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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)



|x |  | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  | FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 1, 2011
| |  | ----------------------------------------------

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: 0-10815

UNIFIED GROCERS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -----------------------------------
|California                                                     |  | 95-0615250                         
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

5200 Sheila Street, Commerce, CA 90040

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(323) 264-5200

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)

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  [X]    No  [    ]

Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  [    ]    No  [    ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



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|------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------
|Large accelerated filer  [    ] |  | Accelerated filer  [    ]        
|Non-accelerated filer  [X]      |  | Smaller reporting company  [    ]

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a
shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  [    ]    No  [X]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of January 29, 2011, the number of shares outstanding was:

Class A: 163,800 shares; Class B: 429,967 shares; Class C: 15 shares; Class E: 251,808 shares









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|Item       |  |                                                                                       |    | Page |   
|PART I.    |  | FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                 |    |      |    | 
|           |  |                                                                                      
|Item 1.    |  | Financial Statements (Unaudited)                                                      |    |      |    | 
|           |  | Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets                                                 |    |      | 3  | 
|           |  | Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings                                         |    |      | 4  | 
|           |  | Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Earnings                           |    |      | 5  | 
|           |  | Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows                                       |    |      | 6  | 
|           |  | Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements                                  |    |      | 7  | 
|Item 2.    |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |    |      | 18 | 
|Item 3.    |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                            |    |      | 38 | 
|Item 4.    |  | Controls and Procedures                                                               |    |      | 38 | 
|           |  |                                                                                      
|PART II.   |  | OTHER INFORMATION                                                                     |    |      |    | 
|Item 1.    |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                     |    |      | 39 | 
|Item 1A.   |  | Risk Factors                                                                          |    |      | 39 | 
|Item 2.    |  | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                           |    |      | 39 | 
|Item 3.    |  | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                       |    |      | 39 | 
|Item 4.    |  | [Removed and Reserved]                                                                |    |      | 39 | 
|Item 5.    |  | Other Information                                                                     |    |      | 39 | 
|Item 6.    |  | Exhibits                                                                              |    |      | 39 | 
|           | 
|Signatures |  |                                                                                       | 40 |     



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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)





Unified Grocers, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Condensed Balance
Sheets  Unaudited

(dollars in thousands)



|                                                                                                                                              |  |                |         |   |                |   |         |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------- | ------- | - | -------------- | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                                                                              |  | January 1,2011 |         |   | October 2,2010 |  
|Assets                                                                                                                                        |  |                |         |   |                |   |         |  
|                                                                                                                                              |  |               
|Current assets:                                                                                                                               |  |                |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                     |  | $              | 7,554   |   |                | $ | 5,901   |  
|Accounts and current portion of notes receivable, net of allowances of $2,121 and $2,506 at January 1, 2011 and
October 2, 2010, respectively |  |                | 182,464 |   |                |   | 207,582 |  
|Inventories                                                                                                                                   |  |                | 235,492 |   |                |   | 253,932 |  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                                                     |  |                | 10,753  |   |                |   | 11,460  |  
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                                                         |  |                | 10,107  |   |                |   | 10,107  |  
|                                                                                                                                              | 
|Total current assets                                                                                                                          |  |                | 446,370 |   |                |   | 488,982 |  
|Properties and equipment, net                                                                                                                 |  |                | 186,470 |   |                |   | 186,568 |  
|Investments                                                                                                                                   |  |                | 93,589  |   |                |   | 95,836  |  
|Notes receivable, less current portion and net of allowances of $688 and $716 at January 1, 2011 and October 2,
2010, respectively            |  |                | 14,433  |   |                |   | 11,586  |  
|Goodwill                                                                                                                                      |  |                | 38,997  |   |                |   | 38,997  |  
|Other assets, net                                                                                                                             |  |                | 111,645 |   |                |   | 105,719 |  
|                                                                                                                                              | 
|Total Assets                                                                                                                                  |  | $              | 891,504 |   |                | $ | 927,688 |  
|                                                                                                                                              | 
|Liabilities and Shareholders Equity                                                                                                          |  |                |         |   |                |   |         |  
|                                                                                                                                              |  |               
|Current liabilities:                                                                                                                          |  |                |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Accounts payable                                                                                                                              |  | $              | 178,272 |   |                | $ | 210,760 |  
|Accrued liabilities                                                                                                                           |  |                | 62,572  |   |                |   | 67,247  |  
|Current portion of notes payable                                                                                                              |  |                | 3,571   |   |                |   | 2,706   |  
|Members deposits and estimated patronage dividends                                                                                           |  |                | 14,056  |   |                |   | 14,024  |  
|                                                                                                                                              | 
|Total current liabilities                                                                                                                     |  |                | 258,471 |   |                |   | 294,737 |  
|Notes payable, less current portion                                                                                                           |  |                | 227,196 |   |                |   | 224,926 |  
|Long-term liabilities, other                                                                                                                  |  |                | 214,220 |   |                |   | 211,962 |  
|Member and Non-Members deposits                                                                                                              |  |                | 8,632   |   |                |   | 8,593   |  
|Commitments and contingencies                                                                                                                 |  |                |         |   |                |   |         |  
|                                                                                                                                              |  |               
|Shareholders equity:                                                                                                                         |  |                |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Class A Shares: 500,000 shares authorized, 163,800 and 168,350 shares outstanding at January 1, 2011 and
October 2, 2010, respectively        |  |                | 30,394  |   |                |   | 31,200  |  
|Class B Shares: 2,000,000 shares authorized, 430,065 and 451,714 shares outstanding at January 1, 2011 and
October 2, 2010, respectively      |  |                | 75,215  |   |                |   | 78,687  |  
|Class E Shares: 2,000,000 shares authorized, 251,808 shares outstanding at both January 1, 2011 and October 2,
2010                           |  |                | 25,181  |   |                |   | 25,181  |  
|Retained earnings after elimination of accumulated deficit of $26,976 effective September 28, 2002 
allocated                                |  |                | 78,407  |   |                |   | 78,113  |  
|Retained earnings  non-allocated                                                                                                             |  |                | 3,720   |   |                |   | 3,720   |  
|                                                                                                                                              | 
|Total retained earnings                                                                                                                       |  |                | 82,127  |   |                |   | 81,833  |  
|Receivable from sale of Class A Shares to Members                                                                                             |  |                | (1,556  | ) |                |   | (1,744  | )
|Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                                                          |  |                | (28,376 | ) |                |   | (27,687 | )
|                                                                                                                                              | 
|Total shareholders equity                                                                                                                    |  |                | 182,985 |   |                |   | 187,470 |  
|                                                                                                                                              | 
|Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity                                                                                                    |  | $              | 891,504 |   |                | $ | 927,688 |  
|                                                                                                                                              | 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.



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Unified Grocers, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings  Unaudited

(dollars in thousands)



|                                                               |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ------- | - | -------------- | - | ------- | -
|                                                               |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended |        
|                                                               |  | January 1,2011       |         |   | January 2,2010 |  
|Net sales                                                      |  | $                    | 980,275 |   |                | $ | 999,838 |  
|Cost of sales                                                  |  |                      | 892,628 |   |                |   | 908,232 |  
|Distribution, selling and administrative expenses              |  |                      | 75,657  |   |                |   | 78,078  |  
|                                                               | 
|Operating income                                               |  |                      | 11,990  |   |                |   | 13,528  |  
|Interest expense                                               |  |                      | (3,237  | ) |                |   | (2,826  | )
|                                                               | 
|Earnings before estimated patronage dividends and income taxes |  |                      | 8,753   |   |                |   | 10,702  |  
|Estimated patronage dividends                                  |  |                      | (3,406  | ) |                |   | (4,799  | )
|                                                               | 
|Earnings before income taxes                                   |  |                      | 5,347   |   |                |   | 5,903   |  
|Income taxes                                                   |  |                      | (1,699  | ) |                |   | (2,216  | )
|                                                               | 
|Net earnings                                                   |  | $                    | 3,648   |   |                | $ | 3,687   |  
|                                                               | 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.



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Unified Grocers, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Earnings  Unaudited

(dollars in
thousands)



|                                                   |  |                      |       |   |                |   |       |  
|-------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ----- | - | -------------- | - | ----- | -
|                                                   |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended |      
|                                                   |  | January 1,2011       |       |   | January 2,2010 |  
|Net earnings                                       |  | $                    | 3,648 |   |                | $ | 3,687 |  
|Other comprehensive earnings, net of income taxes: |  |                      |       |   |                |   |       |  
|Unrealized net holding loss on investments         |  |                      | (689  | ) |                |   | (410  | )
|                                                   | 
|Comprehensive earnings                             |  | $                    | 2,959 |   |                | $ | 3,277 |  
|                                                   | 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.



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Unified Grocers, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows  Unaudited

(dollars in thousands)



|                                                                                    |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ------- | - | -------------- | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                    |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended |        
|                                                                                    |  | January 1,2011       |         |   | January 2,2010 |  
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                               |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Net earnings                                                                        |  | $                    | 3,648   |   |                | $ | 3,687   |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating
activities: |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                       |  |                      | 6,098   |   |                |   | 6,250   |  
|Provision for doubtful accounts                                                     |  |                      | 141     |   |                |   | 352     |  
|Loss on sale of properties and equipment                                            |  |                      |        |   |                |   | 60      |  
|(Increase) decrease in assets:                                                      |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Accounts receivable                                                                 |  |                      | 22,005  |   |                |   | 8,443   |  
|Inventories                                                                         |  |                      | 18,440  |   |                |   | 24,416  |  
|Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                           |  |                      | 707     |   |                |   | 276     |  
|Benefit plan assets                                                                 |  |                      | (1,626  | ) |                |   | (1,874  | )
|Increase (decrease) in liabilities:                                                 |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Accounts payable                                                                    |  |                      | (32,903 | ) |                |   | (26,970 | )
|Accrued liabilities                                                                 |  |                      | (4,675  | ) |                |   | 242     |  
|Long-term liabilities, other                                                        |  |                      | 4,244   |   |                |   | 3,786   |  
|                                                                                    | 
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                           |  |                      | 16,079  |   |                |   | 18,668  |  
|                                                                                    | 
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                               |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Purchases of properties and equipment                                               |  |                      | (3,803  | ) |                |   | (1,360  | )
|Purchases of securities and other investments                                       |  |                      | (40,025 | ) |                |   | (5,182  | )
|Proceeds from maturities or sales of securities and other investments               |  |                      | 40,540  |   |                |   | 4,065   |  
|Origination of notes receivable                                                     |  |                      | (1,669  | ) |                |   | (1,267  | )
|Collection of notes receivable                                                      |  |                      | 1,794   |   |                |   | 1,200   |  
|Proceeds from sales of properties and equipment                                     |  |                      |        |   |                |   | 28      |  
|Increase in other assets                                                            |  |                      | (4,439  | ) |                |   | (1,989  | )
|                                                                                    | 
|Net cash utilized by investing activities                                           |  |                      | (7,602  | ) |                |   | (4,505  | )
|                                                                                    | 
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                               |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Borrowings from long-term notes payable                                             |  |                      | 4,200   |   |                |   | 25,000  |  
|Reduction of short-term notes payable                                               |  |                      | (51     | ) |                |   | (121    | )
|Reduction of long-term notes payable                                                |  |                      | (1,014  | ) |                |   | (16,158 | )
|Payment of deferred financing fees                                                  |  |                      | (2,586  | ) |                |   | (176    | )
|Increase in Members deposits and estimated patronage dividends                     |  |                      | 32      |   |                |   | 470     |  
|Increase in Member and Non-Members deposits                                        |  |                      | 39      |   |                |   | 1,196   |  
|Decrease in receivable from sale of Class A Shares to Members, net                  |  |                      | 188     |   |                |   | 296     |  
|Repurchase of shares from Members                                                   |  |                      | (7,649  | ) |                |   | (5,317  | )
|Issuance of shares to Members                                                       |  |                      | 17      |   |                |   |        |  
|                                                                                    | 
|Net cash (utilized) provided by financing activities                                |  |                      | (6,824  | ) |                |   | 5,190   |  
|                                                                                    | 
|Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                           |  |                      | 1,653   |   |                |   | 19,353  |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                    |  |                      | 5,901   |   |                |   | 10,942  |  
|                                                                                    | 
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                          |  | $                    | 7,554   |   |                | $ | 30,295  |  
|                                                                                    | 
|Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                                   |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Cash paid during the period for:                                                    |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Interest                                                                            |  | $                    | 3,008   |   |                | $ | 2,771   |  
|Income taxes                                                                        |  | $                    | 3       |   |                | $ | 2,200   |  
|                                                                                    |  |                     
|Supplemental disclosure of non-cash items:                                          |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Capital leases                                                                      |  | $                    |        |   |                | $ | 39      |  

The accompanying notes are an integral
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Unified Grocers, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.     BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated condensed financial
statements include the accounts of Unified Grocers, Inc. and all its subsidiaries (the Company or Unified). Inter-company transactions and accounts with subsidiaries have been eliminated. The interim financial statements
included herein have been prepared by the Company without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the
financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) have been omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations; nevertheless, management believes that the
disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys latest
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010 filed with the SEC. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

The accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are both of a normal and
recurring nature and necessary for the fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The preparation of the consolidated condensed financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. As a result, actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Companys banking arrangements allow the Company to fund outstanding checks when presented for payment to the financial institutions
utilized by the Company for disbursements. This cash management practice frequently results in total issued checks exceeding the available cash balance at a single financial institution. The Companys policy is to record its cash disbursement
accounts with a cash book overdraft in accounts payable. At January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, the Company had book overdrafts of $47.0 million and $54.4 million, respectively, classified in accounts payable and included in cash provided
by operating activities.

2.     FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company evaluates the fair value of its assets and liabilities in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC Topic 820) and ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments(ASC Topic 825).

ASC Topic 820 establishes a hierarchy for evaluating assets and liabilities valued at fair value as follows:



| | · |  | Level 1  Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | · |  | Level 2  Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable. These inputs include quoted prices for
similar assets or liabilities other than quoted prices in Level 1, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the
full term of the assets or liabilities;
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| | · |  | Level 3  Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the
assumptions that market participants would use in pricing.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Company records marketable securities at fair value in
accordance with ASC Topic 320, Investments  Debt and Equity Securities. These assets are held by the Companys Insurance segment. The Companys Wholesale Distribution segment holds insurance contracts and mutual
funds valued at fair value in support of certain employee benefits. See Note 3 for further discussion on investments.

The following
methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

Cash and cash equivalents.    The carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.



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Accounts receivable and current portion of notes receivable.    The
carrying amount of accounts receivable and the current portion of notes receivable approximates the fair value of net accounts and notes receivable due to their short-term maturity.

Concentration of credit risk.The Companys largest customer, Smart & Final, Inc., a Non-Member
customer, and the ten largest Member and Non-Member customers (including Smart & Final, Inc.) constituted approximately 10% and 44%, respectively, of total net sales for the thirteen-week period ended January 1, 2011, and approximately
10% and 43%, respectively, of total net sales for the thirteen-week period ended January 2, 2010. The Companys ten customers with the largest accounts receivable balances accounted for approximately 44% and 41% of total accounts
receivable at January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, respectively. Management believes that receivables are well diversified, and the allowances for doubtful accounts are sufficient to absorb estimated losses.

Investments.The fair values for investments are generally readily determinable based on actively traded securities
in the marketplace. Investments that are not actively traded are valued based upon inputs including quoted prices for identical or similar assets. Equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values are accounted for using the cost
or equity methods of accounting. The Company regularly evaluates securities carried at cost to determine whether there has been any diminution in value that is deemed to be other than temporary and adjusts the value accordingly.

