M&A Deal Summary

Loblaw Companies Acquires Arz Fine Foods

On April 9, 2014, Loblaw Companies acquired food company Arz Fine Foods

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Loblaw Companies’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Loblaw Companies’ 3rd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Loblaw Companies’ 2nd transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-04-09
Target Arz Fine Foods
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Loblaw Companies
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Arz Fine Foods

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Arz Fine Foods Ltd. is a grocery retailer and offers fresh, frozen, and prepared groceries, foods, and baked goods.

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Buyer

Loblaw Companies

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1919
Sector Retail
Employees220,000
Revenue 61.0B CAD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Loblaw Companies is a provider of grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, banking, and wireless mobile products and services in Canada and the United States. Loblaw Companies was founded in 1919 and is based in Brampton, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 5
State: Ontario M&A 2 of 4
Country: Canada M&A 3 of 6
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Shoppers Drug Mart is a full-service retail drug stores operating under the name Shoppers Drug Mart (Pharmaprix® in Québec). Founded in 1962 by Toronto pharmacist Murray Koffler, the Company has grown to a network of more than 1,307 Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix stores across Canada. These conveniently located stores are owned and operated by the Company’s licensed Associate-owners who have helped build a brand that is synonymous with exceptional service, value and trust. The Company also licenses or owns more than 49 medical clinic pharmacies operating under the name Shoppers Simply Pharmacy (Pharmaprix Simplement Santé in Québec) and five luxury beauty destinations operating as Murale.

Buy $6.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

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