Save-On-Foods is part of the Overwaitea Food Group, a Western Canadian organization which got its start in 1915 in New Westminster, British Columbia, when founder RC Kidd became famous for innovative merchandising practices like selling 18 ounces of tea for the price of 16. Customers dubbed his grocery the “Over-weight-tea” store and launched our 92-year old tradition of providing more to customers.

In 1982, the Overwaitea Food Group opened its first six Save-On-Foods stores in B.C.’s Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. It marked the first time a Western Canadian retailer had introduced natural foods departments, exclusive meat programs, wholesale sections, in-store cosmetic departments, in-store banking facilities, and full-service bookstores under one roof.

By 1985, the stores also included pharmacies and, a year later, the Overwaitea Food Group became the first Western retailer to keep its doors open until midnight, seven days a week.

We opened our first Save-On-Foods store in Alberta in 1990, at Mayfield Common in Edmonton. Wanting to give more back to customers, we launched our first loyalty card in 1992, which later evolved to Save-On-More.

Over the last decade, Save-On-Foods has continued its ongoing expansion throughout Western Canada. Today, Save-On-Foods operates 50 stores in B.C. and 20 in Alberta, and each one excels in anticipating and responding to our customers’ ever-changing expectations.