George Weston Limited, often referred to as Weston or Weston's, is a Canadian holding company. Founded by George Weston in 1882, the company today consists of the Choice Properties real estate investment trust and Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada's largest supermarket retailer, in which it maintains a controlling interest. The company is majority owned by Wittington Investments, Ltd Canada, a holding company that the Weston family are the controlling share holders in. Retail brands include President's Choice, No Name and Joe Fresh. The former Weston Bakeries division, which owned the brands Wonder, Country Harvest, D'Italiano, Ready Bake and Gadoua, was sold off to FGF Brands in 2022.
Model Bakery, Toronto, illustration from the Mercantile & Financial Times of Boston, New York and Chicago, summer 1899.
Decorative bread wagon, Model Bakery Co., postcard, Toronto, ca. 1908.
Model Bakery "biscuit travellers" or salesmen, Soho and Phoebe streets, Toronto, postcard, ca. 1910.
Weston's advertisement, "Bread, Biscuits and Fine Cakes", The Globe, Toronto, 1911
Loblaw Companies Limited is a Canadian retailer encompassing corporate and franchise supermarkets operating under 22 regional and market-segment banners, as well as pharmacies, banking and apparel. Loblaw operates a private label program that includes grocery and household items, clothing, baby products, pharmaceuticals, cellular phones, general merchandise and financial services. Loblaw is the largest Canadian food retailer, and its brands include President's Choice, No Name and Joe Fresh. It is controlled by George Weston Limited, a holding company controlled by the Weston family; Galen G. Weston is the chair of the Loblaw board of directors, as well as chair of the board of directors and CEO of Canada-based holding company George Weston.
Loblaw Groceterias Limited, store No. 1, 2923 Dundas St. W., Toronto, Ontario, postcard, c. 1919.
Loblaw Groceterias Co. Limited store, College St. and Palmerston Blvd., Toronto, postcard, ca. 1923
Loblaws store on Eglinton Avenue East, in Leaside, Toronto, 1956.
Consumers shopping at Loblaws