What happened to Western Family brand foods?
Wholesaler and cooperative Associated Food Stores has dropped the Western Family brand from Tigard, Ore. -based Western Family Foods and is replacing it with the Food Club brand from Topco Associates LLC, a cooperative based in Elk Grove Village, Ill. “We are excited to bring Food Club to our shoppers.
What happened to overwaitea?
The store was soon known as the “over-weight tea” store. When Kidd opened his second store, he decided to call it “Overwaitea”….Overwaitea Foods.
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | British Columbia, 1915 |
| Defunct | March 22, 2018 |
| Fate | Remaining stores converted to Save-On-Foods |
| Headquarters | Langley, British Columbia, Canada |
Is Western Family a Canadian company?
We proudly support over 1000 locally made Canadian products and partner with passionate producers and manufacturers who value the same things we do – high quality ingredients, traditional and authentic preparations, healthy, tasty, sustainable and local ingredients when possible.
What does Western Family own?
Save-On-Foods is a chain of supermarkets located across Western Canada, owned by the Overwaitea Food Group. Stores carry both standard brands and private label brands, such as Western Family.
Who bought Western Family food?
Topco
In June 2016, Western Family Foods was acquired by Skokie, Illinois-based Topco. Supervalu President and CEO Mark Gross told Supermarket News earlier this year that the company plans to continue offering Unified Grocers’ private brands to Unified’s customers.
What happened to shurfine?
Until 2016, Shurfine was a unit of Western Family Foods, based in Portland, Oregon, and serviced by Associated Wholesalers, Inc. (AWI). In 2016, Western Family was acquired by Topco.
Does Safeway own save on foods?
The stores purchased were under the Safeway, Thrifty Foods, and Sobey’s banners and all will convert to become Save-On-Foods stores….Overwaitea Food Group.
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Key people | Jim Pattison |
| Products | Western Family Western Classics Good and Kind Value Priced |
| Parent | Jim Pattison Group |
| Website | owfg.com |
Does Loblaws own save on foods?
*Although they operate as competing retailers, the Overwaitea Foods Group (which owns Save-On-Foods) and the Buy-Low Foods Group are both owned by the Jim Pattison Group….Which retailer owns my supermarket?
| Banner | Retailer |
|---|---|
| T Supermarket | Loblaw |
| Thrifty Foods | Sobeys |
| Urban Fare | Save-On-Foods* |
| Valu-mart | Loblaw |
Who took over Western family?
Can you still buy Shurfine products?
Some Shurfine stores now operate under the name ShurSave. They used the slogan “You sure save more at a ShurSave store.”