Empire Company Limited
Empire is also party to a joint venture with oil and gas properties in Alberta. Controlled by the Sobey family, Empire also develops and manages commercial and, to a lesser extent, residential real estate.Decline and fall? Not for this Empire of supermarkets, food distribution, movie theaters, and real estate. Empire Company owns Sobeys, Canada's #2 grocery chain (after Loblaw). Sobeys runs some 1,335 food and drug stores across Canada under names such as Sobeys, IGA, Foodland, Price Chopper, and Lawton's Drug; it distributes food to its company-owned stores and other retailers. Wholly-owned Empire Theatres operates about 50 theaters (380 screens) in eight provinces and is the #2 movie exhibitor in Canada.
Contact Details
Office Address
Empire Company Limited
115 King St.
Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada B0K1S0
Phone: (902) 755-4440
Fax: (902) 755-4440
Executives
Chairman:
Robert P. (Rob) Dexter
President and CEO
Paul D. Sobey