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

                                        SCHEDULE 13G

                         Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                    (Amendment No. 5 )*



                          FOODARAMA SUPERMARKETS, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                         COMMON STOCK, $1.00 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   344820105
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                                (CUSIP Number)

                               December 31, 2002
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            (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[    ]      Rule 13d-1(b)
[    ]      Rule 13d-1(c)
[ X  ]      Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial  filing on this form with  respect to the subject  class of  securities,
and for any subsequent  amendment  containing  information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be 'filed' for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ('Act') or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).

CUSIP No.  344820105
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1. Names of Reporting Persons.
   I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)

   JOSEPH J. SAKER
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

   | |  (a)
   |X|  (b)
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3.    SEC Use Only


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4.    Citizenship or Place of Organization

   UNITED STATES
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               5.    Sole Voting Power         171,198
Number of      -----------------------------------------------------------------
Shares         6.    Shared Voting Power       NONE
Beneficially   -----------------------------------------------------------------
Owned by Each 7.    Sole Dispositive Power    171,198
Reporting      -----------------------------------------------------------------
Person With    8.    Shared Dispositive Power  NONE
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person      171,198 (1)

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10.Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
   (See Instructions)   |X|
   The Aggregate Amount in Row (9) excludes 13,378 shares owned by
   Joseph J. Saker's wife, which shares are not deemed beneficially owned by
   Joseph J. Saker for purposes of Rule 13d-3.
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11.Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)                17.1 percent
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12.Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)     IN
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    (1)  The aggregate amount in row (9) also includes 31,399 shares willed to
    Joseph J. Saker by Mary Saker, his mother, and 15,000 shares subject to
    stock options exercisable within 60 days of the end of the calendar year
    ending December 31, 2002.


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                               INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE 13G

Instructions for Cover Page

(1)   Names and I.R.S. Identification Numbers of Reporting Persons - Furnish
      the full legal name of each person for whom the report is filed -  i.e.,
      each person required to sign the schedule itself - including each member
      of a group. Do not include the name of a person  required to be identified
      in the report but who is not a reporting  person.  Reporting  persons
      that are entities are also requested to furnish their I.R.S.
      identification numbers, although disclosure of such  numbers is voluntary,
      not mandatory (see 'SPECIAL  INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE 13G'
      below).

(2)   If any of the shares beneficially owned by a reporting person are held as
      a member of a group and that membership is expressly affirmed, please
      check row 2(a).  If the reporting person disclaims membership in a group
      or describes a relationship with other persons but does not affirm the
      existence of a group, please check row 2(b) [unless it is a joint filing
      pursuant to Rule 13d(k)(1) in which case it may not be necessary to check
      row 2(b)].

(3)   The third row is for SEC internal use; please leave blank.

(4)   Citizenship or Place of Organization - Furnish citizenship if the named
      reporting person is a natural person.  Otherwise, furnish place of
      organization.

(5)-(9), Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person, Etc. -
         Rows (5) through (9) inclusive,
   (11)  and (11) are to be completed in accordance with the provisions of Item
         4 of Schedule 13G.  All percentages are to be rounded off to the
         nearest tenth (one place after decimal point.)

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(10)  Check if the aggregate amount reported as beneficially owned in row (9)
      does not include shares as to which beneficial ownership is disclaimed
      pursuant to Rule 13d-4 (17 CFR 240.13d-4] under the Securities Exchange
      Act of 1934.

(12)  Type of Reporting Person - Please classify each 'reporting person'
      according to the following breakdown (see Item 3 of Schedule 13G) and
      place the appropriate symbol on the form:

                 Category                       Symbol
Broker Dealer                                     BD
Bank                                              BK
Insurance Company                                 IC
Investment Company                                IV
Investment Adviser                                IA
Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund, or           EP
Endowment Fund
Parent Holding Company/Control Person             HC
Savings Association                               SA
Church Plan                                       CP
Corporation                                       CO
Partnership                                       PN
Individual                                        IN
Other                                             OO


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Notes:Attach as many copies of the second part of the cover page as are needed,
      one reporting person per page.

