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GALEN WESTON JR

Company : George Weston Ltd Revenue : $ 43.6bn Number of employees : 221.3K
The Weston family ’ s business pedigree can be traced back to 1882 , when a young George Weston bought a bread route from his employer . By the turn of the century , George Weston Ltd was Canada ’ s biggest baker .
While the bakery business was sold in 2021 , the organisation remains in the family and is these days led by Galen Weston Jr , who has been CEO since 2016 .
George Weston Ltd is the parent company of Loblaw Companies and Choice Properties , a leading Real Estate Investment Trust .
CREDIT : JasonParis