Is Sweet Baby Ray's Canadian? 3 BBQ Sauce Brands That Are 🇨🇦
Looking for barbecue sauce that is actually Canadian-owned? Sweet Baby Ray's, Kraft BBQ and Bull's-Eye are American-owned — and Gourmet du Village, which still markets itself as proudly Canadian, was bought by Chicago-based MSRF Inc. out of bankruptcy in January 2018. These three are the real thing: Maritime Madness in Montague PEI, Kozlik's in Toronto, and House of Q in Vernon BC.
🍁 Verified Canadian Brands
3 Local OptionsMaritime Madness
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Montague, PE · Est. 2002
Family-owned in PEI since 2002
Kozlik's
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Toronto, ON · Est. 1948
Canadian-owned in Toronto since 1948
House of Q
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Vernon, BC · Est. 2005
Husband-and-wife owned in BC
🔍 Investigation Breakdown
Video Script & Investigation
When you walk down the grocery store aisle looking for barbecue sauce, do you know who actually owns those brands? Sweet Baby Ray’s, Kraft BBQ, and Bull’s-Eye are all American-owned. And Gourmet du Village still says proudly Canadian on its website, but a Chicago company bought the brand back in 2018. So what is actually Canadian? Maritime Madness is made in Montague, Prince Edward Island, family-owned by Amiel and Mandy LeBlanc since 2002. In Toronto, Kozlik’s has been Canadian-owned since 1948. And in Vernon, British Columbia, House of Q is a husband-and-wife shop whose Apple Butter sauce wins awards. Canadian-owned. Canadian rooted. This is Canadian made.
Market Reality Check
NOT CANADIAN-OWNED
- Sweet Baby Ray’s — Ken’s Foods, US
- Kraft BBQ — Kraft Heinz, US
- Bull’s-Eye — Kraft Heinz, US
- Gourmet du Village — US-owned
Gourmet du Village sold to Chicago in 2018.