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Ottawa, ON (January 9, 2019) –  Ontario’s fastest growing local fresh food retailer, Farm Boy, today announced the opening date of its 28th fresh market location on Thursday, January 31st in Toronto. Located at the corner of Leslie Street and Lake Shore Boulevard, the 20,038 sq. ft. Farm Boy store created 130 new jobs for […]

Ottawa, ON (December 10, 2018) – Ontario’s fastest growing local fresh food retailer, Farm Boy, today announced the opening of its 27th fresh market location on December 13th in the town of Oakville. Grand Opening Celebration: Saturday, January 12, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oakville residents are invited to join the store team

Stellarton, NS – Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSX: EMP.A) announced today that it has completed its purchase of Farm Boy, one of the most exciting, fastest growing and successful food retailers in the country. All closing conditions, including receipt of a no-action letter from the Competition Bureau, have been satisfied. “We are

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 21, 2018 – Farm Boy today announced that it has temporarily stopped the sale of all Romaine lettuce products across its store network until further notice. Farm Boy is responding to a notice from the Public Health Agency of Canada advising all Canadians to not consume Romaine lettuce products due to a risk

Ottawa, ON (September 25, 2018) – FARM BOY, Ontario’s fastest growing fresh food retailer today announced that it will bring its popular fresh-market shopping experience to a second location in Toronto. Set to open this winter, the new 20,038 sq. ft. store, located at 1015 Lake Shore Blvd East,will create 130 new jobs and true to

Empire Company Limited (Empire) (TSX: EMP.A) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Farm Boy, one of the most exciting, fastest growing and successful food retailers in the country, with 26 locations in Ontario and many more on the way, for a total enterprise value of $800 million. About Farm Boy 2012

Ottawa, ON (April 18, 2018) – Ontario’s fastest growing local fresh food chain, Farm Boy today announced it will bring its wholesome and healthy, fresh market shopping experience to Oakville. Set to open this fall in the Oakwoods Centre at 1907 Iron Oak Way, located at the corner of Upper Middle Road East and Joshuas

Ottawa, ON (March 14, 2018) –  Ontario’s fastest growing local fresh food retailer, Farm Boy, today announced its newest location is set to open Thursday, March 22nd. Earlier this year the Eastern Ontario-based Farm Boy announced that it would bring its wholesome, healthy, fresh market shopping experience to Hamilton marking the chain’s 26th location and

Ottawa, ON (February 22, 2018) – Ontario’s fastest growing local fresh food chain, Farm Boy today announced its newest location is set to open Thursday, March 1st. Earlier this year the Eastern Ontario-based Farm Boy announced that it would bring its wholesome, healthy, fresh market shopping experience to Etobicoke marking the chain’s 25th location and

Ottawa, ON (January 3, 2018) – Ontario’s fastest growing local fresh food chain, Farm Boy today announced it will bring it’s wholesome, fresh food experience to Hamilton. Set to open this spring in Harvard Square Plaza at 801 Mohawk Road West, the 22,500 sq. ft. Farm Boy store will create 150 new jobs for the

It’s official! Ottawa, ON (December 7, 2017) – Farm Boy today announced the official opening of its newest urban fresh food experience, Farm Boy Rideau; set to open its doors this Saturday, December 9th. Located at the mall entrance off Rideau Street at Sussex Drive, this marks the 24th store for the locally grown fresh

It’s official: local fresh food favourite to open in CF Rideau Centre Ottawa, ON (September 15, 2017) – Continuing its Ontario expansion, Farm Boy will soon bring its wholesome fresh market concept to downtown Ottawa, creating 120 new jobs and helping time-pressed shoppers quickly get their fresh food fix. After much speculation about a Farm

Ottawa, ON (June 1, 2017) – Ontario’s fastest growing local fresh food chain, Farm Boy today announced it will bring its wholesome and healthy, fresh market shopping experience to Etobicoke. Set to open this fall in the Shoppes of Alderwood at 841 Brown’s Line, the 20,000 sq. ft. Farm Boy store will create 150 new

Ottawa, ON (May 23, 2017) – Selected by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), Farm Boy is excited to offer beer and cider sales at three more of its stores with product expected to arrive at Farm Boy™ Barrhaven, Farm Boy™ Nepean (Merivale Mall) and Farm Boy™ Kingston by June 30, just in time for Canada Day. Farm

North America’s fastest growing food retailer now has 23 locations and over 3,000 employees across Ontario Ottawa, ON (January 18, 2017) – On Saturday, January 28th, 2017, Ontario’s beloved fresh food destination, Farm Boy, will host a 35th anniversary celebration in Cornwall Ontario, where it all began. Farm Boy has come a long way since

Farm Boy Inc., Ontario’s fastest growing fresh food retailer today announced that they have gone live with the RELEX supply chain management system helping to offer a superior shopping experience to its customers while reducing food waste. The company, with 23 stores across Ontario, Canada, offers fresh produce, meat, fish, deli goods and fresh-made, restaurant-style

Ottawa, ON – The annual Farm Boy™ Coupon for Kids campaign is back with the launch of this year’s coupon book in all stores as of Wednesday, November 23. Proceeds from the coupon book sales support children’s nutritional and educational programs at local hospital foundations, with the CHEO Foundation benefitting from the books sold in

Ottawa, ON (October 28, 2016) – Selected by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), Farm Boy is proud to be one of the earliest food stores to include wine in their product offering today. Farm Boy introduced beer into three stores last December, and will now extend that offering to more stores along

Ottawa, ON (September 29, 2016) – Ontario-based Farm Boy 2012 Inc. (Farm Boy) celebrates the official grand opening of its first location in Pickering, Ontario. Located at Pickering Town Centre, the new 25,000 square foot Farm Boy™ Pickering store brings 200 full and part-time jobs to the local community, and true to the Farm Boy

Ottawa, ON (September 16, 2016) – Ontario-based Farm Boy 2012 Inc. (Farm Boy) today announced the official grand opening of its first Pickering fresh market store, located at Pickering Town Centre, on Thursday, September 29, 2016. Customers are invited to share in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the store at 7:40 a.m. on Thursday, September