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Percentage of Stores with
Specialty Departments
2004
Bakery 94%
Deli 96
Floral 93
Pharmacy 74
Manufacturing and Processing Facilities
Year-end 2004
U.S. Canada
Milk Plants 63
Bread Baking Plants 52
Ice Cream Plants 22
Cheese and Meat Packaging Plants –2
Soft Drink Bottling Plants 4–
Fruit and Vegetable Processing Plants 13
Other Food Processing Plants 2–
Pet Food Plant 1–
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Contents
2Letter to Stockholders
5Editorial Material
14 Financial Contents
56 Directors and Principal Officers
57 Investor Information
Safeway Inc. is one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America. As of January 1, 2005,
the company operated 1,802 stores in the Western, Southwestern, Rocky Mountain, Midwestern and
Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and in western Canada. In support of its stores, Safeway
has an extensive network of distribution, manufacturing and food processing facilities.