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An early Canada Bread delivery wagon Dempster's Bread in Markham, Ontario. Canada Bread was founded in June 1911 following the merger of five of Canada's leading baking companies: Bredin Bread Company, Model Bakery (founded by George Weston), Toronto Bakery, Stuarts Limited and Boyd's Bakery. The founders of these acquired bakeries, their ...
A second location was opened at 106 Broadway, Welland, ON L3C 5L5 Welland, Ontario in 1967. In 1977, the Welland store was re-located to the Rose City Plaza on Ontario Road in Welland, a new 42,000-square-foot (3,900 m 2) building, operating under the name Food Terminal. The low-priced products and high quality service of the store, which ...
George Weston's first bakery, where he developed his "Real Home-Made Bread", Sullivan Street, Toronto, c. 1895. Eventually, George became a bread salesman, and in 1882, he bought a bread route from Bowen. [5] Two years later, he bought out the bakery of his former employer. Years later, George Weston recalled those early days: "I baked 250 ...
Miracle Food Mart was a supermarket chain in Ontario, Canada, owned by Steinberg's, a Quebec-based retailer in the 1970s and 1980s.. Steinberg purchased the Canadian division of Grand Union, with 38 stores, in June 1959 to make its entrance into Ontario.
Exterior of a typical Dominion store (at Don Mills Centre in Don Mills, Toronto, Ontario), prior to re-branding as Metro in late 2008 Metro, which had operated solely in Quebec and the Ottawa area, acquired A&P Canada from the U.S.-based parent company effective August 15, 2005.
They also began visiting bakeries in North America and Europe, as they considered the possibility of starting their own business. [4] Connell and Haynes opened ACE Bakery at 548 King Street West, downtown Toronto, in March 1993. Located in a former handbag factory, [8] the bakery cafe was initially a 100-loaf-a-day operation. [9]
This is a list of notable bakeries. A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour -based food baked in an oven such as bread , cakes , pastries , and pies . [ 1 ] Some retail bakeries are also cafés , serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.
The shopping centre was developed by James Kelly of Toronto. [2] The centre was built in West Kildonan upon 40 acres (16 ha) of land. [6] Upon construction in 1969–1970, at a cost of millions of dollars, 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m 2) of space. The initial plan was for 40 stores. The T. Eaton Co. Limited also purchased space in the mall. [6] [7]