SAVE-ON-FOODS: LEADERSHIP ON EVERY LEVEL

For more than 100 years, Save-On-Foods has delivered outstanding value to grocery shoppers. Known for its unique approach in customizing each store to best suit the needs of the neighbourhood, the chain carries more than 2,500 locally-made products from more than 2,000 Western Canadian growers and producers.

Paul Cope, Save On Foods Senior Vice President Operations, notes, “At Save-On-Foods, our mission statement, ‘Always Customer First,’ is evident in everything we do. We demonstrate leadership in the industry by showing how a larger chain grocery can still robustly support local suppliers and farmers. We have many green initiatives on the go as we work towards achieving zero-waste status as a company. We support the communities we serve by giving back where we do business, ensuring our customers and communities can count on us when they need us most.

Save-On-Foods, its supplier partners, team members and generous customers have donated more than $40 million to children’s hospitals. Every year, the company donates roughly $3 million to food banks across Western Canada.

“As a Western Canadian company built on a century of great customer service and entrepreneurialism, we have incredible people managing our stores who are committed to a culture of safety, wellness, diversity and inclusion,” Cope adds.

Innovative and high-quality products, the best customer service and a reputation as a good neighbour in every community the company serves are all factors that work together to ensure an outstanding customer experience at Save-On-Foods.

Save-On-Foods is pleased to have one of its 175 stores located in the University District. The District, which is managed by University of Calgary Property Group (UCPG), is a place of opportunity and growth where students, city residents and innovative businesses thrive together.

Learn more at saveonfoods.com.

Preparing For The Future

One thing today’s consumers are looking for is sustainable neighbourhoods where they can reduce their carbon footprint, and this has been a priority for UCPG from the start. UCPG’s mandate focuses on environmental sustainability, social responsibility and fiscal prudence, leading to University District earning an LEED-ND (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighbourhood Development) Platinum certification. U/D is the first in Alberta and the largest development of its kind in Canada to achieve this rating. This certification is a real feather in UCPG’s cap.

As UCPG continues to design, manage and develop University District and University Innovation Quarter, the excitement continues to build along with it. Whether it’s creating a vibrant walkable community with choice retailers and a plethora of residential options or revitalizing the innovation quarter that allow researchers, entrepreneurs, and startups to bring their ideas to life, UCPG’s team is making these thriving communities the heartbeat of the northwest.