Empire: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Empire (TSX: EMP.A) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Stellarton, Canada that owns 9 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1]
Canadian food retailer headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, whose food retailing segment runs through its 100% owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., Farm Boy and a 51% interest in Longo's. Its 2026 Annual Information Form says Sobeys owns, affiliates or franchises more than 1,600 stores in all ten provinces. The same banner list includes IGA and Safeway, which are not recorded here as owned brands; only banners and own brands the filing names for Empire's own operations are listed.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Empire Company Limited (also Empire, Sobeys Inc.)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇦 Stellarton, Canada
- Tickers
- TSX: EMP.A
- Website
- www.empireco.ca
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Empire in numbers
- Empire owns 9 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is home, garden & diy with 8 brands.[1]
Everything Empire owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Empire own?
Empire owns 9 consumer brands tracked here, including Sobeys, Longo's, Farm Boy, FreshCo, Big 8 and Chalo.
Is Empire a Canadian company?
Yes. Empire is headquartered in Stellarton, Canada.
Who owns Empire?
Empire is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as EMP.A on the TSX.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Empire Company Limited Annual Information Form, fiscal year ended May 2, 2026 — Empire Company Limited, Annual report, published 17 June 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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