No doubt he is wealthy. But the chain is actually owned by Galen Weston's
Weston Foods.... which also owns Zehr's, No Frills, Fortino's, National
Grocers, Entemann's Bakeries (US), etc., etc.
Earl
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On 8/17/2004 at 7:56 PM John Hudson wrote:
>"Loblaw" is the name behind Canada's largest grocery chain. That Bob
>Lowlaw
>from the 1970s could be a zillionaire!
>
>jh
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Earl Dunbar" <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, 17 August, 2004 08:19 AM
>Subject: [OM] Re: OT Re: What's in a name - really OT
>
>
>>
>> Actually, when I was working at U of T in the early 70s, I met and knew
>Bob Loblaw. A very nice guy and had a good sense of humour about his name.
>>
>> Earl
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>> On 8/16/2004 at 9:54 PM Gordon J. Ross wrote:
>>
>> >Hi Piers:
>> >
>> >We have a huge grocery chain called Loblaw's, One of the owners kids is
>> >named Robert but goes by Bob....
>> >
>> >Bob Loblaw
>> >
>> >Gord
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
>> >To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:02 PM
>> >Subject: [OM] Re: OT Re: What's in a name - really OT
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Reminds me of meeting a senior Japanes diplomat in Brussels. We did
>the
>> >> usual, exchanging business cards, but I tried to maintain eye contact
>as
>> >he
>> >> said (I thought) "Dat eez my name". "Sorry, what is your name?" "Dat
>eez
>> >my
>> >> name!". I had to resort to deciphering the card ... Which revealed
>him
>> >as
>> >> Mr Date, pronounced "da-teh", who must have thought of me as
>particularly
>> >> slow witted. He probably is not alone.
>> >>
>> >> Piers
>> >
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