The following table represents the Companys financial instruments recorded at fair value and the hierarchy of those assets as of
January 1, 2011:



|                         |  |         |        |  |         |   |        |         |  |   |       |  |  |   |        | 
|------------------------ |  | ------- | ------ |  | ------- | - | ------ | ------- |  | - | ----- |  |  | - | ------ | 
|(dollars in thousands)   |  |         |       
|                         |  | Level 1 |        |  | Level 2 |   |        | Level 3 |  |   | Total | 
|Money Market             |  | $       | 897    |  |         | $ |       |         |  | $ |      |  |  | $ | 897    | 
|Common Equity Securities |  |         | 9,748  |  |         |   |       |         |  |   |      |  |  |   | 9,748  | 
|Mutual Funds             |  |         | 11,990 |  |         |   |       |         |  |   |      |  |  |   | 11,990 | 
|Corporate Securities     |  |         |       |  |         |   | 24,830 |         |  |   |      |  |  |   | 24,830 | 
|Government Securities    |  |         | 9,229  |  |         |   | 33,454 |         |  |   |      |  |  |   | 42,683 | 
|Municipal Securities     |  |         |       |  |         |   | 2,840  |         |  |   |      |  |  |   | 2,840  | 
|                         | 
|Total                    |  | $       | 31,864 |  |         | $ | 61,124 |         |  | $ |      |  |  | $ | 92,988 | 
|                         | 

Money market funds are valued based on quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 inputs) and are included in cash and
cash equivalents in the Companys consolidated condensed balance sheets. Common equity securities and mutual funds are valued based on information received from a third party. These assets are valued based on quoted prices in active markets
(Level 1 inputs). As of January 1, 2011, $9.7 million of common equity securities are included in investments and $12.0 million of mutual funds are included in other assets in the Companys consolidated condensed balance sheets. Corporate
securities, consisting of high quality investment grade corporate bonds, and government and municipal securities, consisting of U.S. government and agency obligations, U.S. government treasury securities and U.S. state and municipal bonds, are held
by two of our insurance subsidiaries to fund loss reserves. These assets are valued based on information received from a third party pricing service. For assets traded in active markets, the assets are valued at quoted bond market prices (Level 1
inputs). For assets traded in inactive markets, the services pricing methodology uses observable inputs (such as bid/ask quotes) for identical or similar assets. Assets considered to be similar will have similar characteristics, such as:
duration, volatility, prepayment speed, interest rates, yield curves, and/or risk profile and other market corroborated inputs (Level 2 inputs). The Company determines the classification of financial asset groups within the fair value hierarchy
based on the lowest level of input into each groups asset valuation. The financial instruments included in the preceding table, other than money market funds and mutual funds discussed above, are included in investments in the Companys
consolidated condensed balance sheets at January 1, 2011.

The Company did not have any transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2
during the first quarter ended January 1, 2011. Since the Company does not own any Level 3 financial instruments, the adoption of the requirement pursuant to Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-06, Improving Disclosures About
Fair Value Measurements, to separate disclosures on a gross basis about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements (adoption not required until the Companys fiscal year-end 2012) is not expected to
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Notes payable.    The fair values of borrowings under the Companys
revolving credit facility are estimated to approximate their carrying amounts due to the short maturities of those obligations. The fair values for other notes payable are based primarily on rates currently available to the Company for debt with
similar terms and remaining maturities.

The fair value of notes payable, excluding capital leases, was $240.0 million and $237.3
million compared to their carrying value of $230.5 million and $227.3 million at January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, respectively.

The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair values of the Companys financial instruments at January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 were based on estimates of market conditions, estimates
using present value and risks existing at that time. These values represent an approximation of possible value and may never actually be realized.

3.     INVESTMENTS

The amortized cost and fair value of investments are as
follows:



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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | ------ |  | -------------------- | - | ----- | --------------------- |  | - | --------- | - |  | - | ------ | 
|(dollars in thousands)                                                                |  |               |       
|January 1, 2011                                                                       |  | AmortizedCost |        |  | GrossUnrealizedGains |   |       | GrossUnrealizedLosses |  |   | FairValue |  
|Available for sale securities:                                                        |  |               |        |  |                      |   |       |                       |  |   |           |   |  |   |        | 
|Fixed maturity securities:                                                            |  |               |        |  |                      |   |       |                       |  |   |           |   |  |   |        | 
|U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies |  | $             | 41,064 |  |                      | $ | 1,987 |                       |  | $ | (368      | ) |  | $ | 42,683 | 
|Municipal securities                                                                  |  |               | 2,922  |  |                      |   | 5     |                       |  |   | (87       | ) |  |   | 2,840  | 
|Corporate securities                                                                  |  |               | 24,418 |  |                      |   | 780   |                       |  |   | (368      | ) |  |   | 24,830 | 
|                                                                                      | 
|Total fixed maturity securities                                                       |  |               | 68,404 |  |                      |   | 2,772 |                       |  |   | (823      | ) |  |   | 70,353 | 
|Equity securities                                                                     |  |               | 9,036  |  |                      |   | 726   |                       |  |   | (14       | ) |  |   | 9,748  | 
|                                                                                      | 
|Total available for sale securities                                                   |  | $             | 77,440 |  |                      | $ | 3,498 |                       |  | $ | (837      | ) |  |   | 80,101 | 
|                                                                                      |  |               |        |  |                     
|Common stock, at cost                                                                 |  |               |        |  |                      |   |       |                       |  |   |           |   |  |   | 13,488 | 
|                                                                                      | 
|Total Investments                                                                     |  |               |        |  |                      |   |       |                       |  |   |           |   |  | $ | 93,589 | 
|                                                                                      | 



|                                                                                      |  |               |        |  |                      |   |       |                       |  |   |           |   |  |   |        | 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | ------ |  | -------------------- | - | ----- | --------------------- |  | - | --------- | - |  | - | ------ | 
|(dollars in thousands)                                                                |  |               |       
|October 2, 2010                                                                       |  | AmortizedCost |        |  | GrossUnrealizedGains |   |       | GrossUnrealizedLosses |  |   | FairValue |  
|Available for sale securities:                                                        |  |               |        |  |                      |   |       |                       |  |   |           |   |  |   |        | 
|Fixed maturity securities:                                                            |  |               |        |  |                      |   |       |                       |  |   |           |   |  |   |        | 
|U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies |  | $             | 50,006 |  |                      | $ | 2,623 |                       |  | $ |          |   |  | $ | 52,629 | 
|Municipal securities                                                                  |  |               | 2,728  |  |                      |   | 177   |                       |  |   | (11       | ) |  |   | 2,894  | 
|Corporate securities                                                                  |  |               | 17,158 |  |                      |   | 1,316 |                       |  |   | (17       | ) |  |   | 18,457 | 
|                                                                                      | 
|Total fixed maturity securities                                                       |  |               | 69,892 |  |                      |   | 4,116 |                       |  |   | (28       | ) |  |   | 73,980 | 
|Equity securities                                                                     |  |               | 8,095  |  |                      |   | 284   |                       |  |   | (11       | ) |  |   | 8,368  | 
|                                                                                      | 
|Total available for sale securities                                                   |  | $             | 77,987 |  |                      | $ | 4,400 |                       |  | $ | (39       | ) |  |   | 82,348 | 
|                                                                                      |  |               |        |  |                     
|Common stock, at cost                                                                 |  |               |        |  |                      |   |       |                       |  |   |           |   |  |   | 13,488 | 
|                                                                                      | 
|Total Investments                                                                     |  |               |        |  |                      |   |       |                       |  |   |           |   |  | $ | 95,836 | 
|                                                                                      | 

During the interim period ended January 1, 2011 and the fiscal year ended October 2, 2010, the Company did
not hold any trading or held-to-maturity securities.

The Companys insurance subsidiaries invest a significant portion of premiums
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credit and interest rate risk. Management has established guidelines and practices to limit the amount of credit risk through limitation of non-investment grade securities. The Company assesses
whether unrealized losses are other-than-temporary. The discussion and table that follow describe the Companys securities that have unrealized losses.

Unrealized losses on the Companys investments in fixed maturity securities and equity securities were caused by interest rate increases rather than credit quality. Because the Companys insurance
subsidiaries do not intend to sell, nor do they have or anticipate having a regulatory requirement to sell these investments until recovery of fair value, which may be upon maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be
other-than-temporarily impaired at January 1, 2011.

The table below illustrates the length of time available for sale fixed
maturity securities and equity securities, not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at January 1, 2011:



|                                                         |  |                     |        |  |                      |   |     |           |  |   |                  |  |  |           |   |  |                  |   |        |  |  |   |     | 
|-------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------- | ------ |  | -------------------- | - | --- | --------- |  | - | ---------------- |  |  | --------- | - |  | ---------------- | - | ------ |  |  | - | --- | 
|(dollars in thousands)                                   |  | Less than 12 Months |        |  | 12 Months or Greater |   |     | Total     | 
|Description of Securities                                |  | FairValue           |        |  | UnrealizedLosses     |   |     | FairValue |  |   | UnrealizedLosses |  |  | FairValue |   |  | UnrealizedLosses |  
|U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government obligations |  | $                   | 8,903  |  |                      | $ | 368 |           |  | $ |                 |  |  | $         |  |  |                  | $ | 8,903  |  |  | $ | 368 | 
|Municipal securities                                     |  |                     | 1,697  |  |                      |   | 87  |           |  |   |                 |  |  |           |  |  |                  |   | 1,697  |  |  |   | 87  | 
|Corporate debt securities                                |  |                     | 12,424 |  |                      |   | 368 |           |  |   |                 |  |  |           |  |  |                  |   | 12,424 |  |  |   | 368 | 
|Equity securities                                        |  |                     | 556    |  |                      |   | 14  |           |  |   |                 |  |  |           |  |  |                  |   | 556    |  |  |   | 14  | 
|                                                         | 
|Total Investments                                        |  | $                   | 23,580 |  |                      | $ | 837 |           |  | $ |                 |  |  | $         |  |  |                  | $ | 23,580 |  |  | $ | 837 | 
|                                                         | 

Available for sale fixed maturity securities are due as follows:



|                                       |  |               |        |  |           |   |        | 
|-------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | ------ |  | --------- | - | ------ | 
|(dollars in thousands)                 |  |               |       
|January 1, 2011                        |  | AmortizedCost |        |  | FairValue |  
|Due in one year or less                |  | $             | 2,024  |  |           | $ | 2,052  | 
|Due after one year through five years  |  |               | 15,092 |  |           |   | 15,532 | 
|Due after five years through ten years |  |               | 20,193 |  |           |   | 20,210 | 
|Due after ten years                    |  |               | 31,095 |  |           |   | 32,559 | 
|                                       | 
|                                       |  | $             | 68,404 |  |           | $ | 70,353 | 
|                                       | 



|                                       |  |               |        |  |           |   |        | 
|-------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | ------ |  | --------- | - | ------ | 
|(dollars in thousands)                 |  |               |        |  |           |  
|October 2, 2010                        |  | AmortizedCost |        |  | FairValue |  
|Due in one year or less                |  | $             | 16,710 |  |           | $ | 16,727 | 
|Due after one year through five years  |  |               | 9,801  |  |           |   | 10,572 | 
|Due after five years through ten years |  |               | 9,304  |  |           |   | 10,153 | 
|Due after ten years                    |  |               | 34,077 |  |           |   | 36,528 | 
|                                       | 
|                                       |  | $             | 69,892 |  |           | $ | 73,980 | 
|                                       | 

Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay
obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Corporate mortgage-backed securities are shown as being due at their average expected maturity dates.

Amounts reported as due in one year or less are included in long-term investments, as the Companys insurance subsidiaries are required to maintain investments in support of regulatory deposit
requirements. Hence, investments with maturities less than one year maintained in support of this long-term commitment are generally sold to repurchase investments with longer maturities. As these investments continue to support a long-term
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January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, the long-term portion of the related insurance reserves of $37.3 million and $37.6 million, respectively, are included in long-term liabilities,
other in the Companys consolidated condensed balance sheets.

Investments carried at fair values of $40.6 million and $41.4
million at January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 (which include $0.3 million and $0.4 million recorded in cash and cash equivalents), respectively, are maintained in support of regulatory deposit requirements ($36.6 million and $36.6 million
in direct deposit of securities at January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, respectively) in compliance with statutory regulations. Investments with fair values of $6.8 million and $7.0 million at January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010
(which include $0.1 million and $0.1 million recorded in cash and cash equivalents), respectively, are on deposit with regulatory authorities in compliance with statutory regulations. Investments with fair values of $0.8 million and $2.2 million at
January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 (which include $0.2 million and $0.2 million recorded in cash and cash equivalents), respectively, are on deposit in compliance with collateral requirements on reinsurance arrangements.

Net investment income is summarized as follows:



|                          |  |                      |       |   |                |   |     |  
|------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ----- | - | -------------- | - | --- | -
|(dollars in thousands)    | 
|                          |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended |      
|                          |  | January 1,2011       |       |   | January 2,2010 |  
|Fixed maturity securities |  | $                    | 1,088 |   |                | $ | 970 |  
|Equity securities         |  |                      | 394   |   |                |   |    |  
|Cash and cash equivalents |  |                      | 1     |   |                |   |    |  
|                          | 
|                          |  |                      | 1,483 |   |                |   | 970 |  
|Less: investment expenses |  |                      | (77   | ) |                |   | (72 | )
|                          | 
|                          |  | $                    | 1,406 |   |                | $ | 898 |  
|                          | 

Equity securities held by the Company that do not have readily determinable fair values are accounted for using the
cost or equity methods of accounting. The Company evaluated its investments in equity securities for impairment as of January 1, 2011, and the Company did not consider any of these equity securities to be impaired.

The Company held investments in Western Family Holding Company (Western Family) common stock of $9.4 million at both January 1,
2011 and October 2, 2010. Western Family is a private cooperative located in Oregon from which the Company purchases food and general merchandise products. The investment represents approximately a 20% ownership interest at both January 1,
2011 and October 2, 2010. The Companys ownership percentage in Western Family is based, in part, on the volume of purchases transacted with Western Family. The investment is accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

The Companys wholly-owned finance subsidiary, Grocers Capital Company (GCC), has an investment in National Consumer Cooperative
Bank (NCB), which operates as a cooperative and therefore its borrowers are required to own its Class B common stock. The investment in the Class B common stock of NCB aggregated $4.1 million at both January 1, 2011 and
October 2, 2010. For the fiscal period ended January 1, 2011 and the fiscal year ended October 2, 2010, no cash dividend income was received.