      Filing persons may, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, answer
      items on the schedules (Schedule 13D, 13G or 14D1) by appropriate cross
      references to an item or items on the cover page(s).  This approach may
      only be used where the cover page item or items provide all the disclosure
      required by the schedule item.  Moreover, such a use of a cover page item
      will result in the item becoming a part of the schedule and accordingly
      being considered s 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
      Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
      the Act.

      Reporting persons may comply with their cover page filing requirements by
      filing either completed copies of the blank forms available from the
      Commission, printed or typed facsimiles, or computer printed facsimiles,
      provided the documents filed have identical formats to the forms
      prescribed in the Commission's regulations and meet existing Securities
      Exchange Act rules as to such mattes as clarity and six
      (Securities Exchange Act Rule 12b-12).

                    SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE 13G

Under Sections 13(d),  13(g), and 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules and  regulations  thereunder,  the  Commission  is  authorized  to
solicit the  information  required  to be  supplied by this  schedule by certain
security holders of certain issuers.

Disclosure  of the  information  specified in this  schedule is  mandatory,
except for I.R.S.  identification numbers, disclosure of which is voluntary. The
information  will be used for the primary  purpose of determining and disclosing
the holdings of certain  beneficial  owners of certain equity  securities.  This
statement will be made a matter of public  record.  Therefore,  any  information
given will be available for inspection by any member of the public.

Because of the public nature of the information,  the Commission can use it
for a variety of purposes,  including referral to other governmental authorities
or securities  self-regulatory  organizations for  investigatory  purposes or in
connection with litigation involving the Federal securities laws or other civil,
criminal or regulatory statutes or provisions. I.R.S. identification numbers, if
furnished,  will assist the  Commission  in  identifying  security  holders and,
therefore,  in  promptly  processing  statements  of  beneficial  ownership  of
securities.

Failure to disclose the information requested by this schedule,  except for
I.R.S.  identification  numbers,  may result in civil or criminal action against
the persons  involved  for  violation of the Federal  securities  laws and rules
promulgated thereunder.





                                    GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS


A.    Statements filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) containing the information
      required by this schedule shall be filed not later than February 14
      following the calendar year covered by the statement or within the time
      specified in Rules 13d-1(b)(2) and 13d2(c).  Statements filed pursuant to
      Rule 13d-1(c) shall be filed within the time specified in Rules 13d-1(c),
      13d-2(b) and 13d-2(d).  Statements filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(d) shall
      be filed not later than February 14 following the calendar year
      covered by the statement pursuant to Rules 13d-1(d) and 13d-2(b).

B.    Information contained in a form which is required to be filed by rules
      under section 13(f) (15 U.S.C. 78m(f)) for the same calendar year as that
      covered by a statement on this schedule may be incorporated by reference
      in response to any of the items of this schedule.  If such information is
      incorporated by reference in this schedule, copies of the relevant pages
      of such form shall be filed as an exhibit to this schedule.

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C.    The item numbers and captions of the items shall be included but the text
      of the items is to be omitted.  The answers to the items shall be so
      prepared as to indicate clearly the coverage of the items without
      referring to the text of the items.  Answer every item.  If any item is
      inapplicable or the answer is in the negative, so state.

Item 1.

      (a)   Name of Issuer:   Foodarama Supermarkets, Inc.

      (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 922 Highway 33,
            Suite 6, Freehold, NJ 07728-8453

Item 2.

      (a)   Name of Person Filing:  Joseph J. Saker

      (b)   Address of Principal Business Office: 922 Highway 33, Suite 6,
            Freehold, NJ 07728-8453

      (c)   Citizenship:  United States

      (d)   Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock, $1.00 par value

      (e)   CUSIP Number:  344820105

Item 3.If this statement is filed pursuant to 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or
      (c), check whether the person filing is a:

      (a)   [  ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
                 (15 U.S.C. 78o).

