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A division of Overwaitea Food Group LP, a Jim Pattison business Release

Save-On-Foods Proud to Join Tsawwassen Community Tsawwassen Safeway to become Save-On-Foods after Overwaitea Food Group purchase

(March 18, 2014 – Vancouver, BC) Residents of the Tsawwassen community will be introduced to their newest neighbour, Save-On-Foods, at the end of this week.

As part of Sobeys acquisition of Canada Safeway, Canada’s Competition Bureau required divestiture of a number of their locations. As a result, the Overwaitea Food Group was able to purchase 15 locations from the Sobeys Group, including the Tsawwassen Safeway.

Starting Wednesday, the store will be closed for a 3 day renovation, re-opening on Saturday, March 22. However, the pharmacy will continue to operate during renovations to ensure continuity of patient care.

With the same great staff and management team on board, the new Save-On-Foods location is looking forward to re-opening its doors and introducing the Tsawwassen community to its own brand of Always Customer First service and great selection of products.

“This is an exciting time for us, and we couldn’t be happier to learn from all the great folks that are already working in this store to help us best suit the needs of this community,” says Darrell Jones, President, Overwaitea Food Group. “We’re the local guys in this game and we are committed to staying true to our roots and offering great service and products to all our new friends in Tsawwassen – and to thank everybody for their patience during our renovation, we'll have some fantastic deals at the store this weekend when we re-open.”

For nearly a century, Save-On-Foods has been one of the leading grocery store formats in Western Canada, with a reputation for delivering an exceptional grocery shopping experience. At Save-On-Foods, you’ll find everything you need at the low prices you want – with quality, selection and service you can’t put a price on.

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