Pat Quinn (businessman)

Pat Quinn
Born(1935-07-01)1 July 1935
Cloone, County Leitrim, Irish Free State (now Ireland)
Died23 November 2009(2009-11-23) (aged 74)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationFounder of Quinnsworth
SpouseAnne
ChildrenBernard, Patrick, Lisa, Gavin, Paul, Tanya, Barry-John

Pat Quinn (1 July 1935 – 23 November 2009) was an Irish publican, hotelier, music promoter, storyteller,[1] former millionaire and founder of the Quinnsworth (now Tesco Ireland) group, Ireland's first supermarket chain.[2] He invented the term "yellow pack".[dubious – discuss] According to The Irish Times, he was "one of the country's best-known business figures in the 1960s and 1970s", "the whizz kid of the Irish grocery business" and "a well-known figure in the Irish-Canadian community" at his death.[3] He worked, honeymooned and eventually settled with his family in Toronto. The Toronto Sun described him as "County Leitrim's favourite son".[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chain store founder who coined term 'yellow pack' was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Saddess as supermarket founder passes away in Toronto was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Death of Pat Quinn, founder of Quinnsworth". The Irish Times. Irish Times. 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  4. ^ Warmington, Joe (28 November 2009). "Farewell to the Mighty Quinn". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 28 November 2009.[dead link] [dead link]