in 1995, loblaw divested last of retail holding in united states while weston oversaw expansion of canadian retail operations. loblaw bought 80-store agora foods of atlantic canada $81 million in late 1998 , thereafter announced purchase of quebec-based provigo $1.7 billion. meanwhile, george weston limited continued move away resource-based industries. decade earlier, white swan tissue had been sold $110 million , in 1998 rest of e.b. eddy forest products divested. east , west coast fish processing operations, namely british columbia packers , connors brothers of new brunswick, sold.
weston expanded company’s american bakery operations purchase of bestfoods baking co. unilever (u.s.) $2.7 billion in 2003. nineteen plants, weston’s acquired brands included entenmann’s, thomas’ english muffins, , arnold bread.
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