George Weston Limited and Loblaw Companies Limited Announce Settlement of Class Action Lawsuits Concerning their Involvement in Historical Industry-Wide Bread Price-Fixing Arrangement

July 30, 2024 Loblaw Companies Limited

George Weston Limited and Loblaw Companies Limited jointly announced that they have entered into minutes of settlement to resolve nationwide class action lawsuits against them relating to their role in an industry-wide price fixing arrangement between 2001 and 2015 involving certain packaged bread products.

George Weston Limited Announces the Closing of the Sale of its Weston Foods Ambient Business

December 31, 2021 Hearthside Food Solutions

George Weston Limited announced the closing of the previously announced sale of its Weston Foods ambient bakery business to affiliated entities of Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC.

George Weston Limited Announces the Sale of its Weston Foods Ambient Business

November 18, 2021 George Weston Limited

George Weston Limited (“George Weston” or the “Company”) (TSX: WN) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Weston Foods ambient bakery business to affiliated entities of Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC (“Hearthside”) for aggregate cash consideration of CAD$370,000,000.

George Weston Limited Announces the Sale of its Weston Foods Fresh and Frozen Businesses

October 27, 2021 George Weston Limited

George Weston Limited announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Weston Foods fresh and frozen bakery businesses to affiliated entities of FGF Brands Inc. (“FGF”) for aggregate cash consideration of $1.2 billion.

Loblaw Companies Announces Senior Management Changes as President, Sarah Davis, Retires, and Galen G. Weston Returns as Chairman and President

March 24, 2021 George Weston Limited

“In light of George Weston’s strategic decision to focus on retail and real estate which was announced today, Sarah and I agreed that now is the right time for her to pursue her plans for an early retirement, which she first shared with me upon becoming President in 2017,” said Galen G. Weston.