Marché Adonis

Marché Adonis

Type	Subsidiary (Metro Inc.) Division (supermarket banner)
Industry	Supermarket
Founded	1979
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Products	Bakery, beer, charcuterie, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, liquor, meat & poultry, nuts, pastries, produce, seafood, snacks, wine
Revenue	C$74.7 million (2014)
Net income	C$10.8 million (2014)
Parent	Metro Inc.
Slogan	Un Univers De Fraicheur. (A world of fressness.)
Website	groupeadonis.ca/en/

Marché Adonis is a food retailer operating in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. The company is based in Montreal, Quebec. In 2011 Metro Inc. acquired a majority stake (55.5%) (CAD$153.8 million) in Marché Adonis.

History

Adonis was founded in 1979 by Lebanese brothers Elie and Jamil Cheaib. Inspired by their roots in the Middle East and the idea of bringing their culture to a new world, the Cheaib brothers and their friend Georges Ghrayeb developed the idea of trading typical food of the Middle East in North America.

In 1979, they opened their small 1000 ft² store on Faillon Street, at the corner of Lajeunesse Street, in Montreal.

In 1984, the need to expand their original store and increase the size of the company quickly became synonymous with success and the fact that Montreal's Middle Eastern and Mediterranean communities had become very large. To better serve customers, the team had to focus on a more strategic location that serviced larger areas of the community, which lead to the opening on l'Acadie Boulevard. Then two new stores in 2003. One on Sauve Street and the other in the west island on des Sources Boulevard.

On October 26, 2011, Elie Cheaib, Jamil Cheaib and Georges Ghrayeb signed an agreement with Metro Inc. to acquired a majority stake of 55%.

In 2013, Adonis opened their first store in Ontario, Canada, located in Mississauga.

Locations

Quebec

8 locations:

Ontario

2 locations:

External links

Official website

Supermarket chains in Canada

Overwaitea Food Group	Overwaitea Foods PriceSmart Foods Save-On-Foods Urban Fare

Loblaw Companies	Atlantic Superstore Dominion Extra Foods Fortinos Freshmart Loblaws Maxi No Frills Provigo Real Canadian Superstore SaveEasy SuperValu T&T Valu-mart Wholesale Club Your Independent Grocer Zehrs

Metro Inc.	Food Basics Metro Super C Marché Adonis

Sobeys	Foodland FreshCo IGA (except in British Columbia) Price Chopper Safeway Sobeys Thrifty Foods

Other national chains	Costco Walmart

Regional chains	Calgary Co-op (Alberta: Calgary area) Choices Market (BC: Vancouver, Kelowna) Co-op Atlantic (Maritimes, Quebec) Farm Boy (Ontario: Ottawa area, Kingston) Fairway Markets (Victoria area) Foodex (Newfoundland and Labrador) Galati Market Fresh (Ontario: Toronto) H Mart (Greater Vancouver, Greater Toronto Area) IGA (in British Columbia) Longo's (Ontario: Greater Toronto Area) Marché Frais (Quebec, Ottawa) Northern/Northmart (Northern Canada) Saskatoon Co-op (Saskatchewan: Saskatoon area) SPUD (BC, Alberta) Whole Foods Market (Greater Vancouver, Ontario)

Defunct banners	A&P Ayre's Supermarkets Commisso's Food Markets Dominion Food City Galati Brothers Héritage Knob Hill Farms Loeb Miracle Food Mart Sav-A-Centre Steinberg's Super Centre Target Ultra Food & Drug Village Food Stores Zellers (2 stores still remain in Ontario)

List of supermarket chains in Canada

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