The Weston family is a prominent family of businesspeople that was founded in Canada and eventually developed global business interests, primarily in the food and retail sectors. The family operations began with the purchase of a bakery in 1884 by American-born Canadian George Weston in Toronto, Ontario. Over the course of subsequent decades, his descendants also established themselves in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States.
Through George Weston Limited and various holding companies, the Canadian branch of the Weston family currently owns or controls over 200 companies, including the Loblaws supermarket chain and the Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy chain. Among their other businesses, members of this branch own or control several additional retailers, including Holt Renfrew in Canada. They previously owned other upscale department stores in the Selfridges Group, including Selfridges in the UK, Brown Thomas and Arnotts in Ireland, and De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands.
The main holding company of the British branch of the family is Wittington Investments. 79.2% of this company belongs to a British charitable trust called the Garfield Weston Foundation, with the balance owned by various family members. Wittington Investments owns a majority stake in Associated British Foods (which itself owns the discount clothing chain Primark), and 100% of British retailers Fortnum & Mason and Heal's.
In 2021, The Sunday Times named the Weston family among the most charitable people over the past 20 years, with donations of £1.661 billion.
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The Weston family is a prominent family of businesspeople that was founded in Canada and eventually developed global business interests, primarily in the food and retail sectors. [1] The family operations began with the purchase of a bakery in 1884 by American-born Canadian George Weston in Toronto , Ontario. [ 2 ]
Jun 21, 2023 · The Weston family is a prominent Canadian dynasty known for their vast business empire and substantial wealth. With an estimated net worth of $8.7 billion, the Westons have left an indelible mark on the business landscape of Canada.
Willard Gordon Galen Weston OC CVO OOnt (October 29, 1940 – April 12, 2021) was a British-Canadian billionaire businessman and Chairman Emeritus of George Weston Limited, a Canadian food processing and distribution company.
Jul 16, 2013 · The clan — now headed by the 72-year-old Galen Weston — consistently ranks as Canada's second wealthiest family, with an estimated net worth of $8 billion, according to Forbes.
Dec 5, 2024 · Willard Gordon Galen Weston (October 29, 1940 – April 12, 2021) was a British-Canadian billionaire businessman renowned for his leadership of George Weston Limited, a prominent food processing and distribution company. Under his stewardship, the Weston family became one of Canada's wealthiest, with an estimated net worth of $7 billion at the
Mar 16, 2023 · He owns an estate outside Toronto, a family compound on the Florida coast and an entire island in Ontario’s Georgian Bay. Over the course of the pandemic, the value of his family’s shares in...
May 31, 2016 · From bakeries to billions: Inside the Weston family's takeover of Canada's dinner plates and its retail appetites. For 134 years, successive generations of one family have turned a humble bakery into a $46.9-billion empire that now tops …