4.     SEGMENT INFORMATION

Unified is a retailer-owned, grocery wholesale
cooperative serving supermarket, specialty and convenience store operators located primarily in the western United States and the Pacific Rim. The Companys customers range in size from single store operators to regional supermarket chains. The
Company sells a wide variety of products typically found in supermarkets. The Companys customers include its owners (Members) and non-owners (Non-Members). The Company sells products through Unified or through its
specialty food subsidiary (Market Centre) and international sales subsidiary (Unified International, Inc.). The Company reports all product sales in its Wholesale Distribution segment. The Company also provides support services to its customers
through the Wholesale Distribution segment and through separate subsidiaries, including insurance and financing. Insurance activities are reported in Unifieds Insurance segment while finance activities are grouped within Unifieds All
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Management identifies segments based on the information monitored by the Companys chief
operating decision-makers to manage the business and, accordingly, has identified the following two reportable segments:



| | · |  | The Wholesale Distribution segment includes the results of operations from the sale of groceries and general merchandise products to both Members and
Non-Members, including a broad range of branded and corporate brand products in nearly all the categories found in a typical supermarket, including dry grocery, frozen food, deli, meat, dairy, eggs, produce, bakery, ethnic, gourmet, specialty foods,
natural & organic products, and general merchandise and health and beauty care products. Support services (other than insurance and financing), including promotional planning, retail technology, equipment purchasing services and real estate
services, are reported in our Wholesale Distribution segment. As of, and for the thirteen weeks ended, January 1, 2011, the Wholesale Distribution segment collectively represents approximately 99% of the Companys total net sales and 85%
of total assets.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Non-perishable products consist primarily of dry grocery, frozen food, deli, ethnic,
gourmet, specialty foods, natural & organic products, general merchandise and health and beauty care. They also include (1) retail support services and (2) products and shipping services provided to Non-Member customers through
Unified International, Inc. Perishable products consist primarily of service deli, service bakery, meat, eggs, produce, bakery, and dairy. Net sales within the Wholesale Distribution segment include $700.9 million and $726.6 million, or 71.8% and
73.0% of total Wholesale Distribution segment net sales for the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010, respectively, attributable to sales of non-perishable products, and $275.6 million and $269.1 million, or 28.2% and
27.0% of total Wholesale Distribution segment net sales for the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010, respectively, attributable to sales of perishable products. Wholesale Distribution segment net sales also include
revenues attributable to the Companys retail support services, which comprise less than 1% of total Wholesale Distribution segment net sales, for each of the foregoing respective periods.



| | · |  | The Insurance segment includes the results of operations for the Companys three insurance subsidiaries (Unified Grocers Insurance Services, Springfield
Insurance Company and Springfield Insurance Company, Ltd.). These subsidiaries provide insurance and insurance-related products, including workers compensation and liability insurance policies, to both the Company and its Member and Non-Member
customers. Unified Grocers Insurance Services is an insurance agency that places business with insurance carriers, both non-affiliated and Springfield Insurance Company. Springfield Insurance Company, Ltd. is a captive re-insurer for Springfield
Insurance Company. Unified Grocers Insurance Services is a licensed insurance agency in Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Utah. Springfield Insurance Company is a licensed insurance carrier in
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Wyoming and Utah. Springfield Insurance Company, Ltd. is a licensed insurance carrier in the Commonwealth of Bermuda. As of, and for the thirteen weeks
ended, January 1, 2011, the Companys Insurance segment collectively accounts for approximately 1% of the Companys total net sales and 12% of total assets.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The All Other category includes the results of operations for the Companys other support businesses, including its finance
subsidiary, whose services are provided to a common customer base, none of which individually meets the quantitative thresholds of a reportable segment. As of, and for the thirteen weeks ended, January 1, 2011, the All Other
category collectively accounts for less than 1% of the Companys total net sales and 3% of total assets.



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Information about the Companys operating segments is summarized below.



|                                                           |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|---------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ------- | - | -------------- | - | ------- | -
|(dollars in thousands)                                     |  |                      |        
|                                                           |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended |        
|                                                           |  | January 1,
2011      |         |   | January 2,2010 |  
|Net sales                                                  |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Wholesale distribution                                     |  | $                    | 976,805 |   |                | $ | 996,192 |  
|Insurance                                                  |  |                      | 6,618   |   |                |   | 7,018   |  
|All other                                                  |  |                      | 242     |   |                |   | 235     |  
|Inter-segment eliminations                                 |  |                      | (3,390  | ) |                |   | (3,607  | )
|                                                           | 
|Total net sales                                            |  | $                    | 980,275 |   |                | $ | 999,838 |  
|                                                           | 
|Operating income                                           |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Wholesale distribution                                     |  | $                    | 10,772  |   |                | $ | 12,649  |  
|Insurance                                                  |  |                      | 1,228   |   |                |   | 892     |  
|All other                                                  |  |                      | (10     | ) |                |   | (13     | )
|                                                           | 
|Total operating income                                     |  |                      | 11,990  |   |                |   | 13,528  |  
|                                                           | 
|Interest expense                                           |  |                      | (3,237  | ) |                |   | (2,826  | )
|Estimated patronage dividends                              |  |                      | (3,406  | ) |                |   | (4,799  | )
|Income taxes                                               |  |                      | (1,699  | ) |                |   | (2,216  | )
|                                                           | 
|Net earnings                                               |  | $                    | 3,648   |   |                | $ | 3,687   |  
|                                                           | 
|Depreciation and amortization                              |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Wholesale distribution                                     |  | $                    | 6,003   |   |                | $ | 6,233   |  
|Insurance                                                  |  |                      | 80      |   |                |   | 15      |  
|All other                                                  |  |                      | 15      |   |                |   | 2       |  
|                                                           | 
|Total depreciation and amortization                        |  | $                    | 6,098   |   |                | $ | 6,250   |  
|                                                           | 
|Capital expenditures                                       |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Wholesale distribution                                     |  | $                    | 3,787   |   |                | $ | 1,360   |  
|Insurance                                                  |  |                      | 16      |   |                |   |        |  
|All other                                                  |  |                      |        |   |                |   |        |  
|                                                           | 
|Total capital expenditures                                 |  | $                    | 3,803   |   |                | $ | 1,360   |  
|                                                           | 
|Identifiable assets at January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010 |  |                      |         |   |                |   |         |  
|Wholesale distribution                                     |  | $                    | 761,298 |   |                | $ | 776,077 |  
|Insurance                                                  |  |                      | 108,266 |   |                |   | 103,939 |  
|All other                                                  |  |                      | 21,940  |   |                |   | 19,174  |  
|                                                           | 
|Total identifiable assets                                  |  | $                    | 891,504 |   |                | $ | 899,190 |  
|                                                           | 

5.     SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY

During the thirteen-week period ended January 1, 2011, the Company redeemed 4,550 Class A Shares with a redemption value of $1.3 million.
The Company also issued 58 Class B Shares with an issue value of $16 thousand and redeemed 21,707 Class B Shares with a redemption value of $6.3 million during the thirteen-week period ended January 1, 2011.

6.     CONTINGENCIES

The Company is a party to various litigation, claims and disputes, some of which are for substantial amounts, arising in the ordinary course of business. While the ultimate effect of such actions cannot be
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7.     PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The Company sponsors a cash balance plan (Unified Cash Balance Plan). The Unified Cash Balance Plan is a noncontributory defined benefit
pension plan covering substantially all employees of the Company who are not subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Benefits under the Unified Cash Balance Plan are provided through a trust.

The Company also sponsors an Executive Salary Protection Plan (ESPP) that provides supplemental post-termination retirement income
based on each participants salary and years of service as an officer of the Company. Funds are held in a rabbi trust for the ESPP consisting primarily of life insurance policies reported at cash surrender value and mutual fund assets
consisting of various publicly-traded mutual funds reported at estimated fair value based on quoted market prices. In accordance with ASC Topic 710, Compensation  General, the assets and liabilities of a rabbi trust must be
accounted for as if they are assets and liabilities of the Company. In addition, all earnings and expenses of the rabbi trust are reported in the Companys consolidated condensed statement of earnings. The cash surrender value of such life
insurance policies aggregated $17.3 million and $15.9 million at January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, respectively, and are included in other assets in the Companys consolidated condensed balance sheets. Mutual funds reported at
their estimated fair value of $12.0 million and $11.1 million at January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, respectively, are included in other assets in the Companys consolidated condensed balance sheets. The related accrued benefit cost
(representing the Companys benefit obligation to participants) of $35.8 million and $33.9 million at January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, respectively, is recorded in long-term liabilities, other in the Companys consolidated
condensed balance sheets. The assets held in the rabbi trust are not available for general corporate purposes. The rabbi trust is subject to creditor claims in the event of insolvency. The trust assets are excluded from ESPP plan assets as they do
not qualify as plan assets under ASC Topic 715, Compensation  Retirement Benefits (ASC Topic 715).

The Company sponsors other postretirement benefit plans that provide certain medical coverage to retired non-union employees and provide unused
sick leave benefits for certain eligible non-union and union employees. Those plans are not funded.

The components of net periodic cost
for pension and other postretirement benefits for the respective thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010 consist of the following:



|                                            |  |                      |        |   |                              |   |        |                |  |   |                |   |  |   |      |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ------ | - | ---------------------------- | - | ------ | -------------- |  | - | -------------- | - |  | - | ---- | -
|(dollars in thousands)                      |  |                      |        |   |                              |   |        |                |  |   |                |  
|                                            |  | Pension Benefits     |        |   | OtherPostretirement Benefits |  
|                                            |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended |        |   | Thirteen Weeks Ended         |  
|                                            |  | January 1,2011       |        |   | January 2,2010               |   |        | January 1,2011 |  |   | January 2,2010 |  
|Service cost                                |  | $                    | 1,925  |   |                              | $ | 1,705  |                |  | $ | 470            |   |  | $ | 433  |  
|Interest cost                               |  |                      | 2,972  |   |                              |   | 2,990  |                |  |   | 638            |   |  |   | 659  |  
|Expected return on plan assets              |  |                      | (3,100 | ) |                              |   | (2,747 | )              |  |   |               |   |  |   |     |  
|Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  |                      | 56     |   |                              |   | 63     |                |  |   | (118           | ) |  |   | (118 | )
|Recognized actuarial loss (gain)            |  |                      | 995    |   |                              |   | 878    |                |  |   | (33            | ) |  |   | (67  | )
|                                            | 
|Net periodic cost                           |  | $                    | 2,848  |   |                              | $ | 2,889  |                |  | $ | 957            |   |  | $ | 907  |  
|                                            | 

The Companys funding policy is to make contributions to the Unified Cash Balance Plan in amounts that are at
least sufficient to meet the minimum funding requirements of applicable laws and regulations, but no more than amounts deductible for federal income tax purposes. The Company expects to make estimated contributions to the Unified Cash Balance Plan
totaling $12.9 million during fiscal 2011, which is comprised of $5.1 million for the 2011 plan year and $7.8 million for the 2010 plan year. At its discretion, the Company may contribute in excess of these amounts. Additional contributions, if any,
will be based, in part, on future actuarial funding calculations and the performance of plan investments. The Company contributed zero and $1.6 million to the Unified Cash Balance Plan during the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011 for the
2011 and 2010 plan years, respectively.

Additionally, at the beginning of fiscal 2011, the Company expected to contribute $0.2 million
to the ESPP to fund projected benefit payments to participants for the 2011 plan year. The Company made no contributions to the ESPP during the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011 to fund benefit payments to participants for the 2011 plan
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During fiscal year 2010, comprehensive health care reform legislation under the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590) and the Health Care Education and Affordability Reconciliation Act (HR 4872) (collectively, the Acts) was passed and signed into law. The Acts contain provisions that could impact the
Companys accounting for retiree medical benefits in future periods. However, the extent of that impact, if any, cannot be determined until regulations are promulgated under the Acts and additional interpretations of the Acts become available.
Elements of the Acts, the impact of which are currently not determinable, include the elimination of lifetime limits on retiree medical coverage and reduction of the existing insurance coverage gap for prescription drug benefits that are actuarially
equivalent to benefits available to retirees under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the Prescription Drug Act). The Prescription Drug Act provided for a federal subsidy to plan sponsors
who provide a prescription drug benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to Medicare Part D. Included among the major provisions of the Acts is the elimination of the tax deduction for expenses reimbursed through the federal subsidy. The
Company sponsors prescription drug benefits to retirees through a third-party insured waiver program; therefore, the Company does not receive a subsidy under Medicare Part D, and does not have any related deferred tax assets. As such, the change
mandated under this portion of the Acts did not impact the Company in fiscal 2010 and is not expected to impact the Company in future periods. The Company will continue to assess the accounting implications of the Acts as related regulations and
interpretations of the Acts become available. In addition, the Company may consider plan amendments in future periods that may have accounting implications.

8.     RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Members affiliated with directors of the
Company make purchases of merchandise from the Company and also may receive benefits and services that are of the type generally offered by the Company to similarly situated eligible Members. Management believes such transactions are on terms that
are generally consistent with terms available to other Members similarly situated.

During the course of its business, the Company
enters into individually negotiated supply agreements with its Members. These agreements require the Member to purchase certain agreed amounts of its merchandise requirements from the Company and obligate the Company to supply such merchandise under
agreed terms and conditions relating to such matters as pricing and delivery.

A supply agreement with a Member affiliated with a
director of the Company became effective on October 3, 2010. The agreement will expire in the Companys fiscal year 2015.

As
of the date of this report, other than noted above, there have been no material changes to the related party transactions disclosed in Note 19 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Dataof the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010.

9.     RECENTLY ADOPTED AND RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In
December 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2010-28, When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts (a consensus of the FASB
Emerging Issues Task Force) (ASU No. 2010-28). ASU No. 2010-28 addresses how companies should test for goodwill impairment when the book value of a reporting entity is zero or negative. For reporting units with zero
or negative carrying amounts, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. ASU No. 2010-28 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within
those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2010. Accordingly, the Company will adopt ASU No. 2010-28 commencing in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. The adoption of ASU No. 2010-28 is not expected to have an impact on the
Companys consolidated condensed financial statements.

In October 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-26, Financial
Services  Insurance (Topic 944): Accounting for Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force) (ASU No. 2010-26). ASU No. 2010-26 addresses
the diversity in practice regarding the interpretation of which costs relating to the acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts qualify for deferral. ASU No. 2010-26 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal
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prior periods presented upon the date of adoption also is permitted, but not required. Accordingly, the Company will adopt ASU No. 2010-26 commencing in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The
Company is currently assessing the impact this standard may have on its consolidated condensed financial statements.

In July 2010, the
FASB issued ASU No. 2010-20, Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses (ASU No. 2010-20). ASU No. 2010-20 amends ASC Topic 310-10-50,
Receivables  Overall  Disclosure, by requiring that more information be disclosed to facilitate financial statement users evaluation of (i) the nature of credit risk inherent in an entitys portfolio of
financing receivables, (ii) how that risk is analyzed and assessed in arriving at the allowance for credit losses, and (iii) the changes and reasons for those changes in the allowance for credit losses. The amendments in ASU
No. 2010-20 affect all entities with financing receivables, excluding short-term trade accounts receivable or receivables measured at fair value or lower of cost or fair value. A company will need to disaggregate new and existing disclosure
based on how it develops its allowance for credit losses related to financing receivables and how it manages credit exposures. Disclosures must be disaggregated by portfolio segment, the level at which an entity develops and documents a systematic
method for determining its allowance for credit losses, and class of financing receivable, which is generally a disaggregation of portfolio segment. The required disclosures include, among other things, a rollforward of the allowance for credit
losses as well as information about modified, impaired, non-accrual and past due loans and credit quality indicators. For public entities, ASU No. 2010-20 requires certain disclosures as of the end of a reporting period effective for periods
ending on or after December 15, 2010. Other required disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. In January 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-01,
Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20 (ASU No. 2011-01). Amendments in ASU No. 2011-01 temporarily delay the effective date of disclosures
about troubled debt restructurings included in ASU No. 2010-20 for public entities to be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011. This amendment does not defer the effective date of the other disclosure
requirements in ASU No. 2010-20.