      (b)   [  ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

      (c)   [  ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
                 (15 U.S.C. 78c).

      (d)   [  ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment
                 Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

      (e)   [  ] An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)

      (f)   [  ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
                 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

      (g)   [  ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
                 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

      (h)   [  ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                 Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

      (i)   [  ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                 investment company under section 3(c) (14) of the Investment
                 Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

      (j)   [  ] Group, in accordance with 204.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage
of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

      (a)   Amount beneficially owned:  171,198.

      (b)   Percent of class:  17.1 percent.

      (c)   Number of shares as to which the person has:

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      (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  171,198.

      (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  None.

      (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  171,198.

      (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  None.

Instruction.  For computations regarding securities which represent a right to
acquire an underlying security see 240.13d3(d)(1).

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement  is being  filed to report  the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner or more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [  ].

Instruction:  Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

If any other  person is known to have the right to  receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends  from,  or the  proceeds  from the sale of, such
securities,  a statement  to that effect  should be included in response to this
item and, if such interest relates to more than five percent of the class,  such
person should be identified. A list of the shareholders of an investment company
registered  under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940 or the  beneficiaries  of
employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required: N/A.

Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
            the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

If a parent holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule
13d-1(b)(ii)(G),  so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit  stating the
identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant  subsidiary.  If a parent
holding  company  has filed this  schedule  pursuant  to Rule  13d-1(c)  or Rule
13d-1(d),   attach  an  exhibit  stating  the  identification  of  the  relevant
subsidiary: N/A.



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Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), so
indicate  under Item 3(j) and attach an exhibit  stating the identity and Item 3
classification  of each member of the group.  If a group has filed this schedule
pursuant  to  240.13d-1(c)  or  240.13d-1(d),  attach an exhibit stating the
identity of each member of the group: N/A.

Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group

Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit stating the
date  of  the   dissolution  and  that  all  further  filings  with  respect  to
transactions in the security reported on will be filed, if required,  by members
of the group, in their individual capacity. See Item 5: N/A.

Item 10. Certification

         (a)   N/A

         (b)   N/A





                                         SIGNATURE


After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.



                                               February 5, 2003
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                                                     Date

                                             /s/ Joseph J. Saker
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                                             JOSEPH J. SAKER

                                           Joseph J. Saker/Chairman
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                                                  Name/Title



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The original  statement  shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the
statement is filed or his authorized representative.  If the statement is signed
on behalf of a person by his authorized  representative  other than an executive
officer  or   general   partner  of  the   filing   person,   evidence   of  the
representative's  authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the  statement,  provided,  however,  that a power of attorney  for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be  incorporated  by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement  shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.

NOTE:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule,  including all exhibits.  See  240.13d-7 for other
parties for whom copies are to be sent.

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
       criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

Item 4.           Ownership

                  (a)   Joseph J. Saker owned of record and 'beneficially'
                        within the meaning of Rule 13(d)-3 of the Rules and
                        Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
                        as amended, 171,198 shares of the Company's Common Stock
                        as of December 31, 2002.  The aggregate of 171,198
                        excludes 13,378 shares held by Joseph J. Saker's wife,
                        which shares are not deemed beneficially owned by Joseph
                        J. Saker for purposes of Rule 13d-3.  The aggregate
                        amount includes 31,399 shares willed to Mr. Saker by
                        Mary Saker, his mother, and 15,000 shares subject to
                        stock options exercisable within 60 days of the calendar
                        year end.  The foregoing 171,198 shares of the Company's
                        Common Stock represents approximately 17.1 percent of
                        the outstanding shares as of December 31, 2002.

                  (b)   Joseph J. Saker has sole power to vote, direct the vote,
                        dispose or direct the disposition of 171,198 shares or
                        17.1 percent.

                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
                  belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
                  statement is true, complete and correct.

                  February 5, 2003

                                                  /s/ Joseph J. Saker
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                                                  Joseph J. Saker