Foodland

Foodland is a grocery store chain in Canada. They are mainly found in smaller population centres such as towns or suburban areas. Their parent company is the Empire Company, which are most known for owning Sobeys. They currently operate in Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland & Labrador. 
== History ==
In 1985, Foodland was founded by Sobeys as a smaller concept store that could be operated in smaller areas where a Sobeys wouldn't fit. These stores were opened across Atlantic Canada, and eventually Ontario once Sobeys expanded into central Canada. Originally, Foodland stores had a green theme. This was eventually changed to a blue theme. And in the 2010s, it was changed to a gray and red theme. In the early 2020s, the theme was changed to dark and light gray, which continues to be used today. 
In 1998, the Oshawa group was purchased by Sobeys. Because of this, Oshawa Group stores such as Price Chopper and IGA Canada had some locations converted to the Foodland banner. This sometimes happened in vice versa, where Foodland stores would be converted over to Price Chopper or other banners.
In 2010 and 2011, Sobeys began to phase out the Price Chopper brand. This was because the chain was loosing money and was no longer financially viable. All Atlantic Canadian locations were ether closed or converted to Foodland, where Ontario locations were converted to Freshco instead. 
In the 2010s and 2020s, Sobeys renovated many of its Foodland stores with a more modern store concept to remain competitive from stores like No Frills or Your Independent Grocer. 
Today, Foodland continues to be a successful grocery retailer in smaller communities. 
== Locations ==
Foodland currently operates over 100 stores across 5/10 provinces in Central and Atlantic Canada. 
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