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Georgia Main

Known as H.Y. Louie since 1903. The parent company for two of BC’s most trusted and loved food brands, IGA and Fresh St. Market is now named Georgia Main Food Group.Georgia Main Food Group is the new corporate brand name for the food operations of H.Y. Louie, a successful family-led business started in 1903. This name comes from the location of the founder’s first grocery store on Georgia Street near Main in Vancouver’s Chinatown, where local food markets still operate today.

A new food company... that's 115 years old!

Jeff Starnaman

Chief Operating Officer Georgia Main Food Group Limited.

Board Member

Jeff Starnaman’s retail career started while he was completing his Bachelor of Commerce at UBC. Upon graduation, Jeff was offered an opportunity in retail management that has now become an over 30-year career in retail taking him all around Western Canada. Jeff has worked for Canada Safeway, Loblaw, Shoppers Drug Mart, and London Drugs. Most of Jeff’s career has been retail management and human resources.

Jeff joined London Drugs in 2014 as General Manager of Human Resources. A few years later, Jeff was promoted to vice president and became a member of the executive. In his executive capacity Jeff assumed a variety of roles with his last five years leading Supply Chain, Distribution and Merchandising Services at London Drugs. Jeff left London Drugs in 2024 to take an interim role at Georgia Main Food Group Limited as their Senior Vice President of Merchandising and Distribution. In 2025, Jeff became the Chief Operating Officer at Georgia Main Food Group Limited.

Head Office

4401 Still Creek Dr,
Burnaby, BC
V5C 6G9

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