Note 7 Associate Retirement Plans

The following table provides the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs for the first quarters ended April 19, 2014 and April 27, 2013:


	Cash Balance Pension Plan						Super Foods Pension Plan
(In thousands) 16 Weeks Ended	April 19, 2014			April 27, 2013			April 19, 2014
Interest cost	$	741		$	770		$	614
Expected return on plan assets		(1,156	)		(1,353	)		(709	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		305			395			—

Net periodic benefit	$	(110	)	$	(188	)	$	(95	)


	SERP				Spartan Stores Medical Plan
(In thousands) 16 Weeks Ended	April 19, 2014		April 27, 2013		April 19, 2014			April 27, 2013
Service cost	$	—	$	—	$	57		$	65
Interest cost		11		12		121			122
Amortization of prior service cost		—		—		(48	)		(16	)
Recognized actuarial net loss		9		10		6			45

Net periodic cost	$	20	$	22	$	136		$	216

The Company made contributions of $0.9 million to the Super Foods Pension Plan during the 16 weeks ended April 19, 2014 and expects to make contributions totaling $2.3 million for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2015. No contributions were made to the Cash Balance Pension Plan for the 16 weeks ended April 19, 2014 nor are any expected to be made for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2015.

As previously stated in Note 6, SpartanNash contributes to the Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (“Fund”) (EIN 7456500) at a pro rata fraction of 1% of total contributions. Spartan Nash’s employer contributions during the 39-week transition fiscal year ended December 28, 2013 totaled $6.8 million, which Fund administrators represent is less than 5% of total employer contributions to the Fund. SpartanNash’s employer contributions for the 16 weeks ended April 19, 2014 and April 27, 2013 were $4.1 million and $2.9 million, respectively.