Accordingly, the Company adopted the provision of ASU No. 2010-20 pertaining to certain
required disclosures as of the end of a reporting period in its first quarter of fiscal 2011. With the exception of certain disclosures relative to the development of GCCs allowance for credit losses related to financing receivables and how
GCC manages credit exposures that will be provided for the Companys fiscal year-end 2011, the adoption of this portion of ASU No. 2010-20 did not have an impact on the Companys consolidated condensed financial statements and interim
reporting disclosures. The Company will adopt other required disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period effective beginning with its second quarter of fiscal 2011. With the exception of certain disclosures relative to
GCCs financing receivables to be provided for the Companys fiscal year-end 2011, the adoption of this portion of ASU No. 2010-20 is not expected to have an impact on the Companys consolidated condensed financial statements and
interim reporting disclosures. The Company will adopt the requirements of ASU No. 2010-20 pertaining to disclosures about troubled debt restructurings (as amended by ASU No. 2011-01) effective beginning with its third quarter of fiscal
2011. The adoption of this portion of ASU No. 2010-20 is not expected to have an impact on the Companys consolidated condensed financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Improving Disclosures About Fair Value Measurements(ASU No. 2010-06), an amendment to ASC Topic 820. ASU
No. 2010-06 amends ASC Topic 820 to add new requirements for: (1) disclosures about transfers of assets and liabilities measured at fair value into and out of Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy, and (2) separate
disclosures on a gross basis about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements. It also clarifies existing fair value disclosures about the level of disaggregation and about inputs and valuation techniques used to
measure fair value. ASU No. 2010-06 also amends guidance on employers disclosures about postretirement benefit plan assets under ASC Topic 715, Compensation  Retirement Benefits  Defined Benefits Plans  General
 Disclosure,to require that disclosures be provided by classes of assets instead of by major categories of assets. The guidance in ASU No. 2010-06 is effective for the first reporting period (including interim periods)
beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis, which will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and
for interim periods within those fiscal years. In the period of initial adoption, entities will not be required to provide the amended disclosures for any previous periods presented for comparative purposes. However, those disclosures are required
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Accordingly, the Company adopted ASU No. 2010-06 in its second quarter of fiscal year-end 2010,
except for the requirement to provide separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements, which will be adopted for the Companys fiscal year-end 2012. Since the Company continues to have no
transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2, the requirements of ASU No. 2010-06 did not have an impact on the Companys consolidated condensed financial statements. Similarly, since the Company does not own any Level 3 financial instruments,
the adoption of this portion of ASU No. 2010-06 for fiscal year-end 2012 is not expected to have an impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.

In January 2009, the SEC issued Release No. 33-9002, Interactive Data to Improve Financial Reporting. The final rule release requires companies to provide financial statement information in
the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) and addresses the SECs effort to make financial reports more useful to investors. Under the final rule, companies are required to submit their regulatory filings to the SEC and post
them on their corporate websites in interactive data using XBRL. The interactive data will be provided as an exhibit to periodic and current reports and registration statements, as well as to transition reports for a change in fiscal year. The final
rule also does not require public companies to use interactive tagging for the managements discussion and analysis section of their filings, executive compensation disclosures, and other statistical or narrative disclosure. This release
includes one temporary section (Section 232.406T) that limits an entitys liability for making a good faith attempt to comply with its requirements and for making prompt correction of errors in the Interactive Data File if
they occur, and it does not subject the entity to liability under anti-fraud provisions as discussed in the temporary section.

Release
No. 33-9002 is effective as of April 13, 2009, except the temporary section above is only effective from April 13, 2009 until October 31, 2014. The SEC adopted a phase-in schedule indicating when registrants must furnish
interactive data. Under this schedule, the Company will be required to submit filings with financial statement information using XBRL commencing with periods ending on or after June 15, 2011, or the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for its third fiscal quarter of 2011. The Company is currently evaluating the impact to its financial reporting process of providing this additional information.

10.     SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events have been evaluated by the
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|ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements relate to expectations concerning matters that (a) are not historical facts, (b) predict or forecast future events or results, or (c) embody assumptions that may prove to have been inaccurate. These forward-looking
statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. When the Company uses words such as believes, expects, anticipates or similar expressions, the Company is making forward-looking statements. Although
Unified believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot give readers any assurance that such expectations will prove correct. The actual results may differ materially from those
anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, many of which are beyond the Companys control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Companys expectations include,
but are not limited to, the factors discussed in the sections entitled Risk Factors and Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates within Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations. All forward-looking statements attributable to Unified are expressly qualified in their entirety by the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect managements opinion only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking
statements. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in this document as well as in other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

General

A California
corporation organized in 1922 and incorporated in 1925, Unified Grocers, Inc. (referred to in this Form 10-Q as Unified, the Company, we, us or our) is a retailer-owned, grocery wholesale
cooperative serving supermarket, specialty and convenience store operators located primarily in the western United States and the Pacific Rim. Our customers range in size from single store operators to regional supermarket chains. We operate our
business in two reportable business segments: (1) Wholesale Distribution; and (2) Insurance. All remaining business activities are grouped into All Other (see Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial
Statements in Item 1. Financial Statements).

We sell a wide variety of products typically found in
supermarkets, as well as a variety of specialty products. We report all product sales in our Wholesale Distribution segment, which represents approximately 99% of our total net sales. Our customers include our owners (Members) and
non-owners (Non-Members). We also provide support services to our customers, including insurance, financing, promotional planning, retail technology, equipment purchasing services and real estate services. Support services, other than
insurance and financing, are reported in our Wholesale Distribution segment. Insurance activities account for approximately 1% of total net sales and are reported in our Insurance segment, while finance activities are grouped with our All Other
business activities. The availability of specific products and services may vary by geographic region. We have three separate geographical and marketing regions. The regions are Southern California, Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

We do business primarily with those customers that have been accepted as Members. Members are required to meet specific capitalization
requirements, which include capital stock ownership in the Company and may include required cash deposits. Customers who purchase less than $1 million annually from the Company would not generally be considered for membership, while customers who
purchase over $3 million annually are typically required to become Members. See Member Investments and Patronage Dividends discussed in Part II, Item 7 of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
October 2, 2010 for additional information. Additionally, see DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS included in the Companys Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on January 12,
2011, with respect to the Companys offering of Partially Subordinated Patrons Deposit Accounts for further information. The membership requirements, including purchase and capitalization requirements, may be modified at any time at the
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We distribute the earnings from patronage activities conducted with our Members, excluding
subsidiaries (Patronage Business), in the form of patronage dividends. Patronage dividends consist of the patronage earnings from our three patronage earnings divisions: the California Dairy Division, the Pacific Northwest Dairy Division
and the Cooperative Division. See Part I, Item 1. Business  Company Structure and Organization  Wholesale Business  Wholesale Distributionof the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
October 2, 2010 for additional discussion. An entity that does not meet Member purchase requirements or does not desire to become a Member may conduct business with us as a Non-Member customer on a non-patronage basis. We retain the earnings
from our subsidiaries and from business conducted with Non-Members (collectively, Non-Patronage Business).

Facilities
and Transportation

We operate various warehouse and office facilities that are located in Commerce, Los Angeles, Santa Fe
Springs, Stockton, and Fresno, California, Milwaukie, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. We also operate a bakery manufacturing facility and a milk, water and juice processing plant in Los Angeles, which primarily serve the Southern California region.

We believe that our properties are generally in good condition, are well maintained, and are generally suitable and adequate to carry
on the Companys business.

We began to review the overall logistics model for the Pacific Northwest region during the last three
fiscal years. The need to develop a new comprehensive logistics model was predicated on the fact that the lease on the main warehouse and office complex in Seattle was short-term in nature and the configuration of this complex is not optimum. The
objective of the review was to determine the size, configuration and location(s) for a distribution facility (facilities) in the Pacific Northwest to best serve our customers in the region. We completed our review and have determined the appropriate
facility size and configuration. We have extended our lease on our current Seattle location through April 30, 2018 (see Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments for additional discussion) and are currently in the
process of identifying and selecting the appropriate location(s) to utilize upon the expiration of the current lease.

Customers may
choose either of two delivery options for the distribution of our products. Customers may elect either to have us deliver orders to their stores or warehouse locations or to pick their orders up from our distribution centers. For delivered orders,
we primarily utilize the Company-operated fleet of tractors and trailers.

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW AND THE COMPANYS OPERATING
ENVIRONMENT

Competition

We compete in the wholesale grocery industry with regional and national food wholesalers such as C&S Wholesale and Supervalu Inc., as well as other local wholesalers and distributors that provide a more limited
range of products and services to their customers. We also compete with many local and regional meat, produce, grocery, specialty, general food, bakery and dairy wholesalers and distributors. Our customers compete directly with vertically integrated
regional and national chains. The growth or loss in market share of our customers could also impact the Companys sales and earnings. For more information about the competition we face, please refer to Risk Factors.

The marketplace in which we operate continues to evolve and present challenges both to our customers and us. The continued expansion of
alternative grocery and food store formats into our marketplace may present challenges for some of the retail grocery stores owned by our customers. In addition, non-traditional formats such as warehouse, supercenters, discount, drug, natural and
organic, and convenience stores continue to expand their offering of products that are a core part of the conventional grocery store offering, thereby creating additional competition for our customers.

Our strategy to help our customers effectively compete in the marketplace also includes a focus on helping our customers understand consumer
trends. The current challenging economic climate has caused consumers to place a higher emphasis on lower prices. Job losses have also caused greater demographic shifts that can change the composition of consumers and their related product focus in
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changes, many of our customers have focused on, among other things, enhancing their corporate brand offerings to give consumers a lower-priced alternative to nationally branded products. This
includes a corporate brand health and wellness offering to satisfy consumers desire for products that support a healthy lifestyle but at a lower price. Differentiation strategies in specialty and ethnic products and items on the perimeter of
the store such as produce, service deli, service bakery and meat categories also continue to be an important part of our strategy.

One
of our initiatives is to continue our development of programs and services designed with consumers in mind. The retail store is becoming a bigger source of information for customers about the products that are available to them. To provide this
information, we are offering more in-store literature to educate consumers about the products we offer, particularly to promote value and savings through event marketing and everyday low price campaigns.

Economic Factors

During the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011, our sales declined, in part, due to the effects of low consumer confidence and high
unemployment caused by the current economic climate and credit market turmoil that have negatively impacted consumer spending and resulted in consumers buying more cautiously than in previous years. Job losses have also caused greater demographic
shifts that can change the composition of consumers and their related product focus in a given marketplace.

We are impacted by changes
in the overall economic environment. An inflationary or deflationary economic period could impact the Companys operating income in a variety of areas, including, but not limited to, sales, cost of sales, employee wages, benefits and
workers compensation insurance, as well as energy and fuel costs. We typically experience significant volatility in the cost of certain commodities, the cost of ingredients for our manufactured breads and processed fluid milk, and the cost of
packaged goods purchased from other manufacturers. Our pricing programs are designed to pass these costs on to our customers; however, we may not always be able to pass such changes to customers on a timely basis. Any delay may result in a less than
full recovery of price increases. It is also difficult to predict the effect that possible future purchased or manufactured product cost decreases might have on our profitability. The effect of deflation in purchased or manufactured product costs
would depend on the extent to which we had to lower selling prices of our products to respond to sales price competition in the market. Consequently, it is difficult for us to accurately predict the impact that inflation or deflation might have on
our operations.

External factors continue to drive volatility in costs associated with fuel. Our pricing includes a fuel surcharge on
product shipments to recover fuel costs over a specified index. When fuel costs differ from a specified index, pricing adjustments will be passed on to our customers. The surcharge is reviewed monthly and adjusted when appropriate.

Additionally, wage increases occur as a result of negotiated labor contracts and adjustments for non-represented employees. Wage increases
primarily occur in September for negotiated labor contracts. Wage increases for non-represented employees typically occur in December. However, most non-represented employees did not receive wage increases in December 2009. Wage increases for most
non-represented employees were reinstituted in January 2011, reflecting a traditional annual increase. We continually focus attention on initiatives aimed at improving business processes and managing costs.

The majority of Unifieds investments (approximately 86%) are held by two of our insurance subsidiaries, and include U.S. government and
agency obligations, high quality investment grade corporate bonds, U.S. government treasury securities, U.S. state and municipal securities, and common equity securities. These investments, excluding the common equity securities, are generally not
actively traded and are valued based upon inputs including quoted prices for identical or similar assets. Collectively, the estimated fair value or market value of these investments continued to exceed their cost during the thirteen weeks ended
January 1, 2011. Approximately 10% of our investments are held by our Wholesale Distribution segment, which consists primarily of Western Family Holding Company (Western Family) common stock. Western Family is a private cooperative
located in Oregon from which Unified purchases food and general merchandise products. Approximately 4% of our investments are held by our other support businesses and consists of an investment by the Companys wholly-owned finance subsidiary in
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The Company invests in life insurance policies (reported at cash surrender value) and various
publicly-traded mutual funds (reported at estimated fair value based on quoted market prices) to fund obligations pursuant to its Executive Salary Protection Plan (see Note 13 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statementsin Part II,
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010 for additional discussion). Life insurance and mutual fund assets with values tied
to the equity markets are impacted by overall market conditions. During the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011, net earnings and net comprehensive earnings experienced an increase corresponding to the increase in life insurance and mutual
fund assets, respectively.

Technology

Technological improvements have been an important part of our strategy to improve service to our customers and lower costs. As chain supermarkets increase in size and alternative format grocery stores gain market
share, independent grocers are further challenged to compete. Our customers benefit from our substantial investment in supply-chain technology, including improvements in our vendor management activities through new item introductions, promotions and
payment support activities.

Technological improvements in our distribution systems have been an area of concentration. Over the past
several years, we have continued to upgrade our warehouse and enterprise reporting systems to improve efficiencies, order fulfillment accuracy and internal management reporting capabilities. This process has been instrumental in helping drive
efficiencies. We are realizing the expected improvements from each facilitys upgrade.

The Company is in the process of
rolling-out a Proof of Delivery application throughout its private transportation fleet. The new mobile application is expected to improve the accuracy of the delivery process. At the heart of the application is a mobile
hand-held computer that tracks the drivers actions throughout the day. This fully electronic solution replaces the need for existing paper documents and provides real time information on service level and delivery
performance.

We provide our customers with network connectivity, data exchange, and a portfolio of applications. We continue to enhance
these products and services to allow the retailer to easily and efficiently strengthen their business application functionality and comply with new regulations. Most of these offerings are provided under a subscription model allowing our retailers
to utilize these systems without high up-front costs. Unifieds Retail Technology team fully supports these products, eliminating the need for retail-level Information Services personnel to manage these systems. In the difficult business
environment and economic conditions our retailers have been facing, this approach has been helpful in promoting their success. During fiscal 2010, we also improved cardholder security on our ReadyPay system by moving to a web-based service model
that removes cardholder data access from the retailer and makes Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance more easily achievable. We also completed a major rollout of PCI Personal Identification Number Encryption Devices to all required
ReadyPay locations.

Sales Activities and Recent Developments

We experienced an overall net sales decrease of $19.6 million, or 2.0%, to $980.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011 (the
2011 Period) as compared to $999.9 million for the thirteen weeks ended January 2, 2010 (the 2010 Period). Our net sales for the Wholesale Distribution segment decreased $19.4 million, or 1.95%, for the comparable 2011
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion of the Companys financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
condensed financial statements and notes to the consolidated condensed financial statements, specifically Note 4 to Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Segment Information, included elsewhere in this report.
Certain statements in the following discussion are not historical in nature and should be considered to be forward-looking statements that are inherently uncertain.

