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 Adonis supermarket in Montreal | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Supermarket |
| Founded | 1979; 47 years ago (1979) |
| Headquarters | Montreal,Quebec, Canada |
Area served | Ontario, Quebec |
| Products | Bakery, beer, charcuterie, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, liquor, meat & poultry, nuts, pastries, produce, seafood, snacks, wine |
| Owner | Metro Inc. (55.5%) |
| Website | groupeadonis |
Marché Adonis is a supermarket chain operating in the Canadian provinces ofQuebec andOntario. The company is based inMontreal,Quebec. In 2011,Metro Inc. acquired a majority stake (55.5%) (CAD$153.8 million) in Marché Adonis.[1]
Adonis was founded in 1979 by Lebanese brothers Elie and Jamil Cheaib, and their friend Georges Ghorayeb, who provided the funding. Inspired by their roots inLebanon, and the idea of bringing their culture to a new world, the Cheaib brothers and their friend Georges Ghorayeb developed the idea of trading typical food of the Middle East in North America. In 1979, they opened their small 1,000 sq ft (93 m2) store on Faillon Street, at the corner of Lajeunesse Street, inMontreal.
In 1984, the need to expand their original store and increase the size of the company became synonymous with success and the fact that Montreal's Arabic-speaking and Mediterranean communities had become very large. To better serve customers, the team had to focus on a more strategic location that serviced larger areas of the community, which led to the opening on l'Acadie Boulevard.
Then two much bigger stores were launched in 2003, one on Sauvé Street (replacing the store on l'Acadie Boulevard) and another in Montreal's West Island on des Sources Boulevard in Roxboro. These were followed by further stores at Place Vertu inVille Saint-Laurent, onSaint Catherine Street inDowntown Montreal, on Peel Street inGriffintown and Boulevard des Roseraies inAnjou in East Montreal.
Marché Adonis also expanded toLaval in theNorth Shore with two branches on Boulevard Curé-Labelle, Laval and avenue des Aristocrates in East Laval and also to theSouth Shore with a store on Boulevard Leduc inBrossard. A branch was opened in theGatineau region, replacing theTarget in that city.[2]
On October 26, 2011, Elie Cheaib, Jamil Cheaib and Georges Ghrayeb signed an agreement with Metro Inc. which acquired a majority stake of 55%.[3] In 2013, Adonis opened their first store inOntario, Canada, located inMississauga,[4] followed by another one inScarborough. A second Mississauga location as well as a new location in Ottawa opened in 2019.