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The Jim Pattison Group
 PROFILE
Believe it or not, Canada's third-largest privately owned company, The Jim Pattison Group, began in 1961 as a single car dealership. Today the conglomerate has interests in grocery stores, specialty packaging, advertising, magazine distribution, broadcasting, and automotive retailing, among other industries. Its holdings include Ripley's Believe It or Not (39 attractions in 11 countries), Overwaitea food chain (including Save-On-Foods and Buy-Low Foods grocery stores), Canadian Fishing Company (which produces Gold Seal salmon), and the News Group (North America's second-largest magazine and newspaper distributor). Founder and CEO Jim Pattison owns the company.

 COMPETITION
Anderson News Company (dossier)
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 5,000.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 8.7%
Employees: 24,000
Revenue per employee: $208,333.33

 KEY PEOPLE
• James A. Pattison
    CEO
• Rod Bergen
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Ste. 1600, 1055 W. Hastings St.
Vancouver British Columbia V6E 2H2, Canada
Phone: 1-604-688-6764
Fax: 1-604-687-2601
Online: Web Site

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