discussion
and Analysis" in the 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders and is herein
incorporated by reference.


ITEM 7A - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The information required is contained in the section "Market Risk" under the
caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis" in the 2001 Annual Report to
Stockholders and is herein incorporated by reference.


ITEM 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

(a)   Financial Statements: The financial statements required to be filed herein
      are described in Part IV, Item 14 of this report. Except for the sections
      included herein by reference, the Company's 2001 Annual Report to
      Stockholders is not deemed to be filed as part of this report.



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(b)   Supplementary Data: The information required is contained under the
      caption "Summary of Quarterly Results" in the 2001 Annual Report to
      Stockholders and is herein incorporated by reference.


ITEM 9 - Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
         Financial Disclosure

None.



PART III

ITEM 10 - Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

The directors and executive officers of the Company are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            Name                        Age                            Current Position
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<S>                                   <C>         <C>
Christian W.E. Haub                     37        Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Elizabeth R. Culligan                   52        President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Victor T. Alessandro                    43        Senior Vice President, Chief Category Management
                                                  Officer
William P. Costantini                   54        Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Brenda M. Galgano                       33        Vice President and Corporate Controller
Mitchell P. Goldstein                   41        Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Laurane S. Magliari                     51        Senior Vice President, People Resources and
                                                  Services
John E. Metzger                         47        Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
William Moss                            54        Vice President and Treasurer
Brian Pall                              42        Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer
Brian Piwek                             55        Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
                                                  The Great Atlantic & Pacific Company of Canada,
                                                  Limited
David A. Smithies                       57        President, Atlantic Region
Don Sommerville                         43        Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
John D. Barline, Esq.                   55        Director
Rosemarie Baumeister                    68        Director
Bobbie Gaunt                            55        Director
Helga Haub                              67        Director
Dan P. Kourkoumelis                     51        Director
Edward Lewis                            62        Director
Richard L. Nolan                        62        Director
Maureen B. Tart-Bezer                   46        Director
</TABLE>

The directors are elected annually. Each of the current directors has been
nominated for election to the Board of Directors at the Company's Annual Meeting
of Stockholders to be held on July 30, 2002.


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The executive officers of the Company are chosen annually and serve under the
direction of the Chief Executive Officer with the consent of the Board of
Directors.

Mr. Haub was elected a director on December 3, 1991, Chairman of the Board on
March 20, 2001, effective May 1, 2001 and Chief Executive Officer on May 1,
1998. Prior to that, he was Chief Operating Officer from December 7, 1993 until
he became Co-Chief Executive Officer on April 2, 1997 and was President from
December 7, 1993 until the election of Ms. Culligan on February 24, 2002. Mr.
Haub is Chairman of the Executive Committee and a member of the Finance
Committee. Mr. Haub, son of Erivan and Helga Haub, is a partner, and as of July
1, 2002 Co-Chief Executive Officer, of Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft, a
partnership organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany
("Tengelmann"). Mr. Haub is on the Board of Directors of the Food Marketing
Institute.

Ms. Culligan was elected a director on March 19, 2002 and President & Chief
Operating Officer of the Company on February 24, 2002. Prior to that, she was
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer since joining the Company in
January, 2001. Ms. Culligan was President of Nabisco International from March
1998 to December 2000. She joined Nabisco in September 1996 as Senior Vice
President of Marketing in the Nabisco Biscuit Division. She started her career
at Bristol-Myers Squibb and served in various managerial positions in the
pharmaceutical industry over the course of her career. Ms. Culligan serves on
the Board of Directors of F. Schumacher and Co.

Mr. Alessandro was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Category Management
Officer on July 13, 2001. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Alessandro served as
Vice President, Category Management and Retail Services for PLMARKET INC. from
June 2000 to June 2001. From July 1996 to June 2000, Mr. Alessandro operated a
category management and merchandising consultancy. Prior to that Mr. Alessandro
was employed by H.E. Butt Grocery Co. from March 1991 to July 1996.

Mr. Costantini was elected Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
effective April 24, 2000. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Costantini served as
Executive Vice President & General Counsel and Senior Vice President & General
Counsel of Olsten Corporation, during the period from June, 1992 through March,
2000.

Ms. Galgano was appointed Vice President, Corporate Controller on February 24,
2002. Ms. Galgano served as Assistant Corporate Controller of the Company from
July 2000 to February 2002 and Director of Accounting from October 1999 to July
2000. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Galgano was with PriceWaterhouseCoopers
from July 1997 to July 1999 as Senior Manager and Manager of the Audit and
Business Advisory Services Group respectively.

Mr. Goldstein was elected Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer on
February 24, 2002. From January 2000 to February 24, 2002, Mr. Goldstein was
Senior Vice President, Finance & Treasurer of the Company. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Goldstein was Chief Financial Officer from October 1998 to January
2000 and, Vice President of Strategic Planning and Corporate Development from
September 1997 to October 1998 at Vlasic Foods International. Before that, he
was Director of Strategic Planning at the Campbell Soup Company. Vlasic Foods
International filed a petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws in January
2001.


