The Weston family are former bakers and business people with interests in their native Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Beginning with one bakery in Toronto, Ontario, George Weston (1864-1924) became Toronto’s biggest baker. His biscuits became synonymous with feeding allied troops during both World Wars. The George Weston brand has wholly owned subsidiaries around the world and, in June 2018, the company was valued at $10.4 billion by Forbes. Through George Weston Limited, the Canadian branch of the family controls over 200 companies, including Loblaw’s, the country’s largest supermarket chain. George Weston’s grandson, Galen, is the Executive Chairman of George Weston Limited, putting him at the head of an estimated family fortune of $13.9 billion. His son Galen Jr. is the company’s Chairman and CEO as well as Executive Chairman of Loblaw’s. The main holding company in Britain is Wittington Investments, through which the family owns a majority of Associated British Foods and Selfridges department stores. Guy Weston, another grandson of George Weston, is Wittington’s Chairman and a billionaire himself. On the board of Wittington’s, he is joined by a litany of family members, including several in-laws. He is also on the board of the Garfield Weston Foundation, where he acts as Chairman.