The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial data of Unified expressed as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated and the percentage increase or decrease in such items over the prior
period.



|                                                  |  |                      |       |   |                        |  |       |   |  |  |       |   
|------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ----- | - | ---------------------- |  | ----- | - |  |  | ----- | --
|                                                  |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended |       |   | % Change
ThirteenWeeks | 
|Fiscal Period Ended                               |  | January 1,2011       |       |   | January 2,2010         |  |      
|Net sales                                         |  |                      | 100.0 | % |                        |  | 100.0 | % |  |  | (2.0  | )%
|Cost of sales                                     |  |                      | 91.1  |   |                        |  | 90.8  |   |  |  | (1.7  | ) 
|Distribution, selling and administrative expenses |  |                      | 7.7   |   |                        |  | 7.8   |   |  |  | (3.1  | ) 
|Operating income                                  |  |                      | 1.2   |   |                        |  | 1.4   |   |  |  | (11.4 | ) 
|Interest expense                                  |  |                      | (0.3  | ) |                        |  | (0.3  | ) |  |  | 14.5  |   
|Estimated patronage dividends                     |  |                      | (0.3  | ) |                        |  | (0.5  | ) |  |  | (29.0 | ) 
|Income taxes                                      |  |                      | (0.2  | ) |                        |  | (0.2  | ) |  |  | (23.3 | ) 
|Net earnings                                      |  |                      | 0.4   | % |                        |  | 0.4   | % |  |  | (1.1  | )%
|                                                  | 

THIRTEEN-WEEK PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 1, 2011 (2011 PERIOD) COMPARED TO THE THIRTEEN-WEEK PERIOD ENDED
JANUARY 2, 2010 (2010 PERIOD)

Overview of the 2011 Period.    Our consolidated
operating income decreased $1.5 million to $12.0 million in the 2011 Period compared to $13.5 million in the 2010 Period.

The overall
decrease in operating income is summarized in our operating segments and other business activities as follows:



| | · |  | Wholesale Distribution Segment:The Wholesale Distribution segments operating income decreased $1.8 million to
$10.8 million in the 2011 Period compared to $12.6 million in the 2010 Period. This decrease in earnings was primarily due to the decline in net sales.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | · |  | Insurance Segment:Operating income increased $0.3 million in our Insurance segment to $1.2 million in the 2011 Period
compared to $0.9 million in the 2010 Period. The improvement is primarily due to higher realized gains from the sale of investments.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | · |  | All Other:    Operating income was insignificant for the 2011 and 2010 Periods. All Other business activities primarily
consist of activities conducted through our finance subsidiary.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following tables summarize the performance of
each business segment for the 2011 and 2010 Periods.

Wholesale Distribution Segment

(dollars in thousands)



|                                                  |  |                                      |         |  |                                      |  |       |                 |  |   |                     |  |  |            |       |   |  |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | ------- |  | ------------------------------------ |  | ----- | --------------- |  | - | ------------------- |  |  | ---------- | ----- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                  |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended
January 1, 2011 |         |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended
January 2, 2010 |  |       |                 | 
|                                                  |  | Amounts in000s                      |         |  | Percent toNet Sales                  |  |       | Amounts in000s |  |   | Percent toNet Sales |  |  | Difference |      
|Gross sales                                       |  | $                                    | 976,805 |  |                                      |  |      |                 |  | $ | 996,192             |  |  |            |      |   |  | $ | (19,387 | )
|Inter-segment eliminations                        |  |                                      |        |  |                                      |  |      |                 |  |   |                    |  |  |            |      |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                  | 
|Net sales                                         |  |                                      | 976,805 |  |                                      |  | 100.0 | %               |  |   | 996,192             |  |  |            | 100.0 | % |  |   | (19,387 | )
|Cost of sales                                     |  |                                      | 892,358 |  |                                      |  | 91.4  |                 |  |   | 907,278             |  |  |            | 91.0  |   |  |   | (14,920 | )
|Distribution, selling and administrative expenses |  |                                      | 73,675  |  |                                      |  | 7.5   |                 |  |   | 76,265              |  |  |            | 7.7   |   |  |   | (2,590  | )
|                                                  | 
|Operating income                                  |  | $                                    | 10,772  |  |                                      |  | 1.1   | %               |  | $ | 12,649              |  |  |            | 1.3   | % |  | $ | (1,877  | )
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Insurance Segment

(dollars in thousands)



|                                                    |  |                                      |        |   |                                      |  |       |                 |  |   |                     |   |  |            |       |   |  |   |      |  
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | ------ | - | ------------------------------------ |  | ----- | --------------- |  | - | ------------------- | - |  | ---------- | ----- | - |  | - | ---- | -
|                                                    |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended
January 1, 2011 |        |   | Thirteen Weeks Ended
January 2, 2010 |  |       |                 | 
|                                                    |  | Amounts in000s                      |        |   | Percent toNet Sales                  |  |       | Amounts in000s |  |   | Percent toNet Sales |   |  | Difference |      
|Gross sales  premiums earned and investment income |  | $                                    | 6,618  |   |                                      |  |      |                 |  | $ | 7,018               |   |  |            |      |   |  | $ | (400 | )
|Inter-segment eliminations                          |  |                                      | (3,326 | ) |                                      |  |      |                 |  |   | (3,535              | ) |  |            |      |   |  |   | 209  |  
|                                                    | 
|Net sales  premiums earned and investment income   |  |                                      | 3,292  |   |                                      |  | 100.0 | %               |  |   | 3,483               |   |  |            | 100.0 | % |  |   | (191 | )
|Cost of sales  underwriting expenses               |  |                                      | 270    |   |                                      |  | 8.2   |                 |  |   | 954                 |   |  |            | 27.4  |   |  |   | (684 | )
|Selling and administrative expenses                 |  |                                      | 1,794  |   |                                      |  | 54.5  |                 |  |   | 1,637               |   |  |            | 47.0  |   |  |   | 157  |  
|                                                    | 
|Operating income                                    |  | $                                    | 1,228  |   |                                      |  | 37.3  | %               |  | $ | 892                 |   |  |            | 25.6  | % |  | $ | 336  |  
|                                                    | 

All Other

(dollars in thousands)



|                                    |  |                                      |     |   |                                      |  |       |                 |  |   |                     |   |  |            |       |    |  |   |    | 
|----------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | --- | - | ------------------------------------ |  | ----- | --------------- |  | - | ------------------- | - |  | ---------- | ----- | -- |  | - | -- | 
|                                    |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended
January 1, 2011 |     |   | Thirteen Weeks Ended
January 2, 2010 |  |       |                 | 
|                                    |  | Amounts in000s                      |     |   | Percent toNet Sales                  |  |       | Amounts in000s |  |   | Percent toNet Sales |   |  | Difference |      
|Gross sales                         |  | $                                    | 242 |   |                                      |  |      |                 |  | $ | 235                 |   |  |            |      |    |  | $ | 7  | 
|Inter-segment eliminations          |  |                                      | (64 | ) |                                      |  |      |                 |  |   | (72                 | ) |  |            |      |    |  |   | 8  | 
|                                    | 
|Net sales                           |  |                                      | 178 |   |                                      |  | 100.0 | %               |  |   | 163                 |   |  |            | 100.0 | %  |  |   | 15 | 
|Selling and administrative expenses |  |                                      | 188 |   |                                      |  | 105.6 |                 |  |   | 176                 |   |  |            | 108.0 |    |  |   | 12 | 
|                                    | 
|Operating loss                      |  | $                                    | (10 | ) |                                      |  | (5.6  | )%              |  | $ | (13                 | ) |  |            | (8.0  | )% |  | $ | 3  | 
|                                    | 

Net sales.    Consolidated net sales decreased $19.6 million, or 2.0%, to $980.3
million in the 2011 Period compared to $999.9 million for the 2010 Period. Factors impacting net sales are as follows:



| | · |  | Wholesale Distribution Segment:Wholesale Distribution net sales decreased $19.4 million to $976.8 million in the 2011
Period compared to $996.2 million for the 2010 Period. Significant components of this decrease are summarized below.
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Continuing Customers



| | · |  | Net sales to customers that continued to purchase from Unified, exclusive of store closures (see Store Closures below), decreased by
approximately $6.8 million due to the general decline in economic conditions.
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New Customers



| | · |  | During the 2011 Period, we began supplying new customers and customers that were previously served by competitors, resulting in a $3.7 million increase in net
sales.
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Store Closures



| | · |  | Net sales to other customers in the 2010 Period that were non-recurring due to store closures were $16.3 million.
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| | · |  | Insurance Segment:Net sales, consisting principally of premium revenues and investment income, decreased $0.2 million to
$3.3 million in the 2011 Period compared to $3.5 million for the 2010 Period. The decrease is primarily due to a reduction in workers compensation premium revenue partially offset by an increase in gains realized from the sale of investments.
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| | · |  | All Other:Net sales were consistent at $0.2 million in the 2011 and 2010 Periods.
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Cost of sales (including underwriting expenses).    Consolidated
cost of sales was $892.6 million for the 2011 Period and $908.2 million for the 2010 Period and comprised 91.1% and 90.8% of consolidated net sales for the 2011 and 2010 Periods, respectively. Factors impacting cost of sales are as follows:



| | · |  | Wholesale Distribution Segment:    Cost of sales decreased by $14.9 million to $892.4 million in the 2011 Period compared to
$907.3 million in the 2010 Period. As a percentage of wholesale distribution net sales, cost of sales was 91.4% and 91.0% for the 2011 and 2010 Periods, respectively.
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| | · |  | The change in product and customer sales mix resulted in a 0.4% increase in cost of sales as a percent of wholesale distribution net sales in the 2011 Period
compared to the 2010 Period.
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| | · |  | Insurance Segment:Cost of sales primarily consists of claims loss and loss adjustment expenses, underwriting expenses,
commissions, premium taxes and regulatory fees. Cost of sales decreased $0.7 million from $0.9 million in the 2010 Period to $0.2 million in the 2011 Period. The decrease is primarily due to reduced exposure to claims losses resulting from the
decline in premium revenue (see Net sales  Insurance Segment.) The cost of insurance and the adequacy of loss reserves are impacted by actuarial estimates based on a detailed analysis of health care cost trends, mortality
rates, claims history, demographics and industry trends. As a result, the amount of loss reserves and future expenses is significantly affected by these variables and may significantly change, depending on the cost of providing benefits and the
results of further legislative action. See additional discussion related to insurance reserves under Risk Factors  Our insurance reserves may be inadequate if unexpected losses occur.
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Distribution, selling and administrative expenses.    Consolidated distribution, selling and administrative
expenses were $75.7 million in the 2011 Period compared to $78.1 million in the 2010 Period, reflecting a decrease of $2.4 million, and comprised 7.7% and 7.8% of net sales for the 2011 and 2010 Periods, respectively. Factors impacting distribution,
selling and administrative expenses are as follows:



| | · |  | Wholesale Distribution Segment:Distribution, selling and administrative expenses decreased $2.6 million to $73.7 million
in the 2011 Period compared to $76.3 million in the 2010 Period, and comprised 7.5% and 7.7% of wholesale distribution net sales for the 2011 and 2010 Periods, respectively.
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| | · |  | Insurance Expense (other than Workers Compensation):    During the 2011 Period, we experienced net insurance expense
decreases of $0.6 million, or 0.1% as a percent of wholesale distribution net sales. This decrease is primarily due to the improvement in the cash surrender value of our life insurance policy assets, which are held in a rabbi trust to support
post-termination retirement benefits and are not available for general corporate purposes. The changes in our policy assets are a result of changes in the fair value of the underlying securities, which are highly concentrated in U.S. equity markets
and priced based on readily determinable market values.
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| | · |  | Other Expense Changes:    General expenses decreased $2.0 million due primarily to the Companys continued focus on cost
containment, but only decreased 0.1% as a percent of wholesale distribution net sales due to the leveraging effect of reduced sales.
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| | · |  | Insurance Segment:Selling and administrative expenses for the Insurance segment were $1.8 million and $1.6 million in
the 2011 and 2010 Periods, respectively.
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| | · |  | All Other:    Selling and administrative expenses for our All Other business activities were $0.2 million in both the 2011
and 2010 Periods.
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Interest.    Interest expense increased $0.4 million to $3.2
million in the 2011 Period compared to $2.8 million in the 2010 Period and comprised 0.3% of consolidated net sales for both the 2011 and 2010 Periods. Factors impacting interest expense are as follows:



| | · |  | Interest expense on our primary debt instruments (as described below) increased $0.4 million to $2.9 million in the 2011 Period compared to $2.5 million in
the 2010 Period.
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| | · |  | Weighted Average Borrowings:    Interest expense decreased marginally from the 2010 Period as a result of lower outstanding debt.
Weighted average borrowings decreased by $1.4 million primarily due to reduced inventory levels.
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| | · |  | Interest Rates:    Interest expense increased $0.4 million from the 2010 Period due to an increase in our effective borrowing rate.
Our effective borrowing rate for the combined primary debt, made up of
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| | the revolving lines of credit for Unified and GCC, and senior secured notes, was 4.5% and 3.9% for the 2011 and 2010 Periods, respectively. The rate increase was due to a higher effective rate on
the new revolving line of credit and a higher proportion of the senior secured notes in the primary debt. On October 8, 2010, the Company entered into a new revolving credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent. This new revolving credit agreement replaced the Companys existing revolving credit agreement (see Outstanding Debt and Other Financing Arrangements). On November 3, 2009, the Company amended its
senior note agreement with John Hancock Life Insurance Company to add an additional layer of Tranche C Notes with an aggregate value of $25 million at a fixed rate of 6.82%. The funds were used in the 2010 Period to reduce borrowings under
Unifieds revolving line of credit. See Outstanding Debt and Other Financing Arrangements and the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2009 for additional information.
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Borrowings on our revolving credit agreement are subject to market rate fluctuations. A 25 basis
point change in the market rate of interest over the period would have resulted in a $0.1 million increase or decrease in corresponding interest expense.



| | · |  | Interest expense on our other debt instruments was $0.3 million for both the 2011 and 2010 Periods.
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Estimated patronage dividends.    Estimated patronage dividends for the 2011 Period were $3.4 million, compared
to $4.8 million in the 2010 Period. Patronage dividends for the 2011 and 2010 Periods consisted of the patronage earnings from the Companys three patronage earnings divisions: the California Dairy Division, the Pacific Northwest Dairy Division
and the Cooperative Division. For the 2011 and 2010 Periods, respectively, the Company had patronage earnings of $2.9 million and $2.6 million in the California Dairy Division, resulting from increased sales volume, $0.4 million and $0.4 million in
the Pacific Northwest Dairy Division and patronage earnings of $0.1 million and $1.8 million in the Cooperative Division. The decline in the Cooperative Division patronage earnings for the 2011 Period was primarily due to lower sales. Patronage
dividends generated by the Cooperative Division are distributed annually, historically in cash, Class B and Class E Shares (see Part I, Item 1. Business  Patronage Dividendsof the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010 for additional information), while patronage dividends generated by the dairy divisions are paid quarterly (historically in cash).

Income taxes.    The Companys effective income tax rate was 31.8% for the 2011 Period compared to 37.5% for the 2010 Period. The lower rate for the 2011 Period is due to
favorable returns on the Companys corporate-owned life insurance policies. Gains and losses in the value of corporate-owned life insurance are not subject to income taxes.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company finances its capital needs through a combination of internal and external sources. These sources include cash flows from operations, Member capital and other Member investments, bank borrowings, various
types of long-term debt and lease financing. The Company believes that the combination of cash flows from operations, current cash balances, and available lines of credit will be sufficient to service its debt, redeem Members capital shares,
make income tax payments and meet its anticipated needs for working capital and capital expenditures through at least the next five fiscal years.

CASH FLOW

The Company generated positive cash flow from operating activities during the
thirteen week 2011 Period. Cash from operations was used for investing and financing activities, including redemption of Members capital shares and investing in the Companys infrastructure. The Company also reinvested proceeds from
maturing investments.