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Ms. Magliari was elected Senior Vice President, People Resources and Services on
February 16, 1999. Prior to joining the Company, she was Vice President, Human
Resources, Publishers Clearing House from December 1997 to February 1999 and,
before that, Vice President, Global Marketing, Chase Manhattan Bank from
February 1990 to March 1997.

Mr. Metzger was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer on
February 11, 2002. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and Business
Process Initiative Business Leader from May 2001 to February 2002, and Vice
President, Supply & Logistics from October 1999 to May 2001. Prior to joining
the Company, Mr. Metzger was Senior Vice President of CS Integrated LLC from
January 1998 to October 1999 and before that, Vice President, Distribution for
Darden Restaurants, Inc. from October 1993 to November 1998.

Mr. Moss was appointed Vice President, Treasurer on February 24, 2002. Prior to
that Mr. Moss was Vice President, Treasury Services and Risk Management from
1992 to February 2002.

Mr. Pall was appointed Chief Development Officer on May 1, 2000. Prior to that,
he was Senior Vice President, Development from 1996 to 2000 and, before that,
Corporate Vice President, Real Estate Development from 1993 to 1996.

Mr. Piwek was appointed Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The
Great Atlantic & Pacific Company of Canada, Limited on April 1, 2002. Prior to
that, he was Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Great
Atlantic & Pacific Company of Canada, Limited from February 2000. Before that,
Mr. Piwek was Vice Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of The Great Atlantic
& Pacific Company of Canada, Limited from October 1997. Prior to joining the
Company, he was President of Overwaitea Food Group, a retailer and franchisor in
British Columbia and Alberta, Canada.

Mr. Smithies was elected President of the Atlantic Region on February 24, 2002.
Prior to that, he was President of the Atlantic Region's Northeast Operations
Group from February 2000 to February 2002 and President of Waldbaum Inc. from
August 1995 to January 2000.

Mr. Sommerville was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer on
October 4, 2000. Prior to that, he was President of the Company's Compass Foods
division since March 1999. Mr. Sommerville joined the Company as Vice President
and General Manager of Eight O'Clock(R)Coffee in June 1998. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Sommerville was Director of Marketing at the Thomas J. Lipton
Company Inc., a subsidiary of Unilever, from July 1980 to May 1998.

Mr. Barline has been a member of the Board of Directors since July 9, 1996. He
is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Governance and
Executive Committees. Mr. Barline, an attorney in private practice since 1973,
is currently associated with the law firm of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs LLP in
Tacoma, Washington. His areas of practice include corporate tax law, mergers and
acquisitions, general business law, estate planning and real estate. He provides
personal legal services to the Haub family, including Helga and Erivan Haub and
Christian W. E. Haub. Mr. Barline is a member of the Board of Directors and
corporate secretary of Sun Mountain Resorts, Inc. and a director of Wissoll
Trading Company, Inc., each a small closely held corporation owned primarily by
the Haub family. He is also a director of the Franciscan Foundation, the Le May
Automobile Museum, Precision Machine Works, Inc. and Sun Mountain Lodge, Inc.



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Mrs. Baumeister has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1979. She is a
member of the Compensation Committee. Mrs. Baumeister is currently Senior Vice
President of Tengelmann. Prior to assuming her present position, she served in
various executive capacities with Tengelmann. Mrs. Baumeister is a member of the
Supervisory Board of Kaiser's Tengelmann AG, an affiliate of Tengelmann, a
member of the Supervisory Board of Tengelmann Espana and a member of the
Advisory Board of Deutsche Bank.

Mrs. Gaunt was elected to the Board of Directors on May 15, 2001. She is a
member of the Compensation and Audit Committees. Mrs. Gaunt was elected Officer,
Vice President, of the Ford Motor Company in June, 1999, and served as President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd., from 1997
until her retirement from the company in December of 2000. Mrs. Gaunt began her
automotive career with Ford in 1972 and over 28 years served in various
managerial positions in the areas of sales, marketing, research and building
customer relationships. Mrs. Gaunt also serves on the Board of Advisors at the
Katz Business School, University of Pittsburgh and serves as a mentor to fellows
of the International Women's Forum in Washington, D.C.

Mrs. Haub has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1979. She is a
member of the Executive and Finance Committees. Mrs. Haub is a member of the
Supervisory Board of Kaiser's Tengelmann AG, an affiliate of Tengelmann, a
consultant to Tengelmann and has an interest in Tenga Capital Corporation. She
is also a director of The George C. Marshall Home Preservation Fund, Inc., a
member of the Board of Governors of World USO, president of the Board of
Trustees of the Elizabeth Haub Foundation for Environmental Policy and Law and a
member of the Supervisory Board of GfK Gesellschaft fur Konsumforschung,
Germany. Mrs. Haub is the wife of Mr. Erivan Haub and mother of Mr. Christian
Haub.

