Thrifty Foods

Infobox Company
company_name = Thrifty Foods
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = Fairfield, Victoria, BC (1977)
location = Central Saanich, British Columbia
key_people = Alex Campbell, Founder; Milford Sorensen, President; Bill McEwan President&CEO of Sobeys
industry = Retail (Grocery)
products = Grocery
num_employees = 3,500
homepage = [http://www.thriftyfoods.com/ www.thriftyfoods.com]

Thrifty Foods is a chain of supermarkets located in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded by Alex Campbell and Ernie Skinner in 1977 when the first store was opened in Victoria's Fairfield neighbourhood. As of August 2008, the chain operates 21 stores. It is the largest supermarket chain on Vancouver Island. In 2007 it became a division of Sobeys Inc. which operates independently of the larger company. Sobeys purchased the chain from founder Alex Campbell for CDN$260 million. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/07/16/sobeysthrifty.html?ref=rss Sobeys buying B.C.s Thrifty Foods grocery chain] ]

There are three Thrifty Foods locations in the Greater Vancouver area, (in Tsawwassen, Coquitlam, and Port Moody), one store on Saltspring Island, and the remainder of the stores are on Vancouver Island. The company's main head office and distribution centre is located in Central Saanich, British Columbia, a suburb of Greater Victoria.

The company has an annual scholarship program that gives out $1500 to 20 students that are part of the company's web, either directly or indirectly.

Thrifty Foods is the largest private employer on Vancouver Island. In 1999, Thrifty Foods was voted among the Ten Best Companies to Work For in British Columbia. [ [http://www.bcbusinessmagazine.com/displayArticle.php?archive=ARC&artId=115 Ten Best Companies to Work for in BC - November 1999] ] In 2007, Thrifty Foods was recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies. [ [http://www.canadas50best.com/ Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies] ]

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