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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.26

                                AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                      TO
                      SECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

          This Amendment No. 1 To Secured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
November 18, 1999 (the "Amendment"), is entered into by and among Unified
Western Grocers, Inc., a California corporation operating primarily on a
cooperative basis (the "Borrower"), the Lenders (as defined below), and
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., "Rabobank Nederland", New
York Branch ("Rabobank"), not in its individual capacity, but solely as
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders (the "Administrative
Agent").

                                   Recitals

     A.   The Borrower has entered into that Secured Revolving Credit Agreement
dated as of September 29, 1999 (as the same may from time to time be amended,
modified, supplemented or restated, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower,
the Lenders party thereto (which term shall include the Issuing Bank) (and their
successors and assigns) (collectively, the "Lenders") and Rabobank, not in its
individual capacity but solely in its capacity as the Administrative Agent (the
"Agent").

     B.   The Lenders have extended credit to the Borrower for the purposes
permitted in the Credit Agreement.

     C.   Each Guarantor is indebted to the Lenders pursuant to and on the terms
set forth in, among other things, those unconditional Guaranties executed by
each Guarantor in respect of the Obligations.

     D.   The Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent have agreed to amend certain
provisions of the Credit Agreement, but only to the extent, in accordance with
the terms and subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations
and warranties set forth below.

                                   Agreement

     Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

     1.   Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment
shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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     2.   Amendments To Credit Agreement.

          2.1  Section 1.1 (Definitions). A definition of the term
"Administrative Agent" is added to read as follows:

          "Administrative Agent" means Rabobank, not when acting in its
     individual capacity, but solely when acting in its capacity as the
     administrative agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan
     Documents, and any successor administrative agent.

          2.2  Section 1.1 (Definitions). The definition of "Agent" is amended
in its entirety and replaced with the following:

          "Agent" means the Administrative Agent.

          2.3  Section 1.1 (Definitions). A definition of the term
"Documentation Agent" is added to read as follows:

          "Documentation Agent" means Foothill Capital Corporation, not
     when acting in its individual capacity, but solely when acting in its
     capacity as the documentation agent under this Agreement or any of the
     other Loan Documents, and any successor documentation agent.

          2.4  Section 1.1 (Definitions). The definition of "Issuing Bank" is
amended in its entirety and replaced with the following:

          "Issuing Bank" means (a) (i) Rabobank and (ii) solely with
     respect to the issuance of a single $1,000,000 Letter of Credit issued
     during November 1999, for the benefit of a landlord of United Grocers,
     Bank of the West, or (b) such other Lender as shall replace Rabobank
     or Bank of the West, as the case may be, with the consent of Requisite
     Lenders, as the Lender designated to issue Letters of Credit for the
     account of the Borrower pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
     Agreement.

          2.5  Section 1.1 (Definitions). A definition of the term "Syndication
Agent" is added to read as follows:

          "Syndication Agent" means Bank of Montreal, not when acting in
     its individual capacity, but solely when acting in its capacity as the
     syndication agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan
     Documents, and any successor syndication agent.

          2.6  Section 1.1 (Definitions). The definition of "Applicable
Commitment Fee Percentage" is amended by replacing in the second line of the
text thereof the reference to "Section 2.9(b)" with "Section 2.8(a)".

                                       2.
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          2.7  Section 1.1 (Definitions). The definition of "Assignee" is
amended by replacing in the first line of the text thereof the reference to
"Section 11.2(a)" with "Section 12.2(a)".

          2.8  Section 1.1 (Definitions). The definition of "Assignment and
Acceptance" is amended by replacing in the first line of the text thereof the
reference to "Section 11.2(a)" with "Section 12.2(a)".

          2.9  Section 1.1 (Definitions). The definition of "Lenders" is amended
by replacing in the last line of the text thereof the reference to "Section
11.2(a)" with "Section 12.2(a)".

          2.10 Section 3.1 (Taxes). Section 3.1 of the Credit Agreement is
amended by replacing in the second line of clauses (g)(i)(1) and (g)(ii)(1) of
the text thereof the references to "Section 11.2(a)" with "Section 12.2(a)".

          2.11 Section 3.8 (Removal of a Lender). Section 3.8 of the Credit
Agreement is amended by (i) replacing in the third and fifth lines of clause (a)
of the text thereof the references to "Section 11.2(a)" with "Section 12.2(a)"
and (ii) replacing in the last line of the last full paragraph of the text
thereof the reference to "Section 11.2(a)" with "Section 12.2(a)".