Mr. Kourkoumelis has been a member of the Board of Directors since March 21,
2000. Mr. Kourkoumelis is Chairman of the Governance Committee and a member of
the Audit and Executive Committees. Mr. Kourkoumelis was President and Chief
Operating Officer of Quality Food Centers, Inc. from May 1989 until September
1996, and thereafter President and Chief Executive Officer of Quality Food
Centers, Inc. until September 25, 1998, when he retired after Quality Food
Centers, Inc. was acquired. He also served as a director of Quality Food
Centers, Inc. from April 1991 until March 1998. Mr. Kourkoumelis is a director
of Expeditors International, a director, and past president, of the Western
Association of Food Chains and a director of Briazz, Inc.

Mr. Lewis has been a member of the Board of Directors since May 16, 2000. Mr.
Lewis is Chairman of the Finance Committee and a member of the Executive and
Governance Committees. Mr. Lewis is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Essence Communications Partners. He is cofounder and publisher of ESSENCE
magazine. He is also a member of the Leadership Council of the Tanenbaum Center
for Interreligious Understanding, the Harvard Business School Board of Directors
of the Associates, the Economic Club of New York and a committee member of the
Minority Business Round Table of the Joint Center for Political and Economic
Studies. Mr. Lewis sits on the boards of the New York City Partnership, the
Central Park Conservancy, Girls, Inc., NYC2012, the committee leading New York's
bid effort to host the 2012 Olympic Games, and the Board of Jazz at Lincoln
Center for the Performing Arts. He also served as chairman of the Magazine
Publishers of America from 1997 to 1999, becoming the first African-American to
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Mr. Nolan has been a member of the Board of Directors since October 5, 1999. He
is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive and Governance
Committees. Mr. Nolan, the William Barclay Harding Professor of Management of
Technology at the Harvard Business School since 1991, is the originator of the
"Stages Theory," one of the most widely used management frameworks for
information technology baselining and planning. He is also a member of the Board
of Directors for Novell and ArcStream.

Ms. Tart-Bezer has been a member of the Board of Directors since May 15, 2001.
She is a member of the Audit and Finance Committees. Ms. Tart-Bezer is a Senior
Financial Advisor to Wireless MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) Ventures in
the United States. Prior to this Ms. Tart-Bezer was Executive Vice President and
General Manager of the American Express Company, U.S. Consumer Charge Group
through December, 2001. From 1977 to 2000, Ms. Tart-Bezer was with AT&T
Corporation, serving as a senior financial officer of the company, including
positions as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller and Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer for the Consumer Services Group. Ms.
Tart-Bezer has served as a trustee of the AT&T Foundation and as a director of
AT&T Capital Corp. and Lucent Technologies. She is a prior director of
MaMamedia.com and trustee to St. Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey.


Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

In November, 2001, Don Sommerville, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing
Officer, filed a late Form 4 for shares of the Company's Common Stock that Mr.
Sommerville purchased in October, 2001. In April, 2002, John Metzger filed a
late Form 4 for stock options that the Company granted to Mr. Metzger in
conjunction with his promotion to Chief Information Officer in February 2002.
The Company believes that during fiscal 2001, all other reports required by
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 were timely filed.


ITEM 11 - Executive Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Company and its
subsidiaries for services rendered in all capacities during each of the last
three (3) fiscal years to or for the account of the chief executive officer of
the Company (the "CEO") and the other four (4) most highly compensated officers
of the Company other than the CEO during fiscal 2001 (collectively with the CEO,
the "Named Executive Officers"), each of whom was serving as an executive
officer at February 23, 2002.




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                           SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            Securities
                                                                                            Underlying      All Other
                                                                                             Options/     Compensation
Principal Position During Fiscal Year              Year      Salary ($)       Bonus ($)        SAR's         ($)(1)
                                                 ---------  -------------  -------------  --------------  -------------

<S>                                              <C>        <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>
Christian Haub                                      2001        696,851        490,000        150,000          33,746
   Chairman & Chief Executive Officer               2000        660,000        112,475         82,500          32,744
                                                    1999        619,615        319,838              -          12,444

Elizabeth Culligan (2)                              2001        500,000        330,000              -          11,900
   President & Chief Operating Officer              2000         67,307              -        200,000               -
                                                    1999              -              -              -               -

Fred Corrado (3)                                    2001        585,000        239,680        110,000          69,397
   Vice Chairman of the Board                       2000        563,462         58,850         57,750          60,105
   Chief Financial Officer                          1999        546,677        167,348              -          47,805

Laurane S. Magliari                                 2001        335,000        150,000         75,000          20,353
   Senior Vice President                            2000        313,462         33,550         27,500          19,093
   People Resources and Services                    1999        300,000        122,000              -           1,293

Craig Sturken (3)                                   2001        400,000        108,580         75,000          45,095
   President, Chief Executive Officer,              2000        350,096         28,258         50,000          35,975
   Atlantic Region                                  1999        332,308         98,820              -          26,075
</TABLE>

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(1)   Consists of, respectively, Company contributions to the Retirement/Savings
      Plan and related supplemental plan, and the cost for insurance, for 2001:
      Mr. Haub ($32,634 and $1,112); Mr. Corrado ($28,500 and $35,897); Ms.
      Culligan ($11,900 and $0); Ms. Magliari ($18,500 and $1,853); and Mr.
      Sturken ($23,995 and $21,100). Additionally, a tax preparation and
      planning fee of $5,000 is included for Mr. Corrado.

