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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 21, 2001

                             The Grand Union Company
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

           0-26602                                    22-1518276
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   (Commission File Number)             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

201 Willowbrook Boulevard
Wayne, New Jersey                                                 07470
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(Address of Principal Executive offices)                        (Zip Code)

                                 (973) 890-6000
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               (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.           Other Events

                  On May 21, 2001, The Grand Union Company (the Company"), which
filed a voluntary chapter 11 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the District of New Jersey (the "Bankruptcy Court") on October 3, 2000, filed
with the Bankruptcy Court (i) unaudited statements of cash flows and operations
for the 28 day and 180 day periods ended March 31, 2001, (ii) an unaudited
balance sheet as at October 2, 2000, and March 31, 2001 and (iii) an unaudited
statement of accounts receivable reconciliation and aging as at March 31, 2001
((i), (ii) and (iii) collectively, the "Monthly Operating Reports"). A Copy of
the Monthly Operating Reports is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is
hereby incorporated by reference.


Item 7.           Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
                  Exhibits

Exhibit No.                Exhibit
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99.1                       Monthly Operating Reports.











                                    SIGNATURE

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                       THE GRAND UNION COMPANY


Date:    May 23, 2001.                 By:  /s/ Glenn J. Smith
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                                          Glenn J. Smith
                                          Senior Vice President








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                Exhibit
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99.1                       Monthly Operating Reports.