Company
Forty-nine percent of the company is owned by the Labatt arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev of Belgium; forty-nine percent is owned by Molson Coors Brewing Company which has headquarters in both the United States and Canada; and the remaining two percent is owned by Sleeman Breweries, an arm of Sapporo of Japan.
It is regulated by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), a government agency. As of May 2010, the company operates 441 retail stores which sell beer to the general public. Due to its legal monopoly TBS is the largest distributor of domestic beer to Ontario bars and restaurants, of which more than 16,000 are licensed to sell alcohol. The LCBO sells imported beer to bars and restaurants. Many imported beers are available at The Beer Store, but they are imported by the LCBO and then sold to TBS.
TBS has a policy of accepting any brewer in the world to sell its product, as long as the brewer meets the requirements set by the LCBO. Furthermore, unlike many other retailers, a brewer is given flexibility with regards to how many and which stores it would like to sell its product in. This allows brewers to strategically place products in local markets where maximum volume can be achieved.
Currently, workers are represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 12R24 union.
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