As a result of these activities, net cash, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, increased by $1.6 million to
$7.5 million for the thirteen-week 2011 Period ended January 1, 2011 compared to $5.9 million as of the fiscal year ended October 2, 2010.



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The following table summarizes the impact of operating, investing and financing activities on the
Companys cash flows for the thirteen-week 2011 and 2010 Periods:



|                                                 |  |      |        |   |      |   |        |            |  |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------ |  | ---- | ------ | - | ---- | - | ------ | ---------- |  | - | ------- | -
|(dollars in thousands)                           |  |      |        |   |      |   |        |            | 
|Summary of Net Increase in Total Cash Flows      |  | 2011 |        |   | 2010 |   |        | Difference | 
|Cash provided by operating activities            |  | $    | 16,079 |   |      | $ | 18,668 |            |  | $ | (2,589  | )
|Cash utilized by investing activities            |  |      | (7,602 | ) |      |   | (4,505 | )          |  |   | (3,097  | )
|Cash utilized (provided) by financing activities |  |      | (6,824 | ) |      |   | 5,190  |            |  |   | (12,014 | )
|                                                 | 
|Total increase in cash flows                     |  | $    | 1,653  |   |      | $ | 19,353 |            |  | $ | (17,700 | )
|                                                 | 

Net cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities decreased by $17.7 million to an increase of $1.6
million in cash for the 2011 Period compared to an increase of $19.3 million in cash for the 2010 Period. The increase in net cash flow for the 2011 Period consisted of cash provided from operating activities of $16.0 million, offset by cash used in
investing activities of $7.6 million and financing activities of $6.8 million. The primary factors contributing to the changes in cash flow are discussed below. At January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, working capital was $187.9 million and
$194.2 million, respectively, and the current ratio was 1.7 for both periods.

Operating
Activities:    Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $2.6 million to $16.0 million provided in the 2011 Period compared to $18.6 million provided in the 2010 Period. The decrease in cash provided by
operating activities compared to the 2010 Period was attributable to (1) a decrease between the periods in net cash flows related to inventories of $6.0 million, (2) an increase between the periods in cash used to pay accounts payable and
accrued liabilities of $10.9 million, and (3) net cash used by other operating activities of $0.4 million. The foregoing decreases of $17.3 million in cash provided were partially offset by (1) a decrease between the periods of $13.6
million in accounts receivable, (2) increased cash used for the payment of prepaid expenses of $0.4 million, (3) a decrease in cash used to fund pension plan contributions of $0.2 million, and (4) an increase in long-term liabilities
between the periods of $0.5 million that was primarily attributable to an increase in pension and postretirement liabilities.

Investing Activities:    Net cash utilized by investing activities increased by $3.1 million to $7.6 million for
the 2011 Period compared to $4.5 million in the 2010 Period. The increase in cash utilized by investing activities during the 2011 Period as compared to the 2010 Period was due mainly to (1) increases in other assets of $2.5 million, primarily
related to the change in value between the periods of the Companys mutual fund and life insurance policy assets and (2) increases in capital expenditures of $2.4 million. The foregoing increases of $4.9 million in cash used were offset by
(1) decreases in net notes receivable activities of $0.2 million, reflecting normal fluctuation in loan activity to Members for their inventory and equipment financing and (2) decreases of $1.6 million in net investment activities by the
Companys insurance subsidiaries, consisting of the purchase and sale of securities to replace maturing investments in their portfolios. Spending on investing activities is expected to be funded by existing cash balances, cash generated from
operations or additional borrowings.

Financing Activities:    Net cash utilized by financing
activities was $6.8 million for the 2011 Period compared to $5.2 million provided in the 2010 Period. The net increase of $12.0 million in cash utilized by financing activities for the 2011 Period as compared to the 2010 Period was due primarily to
changes in the Companys long-term and short-term notes payable and deferred financing fees, representing a decrease in cash provided of $8.0 million resulting from decreased borrowings in the 2011 Period and payments of deferred financing fees
in conjunction with the new revolving credit agreement entered into in October 2010. In the 2010 Period, the Company issued $25 million of senior debt. See Outstanding Debt and Other Financing Arrangements  Senior Secured
Notes for further discussion. In addition, the Companys cash utilized by Member investment and share activity increased by $4.0 million. Future cash used by financing activities to meet capital spending requirements is expected to be
funded by the Companys continuing operating cash flow or additional borrowings.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of the date of this report, the Company does not participate in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or
financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited
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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMERCIAL COMMITMENTS

During the Companys first fiscal quarter ending January 1, 2011, we extended the lease agreement for our main warehouse and office
complex in Seattle to April 2018. The lease agreement includes rent increases on an annual basis. The Company may terminate the lease agreement during the last two (2) years by providing notice, which will become effective twenty-four
(24) months upon receipt by the landlord.

Other than the items disclosed in the preceding paragraph above and in
Outstanding Debt and Other Financing Arrangements herein, there have been no material changes in the Companys contractual obligations and commercial commitments outside the ordinary course of the Companys business
during the thirteen-week period ending January 1, 2011. See Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments discussed in Part II, Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operationsof the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010 for additional information.

OUTSTANDING DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

Credit Facilities

Secured Revolving Credit Agreement

On October 8, 2010, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the Agreement), among the Company, the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
The Agreement replaces the Companys existing Credit Agreement described below, with substantially the same parties, terms and conditions.

The Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility with total commitments in the principal amount of $275 million. Borrowings under the Agreement may be made as revolving loans, swing line loans or letters of
credit. The aggregate commitments under the Agreement may be increased from time to time, either through any of the existing lenders increasing its commitment or by means of the addition of new lenders, up to a maximum commitment of $400 million.
While the consent of the lenders as a group is not required to any such increase, no individual lender is required to increase its own commitment to the Agreement. The Agreement expires on October 8, 2015, and is intended to refinance existing
indebtedness, to finance capital expenditures, to finance working capital needs, to finance certain acquisitions and for general corporate purposes.

The Companys obligations under the Agreement are guaranteed by certain of the Companys subsidiaries, excluding its finance and insurance subsidiaries, and are secured by grants of security interests in
the accounts receivable and inventory (subject to exceptions) of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. The obligations are also senior to the rights of Members with respect to partially subordinated patrons deposit accounts and
patronage dividend certificates, if any.

The Agreement provides for loans which bear interest at either the Base Rate or the Eurodollar
Rate, in each case plus a margin based upon the Consolidated Total Funded Debt to EBITDAP Ratio. Eurodollar Rate Loans will bear interest margins (and letters of credit issued under the Agreement will bear letter of credit fees) of between
1.00% per annum and 2.00% per annum, based upon the Consolidated Total Funded Debt to EBITDAP Ratio of the Company. Base Rate Loans will bear interest margins of between 0.00% per annum and 1.00% per annum, dependent upon the
Companys Consolidated Total Funded Debt to EBITDAP Ratio. Undrawn portions of the commitments under the Agreement bear commitment fees at rates of between 0.20% per annum and 0.30% per annum, also dependent upon the Companys
Consolidated Total Funded Debt to EBITDAP Ratio. At January 1, 2011, the Company had $109.5 million outstanding under the Agreement. At October 2, 2010, the Company did not have any amounts outstanding under the Agreement.

During fiscal year 2010, the Company entered into a Second Amendment (the Amendment) to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of December 5, 2006 (the Credit Agreement). The Amendment exercised a provision in the Credit Agreement to (i) increase the total committed funds available to the Company by $25 million from $250
million to $275 million, and (ii) add Fifth Third Bank to the Credit Agreement as a lender with a commitment of $25 million. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement may be made as revolving loans, swing line loans or letters of credit. The Credit
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capital expenditures, to finance working capital needs, to finance certain acquisitions and for general corporate purposes. See Outstanding Debt and Other Financing
Arrangements discussed in Part II, Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operationsof the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
October 2, 2010 and the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 29, 2009 for additional information.

The
Companys outstanding borrowings under its new revolving credit Agreement increased to $109.5 million at January 1, 2011 (Eurodollar and Base Rate Loans at a blended average rate of 1.78% per annum) from $105.3 million at
October 2, 2010 (Base Rate Loans only at 3.25% per annum) under its previous revolving Credit Agreement (see related discussion regarding our interest expense in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operationsfor the thirteen-week period ended January 1, 2011), with access to approximately $164.5 million of additional capital available under the new facility (based on the amounts indicated above) to fund the
Companys continuing operations and capital spending requirements for the foreseeable future.

Senior Secured Notes

At both January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, the Company had a total of $111 million outstanding in senior secured notes
to certain insurance companies and pension funds (referred to collectively as John Hancock Life Insurance Company or Hancock) under a note purchase agreement dated September 29, 1999 (as amended, the Senior Note
Agreement) as amended and restated effective January 6, 2006.

On November 3, 2009, the Company entered into the Third
Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement (the Third Amendment) with Hancock to further amend the Senior Note Agreement to add an additional layer (Tranche C Notes). The Tranche C Notes are an aggregate value
of $25 million, at a fixed rate of 6.82%, which will mature November 1, 2019. See the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2009 for additional information.

Member Financing Arrangement

As discussed in Note 7 Notes Payable of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010, the Companys wholly-owned finance subsidiary, Grocers Capital Company (GCC),
on September 24, 2010, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the GCC Loan Agreement), by and among GCC, the lenders signatory thereto, and California Bank & Trust, as Arranger and Administrative Agent (the
Agent). The GCC Loan Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility with total commitments in the principal amount of $15 million. Borrowings under the GCC Loan Agreement may not exceed 80% of GCCs eligible notes receivable
(certain notes receivable restricted to 50%), less any reserves as may be established by the Agent. The GCC Loan Agreement matures on September 24, 2013, and the proceeds therefrom will be used to fund loans to the Companys customers and
to be used for the general corporate purposes of GCC, including customary financing and operating activities.

The GCC Loan Agreement
provides for revolving loans and term loans. At the election of GCC, revolving loans shall bear interest at either the LIBOR Rate or the Base Rate, and term loans shall bear interest at either the LIBOR/Swap Rate or the Base Rate, in each case plus
an interest rate margin. The interest rate margin for LIBOR Rate loans is 3.00% per annum. The interest rate margin for Base Rate loans is 0.75% per annum. The interest rate margin for LIBOR/Swap Rate loans is 3.25% per annum.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all loans will be subject to daily interest rate floors. For term loans that bear interest at a LIBOR/Swap Rate, the daily minimum rate is based on a 5.75% per annum rate. For all other loans, the daily minimum
rate is based on a 4.00% per annum rate. Undrawn portions of the commitments under the GCC Loan Agreement bear commitment fees at the rate of 0.25% per annum. GCC had revolving loan borrowings of $10.0 million and $11.0 million, both
bearing an interest rate of 4.00% (3.25% prime plus 0.75% interest rate margin), outstanding at January 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, respectively. There were no term loan borrowings outstanding at January 1, 2011 and October 2,
2010.

Other than the foregoing discussion, there have been no material changes in the Companys outstanding debt and other
financing arrangements outside the ordinary course of the Companys business during the thirteen-week period ending January 1, 2011. See Outstanding Debt and Other Financing Arrangements discussed in Part II,
Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010 for additional information.



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MEMBER INVESTMENTS AND PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS

Members are required to meet specific capitalization requirements, which include capital stock ownership and may include required cash deposits
(Required Deposits). Customers who purchase less than $1 million annually from the Company would not generally be considered for membership, while customers who purchase over $3 million annually are typically required to become Members.
The capitalization and purchase requirements may be modified at the discretion of the Companys Board. Member and Non-Member customers may be required to provide a non-subordinated credit deposit in order to purchase products on credit terms
established by the Company.

The Company exchanges its Class A Shares and Class B Shares with its Members at a price that is based
on a formula and is approved by the Board (Exchange Value Per Share). Prior to September 30, 2006, the Company computed the Exchange Value Per Share of the Class A and Class B Shares as Book Value divided by the number of
Class A and Class B Shares outstanding at the end of the fiscal year. Book Value was computed based on the sum of the fiscal year end balances of Class A and Class B Shares, plus retained earnings, plus (less) accumulated other
comprehensive earnings (loss). Commencing September 30, 2006, the Company modified its Exchange Value Per Share computation to exclude accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) from Book Value. At the Companys annual meeting of
shareholders held on February 23, 2010, the shareholders authorized the Board, in its sole discretion, to retain a portion of the Companys annual earnings from its non-patronage business and not allocate those earnings to the Exchange
Value. Additionally, the Company modified its Exchange Value Per Share computation, effective for fiscal year-end 2010, to also exclude from Book Value non-allocated retained earnings (loss) and the redemption value of unredeemed shares tendered for
redemption, and to exclude the number of shares tendered for redemption from the outstanding number of Class A and Class B Shares. See Part I, Item 1. Business  Capital Sharesof the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010 for additional information. Additionally, see OFFERING OF CLASS A SHARES, CLASS B SHARES AND CLASS E SHARES  Exchange Value Per Share of the Companys Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on January 12, 2011, with respect to the Companys offering of Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class E Shares for further information.

Unified requires each Member to own such number of Class A Shares as may be established by the Board. Unified currently requires each Member
to own 350 Class A Shares. In addition, Unified currently requires each Member to own such amount of Class B Shares as may be established by the Board. This requirement to own Class B Shares is referred to as the Class B Share
requirement. See Part I, Item 1. Business  Capital Sharesof the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010 for additional information. Additionally, see OFFERING OF
CLASS A SHARES, CLASS B SHARES AND CLASS E SHARESof the Companys Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on January 12, 2011, with respect to the Companys offering of Class A
Shares, Class B Shares and Class E Shares for further information.

Members may also maintain deposits with Unified in excess of
Required Deposit amounts (Excess Deposits). The Company does not pay interest on the Required Deposit amounts. However, the Company currently pays interest at the prime rate for any cash deposits in excess of the Members Required
Deposit amount. See Member Investments and Patronage Dividends discussed in Part II, Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operationsof the Companys
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010 for additional information. Additionally, see DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS  General, DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS  Patronage Dividends and Tax
Matters and DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS  Subordinationincluded in the Companys Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on January 12, 2011, with respect to
the Companys offering of Partially Subordinated Patrons Deposit Accounts for further information.

Members Required
Deposits are contractually subordinated and subject to the prior payment in full of senior indebtedness of the Company. See DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS  Subordinationincluded in the Companys Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on January 12, 2011, with respect to the Companys offering of Partially Subordinated Patrons Deposit Accounts for additional information. Unifieds obligation to
repay Members Required Deposit accounts on termination of Member status (once the Members obligations to Unified have been satisfied) is reported as a long-term liability on Unifieds consolidated condensed balance sheets. Excess
Deposits are not subordinated to Unifieds other obligations and are reported as short-term liabilities on Unifieds consolidated condensed balance sheets. At January 1, 2011 and October 2,



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2010, Unified had $8.6 million in Member and Non-Members deposits and $14.1 million and $14.0 million, respectively, in Members deposits and estimated patronage
dividends (of which $10.8 million and $11.4 million, respectively, represented Excess Deposits as previously defined).

REDEMPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

On October 1, 2010, the Board authorized the repurchase on October 8, 2010 of 350 shares of the Companys Class A Shares that
had been tendered and pending redemption. The Company paid approximately $0.1 million to redeem the shares. On December 8, 2010, the Board authorized the repurchase on or before December 28, 2010 of 4,200 shares of the Companys
Class A Shares with an approximate redemption value of $1.2 million and 21,707 Class B Shares with an approximate redemption value of $6.3 million. On December 22, 2010 and December 28, 2010, respectively, the Company redeemed 4,200
of the Companys Class A Shares and 21,707 of the Companys Class B Shares with approximate redemption values of $1.2 million and $6.3 million, respectively.

