Sobey Brothers Named to Canadian Business Hall of Fame

STELLARTON, Nova Scotia - David F. Sobey and Donald R. Sobey, who grew Sobeys into a national grocery brand, have been named to the Canadian Business Hall of Fame, the retailer here said. David Sobey is chairman emeritus of Sobeys and Donald Sobey is chairman emeritus of Empire Co., the parent of Sobeys. Their father, the late Frank Sobey, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984. "It is both a fitting and well-deserved honor that, as Sobeys prepares to celebrate 100 years of serving customers, the two men most responsible for the company's emergence onto a national stage are being honored by the Canadian business community," Peter Godsoe, chairman of Sobeys, said in a statement.