FreshCo is owned by Sobeys Inc., a Canadian grocery company. Sobeys operates FreshCo as a discount supermarket chain in Canada. Sobeys itself is a wholly- owned subsidiary of Empire Company Limited, a Canadian parent company headquartered in Nova Scotia. Essentially, FreshCo is controlled by Sobeys under the Empire Company Limited umbrella. FreshCo stores operate under a franchise model, but Sobeys sets the overall rules and direction for the brand.