          2.12 Section 11.4 (Reliance by Agent). Section 11.4 of the Credit
Agreement is amended by replacing in the third line of clause (b) of the text
thereof the reference to "Section 11.2(a)" with "Section 12.2(a)".

          2.13 Section 11.10 (Exculpatory Provisions). Article XI of the Credit
Agreement is amended to include a Section 11.10 to read as follows:

          Section 11.10 (Exculpatory Provisions). None of the Agent-Related
     Persons shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be
     taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any
     other Loan Document (except for its or such Person's own gross
     negligence or willful misconduct), or (b) be responsible in any manner
     to any of the Lenders for any recital, statement, representation or
     warranty made by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower or any
     of their respective Affiliates or any officer thereof, contained in
     this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate,
     report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or
     received by the Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or
     any other Loan Document, or for the value of any Collateral or the
     validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of
     this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document, or for any
     failure of the Borrower or any other party to any Loan Document to
     perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related
     Person shall be under

                                       3.
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     any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the
     observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or
     conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to
     inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower or any of its
     Affiliates. Neither Bank of Montreal, as the "Syndication Agent," nor
     Foothill Capital Corporation, as the "Documentation Agent," shall have
     any right, power, obligation, responsibility, duty or liability under
     this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such and,
     without limiting the foregoing, shall not have or be deemed to have
     any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges
     that it has not relied, and will not rely, on Bank of Montreal or
     Foothill Capital Corporation in deciding to enter into this Agreement
     or in taking or not taking any action hereunder.

     3.   Limitation Of Amendments.

          3.1  The amendments set forth in Section 2, above, are effective for
the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited precisely as written and
shall not be deemed to (i) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification
of any other term or condition of any Loan Document, or (ii) otherwise prejudice
any right or remedy which the Lenders or the Agent may now have or may have in
the future under or in connection with any Loan Document.

          3.2  This Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part
of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein
amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and
effect.

     4.   Representations And Warranties. In order to induce the Lenders and the
Agent to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants
to each Lender and the Agent as follows:

          4.1  Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (i) the
representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents (except to the
extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which
case they are true and correct as of such date) are true, accurate and complete
in all material respects as of the date hereof and (ii) no Potential Event of
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

          4.2  The Borrower has the corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations under the Credit
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment;

          4.3  The articles of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational
documents of the Borrower delivered to each Lender on the Closing Date remain
true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated
and are and continue to be in full force and effect;

          4.4  The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and
the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Credit Agreement, as
amended by this Amendment, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Borrower;

                                       4.
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          4.5  The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and
the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under the Credit Agreement,
as amended by this Amendment, do not and will not contravene (i) any law or
regulation binding on or affecting the Borrower, (ii) the articles of
incorporation or bylaws of the Borrower, (iii) any order, judgment or decree of
any court or other governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision
thereof, binding on the Borrower, or (iv) any contractual restriction with a
Person other than an Affiliate binding on the Borrower;

          4.6  The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and
the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under the Credit Agreement,
as amended by this Amendment, do not require any order, consent, approval,
license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration
with, or exemption by any governmental or public body or authority, or
subdivision thereof, binding on the Borrower, except as already has been
obtained or made; and

          4.7  This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the
Borrower and is the binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium or other similar
laws of general application and equitable principles relating to or affecting
creditors' rights.

     5.   Consent Regarding Issuing Bank. The execution and delivery of this
Amendment by the Lenders shall evidence the Requisite Lenders' consent to the
issuance of a single $1,000,000 Letter of Credit issued during November 1999,
for the benefit of a landlord of United Grocers, by Bank of the West as the
Issuing Bank, for the account of the Borrower pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Credit Agreement.

     6.   Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument.

     7.   Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be deemed effective upon the
satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent:

          7.1  Amendment. The Borrower, each Lender and the Agent shall have
duly executed and delivered this Amendment to the Agent.

          7.2  Acknowledgment Of Amendment And Reaffirmation Of Guaranties. The
Agent shall have received the Acknowledgment of Amendment and Reaffirmation of
Guaranties, duly executed and delivered by each Guarantor to the Agent.

     8.   Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                                       5.
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     In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

Borrower                             Unified Western Grocers, Inc.,
                                     a California corporation

                                     By: _________________________________
                                          David A. Woodward
                                          Treasurer

Administrative Agent                 Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-
and Lender                           Boerenleenbank B.A., "Rabobank
                                     Nederland", New York Branch,
                                     as the Administrative Agent and as a Lender

                                     By: _______________________________________
                                     Name: _____________________________________
                                     Title: ____________________________________

                                     By: _______________________________________
                                     Name: _____________________________________
                                     Title: ____________________________________

Lenders                              Foothill Capital Corporation

                                     By: _______________________________________
                                     Name: _____________________________________
                                     Title: ____________________________________

                                     Union Bank of California, N.A.

