TORONTO, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ - (TSX: WN) - George Weston Limited ("Weston") announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has accepted a notice filed by Weston of its intention to make a normal course issuer bid ("NCIB").

TORONTO George Weston Limited reported an almost 34 per cent increase in is first-quarter earnings, driven mostly by strong sales at its supermarket chain Loblaw Companies Ltd.

TORONTO, May 13, 2013 /CNW/ - George Weston Limited (Weston) (TSX: WN) today announced that all of the nominee directors listed in the management proxy circular dated March 18, 2013, were elected as directors of Weston.

TORONTO, May 13, 2013 /CNW/ - George Weston Limited (Weston) (TSX: WN) today announced that all of the nominee directors listed in the management proxy circular dated March 18, 2013, were elected as directors of Weston.

(RTTNews.com) - George Weston Ltd. (WN.TO) will host a conference call at 11:00 AM ETMay 7, 2013, to discuss its Q1 13 earnings results.

May 7 (Reuters) - George Weston Ltd, the Canadian food producer and distributor that controls the Loblaw Cos Ltd grocery chain, reported a 36 percent rise in first-quarter profit, helped by foreign currency benefits, and raised its dividend by 9 percent.

George Weston has a 1-year low of $57.00 and a 1-year high of $83.48. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $76.06. The company has a market cap of $10.605 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.98.

George Weston logo George Weston (TSE: WN) had its price target upped by Barclays Capital from C$73.00 to C$85.00 in a research note released on Tuesday morning, StocKRatingsNetwork.

George Weston has a one year low of $57.00 and a one year high of $83.45. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $75.41.

About Loblaw Companies Limited TSX:L Loblaw Companies Limited, a subsidiary of George Weston Limited, is Canada's largest food retailer and a leading provider of drugstore, general merchandise and financial products and services.