LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2024

LCBO NOTES

From our President & CEO

Dear Friends, We’ve looked forward to summer all year long and now that it’s here, let’s make the most of every beautiful day and every long weekend! Whatever your entertaining plans, from a Canada Day barbecue or a formal wedding, to the most casual and spontaneous get-together, the LCBO is a great place to start. We have a bumper crop of new products geared to any kind of occasion, with many of them designed to make summertime living a little bit easier, including an amazing variety of ready-to-drink options and party favourites in convenient sizes and formats. And with so many events and celebrations taking place at this time of year, we can also help you find a perfectly curated gift—and package it handsomely too. Summer means that Pride season is in full swing, with cele brations at different times in many parts of the province. The LCBO is honoured to be an official sponsor of Pride Toronto, Ottawa Capital Pride, London Pride and North Bay Pride—and to celebrate and recognize 2SLGBTQI+ communities across Ontario, all year round. Part of that involves rounding up products from Good Partners who give back to the community in meaningful ways, and also fundraising through our Love Pairs with Everything campaign. To date we have raised over $6 million for the 2SLGBTQI+ community, thanks to the generous support of our customers and employees. That’s just one of the many initiatives that are part of the LCBO’s Spirit of Sustainability (SoS) platform. Since 2019, we have been committed to creating a more sustainable Ontario, using our influence and resources to do good and harnessing the power of our people and partners. Earlier this summer, we launched “Good News,” a quarterly newsletter dedicated to sharing the impact SoS is having on the community and featuring reports of the donations made in each quarter, charitable partner highlights, in-store fundraising campaign achievements and new initiatives. It’s a very uplifting read and you can find it at LCBO.com/sustainability. Talking of good reads, Food & Drink is another way we like to contribute to summertime in Ontario—and I hope you enjoy all the wonderful recipes, product news and inspired entertaining ideas in these pages. Like summer itself, this issue is well worth waiting for.

GEORGE SOLEAS President & CEO, LCBO

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PORTRAIT BY CARLYLE ROUTH

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