(2)   Ms. Culligan was hired on January 8, 2001.

(3)   Mr. Corrado retired as an officer of the Company, from the Board of
      Directors and as an employee on February 23, 2002, March 19, 2002 and May
      20, 2002, respectively. Mr. Sturken retired as an officer of the Company
      and as an employee on February 25, 2002 and April 9, 2002, respectively.


Employment and Termination Agreements

The Company is a party to employment agreements with each of Ms. Culligan and
Ms. Magliari (the "Employment Agreements") which provide for minimum base annual
salaries of $575,000 and $375,000, respectively. The Employment Agreements for
Ms. Culligan and Ms. Magliari have initial termination dates of January 8, 2004
and October 31, 2003, respectively; provided, however, that they provide for a
rolling eighteen (18) month term commencing July 8, 2002 for Ms. Culligan and
May 1, 2002 for Ms. Magliari. The Employment Agreements also provide for
participation in Company benefit programs (including bonus programs) and
services, facilities and perquisites appropriate to their positions, including
without limitation, the Executive Medical Plan.



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Following termination other than for cause, permanent total disability, death or
a resignation not for Good Reason and in the absence of a Change of Control (as
such terms are defined in the Employment Agreements), each executive is entitled
to receive (i) eighteen (18) equal monthly payments of one-twelfth of annual
base salary plus average bonus and (ii) continued insurance coverage for such
eighteen (18) month period. In addition, the Employment Agreements provide for a
pro rata bonus for the year of termination.

Under the Change of Control provisions of the Employment Agreements, the
separation pay is increased to three (3) times the executive's final base salary
plus the bonus amount and is payable in lump sum. Additionally, the insurance
continuation is extended to three (3) years. These provisions apply to
terminations without cause or resignations for Good Reason occurring within
thirteen (13) months following a Change of Control and for any reason during the
thirty (30) days beginning on the first anniversary of a Change of Control. The
Employment Agreements also provide for gross-up payments to the executive with
respect to any excise tax on golden parachute payments.

Mr. Corrado resigned as an officer of the Company as of February 23, 2002, and
as a member of the Company's Board of Directors as of March 19, 2002. In
connection with such resignations, the Company and Mr. Corrado entered into a
letter agreement on February 22, 2002 pursuant to which Mr. Corrado continued as
a non-executive employee of the Company until May 20, 2002 in order to provide
certain transition services and retired on that date. Pursuant to the letter
agreement, Mr. Corrado became entitled upon his retirement to (i) the eighteen
(18) months of severance benefits and other benefits provided under his
employment agreement, which are the same as those indicated in the Employment
Agreements above, except that Mr. Corrado's employment agreement also provided
for life insurance coverage equal to three (3) times his base salary upon
attainment of age 62, a credit for twenty years of service under Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP"), infra, and a SERP benefit unreduced for
early retirement prior to age 65 and (ii) employer provided executive medical
coverage for three (3) years following his retirement. In addition, the Company
agreed to vest the stock options granted to Mr. Corrado on March 20, 2001,
covering 110,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, and to allow these
options to be exercised until the third anniversary of Mr. Corrado's retirement.

Mr. Sturken resigned from his positions with the Company on February 25, 2002
and as an employee on April 9, 2002. In connection with Mr. Sturken's
resignation, Mr. Sturken became entitled to the eighteen (18) months of
severance benefits and other benefits provided under his employment agreement,
which are the same as those indicated in the Employment Agreements above.





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Option Tables

The following tables provide information with respect to stock options granted
to the Named Executive Officers during Fiscal 2001 and the fiscal year-end value
of options held by such officers.

                        Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Number of     % of Total
                                                 Securities      Options
                                                 Underlying     Granted to     Exercise                    Grant Date
                                                   Options       Employees     or Base                      Present
                                                   Granted       in Fiscal      Price       Expiration        Value
                      Name                         (#)(1)        Year (2)      ($/Sh)          Date          ($)(3)
-----------------------------------------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  --------------  -------------

<S>                                              <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>             <C>
Christian Haub.................................     150,000        10.01           9.06        3/20/11         826,500
Elizabeth Culligan.............................           -           -              -              -                -
Fred Corrado...................................     110,000         7.34           9.06        3/20/11         606,100
Laurane S. Magliari............................      75,000         5.00           9.06        3/20/11         413,250
Craig C. Sturken...............................      75,000         5.00           9.06        3/20/11         413,250
</TABLE>

------------

(1) The options vest 100% on the third anniversary of the grant date. All grants
have a ten-year term.