See Redemption of Capital Stock discussed in Part II, Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010 for additional information.

PENSION AND
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

The Company sponsors a cash balance plan (Unified Cash Balance Plan). The Unified Cash
Balance Plan is a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all employees of the Company who are not subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Under the Unified Cash Balance Plan, participants are credited with an
annual accrual based on years of service with the Company. The Companys funding policy is to make contributions to the Unified Cash Balance Plan in amounts that are at least sufficient to meet the minimum funding requirements of applicable
laws and regulations, but no more than amounts deductible for federal income tax purposes. All qualifying employees of the Company not subject to a collective bargaining agreement accrue benefits pursuant to the Unified Cash Balance Plan. The
Company also sponsors an Executive Salary Protection Plan (ESPP) that provides supplemental post-termination retirement income based on each participants salary and years of service as an officer of the Company. Funds are held in a
rabbi trust for the ESPP consisting primarily of life insurance policies tied to underlying investments in the equity market and reported at cash surrender value and mutual fund assets consisting of various publicly-traded mutual funds reported at
estimated fair value based on quoted market prices.

The Company sponsors other postretirement benefit plans that provide certain
medical coverage to retired non-union employees and provide unused sick leave benefits for certain eligible non-union and union employees. Those plans are not funded.

The Companys net periodic benefit cost for its combined pension and other postretirement benefits was approximately $3.8 million for both the thirteen-week period ended January 1, 2011 and the
thirteen-week period ended January 2, 2010.

The Company expects to make estimated contributions to the Unified Cash Balance Plan
totaling $12.9 million during fiscal 2011, which is comprised of $5.1 million for the 2011 plan year and $7.8 million for the 2010 plan year. At its discretion, the Company may contribute in excess of these amounts. Additional contributions, if any,
will be based, in part, on future actuarial funding calculations and the performance of plan investments. The Company contributed zero and $1.6 million to the Unified Cash Balance Plan during the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011 for the
2011 and 2010 plan years, respectively.

Additionally, at the beginning of fiscal 2011, the Company expected to contribute $0.2 million
to the ESPP to fund projected benefit payments to participants for the 2011 plan year. The Company made no contributions to the ESPP during the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011 to fund benefit payments to participants for the 2011 plan
year.

During fiscal year 2010, comprehensive health care reform legislation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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for retiree medical benefits in future periods. However, the extent of that impact, if any, cannot be determined until regulations are promulgated under the Acts and additional interpretations of
the Acts become available. The Company will continue to assess the accounting implications of the Acts as related regulations and interpretations of the Acts become available. In addition, the Company may consider plan amendments in future periods
that may have accounting implications. See Note 7 Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits in Part I, Item 1. Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements for additional discussion.

RISK FACTORS

The risks
and uncertainties described below are not the only ones the Company faces. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that the Company currently deems immaterial also may impair the Companys business operations.
If any of the following risks occur, the Companys business, prospects, financial condition, operating results and cash flows could be adversely affected in amounts that could be material.

Unifieds management deals with many risks and uncertainties in the normal course of business. Readers should be aware that the occurrence of
the risks, uncertainties and events described in the risk factors below and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q could have an adverse effect on the Companys business, results of operations and financial position.

The markets in which we operate are highly competitive; characterized by high volume and low profit margins, customer incentives (including
pricing, variety, and delivery) and industry consolidation.    The shifting of market share among competitors is typical of the wholesale food business as competitors attempt to increase sales in various markets. A
significant portion of the Companys sales are made at low margins. As a result, the Companys profit levels may be negatively impacted if it is forced to respond to competitive pressure by reducing prices.

Increased competition has caused the industry to undergo changes as participants seek to lower costs, further increasing pressure on the
industrys already low profit margins. In addition to price competition, food wholesalers also compete with regard to quality, variety and availability of products offered, strength of corporate label brands offered, schedules and reliability
of deliveries and the range and quality of services provided.

Continued consolidation in the industry, heightened competition among the
Companys suppliers, new entrants and trends toward vertical integration could create additional competitive pressures that reduce margins and adversely affect the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.

The Company may experience reduced sales if Members lose market share to fully integrated chain stores, warehouse stores and
supercenters that have gained increased market share. This trend is expected to continue.    These supercenters have benefited from concentrated buying power and low-cost distribution technology, and have increasingly
gained market share at the expense of traditional supermarket operators, including some independent operators, many of whom are the Companys customers. The market share of such alternative format stores is expected to grow in the future,
potentially resulting in a loss of sales volume for the Company. A loss of sales volume could potentially cause patronage dividends to be reduced and/or the Exchange Value Per Share of the Companys shares to decrease, thereby reducing the
value of the Members Class A and Class B Shares.

We will continue to be subject to the risk of loss of Member and
Non-Member customer volume, including the potential concentration of credit risk.    The Companys operating results are highly dependent upon either maintaining or growing its distribution volume to its customers.
The Companys largest customer, Smart & Final, Inc., a Non-Member customer, and the ten largest Member and Non-Member customers (including Smart & Final, Inc.) constituted approximately 10% and 44%, respectively, of total net
sales for the thirteen-week period ended January 1, 2011. A significant loss in membership or volume could adversely affect the Companys operating results. We will continue to be subject to the risks associated with consolidation within
the grocery industry. When independent retailers are acquired by large chains with self-distribution capacity, are driven from business by larger grocery chains, or become large enough to develop their own self-distribution system, we will lose
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In addition, the Company is exposed to concentrations of credit risk related primarily to trade
receivables, notes receivable, and lease guarantees for certain Members. The Companys ten customers with the largest accounts receivable balances accounted for approximately 44% and 41% of total accounts receivable at January 1, 2011 and
October 2, 2010, respectively. These concentrations of credit risk may be affected by changes in economic or other conditions affecting the western United States, particularly Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. However,
management believes that receivables are well diversified, and the allowances for doubtful accounts are sufficient to absorb estimated losses. Obligations of Members to the Company, including lease guarantees, are generally supported by the
Companys right of offset, upon default, against the Members cash deposits, shareholdings and Patronage Certificates, as well as personal guarantees and reimbursement and indemnification agreements.

The Company may experience reduced sales if Members purchase directly from manufacturers.    Increased industry
competitive pressure is causing some of the Companys Members that can qualify to purchase directly from manufacturers to increase their level of direct purchases from manufacturers and expand their self-distribution activities. The
Companys operating results could be adversely affected if a significant reduction in distribution volume occurred in the future.

We are vulnerable to changes in general economic conditions.    The Company is affected by certain economic
factors that are beyond its control, including changes in the overall economic environment. In recent periods, the Company has experienced significant volatility in the cost of certain commodities, the cost of ingredients for our manufactured breads
and processed fluid milk, and the cost of packaged goods purchased from other manufacturers. An inflationary economic period could impact the Companys operating expenses in a variety of areas, including, but not limited to, employee wages,
benefits and workers compensation insurance, as well as energy and fuel costs. A portion of the risk related to wages and benefits is mitigated by bargaining agreements that contractually determine the amount of inflationary increases. General
economic conditions also impact our pension plan liabilities, as the assets funding or supporting these liabilities are invested in securities that are subject to interest rate and stock market fluctuations. A portion of the Companys debt is
at floating interest rates, and an inflationary economic cycle typically results in higher interest costs. The Company operates in a highly competitive marketplace and passing on such cost increases to customers could be difficult. It is also
difficult to predict the effect that possible future purchased or manufactured product cost decreases might have on our profitability. The effect of deflation in purchased or manufactured product costs would depend on the extent to which we had to
lower selling prices of our products to respond to sales price competition in the market. Consequently, it is difficult for us to accurately predict the impact that inflation or deflation might have on our operations. To the extent the Company is
unable to mitigate increasing costs, or retain the benefits from decreases in costs, patronage dividends may be reduced and/or the Exchange Value Per Share of the Companys shares may decrease, thereby reducing the value of the Members
Class A and Class B Shares.

Changes in the economic environment could adversely affect Unifieds customers ability to
meet certain obligations to the Company or leave the Company exposed for obligations the Company has guaranteed. Loans to Members, trade receivables and lease guarantees could be at risk in a sustained economic downturn. The Company establishes
reserves for notes receivable, trade receivables, and lease commitments for which the customer may be at risk for default. Under certain circumstances, the Company would be required to foreclose on assets provided as collateral or assume payments
for leased locations for which the Company has guaranteed payment. Although the Company believes its reserves to be adequate, the Companys operating results could be adversely affected in the event that actual losses exceed available reserves.

The Company may on occasion hold investments in the common and/or preferred stock of Members and suppliers. These investments are
generally held at cost or the equity method and are periodically evaluated for impairment. As a result, changes in the economic environment that adversely affect the business of these Members and suppliers could result in the write-down of these
investments. This risk is unique to a cooperative form of business in that investments are made to support Members businesses, and those economic conditions that adversely affect the Members can also reduce the value of the Companys
investment, and hence the Exchange Value Per Share of the underlying capital shares. The Company does not currently hold any equity investments in its Members.

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in the housing market, diminished market liquidity, falling consumer confidence and high unemployment rates. As a result, consumers may be more cautious. This may lead to additional reductions in
consumer spending, to consumers trading down to a less expensive mix of products or to consumers trading down to discounters for grocery and non-food items, all of which may affect the Companys financial condition and results of operations. We
are unable to predict when the economy will improve. If the economy does not improve, the Companys business, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.

Litigation could lead to unexpected losses.    During the normal course of carrying out its business, the Company
may become involved in litigation. In the event that management determines that the probability of an adverse judgment in a pending litigation is likely and that the exposure can be reasonably estimated, appropriate reserves are recorded at that
time pursuant to FASBs Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 450, Contingencies. The final outcome of any litigation could adversely affect operating results if the actual settlement amount exceeds
established reserves and insurance coverage.

We are subject to environmental laws and
regulations.    The Company owns and operates various facilities for the manufacture, warehousing and distribution of products to its customers. Accordingly, the Company is subject to increasingly stringent federal, state
and local laws, regulations and ordinances that (i) govern activities or operations that may have adverse environmental effects, such as discharges to air and water, as well as handling and disposal practices for solid and hazardous wastes and
(ii) impose liability for the costs of cleaning up, and certain damages resulting from, sites of past spills, disposals or other releases of hazardous materials. In particular, under applicable environmental laws, the Company may be responsible
for remediation of environmental conditions and may be subject to associated liabilities (including liabilities resulting from lawsuits brought by private litigants) relating to its facilities and the land on which the Company facilities are
situated, regardless of whether the Company leases or owns the facilities or land in question and regardless of whether such environmental conditions were created by it or by a prior owner or tenant. In addition, the Company may be subject to
pending federal and state legislation that if ultimately passed, may require the Company to incur costs to improve facilities and equipment to reduce emissions in order to comply with regulatory limits or to mitigate the financial consequences of a
cap and trade regime. We are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of such legislation; however, should such legislation require the Company to incur significant expenditures, the Companys business, results of operations and
financial condition may be adversely affected.

We are exposed to potential product liability claims and potential negative
publicity surrounding any assertion that the Companys products caused illness or injury.    The packaging, marketing and distribution of food products purchased from others involve an inherent risk of product
liability, product recall and adverse publicity. Such products may contain contaminants that may be inadvertently redistributed by the Company. These contaminants may result in illness, injury or death if such contaminants are not eliminated.
Accordingly, the Company maintains stringent quality standards on the products it purchases from suppliers, as well as products manufactured by the Company itself. The Company generally seeks contractual indemnification and insurance coverage from
parties supplying its products and rigorously tests its corporate brands and manufactured products to ensure the Companys quality standards are met. Product liability claims in excess of insurance coverage, as well as the negative publicity
surrounding any assertion that the Companys products caused illness or injury could have a material adverse effect on its reputation and on the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our insurance reserves may be inadequate if unexpected losses occur.    The Companys insurance subsidiaries
are regulated by the State of California and are subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the appropriate regulatory agencies. In addition, the Company is self-insured for workers compensation up to $1,000,000 per incident and
maintains appropriate reserves to cover anticipated payments. For policies with inception dates after September 1, 2008, the coverage amount assumed per incident was increased to $2,000,000. For policies with inception dates after
September 1, 2010, the coverage amount assumed per incident has been decreased to $462,500. Insurance reserves are recorded based on estimates made by management and validated by third party actuaries to ensure such estimates are within
acceptable ranges. Actuarial estimates are based on detailed analyses of health care cost trends, mortality rates, claims history, demographics, industry trends and federal and state law. As a result, the amount of reserve and related expense is
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We may not have adequate resources to fund our operations.    The
Company relies primarily upon cash flow from its operations and Member investments to fund its operating activities. In the event that these sources of cash are not sufficient to meet the Companys requirements, additional sources of cash are
expected to be obtained from the Companys credit facilities to fund its daily operating activities. Our revolving credit agreement, which expires on October 8, 2015, requires compliance with certain financial covenants, including minimum
tangible net worth, fixed charge coverage ratio and total funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and patronage dividends (EBITDAP). While the Company is currently in compliance with all required
covenants and expects to remain in compliance, this does not guarantee the Company will remain in compliance in future periods.

As of
January 1, 2011, the Company believes it has sufficient cash flow from operations and availability under the revolving credit agreement to meet operating needs, capital spending requirements and required debt repayments through October 8,
2015. However, if access to operating cash or to the revolving credit agreement becomes restricted, the Company may be compelled to seek alternate sources of cash. The Company cannot assure that alternate sources will provide cash on terms favorable
to the Company. Consequently, the inability to access alternate sources of cash on terms similar to its existing agreement could adversely affect the Companys operations.

The value of our benefit plan assets and liabilities is based on estimates and assumptions, which may prove
inaccurate.    The Companys non-union employees participate in a Company sponsored defined benefit pension plan and Company sponsored postretirement benefit plans. Certain eligible union and non-union employees
participate in separate plans providing payouts for unused sick leave. Officers of the Company also participate in a Company sponsored Executive Salary Protection Plan (ESPP), which provides additional post-termination retirement income
based on each participants salary and years of service as an officer of the Company. The postretirement plans provide medical benefits for retired non-union employees, life insurance benefits for retired non-union employees for which active
non-union employees are no longer eligible, and lump-sum payouts for unused sick days covering certain eligible union and non-union employees. Liabilities for the ESPP and postretirement plans are not funded. The Company accounts for these benefit
plans in accordance with ASC Topic 715, Compensation  Retirement Benefits and ASC Topic 712, Compensation  Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits, which require the Company to make actuarial
assumptions that are used to calculate the carrying value of the related assets, where applicable, and liabilities and the amount of expenses to be recorded in the Companys consolidated financial statements. Assumptions include the expected
return on plan assets, discount rates, health care cost trend rate, projected life expectancies of plan participants and anticipated salary increases. While we believe the underlying assumptions are appropriate, the carrying value of the related
assets and liabilities and the amount of expenses recorded in the consolidated financial statements could differ if other assumptions are used.

The credit and liquidity crisis in the United States and throughout the global financial system triggered substantial volatility in the world financial markets and banking system. While the value of the investment
portfolios of the Companys defined benefit pension plans increased during fiscal 2010 and reflected improvement for the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011, the values of the plans individual investments have and will fluctuate in
response to changing market conditions, the amount of gains or losses that will be recognized in subsequent periods, if any, cannot be determined.

