As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces with retail banners that include Sobeys, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper and Thrifty Foods. The company also operates Lawtons Drug stores in Atlantic Canada. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve — from our full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique occasion-based food shopping needs of our customers.

A proudly Canadian company with more than 100 years in the food business, Sobeys Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empire Company Limited, headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia.

Our 95,000 employees and franchise affiliates are committed to building sustainable worth for each of our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders through our focus on food, innovation and superior customer service.

*Includes 236 Shell locations acquired in fiscal 2012

 
Full Service
Total food shopping experience with the broadest assortment
Full Service

Total food shopping experience with the broadest assortment

 Atlantic
Ontario
West		 Modern food stores offering full-service meat and seafood departments, farm-fresh produce, in-store bakeries, prepared foods and florists.
www.sobeys.com
Québec Full service food stores with extra focus on fresh food and an emphasis on customer service serving the Québec market. www.iga.net
West Serving Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, you’ll find a wide range of fresh offerings in a full service food store. Groceries can be purchased online for home delivery.
www.thriftyfoods.com
 
Fresh Service
Ready to serve, 'fresh fill-in' and 'today's meal' market
Fresh Service

Ready to serve, 'fresh fill-in' and 'today's meal' market

 Ontario
West		 In busy urban centres, discover fresh food items and meal solutions for shoppers on-the-go.
www.sobeys.com
Québec A unique shopping experience with high-quality products, customized offerings and an intimate knowledge of customers' needs serving mid sized and large urban and suburban communities in Québec. www.iga.net
 
Community Service
'Routine and fill-in' shopping in rural and one-store communities
Community Service

'Routine and fill-in' shopping in rural and one-store communities

 West
Ontario		 High quality fresh product offerings, serving suburban and mid-sized communities in Western Canada and Ontario.
www.iga.ca
Ontario
Atlantic		 Neighbourhood stores that focus on community and customers while offering a wide variety of conventional products with friendly customer service.
www.foodland.ca
Québec Small food markets located in rural areas of Québec that have built their reputation by offering quality products in right sized stores.
Québec Community format stores owned by an affiliated network of independent grocers located in smaller communities in Québec and offering customers an assortment of fresh items with personalized service in a smaller format store.
 
Price Service
Everyday food needs in price driven markets
Price Service

Everyday food needs in price driven markets

 Ontario An innovative new concept in discount food retailing which meets the needs of today’s discount shopper by bringing together fresher food, at cheaper prices, in an unconventional store experience.
www.freshco.com
Ontario
West		 Urban discount food stores offering national brands and our own Compliments private label products at everyday low prices. You’ll also find an in-store deli and bakery.
www.pricechopper.ca
 
Convenience Service
On the go convenience needs
Convenience Service

On the go convenience needs

 Atlantic Neighbourhood convenience stores in Atlantic Canada offering late-night or 24-hour service and convenience.
 
Other
Meeting other specialized customer needs
Other

Meeting other specialized customer needs

 Atlantic Find a full line of health care, beauty, cosmetics, convenience and giftware products in communities across Atlantic Canada.
www.lawtons.ca
Atlantic Cash and Carry outlets operated by TRA Atlantic, supply food products to independent food service and independent institutional channels in Atlantic Canada.
Atlantic TRA Atlantic is a wholesale food distribution group serving Atlantic Canada through its six distribution centres.
www.tra.ns.ca/
Atlantic Based in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Eastern Sign-Print provides a unique mix of printing services including offset printing, silkscreen printing, and sign printing.
www.easternsignprint.com
Atlantic Serving Atlantic Canada, Big 8 manufacturers carbonated soft drinks and Natural Spring Water. In 2007 and 2008, Big 8 received the Canadian Bottled Water "Manufacturing Excellence Award."
Atlantic Providing fuel and convenience goods to communities across Atlantic Canada.
Québec Find this one-stop health food store under both the épiceries santé and boutiques santé banners. You’ll find everything from produce and prepared meals to household products.
www.rachelle-bery.com
Ontario Food wholesaler servicing over 1000 independent retailers across Ontario.
West Usually located in the same area as Sobeys stores, these liquor stores are located across Alberta, providing an added convenience for customers.
Cash & Carry West Cash and Carry outlets operated by TRA Atlantic, supply food products to independent food service and independent institutional channels in Western Canada.