Thrifty Foods
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Retail (Grocery) |
| Founded | Fairfield, Victoria, BC (1977) |
| Headquarters | Central Saanich, British Columbia |
| Key people | Alex Campbell, Founder; Milford Sorensen, President; Bill McEwan President & CEO of Sobeys |
| Products | Grocery |
| Employees | over 4,100 |
| Parent | Sobeys |
| Website | www.thriftyfoods.com |
Thrifty Foods is a chain of supermarkets located in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded by Alex Campbell and Ernie Skinner in 1977 when the first store was opened in Victoria's Fairfield neighbourhood. As of October 2011, the chain operates 27 stores. It is the largest supermarket chain on Vancouver Island. In 2007 it became a division of Sobeys Inc. which operates independently of the larger company. Sobeys purchased the chain from founder Alex Campbell for CDN$260 million. [1]
There are seven Thrifty Foods locations in the Greater Vancouver area, including Abbotsford, Tsawwassen, Coquitlam, New Westminster, South Surrey, Port Moody, and North Vancouver. One store is located on Saltspring Island and the remainder of the stores are on Vancouver Island. The company's main head office and distribution centre is located in Central Saanich, British Columbia, a suburb of Greater Victoria.
The company has an annual scholarship program that gives out $1500 to 20 students that are part of the company's web, either directly or indirectly.
Thrifty Foods is the largest private employer on Vancouver Island. In 1999, Thrifty Foods was voted among the Ten Best Companies to Work For in British Columbia.[2] In 2007, Thrifty Foods was recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Sobeys buying B.C.s Thrifty Foods grocery chain
- ^ Ten Best Companies to Work for in BC - November 1999
- ^ Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies
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