Ultra Food & Drug

Infobox_Company
company_name = Ultra Food & Drug
company_
company_type = Division
company_slogan = We're Fresh Obsessed
foundation = Ontario, 1989
location = Ontario, Canada
key_people =
industry = Supermarket
products = Master Choice products; Dairy, frozen foods, grocery, general merchandise (non-food), meat/deli, pharmacy, produce, snacks
parent = Metro Inc.
revenue =
homepage = [http://www.freshobsessed.com www.freshobsessed.com]

Ultra Food & Drug is a supermarket and drug store chain in Ontario, Canada.

It was begun in the 1980s as Miracle Ultra Mart, and was an attempt by the Miracle Mart department store and Miracle Food Mart supermarket chains to expand. Both chains were owned by Steinberg's Stores, a Quebec-based supermarket chain.

When Steinberg's Ontario operations were acquired by A&P Canada, the Miracle Mart and Miracle Food Mart stores were closed or converted to A&P Canada's "A&P" and "Dominion" banners. A&P Canada continued the banner as Ultra Mart before changing its name to Ultra Food & Drug.

Ultra Food & Drug returned to ownership by a Quebec company in 2006 when A&P Canada was acquired by Metro Inc.

On August 7, 2008, Metro announced it will invest $200 million consolidating the company's conventional food stores under the Metro banner. Over a period of 15 months, all Dominion, A&P, Loeb, the Barn and Ultra banners are to be converted to the Metro name. Food Basics stores will not be affected because they compete in the discount food segment. [ [http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080807.wrmetro07/BNStory/Business/home?cid=al_gam_mostemail "The Globe and Mail, "Metro battles brand confusion with a $200-million makeover", 7 August 2008] ]

Locations

*Burlington
*Guelph

References

External links

* [http://www.apcanada.ca A&P Canada]