韦斯顿家族：加拿大食品帝国与垄断争议

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McGowan Weston Jr. now runs the Canadian Western Empire 麦高恩·韦斯顿二世现在掌管着加拿大西部帝国

as CEO of George Weston Limited and chairman of Loblo. 身兼乔治·韦斯顿有限公司CEO和Loblo董事长

The family is worth approximately $15 billion, 这个家族身价大约150亿美元

and they've had their fair share of controversy. 而且他们也没少惹争议

Loblo admitted participation in a bread price-fixing scheme Loblo承认参与了面包价格操纵计划

and offered $500 million in consumer compensation. 并拿出5亿美元补偿消费者

Critics argue that the near-monopoly 批评者认为这种近乎垄断的局面

over Canadian grocery is a big reason why Canadians pay some 是加拿大人食品价格

of the highest food prices in the developed world. 在发达国家里居高不下的主要原因

The reality is more nuanced 实际情况要复杂得多

and requires questioning the entire food supply chain in Canada. 得好好审视一下加拿大整个食品供应链

Much of the family's wealth currently sits in George Western Limited, 家族大部分财富现在都在乔治·韦斯顿有限公司里

which not only owns Loblo, 这家公司不光拥有Loblo

but also Choice Properties REIT, 还持有Choice Properties REIT

one of Canada's largest retail estate portfolios, 加拿大最大的零售地产组合之一

meaning the family often owns both the grocery store and the building it sits in. 也就是说这个家族经常既当房东又开超市

Imagine a family selling no-name crackers to struggling families 想象一下，一个家族一边卖廉价饼干给困难家庭

and 5,000 handbags at Holt Renfrew at the same time. 一边在Holt Renfrew卖5000个手袋