Loeb

Loeb (or Löb) may refer to:

Companies

As a surname

Loeb (supermarket)

Loeb was a Canadian supermarket chain in Eastern Ontario. It is owned by Quebec's Metro chain of grocery stores. It was once Ottawa's second-largest supermarket chain behind Loblaws. Each of the stores averaged 26,114 square feet (2,426 m²) in size. Loeb was acquired by the Quebec-based supermarket chain Metro in 1999 and converted to the Metro brand in 2008/2009.

History

Loeb began in 1912 when Moses Loeb opened a small wholesale confectionery house in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. From 1912 to 1950, Loeb was a small wholesale warehouse. Eventually, Loeb grew from that small confectionery house into two large warehouses. For Loeb, the following two decades were those of lucrative business ventures. Through partnerships with other companies, Loeb grew to serve the needs of more people within a greater area. They even enjoyed success in the United States – a very competitive market.

Throughout the 1980s, Loeb expanded throughout Canada. In 1990, Loeb launched its own brand of private label products called 'Loeb Made Today', and soon after came 'Loeb Ready' products.