Is Maynards Canadian? 4 Candy Brands That Are 🇨🇦
Looking for Canadian-owned candy and gummy options? Discover which sweet brands like Squish Candies, Herbaland, Dare Foods, and Patience Fruit & Co are rooted right here in Canada. Learn who truly owns your favorite store-bought treats.
🍁 Verified Canadian Brands
4 Local OptionsSquish Candies
📍 Canadian Presence📍 Montreal, QC · Est. 2014
Based in Montreal
Herbaland
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Richmond, BC · Est. 2009
BC family-owned gummy maker
Dare Foods
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Kitchener, ON · Est. 1889
Canadian family-owned for 100+ years
Patience Fruit & Co
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, QC · Est. 2015
Founded by three Quebec farming families
🔍 Investigation Breakdown
Video Script & Investigation
When you reach for candy and gummies, do you know which brands are actually Canadian? Maynards is US-owned by Mondelez. Haribo is German. Skittles is owned by Mars. So who is actually Canadian? Squish Candies is a Montreal gummy maker, North America’s first artisanal gummy candy company. Herbaland is a family business in Richmond, British Columbia, and Canada’s largest nutritional gummy producer. Dare Foods has been Canadian family-owned for over a century, out of Kitchener, Ontario. And Patience Fruit and Co was founded by three Quebec farming families. Canadian-owned. Canadian rooted. This is Canadian made.
Market Reality Check
FOREIGN CANDY BRANDS
- Maynards — US-owned (Mondelez)
- Haribo — German family-owned
- Skittles — US-owned (Mars)
Most big-name checkout candies are owned by foreign conglomerates.