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Save-On-Foods
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Supermarket
Founded	1982; 42 years ago; British Columbia
Headquarters	Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Number of locations	177 Stores
Key people	Jim Pattison
Products	Grocery, General Merchandise, Pharmacy, Personal Care, Wine (Select Stores)
Brands	Western Family; Only Goodness
Revenue	$1 billion
Owner	Jim Pattison Group
Number of employees	21,842 (2021)
Parent	Pattison Food Group
Website	saveonfoods.com

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Save-On-Foods is a chain of supermarkets located across Western Canada, owned by the Pattison Food Group.

Stores carry both standard brands and private label brands, such as Western Family and Only Goodness. Many stores have a pharmacy, and some locations provide other services, including nutrition tours and health clinics, as well as other features such as Starbucks Coffee (all former Safeway locations) or Tim Hortons (some former Sobeys locations) kiosks, juice bars, and departments featuring BC wines. Today, Save-On-Foods operates 177 stores across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Yukon Territory.

History

The Save-On-Foods brand was launched in British Columbia in 1982 by Overwaitea Foods, which had been founded in 1915 and was later purchased by Jimmy Pattison in 1968. Most Overwaitea branded stores were gradually converted to Save-On-Foods stores beginning in the 1980s, with the last two remaining Overwaitea stores switching in 2018.^[3]

The first Save-On-Foods store in Alberta opened in 1990 in Edmonton. The store's loyalty card was launched in May 1992 as the Save-On-More card, but later rebranded as More Rewards.

Save-On-Foods is also the namesake company of the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Arena in Victoria, British Columbia. In 2004, the Jim Pattison Group agreed to pay $125,000 per year for 10 years for the Save-On-Foods name rights on Victoria’s new arena,^[4] amidst unpopular public opinion.^[5]

In February 2014, the company announced it was taking over 14 stores on Vancouver Island owned by Sobeys, mostly under the Safeway and Thrifty Foods banners.^[6] It was also announced that Overwaitea would convert 11 of its PriceSmart Foods locations to the Save-On-Foods brand.^[7]

Until 2015, Save-On-Foods operated exclusively in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. In July 2015, the company revealed it was planning to open as many as 40 stores in Manitoba and Saskatchewan over the following three to five years, the first of which was scheduled to open in 2016, including three locations in Winnipeg^[8] and four in Saskatchewan.^[9]

In March 2016, it was announced that Save-On-Foods would also expand to northern Canada opening up a store in Whitehorse, Yukon in 2017.^[10]

In 2017, Save-On-Foods began carrying private label products from UK grocery chain Tesco.^[11] This arrangement ended in early 2019.^[12]

Locations

Alberta

45 locations:

British Columbia

115 locations:

Manitoba

5 locations:

Winnipeg (5)

Saskatchewan

7 locations:

Yukon

1 location:

Whitehorse

References

^ "Save-On-Foods". Grocery.com. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
^ "Only Goodness | Save-On-Foods". Save-On-Foods. September 27, 2022. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
^ "Final two Overwaitea stores in B.C. Convert to Save-On-Foods". Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
^ [1], March 2012.^{[dead link]}
^ [2] ^{[dead link]}, October 24, 2005.
^ Palmer, Daniel. "Save-on-Foods to move into Safeway locations in Victoria, Saanich - Victoria News". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "PriceSmart converts to Save-On-Foods - Langley News". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "3 Save-On-Foods stores coming to Winnipeg". Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Save-On-Foods to open four stores in Saskatchewan". 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Save-On-Foods to open a store in Whitehorse". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Save-On-Foods to carry Tesco private label products". Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
^ "Save-On-Foods's earliest twitter post confirming the discontinuation of Tesco products". Retrieved 5 July 2019.

External links

Official website

[save-on-foods-1] "Save-On-Foods". Grocery.com. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.

[2] "Only Goodness | Save-On-Foods". Save-On-Foods. September 27, 2022. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.

[3] "Final two Overwaitea stores in B.C. Convert to Save-On-Foods". Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-27.

[Times_Colonist-4] [1], March 2012.^{[dead link]}

[Isitt-5] [2] ^{[dead link]}, October 24, 2005.

[6] Palmer, Daniel. "Save-on-Foods to move into Safeway locations in Victoria, Saanich - Victoria News". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[7] "PriceSmart converts to Save-On-Foods - Langley News". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[8] "3 Save-On-Foods stores coming to Winnipeg". Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[9] "Save-On-Foods to open four stores in Saskatchewan". 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[10] "Save-On-Foods to open a store in Whitehorse". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[11] "Save-On-Foods to carry Tesco private label products". Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

[12] "Save-On-Foods's earliest twitter post confirming the discontinuation of Tesco products". Retrieved 5 July 2019.

