Highland Farms
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UnclaimedHighland Farms is a Canadian family-owned regional supermarket chain serving the Greater Toronto Area.
Last updated August 24, 2026
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History
Highland Farms was founded in 1963 in Toronto by brothers Charles Coppa and John Louis "Louie" Coppa. The first store operated at 1558 Queen Street West, establishing the business as a locally rooted grocery retailer. From that initial outlet, the company expanded into a regional supermarket chain serving the Greater Toronto Area. Over time, Highland Farms established stores in several major GTA communities, including North York, Vaughan, Scarborough, and Mississauga. The chain reached a peak of five locations. Its growth remained regional and family controlled, rather than developing into a nationally distributed supermarket group. The available historical material describes the company primarily as a Canadian family-owned chain and does not document a public listing, outside parent company, or international operations. The most significant structural change in the company’s history came in 2013, when the Coppa family divided the business between the two founding brothers. Three former Highland Farms stores—in North York, Vaughan, and Scarborough—were rebranded as Coppa’s Fresh Market. Those stores moved into a new company owned by Louie Coppa, separating them from the Highland Farms operating identity. The split reduced the number of locations continuing under the Highland Farms name and created a related but separately branded supermarket business. After the restructuring, Highland Farms was identified with two stores, located in Scarborough and Vaughan. The chain therefore continued as a smaller GTA-focused supermarket operator rather than returning to its former five-store scale. Its flagship Mississauga store later closed on November 23, 2025. This closure further reduced the company’s identified operating footprint and marked the end of the location described as its flagship. Highland Farms remains an active regional supermarket brand. Its history is characterized by family ownership, a concentrated GTA market, gradual expansion from a single Toronto grocery outlet, a major family-business separation in 2013, and subsequent contraction in store count. Publicly available information supplied for this entry does not provide detailed data on revenue, current corporate officers, product sub-brands, store departments, or the precise legal ownership of the remaining operations.
- 2025
Mississauga flagship closes
[1]The Highland Farms flagship store in Mississauga closed on November 23, 2025.
- 2013
Family division and Coppa’s Fresh Market rebranding
[1]The Coppa family split the company between the two founding brothers. Three former Highland Farms stores were transferred into a new company owned by Louie Coppa and rebranded as Coppa’s Fresh Market.
- 1963
First Highland Farms store opens in Toronto
[1]Brothers Charles Coppa and John Louis "Louie" Coppa founded Highland Farms and opened the first store at 1558 Queen Street West in Toronto.
Expansion across the Greater Toronto Area
[1]The single-store grocery business expanded into a regional chain with locations in North York, Vaughan, Scarborough, and Mississauga, reaching five stores at its peak.
Products and positioning
A family-owned, locally focused regional supermarket chain serving communities in the Greater Toronto Area.
Grocery retail
Supermarket grocery range
Highland Farms operates as a full-service regional supermarket chain. The supplied reference material identifies its core activity as grocery retail, but does not provide a reliable department-by-department catalogue or document specific proprietary product lines. Its store format is therefore best described broadly as a supermarket offering food and everyday grocery merchandise to GTA customers.
Brand decisions
2025
Close the Mississauga flagshipOtherBackground
The Mississauga location was identified as Highland Farms’ flagship store.
Action taken
The Mississauga flagship store closed on November 23, 2025.
Aftermath
The chain was identified as consisting of two remaining stores, in Scarborough and Vaughan.
2013
Separate part of the store network into Coppa’s Fresh MarketStrategyBackground
The Coppa family divided the Highland Farms business between brothers Charles Coppa and John Louis "Louie" Coppa.
Action taken
Three former Highland Farms stores in North York, Vaughan, and Scarborough were moved into a new company owned by Louie Coppa and rebranded as Coppa’s Fresh Market.
Aftermath
The change reduced the Highland Farms-branded store network and created a separate supermarket identity associated with the Coppa family.
Recent events
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