13 grocers among first chosen to sell beer across Ontario
Beer could go on sale at up to 60 grocery locations by December
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...osen-1.3324330
The Ontario government has chosen the 13 retailers that will be the first grocery stores to sell beer in the province, a move that could happen as early as next month.
The retailers, a mix of large and independent grocers, were chosen via a "competitive bidding process," and must now apply to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for authorization for individual stores.
Once that application process is complete, beer could go on sale at up to 60 locations by December, the Finance Department said Wednesday in a news release.
The retailers are:
Coppa's Fresh Market
Farm Boy 2012 Inc.
Galleria Supermarket
Hanahreuem Mart Inc.
J & B La Mantia Ltd. (La Mantia's Country Market)
Loblaws Inc.
Longo Brothers Fruit Market Inc.
Metro Ontario Inc.
Michael-Angelos Market Place Inc.
Pino's Get Fresh
Sobeys Capital Incorporated
Starsky Fine Foods Hamilton Inc.
Wal-Mart Canada Corp.
Outside of the five big chain stores — Loblaws, Longos, Sobeys, Wal-Mart and Metro — Farm Boy is a medium-sized chain with 19 locations across the province, mostly around Ottawa and Eastern Ontario, while the rest of the grocers have three locations or fewer.
Coppa's has three locations in North York, Scarborough and Vaughan; Starsky has two in Mississauga and one in Hamilton; Hanahreuem Mart has three locations in Richmond Hill, North York and north Toronto; Galleria has two locations in Thornhill and York Mills; Michael-Angelos has two in Markham and Mississauga; La Mantia has one in Lindsay; and Pino's has one in Sault Ste. Marie.