Imasco Limited was a Canadian corporation headquartered in

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, Canada. It was founded in 1970 as Imperial and Associates, Co.

History

Imasco was the former owner of

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, Genstar, and the

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restaurant chain. The company sold Hardee's in 1997 to CKE, Canada Trust in 2000 to

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and Shopper's Drug Mart in 2000 to a consortium of institutional investors.

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, or BAT, had owned 41.5% of Imasco's shares. In 2000, British American Tobacco purchased the remaining 58.5% shares in Imasco and amalgamated the company with

Limited.

References

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