Empire Company Limited (EMP.A) Q3 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.318 -- 00:00:05.248 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Empire Company third quarter fiscal 00:00:05.248 -- 00:00:10.599 2026 conference call. At this time, all lines are in assembly mode. 00:00:10.599 -- 00:00:14.206 Following the presentation, we'll conduct a question and answer session. 00:00:14.206 -- 00:00:19.537 If at any time during this call you require immediate assistance, please press star zero 00:00:19.537 -- 00:00:24.410 for the operator. This call is being recorded on Thursday, March 12, 2026. 00:00:24.410 -- 00:00:29.358 I would now like to turn the conference over to Katie Bryan, Vice President, Investor 00:00:29.358 -- 00:00:32.480 Relations. Please go ahead. 00:00:32.623 -- 00:00:36.309 Thank you, Julie. Good morning, and thank you for joining us today for Empire's third 00:00:36.309 -- 00:00:41.497 quarter fiscal 2026 conference call. Today, we will provide summary comments on our results 00:00:41.497 -- 00:00:45.603 and then open the call for questions. This call is being recorded, and the audio recording 00:00:45.603 -- 00:00:49.586 will be available on the company's website at empireco.ca. 00:00:49.812 -- 00:00:53.316 There is a short summary document outlining the points of our quarter available on our 00:00:53.316 -- 00:00:57.861 website as well. Joining me on the call this morning are Pierre Saint-Laurent, President 00:00:57.861 -- 00:01:03.006 and Chief Executive Officer, Costa Bufanis, Chief Financial Officer, and Luc 00:01:03.006 -- 00:01:08.211 Larchavec, Chief Customer Officer. Before we begin, I would like to remind you that today's 00:01:08.211 -- 00:01:10.554 discussion includes forward-looking statements. 00:01:10.554 -- 00:01:14.098 We caution that these statements are based on management's assumpt...