LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2025

LCBO NOTES

From our President & CEO

Dear friends,

always the added benefit of shop ping with your points, to help your holiday budget. There’s so much to look forward to at this time of year. Apart from spending quality time with family and friends, one of my highlights is visiting our stores and warehouses across the province—a small way to thank our people for all that they do to make the LCBO success ful. I especially enjoy meeting and chatting to customers in our stores, hearing feedback, helping them with a recommendation, or discussing our ongoing Spirit of Sustainability program. Last year, through the generosity of our cus tomers, we were able to raise over $6.2 million for important organi zations that make a difference for families in need. This year, from November 28 to December 31, we will be fundraising in support of Ontario’s children’s charities: CHEO Foundation, Children’s Health Foundation, McMaster Children’s Hospital Foundation, SickKids Foundation and Campfire Circle. Please consider making a donation in-store these holidays. Thank you for being a valued customer of the LCBO. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or simply honour the festive season, the LCBO is proud and grateful to be part of it all. Wishing you safe, healthy and very happy holidays!

It’s no secret that the Holiday issue of Food & Drink is eagerly anticipated in many Ontarians’ homes. The magazine has become a seasonal staple, a resource for product recom mendations and recipes, gifting solutions, and entertaining ideas for the holiday season. Our shelves and website are stocked with more festive products than ever, from exclusive gift packs and stocking-stuffers to new and unique gifts for the wine lover, the spirits connoisseur, and the beer aficionado on your list. Check out the full seasonal collection in our annual Holiday Gift Guide (avail able now for customers who like to get an early start on their gift list). And be sure to look online or in our stores for more gifting sug gestions, including best sellers, our new glassware and access ories, or an LCBO gift card. We’ve come up with some new ways of elevating our customers’ shopping experience during this special time of the year. Discover the latest Vintages New Release collection with complimentary customer tastings in participat ing stores, or keep an eye out for special events where you can personalize gifts by having a bottle engraved. The events page on LCBO.com is the best place to find out what’s happening in your local store. We are also bring ing new and exclusive special offers during the festive season. In December, you can earn 500 Aeroplan points when you mix and match any six participat ing Vintages products. And there’s

GEORGE SOLEAS President & CEO, LCBO

PORTRAIT BY CARLYLE ROUTH

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