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The Jim Pattison Group

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A privately held Canadian conglomerate (diversified holding company) headquartered in Vancouver, BC, founded by Jim Pattison in 1961 with the purchase of a GM dealership. Jim Pattison is its chairman, CEO and sole owner; the company has no public shareholders. It is described as Canada's second-largest privately held company and operates across roughly two dozen (about 25) divisions spanning automotive, media/advertising, packaging, food/beverage/pharmacy, entertainment, forestry/port services, retail distribution and real estate. Its food retail interests are held principally through Pattison Food Group. (Sole-owner and 'second-largest privately held' claims are supported by the Wikipedia source; the jimpattison.com 'Our Story' page supports the 1961 founding, Vancouver HQ and holding-company description but does not itself state the sole-owner/second-largest claims.) [1][2]

Brands (12)

via Pattison Food Group

Other holdings (30)

Businesses and brands these owners hold beyond grocery storefronts.

Food & beverage

  • Pattison Agriculture Agriculture — Network of John Deere farm-equipment dealerships across Saskatchewan and Manitoba; formed in 2017 from the consolidation of JayDee AgTech and Maple Farm Equipment after JPG entered John Deere retail in 2014. [3][2]
  • Canfisco (Canadian Fishing Company) Food production — West Coast wild-seafood harvesting, processing and marketing group (Canfisco, North Pacific Seafoods, Alaska General Seafoods, Delta Pacific Seafoods, E&E Foods, Leader Creek Fisheries) spanning Alaska to B.C.; acquired by the Jim Pattison Group in 1984. [4][5]
  • Monte Cristo Bakery Food production — Commercial bakery making breads, breakfast pastries, bars, squares, cookies, loaves and other items; part of PFG's production division. [6][4]
  • Sun Rich (Sun Rich Fresh Foods) Food production — Fresh-cut fruit and salad-kit processor supplying retailers and foodservice across Canada from a high-volume facility in Richmond, B.C.; part of PFG's production division. [6][4]
  • Only Goodness House brands — PFG's organic and 'free-from' private-label house brand of 'better-for-you' products, launched in 2023. [7][8]
  • Western Family House brands — PFG's flagship private-label house brand with over 2,800 grocery and household products, sold across its banners; in use for over 50 years. [7][8]
  • Everything Wine Liquor — Specialty wine, beer and spirits retailer operating about six large-format stores in British Columbia; acquired by the Jim Pattison Group in 2011. [9][10][1][11]
  • Associated Grocers Wholesale & distribution — Wholesale food-distribution division (operated through Buy-Low Foods) supplying groceries to roughly 2,000 independent retailers across B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, including its sponsored AG Foods stores. [9][12][4]
  • Bulkley Valley Wholesale Wholesale & distribution — Wholesale grocery operation (run under the Save-On-Foods banner group) serving supermarkets and convenience and specialty produce markets in Western Canada. [9][12][4]
  • Imperial Distributors Canada Wholesale & distribution — Full-line pharmaceutical wholesale distributor serving independent pharmacies across British Columbia and Alberta; part of PFG's Health & Wellness division. [9][13][4]
  • Van-Whole Produce Wholesale & distribution — Fresh-produce wholesale division (operated through Buy-Low Foods) sourcing from over 600 growers in 40 countries to supply fruits and vegetables to markets and restaurants. [9][12][4]

