Sobeys Inc. Fast Facts


  • One of Canada's two national retail grocery and food distributors
  • Established in 1907
  • A wholly-owned subsidiary of Empire Company Limited
  • President and CEO - Bill McEwan
  • Fiscal 2011 revenue of $15.8 billion
  • More than 1,300 owned or franchised stores across all ten provinces
  • Retail banners include Sobeys, IGA extra, Thrifty Foods, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Lawtons Drugs, Rachelle-Béry, Needs, Marché Bonichoix and Les Marchés Tradition
  • Sobeys Inc. and its franchise affiliates employ more than 97,000 people
  • Headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, with a national office in Mississauga, Ontario
  • Regional offices are located in Edmonton, Alberta; Mississauga, Ontario; Montréal, Québec; and Stellarton, Nova Scotia
  • National network of 23 distribution centres