                                     By: _______________________________________
                                     Name: _____________________________________
                                     Title: ____________________________________

                               [Amendment No. 1]
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                                     SunTrust Bank, Central Florida, N.A.

                                     By: _______________________________________
                                     Name: _____________________________________
                                     Title: ____________________________________

                                     U.S. Bancorp Ag Credit, Inc.

                                     By: _______________________________________
                                     Name: _____________________________________
                                     Title: ____________________________________

                                     Fleet Bank, N.A.

                                     By: _______________________________________
                                     Name: _____________________________________
                                     Title: ____________________________________

                                     Bank of the West

                                     By: _______________________________________
                                     Name: _____________________________________
                                     Title: ____________________________________

                                     National Bank of Canada

                                     By: _______________________________________
                                     Name: _____________________________________
                                     Title: ____________________________________

                                     Bank Of Montreal

                                     By: _______________________________________
                                     Name: _____________________________________
                                     Title: ____________________________________

                               [Amendment No. 1]
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                                     Harris Trust and Savings Bank

                                     By: _______________________________________
                                     Name: _____________________________________
                                     Title: ____________________________________

                              [Amendment No. 1]
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                          ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENT
                        AND REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTIES

     Section 1.  Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges and confirms that it has
reviewed and approved the terms and conditions of the Amendment No. 1 to Secured
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of even date herewith (the "Amendment").

     Section 2.  Each Guarantor hereby consents to the Amendment and agrees that
the Guaranty relating to the Obligations of the Borrower under the Credit
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, shall be valid and
enforceable and shall not be impaired or otherwise affected by the execution of
the Amendment or any other document or instrument delivered in connection
herewith.

     Section 3.  Each Guarantor severally represents and warrants that, after
giving effect to the Amendment, all representations and warranties contained in
the Guaranty are true, accurate and complete as if made the date hereof.

Dated as of November 18, 1999

Guarantor                               Crown Grocers, Inc.

                                        Grocers Development Center, Inc.

                                        Grocers Equipment Co.

                                        Grocers General Merchandise Company

                                        Grocers Specialty Company

                                        Northwest Process, Inc.

                                        Preferred Public Storage Company

                                        Sav Max Foods, Inc.

                                        United Grocers, Inc.

                                        Western Passage Express, Inc.

                                        Western Security Services, Ltd.

                                        By: ________________________________
                                             David A. Woodward
                                             As Treasurer for each Guarantor<PAGE>

                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.27

                                AMENDMENT NO. 2
                              AND LIMITED WAIVER
                                      TO
                      SECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

          This Amendment No. 2 and Limited Waiver To Secured Revolving Credit
Agreement (the "Amendment") dated as of July 1, 2000, with an effective date of
July 1, 2000 (the "Effective Date") is entered into by and among Unified Western
Grocers, Inc., a California corporation operating primarily on a cooperative
basis (the "Borrower"), the Lenders (as defined below), and Cooperatieve
Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., "Rabobank Nederland", New York Branch
("Rabobank"), not in its individual capacity, but solely as Administrative Agent
for the benefit of the Lenders (the "Administrative Agent").

                                   Recitals

     A.  The Borrower has entered into that Secured Revolving Credit Agreement
dated as of September 29, 1999, as amended by that Amendment No. 1 to Secured
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 18, 1999 (as the same may from
time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the "Credit
Agreement"), among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto (which term shall
include the Issuing Bank) (and their successors and assigns) (collectively, the
"Lenders") and Rabobank, not in its individual capacity but solely in its
capacity as the Administrative Agent (the "Agent").

     B.  The Lenders have extended credit to the Borrower for the purposes
permitted in the Credit Agreement.

     C.  Each Guarantor is indebted to the Lenders pursuant to and on the terms
set forth in, among other things, those unconditional Guaranties executed by
each Guarantor in respect of the Obligations.

     D.  The Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent have agreed to amend certain
provisions of the Credit Agreement, but only to the extent, in accordance with
the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations
and warranties set forth below.

                                   Agreement

     Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

     1.  Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment
shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

                                       1.
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     2.   Amendments To Credit Agreement.

