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PAGE B10 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1991 The Stavro family came from Europe, but quickly became proud Canadians. "When I was about ten, I marched on the 24th of May carrying the Union Jack," recalls Steve, "and the flag was so big, that I got blown over." Knob Hill Farms started in 1951 as an open air produce stand in 1 - Toronto‘s east end, with a plywood sign cut and painted by Steve [ _ aaom Stavro himself. Who would have thought then that this would - grow into Canada‘s largest independently owned retail food chain? four supermarkets, but Stavro sold them all to open one store â€" bigger than a supermarket â€" a "Food Terminal". By 1959 Knob Hill Farms had expanded to nine locations, including Now, 40 years later, with several Food Terminals opened in the years indicated, it‘s food retailing history as detailed in capsule form below. 1951 INTHEBEGINNING 20 years with KHF _ 17 years with KHF Meet the Knob Hill Farms store management Team.. * because located in Toronto dock area, also known as the Harbour Food Terminal * in terms of people per square foot, this is KHF‘s > 40,000 sq. ft. with expansion planned the onginal retail *Food Terminal® added ient in summer to increase space mdm'smmw_nmamym 55,000 sq. ft. with expansion planned was the World‘s Largest Retail Food Outiet when it opened with its 256,000 square feet removated and added io main shell of former Ontano From an openâ€"air fruit & vegetable stand to the World‘s Largest Retail Food Outlet Cherry St 1962 1977 222 Cherry St. south of Itft Oshawa Lansdowne Cherry Street Mississauga Oshawa / Durham North York Doug MacDonald Paul Craigie Louie Nicolaou _ Mike Nicolaou _ Jim Stavropa 22 years with KHF _ 23 years with KHF at Hwy.7 First Ave. Sally and Steve Stavro have worked‘ hard to build Knob Hill Farms into the largest independently owned retail food chain in Canada. Backed by a loyal staff, many of whom _ bave been with them since the early 1960s, they are friendly, handsâ€"on owners who visit all their stores regularly. * much of property was swampy and took tons of gravel to fill * shop by the box introduced here * 50,000 sq. ft. with expansion planned was General Electnic plant where turbines used at Niagara Falls generating station were built over 365,000 sq. ft. with giant coolers and freezers for meat, produce and frozen food CERRRsRIgR Vehawa / Durham North York Distribution Centre _ Cambridge /Waterico Louie Nicolaou _ Mike Nicolaou _ Jim Stavropoulos Chris Rametta John D‘Urzo 16 years with KHF _ 23 years with KHF _ 20 years with KHF 20 years with KHF _ 17 years with KHF Pickering 1971 Hwy.2 near Brock Rd. * the old National Cash Register plant was converted into KHF‘s third Food® Terminal * at 140,000 sq. ft. was largest retail food outlet in North America when it opened * has been a training store for many KHF employees originally a Savetie Store with shopping on two floors recently expanded so shopping all on one level combined shopping and storage over 200,000 sq.ft. surpassed Oshawa / Durham Food Terminal as World‘s Largest with over 300000 total 5q. ft. land once owned by Lard Simcoe aircraft factory once on this location 4 Ave at Dundas St. 1975 1991