Empire Company Limited is a Canadian conglomerate engaged mostly in food retail and corporate investments.

Founded in 1963, the company is headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia and owns the Sobeys supermarket chain.

[3] In total, the company owns, affiliates or franchises more than 1,500 stores; in addition to Sobeys, brands include Safeway, IGA, Foodland, Farm Boy, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drug.

[4] Empire Company has a long history of acquisitions: