George Weston Limited is a diversified Canadian food processing and distribution company. It holds controlling interests in Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada’s largest food retailer, and Weston Foods, a leading North American bakery business. Through its subsidiaries, the company participates across the food value chain, offering fresh baked goods, consumer packaged products and private-label brands.
Weston Foods manufactures a broad portfolio of bakery items including breads, rolls, bagels, tortillas, snack cakes, cookies and pastries. Its products serve retail, foodservice and industrial customers in both Canada and the United States. George Weston’s stake in Loblaw Companies further extends its reach into supermarket, pharmacy and e-commerce operations under banner names such as Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore and Shoppers Drug Mart.
Founded in 1882 by George Weston in Toronto, Ontario, the company has grown from a local bakery into a multinational food enterprise. Over time, it diversified into real estate and property management through Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, strengthening its asset base and supporting stable cash flow. The Weston family, through Wittington Investments, has remained active in governance and strategic oversight.
Headquartered in Toronto, George Weston Limited maintains primary operations in Canada with complementary manufacturing facilities in the United States. Its vertically integrated model—spanning production, distribution and retail—enables supply-chain efficiencies and supports a widespread geographic footprint in the North American food sector.
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