Director, Arthur Hammond ; producer, Arthur Hammond ; writer, Arthur Hammond ; executive producer, George Pearson ; photography, Jean-Pierre Lachapelle ; sound, Jacques Drouin ; editing, Pierre Lasry ; sound editing, Bill Graziadei ; music, Donald Douglas, Alain Clavier ; re-recording, Michel Descombes.

Narrator, Arthur Hammond.

Recorded 1973.

First part of the Corporation series: from a hand-cart and bicycle, then a delivery wagon and a horse named Nellie to an international, diversified corporation - president Sam Steinberg reminisces about the fifty years of his company's growth. A company can't stand still, he says; it must grow. In this film you see the process continuing as executives of his major Canadian supermarket chain meet to consider the acquisition of a soft-drink subsidiary, to add to their sugar refinery, flour mill, bakery and other vertically integrated operations. Other films in the series are: 2. Real Estate, 3. International Operations, 4. Bilingualism, 5. The Market, 6. Motivation, 7. After Mr. Sam.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).