# Summerhill Market

> Summerhill Market is a third-generation, family-owned specialty grocer built around an unusually deep prepared-food operation. Founded in Toronto’s Rosedale neighbourhood in 1954, it now runs six compact stores, a bakery and commissary kitchen producing more than 800 items daily, plus catering, floral and private-event services. Its advantage is not endless aisle space; it is controlling the recipes, production and merchandising of dinner for affluent, time-pressed shoppers.

- **Founded:** 1954
- **Headquarters:** Toronto, Canada
- **Founders:** Frank McMullen (Founder)
- **Team size:** 201-500 employees (LinkedIn); supplied company data lists 500.
- **Products:** Chef-prepared meals, Premium grocery retail, Catering, Floral, Private event space
- **Notable:** Reached 70 years of continuous operation in 2024., Expanded from one Rosedale store to six locations - five in Toronto and one in Aurora., Built a bakery and commissary system producing more than 800 fresh items daily.

## Products & services

- **Chef-prepared meals** — More than 800 bakery and kitchen items are made daily at a central commissary and distributed to the stores, including the signature chicken pot pie, salads, soups, bowls, sushi, gnocchi and seasonal dinners.
- **Premium grocery retail** — Curated produce, meat, dairy, pantry goods, local products and specialty imports sold through six neighbourhood markets.
- **Catering** — Prepared platters and event food, including catering options offered with JP Fine Foods for the company’s event space.
- **Floral** — Fresh flowers, custom arrangements and seasonal floral pop-ups for gifts and events.
- **Private event space** — A 750-square-foot kitchen-equipped venue with 25 dining settings and conference technology for corporate events, birthdays and product launches.
- **Shopping app and ecommerce** — A branded shopping app and online commerce layer support digital browsing and purchasing alongside store visits.

## Achievements

- Reached 70 years of continuous operation in 2024.
- Expanded from one Rosedale store to six locations - five in Toronto and one in Aurora.
- Built a bakery and commissary system producing more than 800 fresh items daily.
- Opened a sixth, 3,200-square-foot Dundas West store in February 2024.
- Created a 750-square-foot private-event venue in 2023.
- Sustained family leadership across three generations.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Summerhill Market stepped back from the Protect Bathurst campaign after criticism of the anti-bus-lane group’s AI-generated advocacy, while saying it would commission independent research on the transit proposal.
- **2025-02** — The Dundas store team marked the location’s first anniversary.
- **2024-02** — The company opened its sixth store, a 3,200-square-foot compact market at 3609 Dundas Street West.
- **2024** — Summerhill Market celebrated 70 years in business and described its six-store expansion ecosystem as complete.
- **2023** — The company opened a 750-square-foot private-event space with a built-in kitchen and 25 dining settings.

## Links

- Website: https://www.summerhillmarket.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/summerhill-market
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summerhillmarket/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SummerhillMarket/

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Last updated: 2026-08-23