(2)  Based on total grants during Fiscal 2001 of 1,498,513.

(3) These values were calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
The Black-Scholes model is a complicated mathematical formula which is widely
used and accepted for valuing traded stock options. The model is premised on
immediate exercisability and transferability of the options. This is not
generally true for the Company's options granted to executive officers and other
employees. Therefore, the values shown are purely theoretical and do not reflect
the market value of the Company's stock at a future date. In addition to the
stock prices at time of grants and exercise prices, which are identical, and the
ten-year term of each option, the following assumptions were used to calculate
the values shown for options granted during Fiscal 2001: expected dividend yield
of 0.0, expected stock price volatility of 55%, risk-free rate of return of
4.07% and 5.54% and a weighted average of seven (7) years from date of grant to
date of exercise. If the Named Executive Officers realize the grant date values
shown in the table, such values will be less than 1% of the total stockholder
appreciation.

                        Fiscal Year-End Option/SAR Values

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                Value of Unexercised
                                                               Number of Securities                 In-the-Money
                                 Shares                       Underlying Options/SARs              Options/SARs at
                                Acquired                        at Fiscal Year End                Fiscal Year End (1)
                                   on           Value     -------------------------------  -------------------------------
            Name                Exercise      Realized     Exercisable     Unexercisable    Exercisable     Unexercisable
---------------------------  -------------  ------------  -------------   ---------------  -------------   ---------------
                                     (#)         ($)            (#)               (#)            ($)              ($)
<S>                          <C>            <C>           <C>             <C>              <C>             <C>
Christian Haub.............          None            -         250,625          261,875         271,414        3,294,117
Elizabeth Culligan.........          None            -          13,750          186,250         271,734        3,680,766
Fred Corrado...............          None            -         219,437           73,313       2,240,873          401,187
Laurane S. Magliari........          None            -          34,625          104,875          63,680        1,551,539
Craig C. Sturken...........         6,250       97,813          31,250          125,250          57,891        1,866,047
</TABLE>

------------

(1) Based on the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on February 22,
2002 of $27.20.



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                               PENSION PLAN TABLE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Years of Service
                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Remuneration          15                20               25                30               35
     -----------------   -------------    -------------     -------------    -------------     -------------
<S>                      <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
          $450,000          $202,500         $270,000          $270,000         $270,000          $270,000
           500,000           225,000          300,000           300,000          300,000           300,000
           550,000           247,500          330,000           330,000          330,000           330,000
           600,000           270,000          360,000           360,000          360,000           360,000
           650,000           292,500          390,000           390,000          390,000           390,000
           700,000           315,000          420,000           420,000          420,000           420,000
</TABLE>

The table above indicates the amount of annual benefit payable to a person at
age 65 in the specified final average remuneration and years-of-service
classifications under the SERP, except that such benefits do not reflect the
requisite reduction for any applicable Social Security, or other Company
retirement benefits. SERP is an unfunded defined benefit final average pay plan
that covers, among the Named Executive Officers, Messrs. Corrado and Sturken and
Ms. Culligan.

The compensation covered by SERP is base salary, the "Annual Salary" reflected
in the Summary Compensation Table, computed as an average of such base salary
over the highest compensated five (5) years of employment during the last ten
(10) years. The benefit is computed at the rate of 3% for Messrs. Corrado and
Sturken for each year up to twenty (20) years of service, and for Ms. Culligan,
4% for each year up to fifteen (15) years of service, all with a maximum benefit
of up to 60% of such average base salary. Estimated or actual credited years of
service at retirement for each participating Named Executive Officer are: Mr.
Corrado, eighteen (18) years; Mr. Sturken, eighteen (18) years; Ms. Culligan,
fifteen (15) years.


Compensation of Directors

The Company does not pay officers of the Company who are also directors any
additional compensation or benefits for serving on the Board of Directors. The
Company pays directors who are neither officers nor employees of the Company an
annual retainer of $32,000, plus an attendance fee of $1,000 for each Board of
Directors meeting attended and $1,000 for each Committee meeting attended if
substantial time or effort is involved, plus expenses of attendance. If two (2)
compensable meetings are held on the same day, the fee for the second meeting is
limited to $500. The Company pays the Chairman of each Committee, except the
Executive Committee, an additional $5,000 per year. Under the directors stock
option plan, non-employee directors are entitled to an initial stock option
grant of 2,000 shares and an additional grant of 500 shares after each annual
meeting thereafter. These shares vest in one-third increments on succeeding
annual meeting dates.

