Which Condiments Are ACTUALLY Canadian-Owned?
The condiments that are actually Canadian-owned. French's and Heinz are made here but American-owned — here's who's truly homegrown: Primo ketchup (Leamington, ON), Kozlik's and Smak Dab mustard, and Heartbeat and Dawson's hot sauce. 🇨🇦
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5 Local OptionsPrimo
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Leamington, ON
100% Canadian-owned
Kozlik's
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Toronto, ON · Est. 1948
Canadian mustard since 1948
Smak Dab
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Manitoba
Made in Manitoba
Heartbeat
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Thunder Bay, ON
Made & bottled in Thunder Bay
Dawson's
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Hamilton, ON
Family-run · on Hot Ones
🔍 Investigation Breakdown
Video Script & Investigation
Supporting Canadian-owned businesses has never mattered more. Follow along for daily features on the brands worth buying. But first, a warning. You probably think French’s ketchup is the Canadian one. It’s made with Ontario tomatoes, but French’s is owned by McCormick, an American company. Heinz? Also American. So which condiments are actually Canadian-owned? Start with ketchup. When Heinz shut its Leamington plant, it left the tomato capital of Canada behind. But Sun-Brite Foods, right there in Leamington, makes Primo ketchup, grown, produced, and packed by Canadians, and one hundred percent Canadian-owned. Next, mustard. Canada grows most of the world’s mustard seed, and Kozlik’s has crafted it in Toronto since nineteen forty-eight. From Manitoba, Smak Dab blends small-batch mustards with Canadian ingredients. And for heat, Heartbeat Hot Sauce is made and bottled in Thunder Bay, while Dawson’s, a family-run maker in Hamilton, is a regular on Hot Ones. Canadian-owned. Canadian rooted. This is Canadian made.
Market Reality Check
NOT WHAT YOU THINK
- French’s — owned by McCormick
- Heinz — American-owned
Made with our tomatoes. Owned elsewhere.