Accounting pronouncements may necessitate companies who issue and redeem shares based on book value to redefine the method used to value their shares.    Accounting pronouncements
that require adjustments to shareholders equity have the potential to impact companies whose equity securities are issued and redeemed at book value (book value companies) disproportionately more than companies whose share values
are market-based (publicly traded). While valuations of publicly traded companies are primarily driven by their income statement and cash flows, the traded value of the shares of book value companies, however, may be immediately impacted
by adjustments affecting shareholders equity upon implementation. Therefore, such pronouncements may necessitate companies who issue and redeem shares based on book value to redefine the method used to value their shares. As such, the Company
modified its Exchange Value Per Share calculation as of September 30, 2006 to exclude accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) from Book Value (see Part I, Item 1. Business  Capital Sharesof the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010), thereby excluding the potentially volatile impact that (1) ASC Topic 715-20, Compensation  Retirement Benefits  Defined Benefit Plans
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A system failure or breach of system or network security could delay or interrupt services to
our customers or subject us to significant liability.    The Company has implemented security measures such as firewalls, virus protection, intrusion detection and access controls to address the risk of computer viruses
and unauthorized access. A business continuity plan has been developed focusing on the offsite restoration of computer hardware and software applications. The Company has developed business resumption plans which include procedures to ensure the
continuation of business operations in response to the risk of damage from energy blackouts, natural disasters, terrorism, war and telecommunication failures. In addition, change management procedures and quality assurance controls have been
implemented to ensure that new or upgraded business management systems operate as intended. However, there is still a possibility that a system failure, accident or security breach could result in a material disruption to the Companys
business. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred to remedy the damages caused by these disruptions.

Our success depends
on our retention of our executive officers, senior management and our ability to hire and retain additional key personnel.    The Companys success depends on the skills, experience and performance of its executive
officers, senior management and other key personnel. The loss of service of one or more of its executive officers, senior management or other key employees could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, prospects, financial
condition, operating results and cash flows. The Companys future success also depends on its continuing ability to attract and retain highly qualified technical, sales and managerial personnel. Competition for these personnel is intense, and
there can be no assurance that the Company can retain our key employees or that it can attract, assimilate or retain other highly qualified technical, sales and managerial personnel in the future.

The successful operation of our business depends upon the supply of products, including raw materials, and marketing relationships from other
companies, including those supplying our corporate brand products.    The Company depends upon third parties for supply of products, including corporate brand products, and raw materials. Any disruption in the services
provided by any of these suppliers, or any failure by them to handle current or higher volumes of activity, could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, prospects, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

The Company participates in various marketing and promotional programs to increase sales volume and reduce merchandise costs. Failure
to continue these relationships on terms that are acceptable to Unified, or to obtain adequate marketing relationships, could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, prospects, financial condition, operating results and cash
flows.

Increased energy, diesel fuel and gasoline costs could reduce our profitability.    The
Companys operations require and are dependent upon the continued availability of substantial amounts of electricity, diesel fuel and gasoline to manufacture, store and transport products. The Companys trucking operations are extensive
and diesel fuel storage capacity represents approximately two weeks average usage. The prices of electricity, diesel fuel and gasoline fluctuate significantly over time. Given the competitive nature of the grocery industry, we may not be able to
pass on increased costs of production, storage and transportation to our customers. As a result, either a shortage or significant increase in the cost of electricity, diesel fuel or gasoline could disrupt distribution activities and negatively
impact our business and results of operations.

A strike or work stoppage by employees could disrupt our business. The inability
to negotiate acceptable contracts with the unions could result in a strike or work stoppage and increased operating costs resulting from higher wages or benefits paid to union members or replacement workers.    Such
outcome could have a material negative impact on the Companys operations and financial results. Approximately 58% of Unifieds employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements, which have various expiration dates ranging from
2011 through 2015.

If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to detect fraud or report
our financial results accurately, which could harm our business and we could be subject to regulatory scrutiny.     Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Unified performs an annual
evaluation of the Companys internal controls over financial reporting. In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Reform Act) became law. The Reform Act includes a provision that
indefinitely exempts companies that qualify as either a non-accelerated filer or smaller reporting company from the auditor attestation requirement of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. For Unifieds fiscal year
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Although the Company believes its internal controls are operating effectively, the Company cannot guarantee that it will not have any material weaknesses in the future. In addition, any failure
to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm the Companys operating results or cause the Company to fail to meet its reporting obligations.

A loss of our cooperative tax status could increase tax liability.    Subchapter T of the Internal Revenue Code
sets forth rules for the tax treatment of cooperatives. As a cooperative, we are allowed to offset patronage income with patronage dividends that are paid in cash or qualified written notices of allocation. However, we are taxed as a typical
corporation on the remainder of our earnings from our Member business and on earnings from Non-Member business. If the Company is not entitled to be taxed as a cooperative under Subchapter T, its revenues would be taxed when earned by the Company
and the Members would be taxed when dividends are distributed. The Internal Revenue Service can challenge the tax status of cooperatives. The Internal Revenue Service has not challenged the Companys tax status, and the Company would vigorously
defend any such challenge. However, if we were not entitled to be taxed as a cooperative, taxation at both the Company and the Member level could have a material, adverse impact on the Company.

Each method used to meet the Class B Share requirement has its own tax consequences.    Class B Shares
required to be held by a new Member may be purchased directly at the time of admission as a Member or may be acquired over the five consecutive fiscal years commencing with the first year after admission as a Member at the rate of 20% per year.
In addition, certain Members, including former shareholders of United Grocers, Inc. or Associated Grocers, Incorporated, may elect to satisfy their Class B Share requirement only with respect to stores owned at the time of admission as a Member
solely from their patronage dividend distributions. Each of these purchase alternatives may have tax consequences which are different from those applicable to other purchase alternatives. Members and prospective Members are urged to consult their
tax advisers with respect to the application of U.S. federal income, state or local tax rules to the purchase method selected.

Members Class A, Class B and Class E Shares are subject to risk of loss.    Class A and Class B
Shares are purchased and sold at purchase prices equal to the Exchange Value Per Share at the close of the last fiscal year end prior to the date the shares are purchased or sold. Class E Shares are purchased and sold at a value of $100 per share.
If a Member were to sell shares at a price that is less than the price at which the shares were purchased, the Member would lose all or a portion of its investment in the Class A, Class B or Class E Shares. See OFFERING OF CLASS A SHARES,
CLASS B SHARES AND CLASS E SHARES  Exchange Value Per Share of the Companys Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on January 12, 2011, with respect to the Companys offering of
Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class E Shares for further information.

If the Board decides in any year to retain a portion of
the Companys earnings from its non-patronage business, and not to allocate those earnings to the Exchange Value, the redemption price of Class A Shares or Class B Shares that are repurchased in the year of such retention and in future
years will be reduced. However, in the event of the sale or liquidation of the Company, the non-allocated earnings will be allocated to the redemption price of Class A Shares and Class B Shares.

Members are required to purchase stock, and may be required to make cash deposits, in Unified. The lack of liquidity in these investments may
make attracting new Members difficult and may cause existing Members to withdraw from membership.Members are required to meet specific capital requirements, which include capital stock ownership and may include
required cash deposits. These investments by Members are a principal source of our capital, and for the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011, approximately 81% of our net sales were to Members. We compete with other wholesale suppliers who are
not structured as cooperatives and therefore have no investment requirements for customers. Our requirements to purchase stock or maintain cash deposits may become an obstacle to retaining existing business and attracting new business. For a
discussion of required Member equity investments and deposits, see Item 1, Business  Capital Shares  Class B Shares and Item 1, Business  Member Equity Investments of the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010.

The Companys by-laws give the Board of
Directors complete discretion in the redemption of the stock of terminated Members and Members with excess stock. Furthermore, required cash deposits are contractually subordinated and subject to the prior payment in full of certain senior
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Item 1, Business  Capital Shares  Redemption of Capital Shares, Item 1, Business  Member Equity Investments and Item 1,
Business  Pledge of Shares, Patronage Certificates and Guarantees of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010. These limitations on the obligation of the Company to redeem capital
stock or repay the cash deposits of Members may cause Members to withdraw from membership or potential Members to not become Members.

Severe weather, natural disasters and adverse climate changes may adversely affect the Companys financial condition and results of
operations.    Severe weather conditions, such as hurricanes or tornadoes, or natural disasters, such as earthquakes or fires, in areas in which the Company has distribution facilities, or in which customers stores
are located, or from which the Company obtains products may adversely affect the Companys results of operations. Such conditions may cause physical damage to the Companys properties, closure of one or more of the Companys
distribution facilities, closure of customers stores, lack of an adequate work force in a market, temporary disruption in the supply of products, disruption in the transport of goods, delays in the delivery of goods to the Companys
distribution centers or customer stores and a reduction in the availability of products the Company offers. In addition, adverse climate conditions and adverse weather patterns, such as drought or flood, that impact growing conditions and the
quantity and quality of crops yielded by food producers may adversely affect the availability or cost of certain products within the grocery supply chain. The Company has developed extensive business resumption plans to ensure the continued
operation in the event of a natural disaster, terrorism or war. However, there is still the possibility that the plans may not be effective in a timely manner and a significant disruption to the Companys business could occur. In addition,
while the Company carries insurance to cover business interruption and damage to buildings and equipment, some of the insurance carries high deductibles. Any of these factors may disrupt the Companys business and adversely affect the
Companys financial condition and results of operations.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of the Companys consolidated condensed financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America requires the Company to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amount of assets and liabilities reported in the consolidated condensed financial statements, the disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities as of the date of the consolidated condensed financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year. The Company believes its estimates and assumptions are reasonable; however, future results could differ from
those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

The Companys discussion and analysis of its financial condition and
results of operations are based upon its consolidated condensed financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to allowances for doubtful accounts, lease loss reserves, inventories, investments,
goodwill and intangible assets, long-lived assets, income taxes, insurance reserves, pension and postretirement benefits and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions and factors
that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Based on our ongoing review, we make adjustments we consider appropriate under the facts and circumstances. We have discussed the development, selection and disclosure of these estimates with
the Audit Committee. The accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements are prepared using the same critical accounting policies and estimates discussed in Part II, Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operationsof the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2010.

RECENTLY ADOPTED AND RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Refer to Note 9 to Notes to
Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for managements discussion of recently adopted and recently issued accounting pronouncements and their expected impact, if any, on the
Companys consolidated condensed financial statements.

AVAILABILITY OF SEC FILINGS

Unified makes available, free of charge, through its website (http://www.unifiedgrocers.com) its Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, as well as its
registration statements, proxy statements and all amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports are electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). A copy of any of the
reports filed with the SEC can be obtained from the SECs Public Reference Room at



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100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. A copy may also be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. All reports filed electronically with the SEC are available on the SECs web
site at http://www.sec.gov.



|ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
|------- | ----------------------------------------------------------

The following discussion of the market risks the Company faces contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from
those discussed in the forward-looking statements. See Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk discussed in Part II, Item 7A of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2010
for additional information.

Unified is subject to interest rate changes on certain of its notes payable under the Companys
credit agreements that may affect the fair value of the notes payable, as well as cash flow and earnings. Based on the notes payable outstanding at January 1, 2011 and the current market condition, a one percent change in the applicable
interest rates would impact the Companys annual cash flow and pretax earnings by approximately $1.2 million. See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1, Financial Statements
(Unaudited) for additional discussion regarding the fair value of notes payable.

The Company is exposed to credit risk on
accounts receivable through the ordinary course of business and the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations. Concentration of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is limited due to the nature of our customer base (i.e., primarily
Members). The Company currently believes its allowance for doubtful accounts is sufficient to cover customer credit risks.

The majority
of the Companys investments are held primarily by two of its insurance subsidiaries, and includes U.S. government and agency obligations, high quality investment grade corporate bonds, U.S. government treasury securities, U.S. state and
municipal securities, and common equity securities. These investments, excluding the common equity securities, are generally not actively traded and are valued based upon inputs including quoted prices for identical or similar assets. Collectively,
the estimated fair value or market value of these investments continued to exceed their cost during the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011.

Life insurance and mutual fund assets with values tied to the equity markets are impacted by overall market conditions. During the thirteen weeks ended January 1, 2011, net earnings and net comprehensive
earnings experienced an increase corresponding to the increase in life insurance and mutual fund assets, respectively.



|ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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Disclosure controls and procedures.Disclosure controls are controls and procedures designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed to reasonably assure
that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving an entitys disclosure objectives. The likelihood of achieving such objectives is affected
by limitations inherent in disclosure controls and procedures. These include the fact that human judgment in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns in internal control can occur because of human failures such as simple errors, mistakes or
intentional circumvention of the established processes.

At the end of the period covered by this report, Unifieds management,
with the participation of our CEO and CFO, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Our CEO and CFO concluded
that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level described above as of the end of the period covered in this report.

Changes in internal controls over financial reporting.Management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO of the Company, has evaluated any changes in the Companys
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter. Based on that evaluation, management, the CEO and the CFO of the Company have concluded that no change in our internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the quarter ended January 1, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



|ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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The Company is a party to various litigation, claims and disputes, some of which are for substantial amounts, arising in the ordinary course of
business. While the ultimate effect of such actions cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company believes the outcome of these matters will not result in a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.



|ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS
|-------- | ------------

There
are no material changes from risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2010, filed on December 10, 2010. Refer to Risk Factors in Part I, Item 2 of
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for discussion of the Companys risk factors.



|ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
|------- | -----------------------------------------------------------

COMPANY PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES



|                                     |  |                                  |  |                              |        | 
|------------------------------------ |  | -------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ------ | 
|Period                               |  | Total Number of
Shares Purchased |  | Average Price Paid
Per Share |       
|October 3, 2010  October 30, 2010   |  | 350 Class A Shares               |  | $                            | 290.37 | 
|October 31, 2010  November 27, 2010 |  | Shares                           |  |                              |       | 
|November 28, 2010  January 1, 2011  |  | 4,200 Class A Shares             |  | $                            | 296.24 | 
|November 28, 2010  January 1, 2011  |  | 21,707 Class B Shares            |  | $                            | 290.37 | 
|                                     | 
|Total                                |  | 26,257 Shares                    |  | $                            | 291.31 | 
|                                     | 

Refer to Redemption of Capital Stock in Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for discussion of the Companys share redemptions.



|ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
|------- | -------------------------------

None.



|ITEM 4. | [REMOVED AND RESERVED]
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|ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION
|------- | -----------------

None.



|ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS
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|         |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|-------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|         | 
|(a)      |  | Exhibits                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|         | 
|3.1      |  | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended on March 29, 2008, filed on May 13, 2008).                                                                 
|         | 
|3.2      |  | Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 28,
2010).                                                                                                                                                            
|         | 
|10.68.1* |  | Second Amendment to Industrial Real Estate Lease Agreement by and between 3301 South Norfolk, LLC., as Landlord, and Unified Grocers, Inc., formerly known as Unified
Western Grocers, Inc., as assigned by Associated Grocers, Inc., as Tenant, under Industrial Real Estate Lease Agreement dated April 19, 2007.
|         | 
|31.1*    |  | Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|         | 
|31.2*    |  | Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|         | 
|32.1*    |  | Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|         | 
|32.2*    |  | Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   



|* |  | Filed herein.
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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.



UNIFIED GROCERS, INC.By

/s/    Alfred A.
PlamannAlfred A.Plamann
President and Chief Executive Officer(Principal Executive Officer)By

/s/    Richard J.
MartinRichard J. Martin
Executive Vice President, Finance &Administration and Chief Financial Officer(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)By

/s/    Randall G.
ScovilleRandall G. Scoville
Senior Vice President, Accounting andChief Accounting Officer


Dated: February 15, 2011



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