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George Weston Limited Company Snapshot

Business Description:

George Weston Limited operates in the Frozen bakery products, except bread sector. George Weston Limited (GWL) is engaged in food processing and distribution. The Company is engaged in two segments: Loblaw and Weston Foods, and holds cash and short term investments. The Loblaw operating segment, which is operated by Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and its subsidiaries, is a food distributor and a provider of drugstore, general merchandise and financial products and services. The Weston Foods operating segment is a fresh and frozen baking company in Canada and is engaged in frozen baking and biscuit manufacturing in the United States. On November 1, 2010, Weston Foods (Canada) Inc., a subsidiary of GWL, acquired ACE Bakery Ltd (ACE). On September 24, 2010, Maplehurst Bakeries, LLC, a subsidiary of GWL, acquired Keystone Bakery Holdings, LLC (Keystone). In our complete report available for purchase the company is compared to: Loblaw Companies Limited, Amazon.com, Inc. and Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd..

George Weston Limited

Stock Performance Chart for George Weston Limited

Stock Data:

Recent Stock Performance:

Current Price (2/3/2012): 64.80
(Figures in Canadian Dollars)

1 Week	0.8%		13 Weeks	-2.9%

4 Weeks	-6.3%		52 Weeks	-7.3%

George Weston Limited Key Data:

	Ticker:	WN	Country:	CANADA

	Exchanges:	TOR	Major Industry:	Retailers

			Sub Industry:	Nat'l Regional Food Store Chains

	2010 Sales	32,008,000,000 (Year Ending Jan 2011).	Employees:	142,000

	Currency:	Canadian Dollars	Market Cap:	8,364,026,110

	Fiscal Yr Ends:	December	Shares Outstanding:	129,074,477

	Share Type:	Common	Closely Held Shares:	80,724,598

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