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The Food Show: Sam Steinberg 1905-1978
Broadcast Date: May 28, 1978
Marc Côté looks back on the life and career of grocery mogul Sam Steinberg, who passed away this week in 1978. A Hungarian immigrant who came to Canada and made millions with his friendly and innovative grocery stores in Montreal, Steinberg was the force behind Pharmaprix, Miracle Food Marts, Phoenix flour and real estate company Ivanhoe Inc. The Food Show looks at how Steinberg forever changed the grocery store experience.The Food Show: Sam Steinberg 1905-1978
• Sam Steinberg was a philanthropist, contributing to Expo 67's Pavilion of Judaism, the Helen & Sam Steinberg Foundation's Geriatric Day Hospital and many other causes. His charity work and economic influence earned him the Order of Canada in 1977.• Steinberg married his cousin Helen, who died in 2007 at age 98.
• Steinberg's three daughters inherited the store chains on his death, but internecine strife led them to sell the family business in 1989.
The Food Show: Sam Steinberg 1905-1978
Medium: Radio
Program: The Food Show
Broadcast Date: May 28, 1978
Host: Jim Wright
Reporter: Marc Côté
Duration: 2:53
Last updated:
April 3, 2008
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