Canadian food companies experienced a sales jump of 11.9%. Loblaw Cos. is far and away the leading retailer.
Cos., Toronto
1,031
16.2 e ($U.S.)
10
Loblaw operates 631 corporate stores, and supplies 400 franchised stores.
2) Sobeys, Stellarton, Nova Scotia
1,326
7.0 e ($U.S.)
18
Sobeys operates 413 corporate stores, including 220 supermarkets, 128 convenience stores and 65 drug stores, and supplies 913 franchised stores.
3) Metro, Montreal
545
3.5 a ($U.S.)
30
Metro operates 142 corporate stores, and supplies 403 franchised stores that each account for approximately 50% of total sales.
4) Federated Cooperatives, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
15
2.1 e ($U.S.)
43
Food sales at Federated account for 42% of total sales, or $880 million (U.S.). Corporate stores at Federated account for 4% of food sales.