          2.1  Section 1.1 (Definitions). The definition of "Adjusted Tangible
Net Worth" is amended in its entirety and replaced with the following:

          "Adjusted Tangible Net Worth" means, as measured at any date of
     determination, on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to the sum of (a)
     the aggregate value of the shareholders' equity of the Borrower and its
     Subsidiaries, plus (b) the value of goodwill associated with the
     consolidation of Sav Max in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000, plus (c)
     the aggregate value of Patron Required Deposits then on deposit, plus (d)
     the aggregate book value of the principal amount of all Patronage Dividend
     Certificates that are first payable after the Maturity Date, plus (e) the
     aggregate principal amount of any outstanding Subordinated Redemption
     Notes, minus (f) the aggregate value of all intangible assets of the
     Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

          2.2  Section 1.1 (Definitions). A definition of the term "Subordinated
Redemption Notes" is added to read as follows:

          "Subordinated Redemption Notes" has the meaning set forth in Section
     7.3(k).

          2.3  Section 1.1 (Definitions). The definition of the term "Total
Debt" is amended in its entirety and replaced with the following:

          "Total Debt" means, as measured as any date of determination, the sum
     of (a) Total Funded Debt, plus (b) the unpaid amount of all Patronage
     Dividend Certificates that mature on or before the Maturity Date, plus (c)
     the total amount of Indebtedness evidenced by Subordinated Redemption
     Notes.

          2.4  Section 1.1 (Definitions). The definition of the term "Total
Funded Debt" is amended by replacing clause (ii) of the text thereof in its
entirety with the following:

          (ii) shall not include the value of Patronage Dividend Certificates,
     Patron Required Deposits and Indebtedness evidenced by Subordinated
     Redemption Notes.

          2.5  Section 7.2(e) (Investments). Section 7.2(e) of the Credit
Agreement is amended by replacing the text thereof with the following:

          (e)  Investments hereafter made in Grocers Capital Company to the
     extent necessary to comply with that certain Second Amended and Restated
     Operating Agreement dated as of April 22, 1994, between the Borrower and
     Grocers Capital Company, as such Second Amended and Restated Operating
     Agreement shall be amended to increase Grocers Capital Company's minimum
     tangible net worth covenant from Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand
     Dollars ($12,500,000) to Fifteen Million

                                       2.
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     Dollars ($15,000,000); provided that the Borrower assigns to the Agent for
     the benefit of the Lenders a note evidencing any such Investment, which
     assignment shall secure the Indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement and
     the Notes on a pari passu basis with the John Hancock Debt pursuant to an
     intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Requisite
     Lenders in their sole discretion.

          2.6  Section 7.3 (Limitations on Indebtedness; Contingent
Obligations). Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting in the
third line of clause (i) the word "and", replacing in the third line of clause
(j) of the text thereof the period "." with "; and", and including a new clause
(k) to read as follows:

          (k)  Indebtedness consisting of subordinated redemption notes
     ("Subordinated Redemption Notes") at any time in an aggregate amount not to
     exceed $7,538,000, issued by the Borrower to member-patrons to redeem Class
     B Shares in excess of the minimal applicable Patron Required Deposits, so
     long as the subordination provisions relating to such Subordinated
     Redemption Notes are no less favorable to the Lenders than those that
     relate to the Patronage Dividend Certificates under the Indenture;

     3.   Limitation Of Amendments.

          3.1  The amendments set forth in Section 2, above, are effective for
the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited precisely as written and
shall not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification
of any other term or condition of any Loan Document, or (b) otherwise prejudice
any right or remedy which the Lenders or the Agent may now have or may have in
the future under or in connection with any Loan Document.

          3.2  This Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part
of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein
amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and
effect.

     4.   Limited Waiver. Lenders hereby waive the limitation on Indebtedness
set forth in Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement to the extent that the
Subordinated Redemption Notes already issued as of this date in an aggregate
principal amount of $3,011,847 would constitute a breach thereof and cause and
Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default.