Non-food & other

  • Jim Pattison Lease Automotive — Canada's largest privately owned fleet-management and corporate vehicle-leasing company, managing roughly 64,000 leased and managed vehicles; operating since 1961. [3]
  • Peterbilt Pacific / Coast Counties Peterbilt Automotive — Heavy-truck dealership operations selling Peterbilt and related commercial trucks in British Columbia (Peterbilt Pacific) and California (Coast Counties Peterbilt), within the Jim Pattison Group's automotive division. [3]
  • The Jim Pattison Auto Group Automotive — Automotive retail division operating 50+ dealerships across Western Canada representing brands such as Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Subaru, Hyundai, Audi, Volkswagen and Nissan, plus collision centres; traces to Pattison's first GM dealership in 1961. [3]
  • Great Wolf Lodge (Niagara Falls) Entertainment — Family resort near Niagara Falls, Ontario, with themed suites and a large indoor water park, listed among the Jim Pattison Group's entertainment holdings. [14]
  • Guinness World Records Entertainment — Global record-keeping brand and best-selling annual reference book distributed in 100+ countries; acquired by the Jim Pattison Group (via Ripley Entertainment) in 2008. [14][2]
  • Ripley Entertainment (Ripley's Believe It or Not!) Entertainment — Orlando-based attractions company operating 100+ global attractions including Ripley's Believe It or Not! odditoriums and aquariums, plus books and TV; acquired by the Jim Pattison Group in 1985. [14][2]
  • Great Pacific Capital Corp. Financial services — The Jim Pattison Group's investment and capital arm, through which it holds equity stakes such as its controlling interest in Canfor and a stake in West Fraser Timber. [15][16]
  • Canfor Corporation Forestry — Major global producer of lumber and pulp; the Jim Pattison Group, through Great Pacific Capital, is Canfor's controlling shareholder (about 51%). A 2019 bid to take Canfor fully private at $16/share was terminated after minority shareholders rejected it. [17][15][18]
  • Westshore Terminals Logistics — Coal-export terminal at Roberts Bank, B.C. (one of North America's busiest dry-bulk/coal terminals); Pattison controls the company and held roughly a 43% share stake as of 2023, having taken management control in the 1990s. [17][19]
  • More Rewards Loyalty — Coalition customer-loyalty program (3.5M+ members) operated by PFG, earning points at its banners and partners such as Panago and the Jim Pattison Auto Group; includes More Rewards Travel and co-branded RBC Visa cards launched 2025. [20][21][22]
  • Pattison GO Media & advertising — Data, media and corporate-trading company providing North American advertising and media-buying solutions within the Jim Pattison Group's advertising division. [23]
  • Pattison Media Media & advertising — Western Canada's largest private radio network, operating around 51 radio stations and 3 television stations plus online news portals from Vancouver Island to Manitoba. [23][24]
  • PATTISON Outdoor Advertising Media & advertising — Canada's largest out-of-home (OOH) advertising company, operating billboards, transit, airport, street furniture and digital displays across the country; formed in 1998 from JPG advertising acquisitions dating to 1908. [23][25]
  • The News Group Media & advertising — Canada's largest periodical (magazine and book) distributor; the Jim Pattison Group sold The News Group's U.S. magazine-distribution business to American News Company in 2018 and retained/expanded the Canadian operations (acquiring remaining Canadian distribution in 2020). [2][26]
  • Genpak Packaging — North American manufacturer of disposable food-service packaging (take-out containers, dinnerware, cups, trays) for supermarkets, restaurants and food-service distributors; part of the Jim Pattison Group's packaging division. [27]
  • Montebello Packaging Packaging — Hawkesbury, Ontario-based manufacturer of collapsible aluminum and laminate tubes and aluminum aerosol cans for pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic markets; an operating division of the Jim Pattison Group. [27][28]
  • Pure Integrative Pharmacy Pharmacy — Integrative pharmacy banner within Pattison Food Group operating in British Columbia, offering conventional prescriptions, compounding and natural-health products. [4][13]
  • Jim Pattison Developments Real estate — Real-estate development division of the Jim Pattison Group, holding and developing commercial and other property across Canada. [2][29]
  • Pattison ID (Pattison Sign Group) Signage — Signage and visual-identity manufacturer (formerly Pattison Sign Group, rebranded Pattison ID), one of North America's largest sign companies; pioneered neon signage in the early 1900s and operates plants in Canada and the U.S. [23][30]

Sources

  1. Our Story / About Us — The Jim Pattison Group — The Jim Pattison Group
  2. Jim Pattison Group — Wikipedia
  3. Automotive & Agricultural Equipment (Industries) — The Jim Pattison Group
  4. Food, Beverage & Pharmacy — The Jim Pattison Group — The Jim Pattison Group
  5. Canfisco Group - About — Canfisco Group
  6. Production — Pattison Food Group
  7. Corporate Brands — Pattison Food Group
  8. Save-On-Foods (private-label brands Western Family and Only Goodness) — Wikipedia
  9. Jim Pattison Group food businesses join forces under The Pattison Food Group (media release) — Save-On-Foods / The Pattison Food Group
  10. Everything Wine (official site) — Everything Wine
  11. Pattison Group buys Everything Wine — Business in Vancouver
  12. Wholesale Division — Pattison Food Group
  13. Health & Wellness (Pure Integrative Pharmacy) — Pattison Food Group
  14. Entertainment (Industries) — The Jim Pattison Group
  15. Jim Pattison tables $981.7-million bid to take Canfor private — The Globe and Mail
  16. Billionaire Jim Pattison acquires 10.1% stake in West Fraser Timber — The Globe and Mail
  17. Forestry Products & Port Services (Industries) — The Jim Pattison Group
  18. Canfor minority shareholders vote down Great Pacific takeover bid — Pulp and Paper Canada
  19. Jim Pattison boosts stake in beleaguered B.C. coal terminal — The Globe and Mail
  20. Customer Loyalty — Pattison Food Group
  21. More Rewards — program and ownership (search corroboration: Pattison Food Group, Canadian Grocer, Retail Insider) — More Rewards / Canadian Grocer
  22. RBC and Pattison Food Group expand partnership to bring added convenience and everyday value to shoppers in Western Canada — RBC / Newswire (CNW)
  23. Advertising, Media & Signage — The Jim Pattison Group
  24. Pattison Media (corporate site) — Pattison Media
  25. Pattison Outdoor Advertising — Wikipedia
  26. Jim Pattison Group Agrees to Sell U.S. Magazine Distribution Related Assets to American News Company, LLC — PR Newswire
  27. Packaging (Industries) — The Jim Pattison Group
  28. Montebello Packaging - corporate and division information — Montebello Packaging / The Jim Pattison Group
  29. The Divisions of The Jim Pattison Group (Industries) — The Jim Pattison Group
  30. Pattison Sign Group / Pattison ID (signage) — Pattison ID