Is Black Diamond Canadian? 4 Cheese Brands That Are 🇨🇦
Discover which cheese and dairy brands in the grocery aisle are truly Canadian-owned versus foreign-held. We take a look at Bothwell Cheese, Gunn's Hill Cheese, Quality Cheese, and Empire Cheese. Support local Canadian dairy farmers and producers on your next grocery run.
🍁 Verified Canadian Brands
4 Local OptionsBothwell Cheese
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 New Bothwell, MB · Est. 1936
Made in Manitoba since 1936
Gunn's Hill Cheese
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Woodstock, ON
Owned by Shep Ysselstein, ON
Quality Cheese
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Vaughan, ON · Est. 1988
Canadian-owned since 1988
Empire Cheese
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Campbellford, ON
Owned by local dairy farmers
🔍 Investigation Breakdown
Video Script & Investigation
When you reach for cheese in the grocery aisle, do you know who actually owns the brand? Everyday staples like Black Diamond, Cracker Barrel, and Balderson are all French-owned. Bothwell Cheese has been made in New Bothwell, Manitoba since 1936, using 100 percent Canadian milk. In Woodstock, Ontario, Gunn’s Hill Cheese is owned by Shep Ysselstein, handcrafted right in Ontario with milk from his family dairy farm. Quality Cheese in Vaughan, Ontario has been Canadian-owned by the Borgo family since 1988, making products with local Canadian milk. In Campbellford, Ontario, Empire Cheese is 100 percent farmer-owned, using 100 percent Canadian milk. Canadian-owned. Canadian rooted. This is Canadian made.
Market Reality Check
FOREIGN-OWNED BRANDS
- Black Diamond — French-owned
- Cracker Barrel — French-owned
- Balderson — French-owned
Major dairy case brands are owned by Lactalis.