Becker's
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 Becker store in Ontario | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| TSX:BEK.B | |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | Frank Bazos |
| Fate | Assets sold toMac's Convenience Storesin 1996 Name and products retired in 1999 & 2006 respectively |
| Successors | Name revived in November 2013 |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | Southern Ontario |
Key people | Frank Anthony Bazos, co-founder, Robert W. Lowe Sr., co-founder |
| Products | Real estate |
Becker'sis a Canadian chain of independent convenience stores selling products ofAlimentation Couche-Tardcompany. The original Becker Milk Company was founded in 1957 inToronto,Ontario. The chain grew from 5 to 500 stores and was sold in 2006 to Alimentation Couche-Tard. The company converted the company-owned stores to Mac's Milk and later to Circle K, leaving a remnant of affiliate Becker's stores. Starting in 2013, Alimentation Couche-Tard began expanding the affiliate program. There are now over 40 stores in Ontario.[1]
Convenience stores
[edit]Becker's Milk was a franchised chain ofconvenience storesinOntario,Canada. The company had over 500 stores, owned 74 retail stores and 91 franchised locations before being sold toMac's Convenience Stores.The founders of Beckers were Frank Bazos and Robert W. Lowe Sr.
Dairy
[edit]Becker Milk products included store brand items:
- Milk
- Cream
- Fruit Juices
- Soda Pop (cola, grape, cream soda, ginger ale, lime, root beer)
- Popsicles (chocolate, banana)
- Ice Cream
- Jungle Joose
Asset sale to Silcorp
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The assets of Becker's were acquired bySilcorp,parent company of rivalMac's Convenience Storesin November 1996. Becker's continues operation as a property owner. Silcorp was acquired byAlimentation Couche-Tardin April 1999. Since that merger, the Becker's name has been retired, as Couche-Tard focuses on its core Mac's banner. The Becker's flower is now part of the Daisy Mart banner, an independent network of stores affiliated with Mac's in Ontario.
Milk products under the Becker's trade name were sold in Becker's, Mac's, Mike's Mart, and Winks locations until May 2006.
References
[edit]- ^"Where It All Began".mybeckers.ca.Beckers Convenience Stores.RetrievedFebruary 21,2020.
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