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The Save-On-Foods brand was launched in British Columbia in 1982 by Overwaitea Foods, which had been founded in 1915 and was later purchased by Jimmy Pattison in 1968. Most Overwaitea branded stores were gradually converted to Save-On-Foods stores beginning in the 1980s, with the last two remaining Overwaitea stores switching in 2018.
Overwaitea Foods was a regional chain of supermarkets located in British Columbia, Canada. On March 8, 1915, Robert C. Kidd purchased a store at 746 Columbia Street in New Westminster , British Columbia .
The stores purchased were under the Safeway, Thrifty Foods and Sobeys banners and all were converted to become Save-On-Foods stores. [1] It was also announced that Overwaitea would convert 11 PriceSmart Foods locations to the Save-On-Foods brand. [2] OFG employed over 15,000 team members, as of August 2015.
PriceSmart Foods is a chain of supermarkets located in British Columbia, Canada. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Overwaitea Food Group , which is owned by the Jim Pattison Group . PriceSmart shares the same brands and rewards card system as other Overwaitea chains, including Save-On-Foods .
PriceSmart Foods; Quality Foods; Save-On-Foods; Urban Fare; Regional chains. Co-op Atlantic. Valu Foods; Village Food Stores; Coppa's Fresh Market; Fairway Markets;
Convenience foods have also been described as foods that have been created to "make them more appealing to the consumer." [4] Convenience foods and restaurants are similar in that they save time. [5] They differ in that restaurant food is ready to eat, whilst convenience food usually requires rudimentary preparation.
The Jim Pattison Group is a Canadian conglomerate based in Vancouver. Jim Pattison, a Vancouver-based entrepreneur, is the chairman, CEO, and sole owner of the company.The Jim Pattison Group, Canada's second largest privately held company, has more than 45,000 employees worldwide, and annual sales of $10.1 billion [2] based on investments in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Europe, Asia and Australia.
The Station Square collapse, also known as the Save-On-Foods collapse, commonly referred to as "Cave-on-foods", was a major structural failure of a new supermarket and parking facility in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.