Which Potato Chips Are Canadian-Owned? Not Old Dutch 🇨🇦
Lay's is PepsiCo, Old Dutch is American and family-owned in Minnesota, and Miss Vickie's started on an Ontario potato farm in 1987 before selling to Frito-Lay in 1993. Covered Bridge, Yum Yum and Hardbite are still Canadian. Ownership verified October 2026.
🍁 Verified Canadian Brands
3 Local OptionsCovered Bridge
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Hartland, NB · 4th generation
4th-generation family business, grows its own potatoes
Yum Yum
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Plessisville, QC · Since 1959
Third-generation, 100% Quebec family-owned
Hardbite
🇨🇦 Canadian-Owned📍 Surrey, BC
Kettle-cooked in Surrey, BC with BC potatoes
🔍 Investigation Breakdown
Video Script & Investigation
In the potato chip aisle, do you know which brands are actually Canadian-owned? Lay’s is PepsiCo. Old Dutch feels like a Prairie brand, but it is American, family-owned in Minnesota. And Miss Vickie’s started on an Ontario potato farm in 1987, then sold to Frito-Lay in 1993. Three are still Canadian. Covered Bridge is a fourth-generation family business in Hartland, New Brunswick, growing its own potatoes. Yum Yum has been Quebec family-owned since 1959, now in its third generation in Plessisville. And Hardbite kettle-cooks its chips in Surrey, British Columbia. Canadian-owned. Canadian rooted. This is Canadian made.
Market Reality Check
FOREIGN-OWNED BRANDS
- Lay’s — US (PepsiCo / Frito-Lay)
- Old Dutch — US, family-owned in Minnesota
- Miss Vickie’s — Ontario farm 1987,
- sold to Frito-Lay in 1993
Ownership checked October 2026