EXHIBIT 21



SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT



As of September 27, 2008 the Companys subsidiaries, all wholly-owned and incorporated in California (except where noted otherwise) were:



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|         |  | Banner Marketing, Inc.                                                                   
|         |  | Certified Grocers of California, Ltd.                                                    
|(4)      |  | United Grocers, Inc.                                                                     
|         |  | Unified Grocers Insurance Services formerly Grocers and Merchants Insurance Service, Inc.
|         |  | Grocers Capital Company                                                                  
|         |  | Grocers Specialty Company                                                                
|         |  | Grocers Development Center, Inc.                                                         
|         |  | Preferred Public Storage Company                                                         
|         |  | Crown Grocers, Inc.                                                                      
|         |  | Grocers General Merchandise Company                                                      
|(1)      |  | Unified International, Inc.                                                              
|(2)      |  | Grocers and Merchants Management Company                                                 
|(2)      |  | Springfield Insurance Company                                                            
|(3)      |  | SavMax Foods, Inc.                                                                       
|(4)      |  | Northwest Process, Inc.                                                                  
|(4)      |  | R&R Liquidating Corporation                                                              
|(4)      |  | U.G. Resources, Inc.                                                                     
|(4)      |  | United Resources, Inc.                                                                   
|(4)      |  | Western Security Services, Ltd.                                                          
|(4)      |  | Western Passage Express, Ltd.                                                            
|(2), (5) |  | Springfield Insurance Company Limited                                                    



|(1) |  | Incorporated in Delaware
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|(2) |  | Outstanding capital shares are owned by Unified Grocers Insurance Services formerly Grocers and Merchants Insurance Services, Inc.
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|(3) |  | Outstanding capital shares are owned by Crown Grocers, Inc.
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|(4) |  | Incorporated in Oregon
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|(5) |  | Incorporated in Bermuda
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