George Weston Limited
George Weston Limited is a Canadian public company, founded in 1882, engaged in food processing and distribution. The Company has two reportable operating segments: Weston Foods and Loblaw, and holds cash and short term investments. Supported by a strong balance sheet, the Company seeks long-term, stable growth in its operating segments through continuous capital investment. Weston is committed to creating value for its shareholders and employees, and to supporting the communities in which it operates.
n 1882, a young Toronto bread salesman and former baker’s apprentice named George Weston went into business for himself when he bought a bread route from his employer. By the turn of the century, Weston’s Bread was known throughout the city and George Weston had become Canada’s biggest baker. In 1924, George’s eldest son, Garfield Weston, followed in his father’s footsteps and became president of George Weston Limited. In spite of war and the depression, Garfield transformed his father’s Toronto bakery into a commercial food empire with holdings on several continents. Then, in the early 1970s, a third generation took charge as W. Galen Weston successfully consolidated an unwieldy conglomerate that appeared headed for financial disaster. Most recently, Galen G. Weston has assumed responsibility for the company’s largest asset, Loblaw Companies Limited, as George Weston Limited undergoes another period of transformation in response to a rapidly changing business environment. Over more than a century and a quarter, thousands of employees of George Weston Limited and its subsidiaries have built an enterprise that has persevered and prospered through good times and bad to become one of Canada’s most successful companies.
Address: 22 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, Canada M4T 2S7
Phone: +1 416 922 2500
FAX: +1 416 922 4395
