Sobeys Inc.
I’ve never done a posting specifically on a grocery store. Having said that, I received an email from Sobeys saying the renovations at their Windsor Street was complete and they wanted to send me a special gift basket that showcases some of the new offerings in the store. As a food blogger it’s encouraging to see grocery chains keeping up with market trends and also supporting the local communities. The basket of goodies arrived this morning and with the exception of two cheeses, everything else was either from Nova Scotia or from Canada.
Sobeys was started by John William (JW) Sobey in 1907. JW began a meat delivery business with a horse-drawn cart, where he purchased and collected livestock from local farmers for resale. In 1924 JW’s son, Frank Sobey, persuaded his father to expand the family business from meat and a few local vegetables to a full line of groceries. Eager to join the latest revolution in food distribution, Frank Sobey opened the first modern Sobeys supermarket in Atlantic Canada in 1947. Today, Sobeys Inc. is now a $15.2 billion company with more than 1,300 corporate and franchised stores across the country.
The basket contained some local items that I buy on a regular basis plus a few items I haven’t tried such as the cashew butter and lalma detox tea.
- 24 Carrots Bakery (English muffins and Morning Glory muffins)
- Just Us (fair trade milk chocolate)
- Virage Santé (Lalma detox tea)
- Ganong (chocolates since 1873)
- Certified Chocoholic (assorted fudge)
- Golden Bakery (assorted shortbreads)
- Celebrity Goat Cheese (cranberry goat cheese with cinnamon)
- Pleasure and Cheeses (brie double cream with fine herbs)
- Yum Foods (naturally nutty organic cashew butter)
- Avogel (all natural creamy peanut butter)
- Pretty Unique Cheese (sticky toffee cheese from England)
- Mexicana with hot pepper cheese (product of UK)
- Holmestead (feta cheese)
- Ethiopian Limu (ground coffee)
- Naturally Nova Scotia (echinacea bottle and vitamin C bottle)
The Culinary Chase’s Note: As a firm supporter of our local community, when I discover new products that are locally made or made in Canada, I always include them in my recipes (wherever possible). And I will always choose these over products made elsewhere. Wherever you live, support the local community and save the farms!
sticky toffee cheese – nice but more like a sweet desset than a cheese
mexicana – see if you can get the extra hot mexicana mmmmmmmmmmm
Thanks mc711111. I don’t think I would have purchased the sticky toffee cheese but after trying it, I liked it especially when paired with prosciutto or atop rosemary and sea salt crisps. Cheers!