The Company revised the compensation program for its non-employee directors
effective May 1, 1996. It suspended the retirement plan pursuant to which
directors, after serving five (5) years and attaining age 70, were entitled upon
retirement from the Board of Directors to an annual benefit equal to the highest
annual retainer paid during their tenure (currently $32,000) for a period equal
to their years of service up to fifteen (15) years. The directors had a one-time
election to transfer the present value of their accrued benefits to the new
plan. Under the deferred compensation plan, the Company contributes to book
accounts of all directors with less than fifteen (15) years of service an amount
equal to 75% of the current retainer. Up to all and at least 50% of these
deferred payments will be credited to a Company Common Stock equivalent account.
The balance, at the director's election in increments of 25% will be credited to
a 10-year U. S. Treasury bond equivalent account. The directors are fully vested
in their accounts. Accruals will be made to these accounts through the fifteenth
anniversary of service on the Board of Directors. Upon termination from service
as a director, the value of the Company Common Stock equivalent account will be
determined using the final average market value of the Company's shares for the
prior 180 calendar days, inclusive of appreciation for the effect of dividends.
The value of the bond equivalent account will be the sum of the credits and
interest to the date of termination. Benefits will then be paid to the retired
director equally over the subsequent 180 months or the length of service,
whichever is shorter. However, in the event of death, benefits will continue to
be paid to the director's beneficiary for a maximum of ten (10) years, which
includes any period of payment before death.


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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

No member of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors during fiscal
2001 has ever been an officer or employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.


ITEM 12 - Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

Beneficial Ownership of More than 5% of the Company's Common Stock

Except as set forth below, as of June15, 2002, no person beneficially owned, to
the knowledge of the Company, more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the
Company's Common Stock.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Sole             Shared
                                           Total            Voting/           Voting/
          Name and Address of           Beneficial        Investment        Investment          % of
           Beneficial Owner              Ownership           Power             Power            Class
   ---------------------------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------
<S>                                   <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>
   Erivan Karl Haub (1)                   21,800,100            90,100       21,710,000          56.8%
   Wissollstrasse 5-43
   45478 Mulheim/Ruhr, Germany

   Tengelmann                             21,710,000                 -       21,710,000          56.6%
   Warenhandelsgesellschaft (1)
   Wissollstrasse 5-43
   45478 Mulheim/Ruhr, Germany

   Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc. (2)      2,032,600         2,032,600                -           5.3%
   1299 Ocean Avenue
   11th Floor
   Santa Monica, CA 90401
</TABLE>

------------

(1)   The Company obtained the information regarding Tengelmann from Tengelmann
      itself. Erivan Karl Haub controls Tengelmann. The partners of Tengelmann
      are Erivan Karl Haub, Erivan Karl Haub's three sons, Karl-Erivan W. Haub,
      Georg R. O. Haub and Christian W. E. Haub, and Tengelmann Verwaltungs-und
      Beteiligungsgesellschaft, whose only shareholders are Erivan Karl Haub and
      his three sons. Tengelmann controls, among others, Kaiser's Tengelmann AG,
      a supermarket retailer in Germany, as well as Wilh. Schmitz-Scholl
      ("Wissoll"), a candy manufacturer in Germany. Mr. Erivan Haub also has an
      interest in Tenga Capital Corporation.


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<PAGE>

(2)   The information regarding Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc., a Delaware
      corporation ("Dimensional"), is derived from a Schedule 13G filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2002. Dimensional is an
      investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisors
      Act of 1940. It furnishes investment advice to four registered investment
      companies, and serves as investment manager to certain other commingled
      group trusts and separate accounts (collectively, the "Funds"). In its
      role as investment advisor or manager, Dimensional possesses voting and/or
      investment power over the securities of the Company that are owned by the
      Funds, but all such securities are owned by the Funds. Dimensional
      disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.

Security Ownership of Directors and Management

The following table sets forth the number of shares of Common Stock of the
Company beneficially owned as of June 15, 2002, by each director and nominee,
the chief executive officer of the Company (the "CEO"), the four (4) most highly
compensated officers of the Company other than the CEO during the fiscal year
ended February 23, 2002 (collectively, with the CEO, the "Named Executive
Officers") and by all directors and the Named Executive Officers as a group:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        Shares             Stock
                                     Beneficially         Option          Deferred                           % of
                                         Owned          Shares (1)        Plan (2)            Total          Class
                                    ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------
<S>                                 <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
John D. Barline, Esq. (3)........         2,700            3,600             5,978           12,278             *
Rosemarie Baumeister (3).........         2,800            4,200                 -            7,000             *
Elizabeth Culligan...............        10,000          266,000                 -          276,000             *
Fred Corrado (4).................        11,700          252,750                 -          264,450             *
Christian Haub (3)...............         3,500          482,500                 -          486,000           1.3
Helga Haub (3)...................         2,800            4,200                 -            7,000             *
Bobbie Andrea Gaunt..............             -            2,500             1,044            3,544             *
Dan Kourkoumelis.................             -            3,000             3,247            6,247             *
Edward Lewis.....................             -            3,000             3,070            6,070             *
Laurane S. Magliari..............           507          139,500                 -          140,007             *
Richard L. Nolan.................             -            3,000             3,647            6,647             *
Craig Sturken (4)................            50           31,249                 -           31,299             *
Maureen B. Tart-Bezer............             -            2,500               521            3,021             *
All directors and
   executive officers                  --------      -----------          --------      -----------          -----
   as a group (13 persons).......        34,057        1,197,999            17,507        1,249,563           3.2
                                       ========      ===========          ========      ===========          =====
</TABLE>


* Less than 1%

(1)   The amounts shown include all purchase options granted under the Company's
      stock option plans regardless of whether exercisable within sixty (60)
      days.

