Empire Company Limited is a Canadian conglomerate engaged mostly in food retail and corporate investments. The company is headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Empire Company also owns the Sobeys supermarket chain.

The company was founded in 1963. In total, the company owns, affiliates or franchises more than 1,500 stores; in addition to Sobeys, brands include Safeway, IGA, Foodland, Farm Boy, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drug.

Traded as:           TSX: EMP.A

Founded:            1963; 57 years ago

Headquarters:   Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Subsidiaries:

• Sobeys
• Crombie REIT
• Safeway
• Farm Boy
• FreshCo
• Foodland
• Price Chopper
• Needs Convenience
• Lawtons
• IGA / IGA Extra
• Marché Bonichoix
• Marché Tradition
• Rachelle-Béry
• Thrifty Foods
• Pete’s Frootique
• Big 8 Beverages

Website:              www.empireco.ca