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IGA, Inc. is a franchised chain of grocery stores that operates in more than 41 countries. In Canada, IGA is a group of independent grocers supplied by Sobeys, which franchises the name. It operates mainly in Quebec, but also in some provinces and territories.
Sobeys is a national supermarket chain in Canada with over 1,500 stores operating under various banners. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Empire Company Limited, a Canadian business conglomerate, and has a history of acquisitions and expansions since its founding in 1907.
Sysco is the world's largest broadline food distributor, serving over 600,000 clients in various fields. It was founded in 1969 and operates in 90 countries, but failed to acquire its rival US Foods in 2015.
Empire Company is a Canadian conglomerate that owns the Sobeys supermarket chain and other brands, including Safeway Canada. It acquired Safeway Canada in 2013 for $5.8 billion and operates over 1,500 stores across the country.
William G. McEwan is a former president, chief executive officer and director of Sobeys Inc., the second largest Canadian grocery retailer and food distributor.. A native of Trail, British Columbia, at 15, McEwan had a part-time job bagging groceries at a local store; he liked it so much that after a year-and-a-half at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, he returned to the ...
Federated Co-operatives is a co-operative federation providing procurement and distribution to member co-operatives in Western Canada. It operates in various sectors, such as petroleum, lumber, agri-business, and grocery, and has a history of acquisitions, controversies, and cyberattacks.
In 2015, Co-op Atlantic sold its grocery distribution operations to Sobeys. As part of the sale, Sobeys became the wholesale supplier for its member-owned grocery stores, while five Co-op grocery stores were sold to Sobeys and converted to Foodland , and five gas stations were sold to Sobeys and rebranded as either Shell or FastFuel.
In 2004, the Jim Pattison Group agreed to pay $125,000 per year for 10 years for the Save-On-Foods name rights on Victoria’s new arena, [4] amidst unpopular public opinion. [ 5 ] In February 2014, the company announced it was taking over 14 stores on Vancouver Island owned by Sobeys , mostly under the Safeway and Thrifty Foods banners. [ 6 ]