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 '''Save-On-Foods''' is a chain of [[supermarket]]s located across [[Western Canada]], owned by the Pattison Food Group.
-Stores carry both standard [[brand]]s and [[private label brand]]s, such as Western Family. Many stores have a [[pharmacy]], and some locations provide other services, including nutrition tours and health clinics, as well as other features such as [[Starbucks|Starbucks Coffee]] kiosks, juice bars, and departments featuring BC wines. Today, Save-On-Foods operates 177 stores across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Yukon Territory.
+Stores carry both standard [[brand]]s and [[private label brand]]s, such as Western Family and Only Goodness. Many stores have a [[pharmacy]], and some locations provide other services, including nutrition tours and health clinics, as well as other features such as [[Starbucks|Starbucks Coffee]] (all former [[Safeway (Canada)|Safeway]] locations) or [[Tim Hortons]] (some former [[Sobeys]] locations) kiosks, juice bars, and departments featuring BC wines. Today, Save-On-Foods operates 177 stores across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Yukon Territory.
 ==History==
-The Save-On-Foods brand was launched in British Columbia in 1982 by [[Overwaitea Foods]], which had been founded in 1915 and was later purchased by [[Jimmy Pattison]] in 1968. Most Overwaitea branded stores were gradually converted to Save-On-Foods stores beginning in the 1980s, with the last two remaining Overwaitea stores switching in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grocerybusiness.ca/news/final-two-overwaitea-stores-in-b-c-convert-to-save-on-foods|title = Final two Overwaitea stores in B.C. Convert to Save-On-Foods}}</ref>
+The Save-On-Foods brand was launched in British Columbia in 1982 by [[Overwaitea Foods]], which had been founded in 1915 and was later purchased by [[Jimmy Pattison]] in 1968. Most Overwaitea branded stores were gradually converted to Save-On-Foods stores beginning in the 1980s, with the last two remaining Overwaitea stores switching in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grocerybusiness.ca/news/final-two-overwaitea-stores-in-b-c-convert-to-save-on-foods|title=Final two Overwaitea stores in B.C. Convert to Save-On-Foods|access-date=2021-10-27|archive-date=2021-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027201849/https://www.grocerybusiness.ca/news/final-two-overwaitea-stores-in-b-c-convert-to-save-on-foods|url-status=live}}</ref>
 The first Save-On-Foods store in Alberta opened in 1990 in Edmonton. The store's loyalty card was launched in May 1992 as the Save-On-More card, but later rebranded as More Rewards.
-Save-On-Foods is also the namesake company of the [[Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre]] Arena in [[Victoria, British Columbia]]. In 2004, the Jim Pattison Group agreed to pay $125,000 per year for 10 years for the Save-On-Foods name rights on Victoria’s new arena,<ref name="Times Colonist">[http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Selling+notion+corporate+naming+Victoria+landmarks/6326847/story.html], March 2012.</ref> amidst unpopular public opinion.<ref name="Isitt">[http://isitt.ca/victoria/media/mayoral-candidate-slams-contract-urges-second-look/], October 24, 2005.</ref>
+Save-On-Foods is also the namesake company of the [[Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre]] Arena in [[Victoria, British Columbia]]. In 2004, the Jim Pattison Group agreed to pay $125,000 per year for 10 years for the Save-On-Foods name rights on Victoria’s new arena,<ref name="Times Colonist">[http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Selling+notion+corporate+naming+Victoria+landmarks/6326847/story.html], March 2012.{{dead link|date=December 2023}}</ref> amidst unpopular public opinion.<ref name="Isitt">[http://isitt.ca/victoria/media/mayoral-candidate-slams-contract-urges-second-look/] {{Dead link|date=March 2024}}, October 24, 2005.</ref>
-In February 2014, the company announced it was taking over 14 stores on Vancouver Island owned by [[Sobeys]], mostly under the [[Safeway (Canada)|Safeway]] and [[Thrifty Foods]] banners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vicnews.com/news/245456311.html|title=Save-on-Foods to move into Safeway locations in Victoria, Saanich - Victoria News|first=Daniel|last=Palmer|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref> It was also announced that Overwaitea would convert 11 of its [[PriceSmart Foods]] locations to the Save-On-Foods brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.langleytimes.com/business/245265591.html|title=PriceSmart converts to Save-On-Foods - Langley News|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>
+In February 2014, the company announced it was taking over 14 stores on Vancouver Island owned by [[Sobeys]], mostly under the [[Safeway (Canada)|Safeway]] and [[Thrifty Foods]] banners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vicnews.com/news/245456311.html|title=Save-on-Foods to move into Safeway locations in Victoria, Saanich - Victoria News|first=Daniel|last=Palmer|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062627/http://www.vicnews.com/news/245456311.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also announced that Overwaitea would convert 11 of its [[PriceSmart Foods]] locations to the Save-On-Foods brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.langleytimes.com/business/245265591.html|title=PriceSmart converts to Save-On-Foods - Langley News|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025851/http://www.langleytimes.com/business/245265591.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Until 2015, Save-On-Foods operated exclusively in the provinces of [[British Columbia]] and [[Alberta]]. In July 2015, the company revealed it was planning to open as many as 40 stores in [[Manitoba]] and [[Saskatchewan]] over the following three to five years, the first of which was scheduled to open in 2016, including three locations in Winnipeg<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/3-save-on-foods-stores-coming-to-winnipeg-1.3144527|title=3 Save-On-Foods stores coming to Winnipeg|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref> and four in Saskatchewan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://regina.ctvnews.ca/save-on-foods-to-open-four-stores-in-saskatchewan-1.2461951|title=Save-On-Foods to open four stores in Saskatchewan|date=9 July 2015|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>
