Becker's
| The Becker's logo | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| TSX: BEK.B | |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Real estate |
Becker Milk Company, Limited is a real estate investment company, best known for its former dairy and convenience store businesses. Becker Milk Company was founded in 1957 in Toronto.
Convenience Stores
Becker's Milk was a franchised chain of convenience stores in Ontario, Canada. The company owned 74 retail stores and 91 franchised locations before being sold to Mac's. The Founder of Beckers was James Bazos.
Dairy
Becker Milk products included:
- milk
- cream
- fruit juices
- soda pop (cola, grape, cream soda, ginger ale, root beer)
- popsicles (chocolate, banana)
- ice cream
Rush
The progressive rock group Rush listed Becker's Chocolate Milk in the "Special Thanks" section on many of their albums.
Asset sale to Silcorp
The assets of Becker's were acquired by Silcorp, parent company of rival Mac's Convenience Stores in November 1996. Becker's continues operation as a property owner. Silcorp itself was acquired by Alimentation Couche-Tard in April 1999. Since that merger, the Becker's name has been retired, as Couche-Tard focuses on its core Mac's banner. The Becker's flower is now part of the Daisy Mart banner, an independent network of stores affiliated with Mac's in Ontario.
Milk products under the Becker's trade name were sold in Becker's, Mac's, Mike's Mart, and Winks locations until May 2006.
Rebirth
In November 2013, an Oakville, Ontario store formerly branded as Mac's, has been branded with the Becker's banners on the storeface, street sign & window clings. The store still carries the Mac's brands, such as Froster's slush drink.[citation needed]