SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 8)*

                           PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
                           --------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                     None
                                  ------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                  12/31/2000
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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:

   |X|  Rule 13d-1(b)

   |_|  Rule 13d-1(c)

   |_|  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).

                                   Page 1 of 4




                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.    None                                           Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1     Names of Reporting Persons
      I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons

      Publix Super Markets, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
      59-1673419

2     Check the Appropriate Box if A Member of a Group*

                                                                  (a)___

                                                                  (b)_X_
3     SEC Use Only

4     Citizenship or Place of Organization

      Employee Benefit Plan (Florida)


Number of
Shares               5  Sole Voting Power
Beneficially
Owned By             6  Shared Voting Power           54,336,127
Each
Reporting            7  Sole Dispositive Power
Person
With                 8  Shared Dispositive Power      54,336,127


9     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

      54,336,127

10    Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*____

      N/A

11    Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

      26.51%

12    Type of Reporting Person*
      EP






                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.    None                                           Page 3 of 4 Pages
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Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

            Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

            1936 George Jenkins Boulevard, Lakeland, FL  33815

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

            Publix Super Markets, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Officer or, if None, Residence:



Item 2(c).  Citizenship:

            Employee Benefit Plan (Florida)

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

            Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

            None

Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b).  Check whether the
        person filing is an employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
        accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F): |X|

Item 4.     Ownership
---------------------

      Information regarding ownership of common stock of the Company:

      (a)   Amount beneficially owned:  54,336,127

      (b)   Percent of class:  26.51%

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

            (i)   Sole power to vote or direct the vote:

            (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  54,336,127

            (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:

            (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                  54,336,127




                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.    None                                           Page 4 of 4 Pages
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      As of December 31, 2000,  the Publix Super  Markets,  Inc.  Employee Stock
Ownership Plan ("ESOP") was the beneficial  owner, as that term is defined under
Rule 13d-3 under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of a total of
54,336,127  shares of the Company's common stock or approximately  26.51% of the
total outstanding shares of the Company's common stock.

      Changes  that have  occurred in the total number of shares of common stock
held by the ESOP  since  the  filing of the  seventh  amendment  to the  initial
statement  are  reflected in Schedule 1 attached  hereto.  All such changes have
been in accordance with the terms of the ESOP.

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

      Not applicable.

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
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      Dividends paid on the Company's  common stock and  attributable  to shares
allocated to ESOP participants' accounts may be distributed to such participants
as  directed  by the Trustee in  accordance  with the terms of the Publix  Super
Markets, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Trust.

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

      Not applicable.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
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      Not applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group
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      Not applicable.

Item 10. Certifications
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      By signing  below I certify  that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
      the  securities  referred  to  above  were  acquired  and are  held in the
      ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the
      purpose of or with the effect of  changing or  influencing  the control of
      the issuer of the  securities  and were not  acquired  and are not held in
      connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
      or effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

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

Dated:  February 14, 2001


                                          /s/ Hoyt R. Barnett
                                          ------------------------------
                                          Hoyt R. Barnett, Trustee
                                          Publix Super Markets, Inc.
                                          Employee Stock Ownership Plan







                                   SCHEDULE 1

                   SHARES HELD BY PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
                        EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN




           Shares       Shares
  Date    Acquired    Disposed of      Balance     Description of Transaction
  ----    --------    -----------      -------     --------------------------
                                       

      Beginning Balance              57,613,331
 Jan-00                 105,653      57,507,678    Distributions to participants
 Feb-00                 450,085      57,057,593    Distributions to participants
 Mar-00  2,997,651                   60,055,244    Company contribution - Publix
                                                   Super Markets, Inc.
 Mar-00     10,862                   60,066,106    Company contribution - Publix
                                                   Alabama, Inc.
 Mar-00     37,877                   60,103,983    Special Company Contribution
 Mar-00      2,278                   60,106,261    Special Company Contribution
 Mar-00               1,356,846      58,749,415    Distributions to participants
 May-00               1,004,545      57,744,870    Distributions to participants
 May-00                       1      57,744,869    Partial share adjustment
 Jun-00                 792,681      56,952,188    Distributions to participants
 Aug-00                 642,219      56,309,969    Distributions to participants
 Sep-00                 848,862      55,461,107    Distributions to participants
 Oct-00                    -614      55,461,721    Reversal of hardship
                                                   distribution
 Nov-00                 729,858      54,731,863    Distributions to participants
 Dec-00                 446,946      54,284,917    Distributions to participants
 Dec-00     51,210                   54,336,127    Purchase
         ---------    ---------
         3,099,878    6,377,082
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