+Until 2015, Save-On-Foods operated exclusively in the provinces of [[British Columbia]] and [[Alberta]]. In July 2015, the company revealed it was planning to open as many as 40 stores in [[Manitoba]] and [[Saskatchewan]] over the following three to five years, the first of which was scheduled to open in 2016, including three locations in Winnipeg<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/3-save-on-foods-stores-coming-to-winnipeg-1.3144527|title=3 Save-On-Foods stores coming to Winnipeg|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=8 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108133722/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/3-save-on-foods-stores-coming-to-winnipeg-1.3144527|url-status=live}}</ref> and four in Saskatchewan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://regina.ctvnews.ca/save-on-foods-to-open-four-stores-in-saskatchewan-1.2461951|title=Save-On-Foods to open four stores in Saskatchewan|date=9 July 2015|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084803/http://regina.ctvnews.ca/save-on-foods-to-open-four-stores-in-saskatchewan-1.2461951|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In March 2016, it was announced that Save-On-Foods would also expand to northern Canada opening up a store in Whitehorse, Yukon in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/save-on-foods-whitehorse-store-1.3511557|title=Save-On-Foods to open a store in Whitehorse|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>
+In March 2016, it was announced that Save-On-Foods would also expand to northern Canada opening up a store in Whitehorse, Yukon in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/save-on-foods-whitehorse-store-1.3511557|title=Save-On-Foods to open a store in Whitehorse|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826103100/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/save-on-foods-whitehorse-store-1.3511557|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In 2017, Save-On-Foods began carrying private label products from UK grocery chain [[Tesco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadiangrocer.com/categories/save-on-foods-to-carry-tesco-private-label-products-74440|title=Save-On-Foods to carry Tesco private label products|access-date=17 May 2018}}</ref> This arrangement ended in early 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/saveonfoods/status/1102697692386545664|title=Save-On-Foods's earliest twitter post confirming the discontinuation of Tesco products.|access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref>
+In 2017, Save-On-Foods began carrying private label products from UK grocery chain [[Tesco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadiangrocer.com/categories/save-on-foods-to-carry-tesco-private-label-products-74440|title=Save-On-Foods to carry Tesco private label products|access-date=17 May 2018|archive-date=11 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511220444/http://www.canadiangrocer.com/categories/save-on-foods-to-carry-tesco-private-label-products-74440|url-status=live}}</ref> This arrangement ended in early 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/saveonfoods/status/1102697692386545664|title=Save-On-Foods's earliest twitter post confirming the discontinuation of Tesco products.|access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref>
 == Locations ==
 ===Alberta===
 locations:
 {{div col|colwidth=15em}}
 *[[Airdrie, Alberta|Airdrie]] (2)
-*[[Calgary]] (8)
+*[[Calgary]] (9)
 *[[Camrose, Alberta|Camrose]]
 *[[Canmore, Alberta|Canmore]]
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 ===British Columbia===
 locations:
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 *[[100 Mile House, British Columbia|100 Mile House]]
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 *[[Cranbrook, British Columbia|Cranbrook]]
 *[[Creston, British Columbia|Creston]]
+*[[Dawson Creek, British Columbia|Dawson Creek]]
 *[[Delta, British Columbia|Delta]] (3)
 *[[Duncan, British Columbia|Duncan]]
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 *[[Fort St. James]]
 *[[Fort St. John, British Columbia|Fort St. John]]
+*[[Fort Nelson, British Columbia|Fort Nelson]]
 *[[Golden, British Columbia|Golden]]
 *[[Grand Forks, British Columbia|Grand Forks]]
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 *[[Quesnel, British Columbia|Quesnel]]
 *[[Revelstoke, British Columbia|Revelstoke]]
-*[[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]] (3)
+*[[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]] (4)
 *[[Saanich, British Columbia|Saanich]]
 *[[Salmon Arm]]
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 *[[List of supermarket chains in Canada]]
 *[[Station Square collapse]]
-Urban Fair
+*[[Urban Fare]]
-== References ==
+==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
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-[[Category:Jim Pattison Group]]
-[[Category:Supermarkets of Canada]]
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-[[Category:Retail companies established in 1982]]
-[[Category:Online grocers]]
-[[Category:Online retailers of Canada]]
 [[Category:Cuisine of Western Canada]]
 [[Category:Food and drink companies based in British Columbia]]
+[[Category:Jim Pattison Group]]
+[[Category:Online grocers]]
+[[Category:Online retailers of Canada]]
+[[Category:Retail companies established in 1982]]
+[[Category:Supermarkets of Canada]]