Who owns your food?
Most of Canada's grocery storefronts trace up to a handful of corporate owners, with a long tail of independents. Here are the 7983 stores we've mapped across Canada, grouped by who ultimately owns them.
A government study from 2023 found that five companies (Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro, Walmart and Costco) take in about 80% of Canada's grocery sales. 2023 Competition Bureau Study
8 corporate owners 142 independents 7983 stores across Canada
Brand & store counts are storefronts across Canada. Pick a province above to narrow it.
Empire Company Limited 11 brands 1305 stores
- IGA (Sobeys-supplied, Canada outside B.C.) 338
- Sobeys 243
- Foodland 178
- FreshCo 140
- Safeway (Canada) 135
- Marché Tradition 111
- Farm Boy 52
- Longo's 43
- Marché Bonichoix 36
- Thrifty Foods 25
- Chalo! FreshCo 4
George Weston Limited 14 brands 1150 stores
- No Frills 304
- Maxi 172
- Your Independent Grocer / Independent 169
- Atlantic Superstore 135
- Real Canadian Superstore 127
- Loblaws 51
- Zehrs 42
- Wholesale Club 38
- T&T Supermarket 37
- Provigo 37
- Fortinos 24
- Extra Foods 6
- SuperValu 5
- City Market (Loblaws / Independent City Market) 3
Metro Inc. 5 brands 638 stores
- Metro 316
- Food Basics 149
- Super C 104
- Marché Richelieu 55
- Adonis 14
The Jim Pattison Group 12 brands 268 stores
Walmart Inc. 1 brand 218 stores
Federated Co-operatives Limited 2 brands 217 stores
- Co-op Food Store 195
- Bigway Foods 22
Costco Wholesale Corporation 1 brand 116 stores
- Costco Wholesale 116
Amazon 1 brand 13 stores
Independent & specialty grocers 4058 stores
- Bulk Barn 232
- Northern 86
- Healthy Planet 32
- Rabba Fine Foods 23
- H Mart 20
- Kin's Farm Market 19
- Community Natural Foods 18
- Fruiticana 18
- M&M Food Market 16
- The Grocery Outlet 14
- Nutters Everyday Naturals 14
- Freson Bros. 13
- Country Grocer 12
- Avril Supermarché Santé 11
- Sungiven Foods 9
- Fairway Market 9
- Fresh St. Market 8
- Red Barn Market 8
- Sabzi Mandi Supermarket 8
- Goodness Me! Natural Food Market 8
- Lucky Supermarket 7
- Colemans 7
- Persia Foods 6
- Marché Leo's 6
- Asian Food Centre 6
- Meridian Farm Market 5
- Nature's Emporium 5
- Sami Fruits 5
- Food Fare 5
- Seafood City 5
- Ambrosia Natural Foods 5
- Summerhill Market 5
- Panchvati Supermarket 5
- Langley Farm Market 5
- City Avenue Market 4
- The Source Bulk Foods 4
- Kabul Farms Supermarket 4
- Val-Mont 4
- Fruiterie 440 4
- EuroMax Foods 4
- Galleria Supermarket 4
- H&W Produce 4
- 88 Supermarket 4
- Giant Tiger 4
- CANEX 4
- Hannam Supermarket 4
- A1 Cash & Carry 4
- Askew's Foods 4
- Denninger's 4
- Vince's Market 4
- Mi Tierra Latina 4
- Bruno's Fine Foods 4
- Red River Co-op 4
- Sunterra Market 4
- Italian Centre Shop 4
- Sunripe Freshmarket 4
- BTrust Supermarket 3
- Om India Food Centre 3
- Iqbal Foods 3
- The British Grocer 3
- Marché C&T 3
- Samir Supermarket 3
- Foody World 3
- Pomme Natural Market 3
- Discovery Foods 3
- Day To Day Grocery & Produce 3
- Mercato Fresh 3
- Bestco Food Mart 3
- Coppa's Fresh Market 3
- Lococo's 3
- Starsky Fine Foods 3
- Danforth Food Market 3
- Nations Fresh Foods 3
- Sunny Foodmart 3
- Smith's Markets 3
- Foody Mart 3
- Simply For Life 3
- Stong's Market 3
- Tru Value Foods 3
- The Kitchen Table 3
- Old Fashion Foods 3
- Namaste Indian Supermarket 3
- Natural Food Pantry 3
- La Boite à Grains 3
- Vegan Supply 2
- UniMarket Latin Food 2
- Chong Lee Market 2
- Eataly 2
- Vita Health Fresh Market 2
- Latinos Market 2
- Fusion Supermarket 2
- Pasquier 2
- McEwan Fine Foods 2
- Homesteader Health 2
- Tienda Movil Latin Supermarket 2
- Smart N Save 2
- Thiara Supermarket 2
- Marché Branche d'Olivier 2
- The Old Farm Market 2
- Eastern Food Market 2
- Távora Foods 2
- The Big Carrot 2
- Assi Market (Market Ribbon) 2
- Yummy Market 2
- Zarky's Fine Foods 2
- Centra Food Market 2
- Mike Dean's Super Food Stores 2
- Seasons Foodmart 2
- Fujiya 2
- The Low Carb Grocery 2
- Evergreen Natural Foods 2
- Blue Sky Supermarket 2
- Fiddleheads Health & Nutrition 2
- Dad's Organic Market 2
- A-Mart 2
- Highland Farms 2
- Co-op Food Store (Otter Co-op) 2
- Blush Lane Organic Market 2
- Bosa Foods 2
- Superking Supermarket 2
- Eraa Supermarket 2
- United Supermarket 2
- 49th Parallel Grocery 1
- Meiga Supermarket 1
- Ralph's Farm Market 1
- Donald's Market 1
- Sakuraya Japanese Supermarket 1
- Nanyang Asian Supermarket 1
- Los Guerreros Latin Foods 1
- Nourish Market 1
- Aisle 24 Market 1
- Lifestyle Markets 1
- Hen Long Market 1
- Aburi Market 1
- Quality Greens 1
- Greens Organic + Natural Market 1
- Konbiniya Japan Centre 1
- Kootenay Co-op 1
- Peninsula Co-op Food Centre 1
- Kitsilano Natural Foods 1
- Saigon City Market 1
- Famous Foods 1
+ 3135 stores at smaller independents across Canada