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4 unusual facts about W. Garfield Weston


Pork Farms

In the mid-1960s, Parr's business was bought by food tycoon W. Garfield Weston, who made Parr Chairman.

Samworth Brothers

In 1969, the company bought local Nottinghamshire rival Pork Farms from W. Garfield Weston and Jai Law, which doubled the size of the business overnight.

Seeds of Diversity

In February 2013, Gretchen Bauta, Canadian philanthropist and daughter of W. Garfield Weston, launched through the W. Garfield Weston Foundation, a program to be administered by USC Canada and Seeds of Diversity.

W. Garfield Weston

Today, The W. Garfield Weston Foundation in Canada and the Garfield Weston Foundation in the United Kingdom maintain that charitable legacy.


Camp Madawaska

Soon after World War II, the Smiths sold the camp, along with the telescope, to Garfield Weston, owner of the Canadian company, George Weston Limited.


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