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Farm Boy in the Community
The quality of life in our communities is important to all of us, to our customers as well as our associates and their families.
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The Farm Boy Difference
Farm Boy offers a unique and different shopping experience from the big box retailers or traditional grocers with tens of thousands of dry good products
on endless rows of shelves. We prefer our food fresh, and our dedicated employees have worked hard to create a unique environment where you can get
farm fresh food for your family.
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The Farm Boy Story
In December 1981, Jean-Louis Bellemare opened the first Farm Boy on Cumberland Street in Cornwall,
Ontario. At that time, the modest 300 sq. ft. store sold only produce. The second Farm Boy was opened in February
1983 by brother Normand Bellemare in Cornwall. The store continued to grow and eventually expanded its product
lines to include deli, bread, and dairy products.
In October 1984, the Bellemare brothers joined forces to open a Farm Boy at the current Cornwall location on
Sydney Street. Here the new 5,000 sq. ft. area allowed further expansion of the fine quality produce line and
the addition of dairy, deli, cheese and meat product lines. An in-store bakery and bulk food line were soon added.
Convinced of the future growth potential of the Farm Boy concept by the success in Cornwall, the Bellemare Brothers
decided to expand to other regions. The Orleans Farm Boy store was opened at its present location on Centrum Boulevard
in 1992.
With nothing but opportunities ahead, it was time to bring a third brother onto the Farm Boy team. Daniel Bellemare joined Farm Boy in 1994
and quickly added a wealth of experience to the corporation. Farm Boy's Nepean store, the largest yet, opened in February 1996.
Farm Boy continued to grow, opening in the heart of Ottawa on Montreal Road in the Hillside Plaza in May 1997 and in November that same year
in Kanata, on Hazeldean Road.
Farm Boy's next location opened in July 2003 in the Blossom
Park area of Ottawa. The seventh Farm Boy location opened
in December 2004 in the east end of Ottawa, in the community
of Orleans.
With more opportunities ahead, Farm Boy continues to pride itself on providing the freshest products at the best possible prices.
That is the core of the business and the key service that customers demand. But since the inception of Farm Boy, the Bellemare Brothers
have not been satisfied with simply running a business. They consider their employees and customers as family, and take special steps
to make shopping at Farm Boy a warm and fun, experience for all!
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