Thrifty Foods

Thrifty Foods
Subsidiary
Industry Retail (Grocery)
Founded Fairfield, Victoria, BC (1977)
Headquarters Central Saanich, British Columbia
Key people
 Alex Campbell (Founder)

Michael Medline
(President & CEO of Empire Company)
Products Grocery
Owner Empire Company
Number of employees
 approx. 5,000
Parent Sobeys (2007–present)
Website www.thriftyfoods.com

Thrifty Foods (Thrifty’s for short) 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 June 2018, the chain operates 25 stores (with two more under construction) on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. It is the largest supermarket chain on Vancouver Island. In 2007 it became a division of Sobeys Inc. which operated independently of the larger company initially, before being fully integrated.

Thrifty Foods, since 2004, has operated an on-line grocery service on Vancouver Island. The online ordering system extends into the Metro Vancouver area.[1]

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.[2] In 2007, Thrifty Foods was recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies.[3]

On April 14, 2014, Overwaitea Food Group took over 3 Thrifty Foods locations including Brooks Landing in Nanaimo, Abbotsford, and Sapperton at New Westminster via an acquisition to ensure that Sobey's does not become a monopoly in the region.

Locations

Supermarkets

#1-Fairfield

#2-Quadra McKenzie

#3-Mill Bay

#4-Sidney

#6-James Bay

#7-Port Place

#8-Colwood

#9-Broadmead

#10-Parksville

#11-Moats Landing, Saltspring Island

#13-Cloverdale

#14-Central Saanich

#15-Admirals Walk

#16-Longwood Station

#17-Hillside Shopping Centre

#18-Tswwassen

#19-Campbell River

#21-Tuscany Village

#23-Port Moody

#24-Morgan Crossing

#26-North Vancouver

#27-Duncan

#29-Crown Isle

#31-Maple Ridge

#34-Courtenay Crossing

Thrifty Foods Liquor

Courtenay

Mill Bay

University Heights

Tuscany Village

Salt Springs

Coming Soon

Belmont Market, Langford

Edgmont, North Vancouver

Past Locations

Sapperton, New Westminster

Brooks Landing, Nanaimo

Original Edgemont Location, North Vancouver

Original Courtenay Location

Abbotsford

Austin Station

References

  1. ↑ Victoria grocers ready for Amazon delivery invasion Times Colonist October 31, 2013 10:02 PM
  2. ↑ Ten Best Companies to Work for in BC - November 1999
  3. ↑ Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies


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