The Jim Pattison Food Group
Overwaitea Foods
Where it all began. Overwaitea Foods originated in 1915 in New Westminster,
British Columbia. Today, founder R.C. Kidd's innovative spirit and unique
merchandising ideas like odd-penny pricing live on and, as a result, OFG's 16
Overwaitea Foods stores remain the dominant retailers in small-town British
Columbia. These stores offer the best of all worlds to customers: small town
simplicity, friendliness, and neighbourly staff combined with super-fresh foods
and an extensive range of value-priced staples. Overwaitea Foods shares high
quality Corporate Brands, including Western Family and Western Classics
products, with OFG's other store formats. The original philosophy established
over 90 years ago continues to guide these stores today: a focus on personal
service, innovation and value remain the hallmarks of this format, and
reinforces the fact that Overwaitea Foods is "B.C.'s very own food people."