(2)   These shares represent the stock equivalent units accrued under the
      Company's deferred compensation plan for non-employee directors. These
      share equivalents are subject to Common Stock market price fluctuations.

(3)   The association of Mmes. Baumeister and Haub, and Messrs. Barline and
      Haub, with Tengelmann and Mr. Erivan Haub is set forth herein under Items
      10 and 11. Mr. Christian Haub disclaims investment and voting power over
      the shares owned by Tengelmann and they are excluded herein. Mrs. Haub
      disclaims any investment or voting power over the shares owned by Mr.
      Erivan Haub and the organizations which he controls and the same are not
      included herein.

(4)   Mr. Corrado retired as an officer of the Company, from the Board of
      Directors and as an employee on February 23, 2002, March 19, 2002 and May
      20, 2002, respectively. Mr. Sturken retired as an officer of the Company
      and as an employee on February 25, 2002 and April 9, 2002, respectively.



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ITEM 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

A&P Properties Limited, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, leases a store in
Windsor, Ontario, Canada that sits on property of Tenga Capital Corporation,
which is owned by Erivan and Helga Haub. The initial term of the lease, which
commenced in 1983, expires on October 31, 2003, with four 5-year renewal
options. The base annual rental is CN$467,603, with percentage rents subject to
specified caps.

The Company is a party to agreements granting Tengelmann and its affiliates the
exclusive right to use the A&P(R) and Master Choice(R) trademarks in Germany and
other European countries pursuant to which it received $100,000 which is the
maximum annual royalty fee under such agreements. The Company is also a party to
agreements under which it purchased from Wissoll, an affiliate of Tengelmann,
approximately $598,091 worth of the Black Forest line and Master Choice candy.

The Company owns a jet aircraft which Tengelmann leases under a full cost
reimbursement lease that also allows the Company to charter the aircraft for its
use at a below market charter rate. During fiscal 2001, the annual amount
Tengelmann was obligated to reimburse the Company was $2.5 million.


PART IV

ITEM 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K


(a)  Documents filed as part of this report.

     1)  Financial Statements: The financial statements required by Item 8 are
         included in the fiscal 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders. The
         following required items are herein incorporated by reference:

                  Statements of Consolidated Operations
                  Statements of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity and
                  Comprehensive (Loss) Income
                  Consolidated Balance Sheets
                  Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows
                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                  Independent Auditors' Report

     2)  Financial Statement Schedules are omitted because they are not required
         or do not apply, or the required information is included elsewhere in
         the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.

     3)  Exhibits:

         The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report:




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     EXHIBIT NO.            DESCRIPTION
     -----------            -----------

          3.1               Articles of Incorporation of the Great Atlantic &
                            Pacific Tea Company, as amended through July 1987
                            (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to
                            Form 10-K filed on May 27, 1988)

          3.2*              By-Laws of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company,
                            Inc., as amended through July 2, 2002

          4.1               Indenture, dated as of January 1, 1991 between the
                            Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly The Chase
                            Manhattan Bank as successor by merger to
                            Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company), as trustee
                            (the "Indenture") (incorporated herein by reference
                            to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K

          4.2               First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December
                            4, 2001, to the Indenture, dated as of January 1,
                            1991 between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank,
                            relating to the 7.70% Senior Notes due 2004
                            (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
                            Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2001)

          4.3               Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December
                            20, 2001, to the Indenture between the Company and
                            JPMorgan Chase Bank, relating to the 9 1/8% Senior
                            Notes due 2011 (incorporated herein by reference to
                            Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on December 20, 2001)

+ Agreements with respect to long-term debt where the total amount of securities
authorized thereunder does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Registrant
and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall be furnished to the
Commission on request.


         10.1               Not Applicable

         10.2               Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of
                            the 8th day of January, 2001, by and between the
                            Company and Elizabeth R. Culligan (incorporated
                            herein by reference to Exhibit 10 to Form 10-Q filed
                            on January 16, 2001) ("Culligan Agreement")

         10.3*              Amendment to Culligan Agreement dated April 8, 2002

         10.4               Employment Agreement dated December 6, 1994, between
                            the Company and Fred Corrado (incorporated herein by
                            reference to Exhibit 10 to Form 10-K filed on May
                            24, 1995)

         10.5*              Amendment to Fred Corrado Employment Agreement dated
                            February 22, 2002

         10.6               Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of
                            the 1st day of November, 2000, by and between the
                            Company and William P. Costantini (incorporated
                            herein by reference to Exhibit 10 to Form 10-Q filed
                            on January 16, 2001) ("Costantini Agreement")

         10.7*              Amendment to Costantini Agreement dated April 30,
                            2002


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         10.8*              Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of
                            the 24th day of February, 2002, by and between the
                            Company and Mitchell P. Goldstein

         10.9               Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of
                            the 1st day of November, 2000, by and between the
                            Company and Nicholas Ioli, Jr. (incorporated herein
                            by reference to Exhibit 10 to Form 10-Q filed on
                            January 16, 2001)

         10.10*             Amendment to Nicholas Ioli Employment Agreement
                            dated April 3, 2002

         10.11              Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of
                            the 1st day of November, 2000, by and between the
                            Company and Laurane Magliari (incorporated herein by
                            reference to Exhibit 10 to Form 10-Q filed on
                            January 16, 2001) ("Magliari Agreement")

         10.12*             Amendment to Magliari Agreement dated April 30, 2002

         10.13*             Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of
                            the 14th day of May, 2001, by and between the
                            Company and John E. Metzger ("Metzger Agreement") as
                            amended February 14, 2002

         10.14*             Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of
                            the 25th day of February, 2002 by and between the
                            Company and David A. Smithies

         10.15              Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan effective as
                            of September 30, 1991 (incorporated herein by
                            reference to Exhibit 10.B to Form 10-K filed on May
                            28, 1993)

         10.16              Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan effective as
                            of September 1, 1997 (incorporated herein by
                            reference to Exhibit 10.B to Form 10-K filed on May
                            27, 1998)

         10.17              Supplemental Retirement and Benefit Restoration Plan
                            effective as of January 1, 2001 (incorporated herein
                            by reference to Exhibit 10(j) to Form 10-K filed on
                            May 23, 2001)

         10.18              1994 Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by
                            reference to Exhibit 10(e) to Form 10-K filed on May
                            24, 1995)

         10.19              1994 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors
                            (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(f)
                            to Form 10-K filed on May 24, 1995)

         10.20              Directors' Deferred Payment Plan adopted May 1, 1996
                            (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(h)
                            to Form 10-K filed on May 16, 1997)



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<PAGE>

         10.21              1998 Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan
                            (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(k)
                            to Form 10-K filed on May 19, 1999)

         10.22              Credit Agreement dated as of February 23, 2001,
                            among the Company, The Great Atlantic & Pacific
                            Company of Canada, Limited and the other Borrowers
                            party hereto and the Lenders party hereto, The Chase
                            Manhattan Bank, as U.S. Administrative Agent, and
                            The Chase Manhattan Bank of Canada, as Canadian
                            Administrative Agent ("Credit Agreement")
                            (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 to
                            Form 10-K filed on May 23, 2001)

         10.23*             Amendment No. 1 and Waiver, dated as of November 16,
                            2001 to Credit Agreement.

         10.24*             Amendment No. 2 dated as of March 21, 2002 to Credit
                            Agreement

         10.25*             Amendment No. 3 dated as of April 23, 2002 to Credit
                            Agreement

         10.26*             Waiver dated as of June 14, 2002 to Credit Agreement

         11                 Not Applicable

         12                 Not Applicable

         13*                2001 Annual Report to Stockholders

         16                 Not applicable

         18                 Not Applicable

         21*                Subsidiaries of Registrant

         22                 Not Applicable

         23*                Independent Auditors' Consent

         24                 Not Applicable

         99                 Not Applicable

         * Filed with this 10K

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

     None.



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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

<TABLE>
<S>                                                       <C>
                                                                 The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
                                                                                (registrant)

Date: July 3, 2002                                        By:             /s/ Mitchell P. Goldstein
                                                              -------------------------------------------------
                                                               Mitchell P. Goldstein, Senior Vice President and
                                                                            Chief Financial Officer
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in
the capacities and as of the date indicated.

<TABLE>
<S>                                                       <C>
/s/ Christian W.E. Haub                                   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
------------------------------------
Christian W.E. Haub

/s/ John D. Barline                                       Director
------------------------------------
John D. Barline

/s/ Rosemarie Baumeister                                  Director
------------------------------------
Rosemarie Baumeister

/s/ Elizabeth R. Culligan                                 President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
------------------------------------
Elizabeth R. Culligan

/s/ Bobbie Gaunt                                          Director
------------------------------------
Bobbie Gaunt

/s/ Helga Haub                                            Director
------------------------------------
Helga Haub

/s/ Dan P. Kourkoumelis                                   Director
------------------------------------
Dan P. Kourkoumelis

/s/ Edward Lewis                                          Director
------------------------------------
Edward Lewis

/s/ Richard L. Nolan                                      Director
------------------------------------
Richard L. Nolan

/s/ Maureen B. Tart-Bezer                                 Director
------------------------------------
Maureen B. Tart-Bezer
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The above-named persons signed this report on behalf of the registrant on
July 3, 2002.



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<S>                                                              <C>
/s/ Brenda M. Galgano                                            Vice President, Corporate Controller
------------------------------------
Brenda M. Galgano                                                             July 3, 2002
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