Loblaw Companies Limited

The Loblaw Feed More Families™ Holiday Food Drive is in full swing from now until December 24!   Last week, Jonathan Carroll, SVP, Real Canadian Superstore, Jacinta Wong, Store Manager, Real Canadian Superstore Weston Road, were on CP24 to discuss how customers can get involved and how Loblaw supports Food Banks Canada and Second Harvest year-round.   Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gECWxJYq

Loblaw has been named one of the GTA’s Top Employers for 2025 for the 16th year in a row. As a purpose-led business, we’re committed to creating a welcome culture where everyone can be their authentic self and grow their career. Melanie Singh, President of Hard Discount, and Adrian Dziewiecki, Loblaws Store Manager, shared their perspective and career journeys with Loblaw this week in the Globe and Mail: https://lnkd.in/gJgqZTXy Thank you to everyone who makes Loblaw a great place to work. Together, we’re a creating a workplace that is fun, exciting and inclusive, while helping Canadians live life well. 

Today is Giving Tuesday, a day for acts of kindness and one of the largest generosity movements in the world which unleashes the power of people and organizations.   This year, our very own President's Choice Children's Charity will provide nearly 1 million kids with access to healthy snacks and meals at school – which is the most the Charity will have ever reached!   To celebrate President's Choice Children's Charity’s great work and commitment to feeding hungry minds, Loblaw is donating an additional $150,000 to the Charity this #GivingTuesday. If you’re able, we invite you to donate online at https://lnkd.in/graCzDj6

Today, we announced the winners of our annual Go Further Women Awards.   These inclusive enterprise-wide awards celebrate women and allies across our business who embody leadership and our CORE values, transcend barriers and stereotypes, build and mentor others, embrace challenges and pave the way, and uplift women and advocate for equity.   This year more than 1,800 women and allies have been recognized and on behalf of the winners, a $5,000 donation has been made to Moon Time Connections.   Congrats to all 2024 winners of the Go Further Women Awards! 

Loblaw is committed to sending zero food waste to landfill by 2030. Available in more than 770 of our stores, Flashfood is one of many programs helping us to reduce food waste across our business, while also providing our customers with great value. Customers can purchase fresh products including meat, mixed boxes of produce, dairy, as well as non-perishable items at up to 50% off through the Flashfood App. Real Canadian Superstore in Medicine Hat, AB was recently recognized as the top Flashfood store in Canada, saving its customers over $400,000, while diverting 115,000 pounds of potential food waste this year. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gJ6R2gGq

Sweet 16!   Loblaw has been recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for the sixteenth year in a row.   We are incredibly proud of our purpose-driven culture, focused on helping communities in Canada Live Life Well, which starts with our colleagues.   Mark Wilson, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Julie Martin, District Manager at Maxi, share their perspectives on our workplace culture and developing future talent in today's Globe and Mail: https://lnkd.in/gTsh5xJB   #TopEmployer #LiveLifeWell 

November is Food Waste Awareness Month at Loblaw Companies Limited!    Throughout the month, we’ll be taking the time to celebrate our amazing colleagues who are putting in the work daily to help us get closer to our goal of sending zero food waste to landfill by 2030.    Our store operators are really the heroes of food waste diversion throughout our business. Did you know that 100% of our eligible stores are matched with a local food bank or food recovery agency?    From ensuring food that is still good to eat makes it to a local food bank or food recovery agency, to stocking the Flashfood fridge and freezers in-store with healthy produce and other perishable goods providing our customers with savings we can all be proud of, our operators are always there to help us feed more families.    But the reality is, not all food is suitable for human consumption. This is why we’ve partnered with Loop Resource Ltd. to help us send food to local farms to feed their animals. We’re also helping to generate renewable electricity in Ontario through our partnership with ZooShare Biogas Co-operative Biogas Cooperative by combining used cooking oil and food no longer fit for human consumption with animal manure from the Toronto Zoo.   To learn more about our food waste efforts, check out our ESG Report: https://lnkd.in/gMrQuX_P  

Today, our partner Second Harvest released a report entitled The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste: Update. This new research, funded by Loblaw, reveals that over 46% of all food in Canada is wasted every year – 41% of which is avoidable.   Good food should be eaten not tossed. We’re committed to sending zero food to landfill by 2030 and to feeding more families in Canada. Check out The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste: https://lnkd.in/g5JdF3P9 Learn more about our progress: https://lnkd.in/gpakED3j  

With great pride, we celebrate six incredible individuals from our business as 2024 Star Women in Grocery – awarded annually by Canadian Grocer to outstanding women working in the Canadian grocery industry. Jennifer Teixeira has been recognized in the Senior-Level Stars category. Rebecca Cocklin, Lara Diab Moretti, Karina Forbes and Stacey O’Neill have been recognized as Shining-Level Stars. And Jessica Emanuele is a Store-Level Star. These women support a wide variety of functions for Loblaw, including Operations, Loyalty and Insights, Category Management and Pricing Analytics. Individually, and collectively, they represent the future of leadership for our industry. #StarWomenInGrocery Jennifer Teixeira Rebecca Cocklin Lara Diab Moretti Karina Forbes

Meet Shaira! With her journey starting as a 2023 Pharmacy Grad 🎓, Shaira is now thriving at Loblaw Pharmacy. Her journey has been transformative, impacting her career profoundly while embracing learning each day. At Loblaw, she encounters diverse challenges, from ensuring quality patient care to nurturing her own professional growth. Shaira's experience underscores the ongoing development and fulfillment found within Loblaw's dynamic pharmacy environment. Join Loblaw Pharmacy today to embark on a rewarding career where every day brings new opportunities to bring and make a difference! #BringYourDifference #MakeYourDifference #LifeatLoblaw #LoblawPharmacy #LiveLifeWell #PharmacyGrad #PharmacyCareer