     5.   Representations And Warranties. In order to induce the Lenders and the
Agent to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants
to each Lender and the Agent as follows:

          5.1  Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the
representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents (except to the
extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which
case they are true and correct as of such date) are true, accurate and complete
in all material respects as of the date hereof and (b) no Potential Event of
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

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          5.2  The Borrower has the corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations under the Credit
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment;

          5.3  The articles of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational
documents of the Borrower delivered to each Lender on the Closing Date remain
true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated
and are and continue to be in full force and effect;

          5.4  The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and
the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Credit Agreement, as
amended by this Amendment, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Borrower;

          5.5  The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and
the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under the Credit Agreement,
as amended by this Amendment, do not and will not contravene (i) any law or
regulation binding on or affecting the Borrower, (ii) the articles of
incorporation or bylaws of the Borrower, (iii) any order, judgment or decree of
any court or other governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision
thereof, binding on the Borrower, or (iv) any contractual restriction with a
Person other than an Affiliate binding on the Borrower;

          5.6  The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and
the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under the Credit Agreement,
as amended by this Amendment, do not require any order, consent, approval,
license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration
with, or exemption by any governmental or public body or authority, or
subdivision thereof, binding on the Borrower, except as already has been
obtained or made; and

          5.7  This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the
Borrower and is the binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium or other similar
laws of general application and equitable principles relating to or affecting
creditors' rights.

     6.   Consent Regarding Guaranty. The execution and delivery of this
Amendment by the Lenders shall evidence the Requisite Lenders' consent to the
Borrower's execution of that Guaranty Agreement dated April 26, 2000, to the
Arizona Department of Insurance in connection with the performance by
Springfield Insurance Company, an Insurance Subsidiary of Borrower, of its
obligations to its policyholders.

     7.   Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument.

     8.   Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall be deemed effective upon the
satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent:

                                       4.
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          8.1  Amendment. The Borrower, each Lender and the Agent shall have
duly executed and delivered this Amendment to the Agent.

          8.2  Acknowledgment Of Amendment And Reaffirmation Of Guaranties. The
Agent shall have received the Acknowledgment of Amendment and Reaffirmation of
Guaranties, duly executed and delivered by each Guarantor to the Agent.

     9.   Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                                       5.
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     In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered as of the Effective Date.

Borrower                                     Unified Western Grocers, Inc.,
                                             a California corporation

                                             By:________________________________
                                                  David A. Woodward
                                                  Treasurer

Administrative Agent                         Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-
and Lender                                   Boerenleenbank B.A., "Rabobank
                                             Nederland", New York Branch,
                                             as the Administrative Agent and as
                                             a Lender

                                             By:________________________________
                                             Name:______________________________
                                             Title:_____________________________

                                             By:________________________________
                                             Name:______________________________
                                             Title:_____________________________

Lenders                                      Foothill Capital Corporation

                                             By:________________________________
                                             Printed Name:______________________
                                             Title:_____________________________

                                             Union Bank of California, N.A.

                                             By:________________________________
                                             Printed Name:______________________
                                             Title:_____________________________

                                       6.
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                         SunTrust Bank (successor by merger to SunTrust Bank,
                         Central Florida, N.A.)

                         By:___________________________________
                         Printed Name:_________________________
                         Title:________________________________

                         U.S. Bancorp Ag Credit, Inc.

                         By:___________________________________
                         Printed Name:_________________________
                         Title:________________________________

                         Fleet Bank, N.A.

                         By:___________________________________
                         Printed Name:_________________________
                         Title:________________________________

                         Bank of the West

                         By:___________________________________
                         Printed Name:_________________________
                         Title:________________________________

                         National Bank of Canada

                         By:___________________________________
                         Printed Name:_________________________
                         Title:________________________________

                         Harris Trust and Savings Bank

                         By:___________________________________
                         Printed Name:_________________________
                         Title:________________________________

                                       7.
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                          ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENT
                        AND REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTIES

     Section 1.  Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges and confirms that it has
reviewed and approved the terms and conditions of the Amendment No. 2 to Secured
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of even date herewith (the "Amendment").

     Section 2.  Each Guarantor hereby consents to the Amendment and agrees that
the Guaranty relating to the Obligations of the Borrower under the Credit
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, shall be valid and
enforceable and shall not be impaired or otherwise affected by the execution of
the Amendment or any other document or instrument delivered in connection
herewith.

     Section 3.  Each Guarantor severally represents and warrants that, after
giving effect to the Amendment, all representations and warranties contained in
the Guaranty are true, accurate and complete as if made the date hereof.

Dated as of July 1, 2000

Guarantor                           Crown Grocers, Inc.

                                    Grocers Development Center, Inc.

                                    Grocers Equipment Co.

                                    Grocers General Merchandise Company

                                    Grocers Specialty Company

                                    Northwest Process, Inc.

                                    Preferred Public Storage Company

                                    Sav Max Foods, Inc.

                                    United Grocers, Inc.

                                    Western Passage Express, Inc.

                                    Western Security Services, Ltd.

                                    By:_______________________________________
                                        David A. Woodward
                                        As Treasurer for each Guarantor

                                       8.

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