As trade tensions and tariffs impact the cost of imported goods, Canadians have an opportunity to make a meaningful choice—where to spend their hard-earned money.
While American brands are familiar staples in many grocery carts, opting for Canadian food brands and alternatives to American products supports the local economy, preserves jobs, and helps keep prices stable.
If you're looking to shop Canadian on your next grocery run, we've rounded up a list of homegrown food brands. These Canadian companies offer quality alternatives to popular American products, with some recommendations sourced from tracking website Made in CA.
Canadian Brand Alternatives
Category | American Product | Canadian Alternative |
---|---|---|
Dairy Products | Kraft (cheese, dairy) | Saputo, Black Diamond, Armstrong |
Philadelphia (cream cheese) | Lactantia, Tre Stelle, Agropur | |
Yoplait (yogurt) | Astro, Olympic, Liberté | |
Land O’Lakes (butter) | Lactantia, Natrel, Gay Lea | |
Soft Drinks & Beverages | Coca-Cola, Pepsi | Canada Dry, PC sodas |
Tropicana (juice) | Oasis, SunRype, Arthur’s | |
Gatorade, Powerade | BioSteel | |
Starbucks bottled drinks | Second Cup | |
Packaged & Snack Foods | Lay’s (chips) | Old Dutch, Covered Bridge, Hardbite |
Doritos, Cheetos | Neal Brothers, Hardbite tortilla chips | |
Kellogg’s (cereal) | Nature’s Path, Barbara’s, Quaker | |
Campbell’s (soups) | Habitant, President’s Choice | |
Heinz (ketchup, sauces) | French’s, President’s Choice | |
Meat & Processed Foods | Oscar Mayer (deli meats) | Maple Leaf, Schneiders, Pillers |
Tyson Foods (chicken) | Lilydale, Maple Lodge Farms | |
Beyond Meat | Yves Veggie Cuisine, Gardein | |
Condiments & Sauces | Hellmann’s (mayonnaise) | President’s Choice, Compliments |
French’s (mustard) | Kozlik’s, President’s Choice | |
Hidden Valley (dressing) | Renee’s, Kraft | |
Tabasco (hot sauce) | Dawson’s, PC Piri Piri, No Name | |
Baking Products | Pillsbury (flour, mixes) | Robin Hood, Five Roses, Compliments |
Betty Crocker (mixes) | President’s Choice, No Name | |
Hershey’s (chocolate) | Camino, Laura Secord, PC | |
Domino (sugar) | Redpath | |
Frozen Foods | Green Giant (vegetables) | Arctic Gardens, Compliments, No Name |
Stouffer’s (frozen meals) | President’s Choice, M&M Food Market | |
Eggo (waffles) | Nature’s Path, President’s Choice | |
DiGiorno (frozen pizza) | Dr. Oetker, President’s Choice | |
Coffee & Tea | Starbucks | Second Cup, Van Houtte |
Folgers | Nabob, Kicking Horse Coffee | |
Lipton (tea) | Red Rose, Tetley | |
Nestlé (creamers) | International Delight, Beatrice | |
Personal Care | Colgate (toothpaste) | Green Beaver, Tom’s of Maine |
Dove (soap, shampoo) | Live Clean, The Green Beaver Company | |
Head & Shoulders | Attitude, The Unscented Company |
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