Cheese sandwich crackers for reference here. Product of USA.
Shouldn’t be going to Loblaws regardless.
this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2025
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Made in the US and doesn't include high fructose corn syrup? What sorcery is this?!
I've been going to Co-op and for all their produce and meat they've labeled what's from Canada! Plus you get a return at the end of the year :)
Most grocery stores around here have stickers on shelves for Canada-made products but don't label American companies selling those Canadian products, which would make the decision-making process a lot easier.
I wouldn't assume any processed food is devoid of American ingredients that doesn't explicitly state this.
We need to boycott this company by shopping at local grocers and farmer's markets.
C/loblawsisoutofcontrol
House brand products are almost always made by one of the big guys. It can be tricky to figure out who though.
For Save On Foods Western Family, here are the ones I recall, I may be wrong now. Eggs are Golden Valley, same as all of the other eggs. As I recall: The tortilla chips are Old Dutch, the rest are Lays As I recall: Yogurt is Astro(made in Canada, parent company Lactalis, France). Cream cheese is made by Parmalat(Canadian made, company is Italian, parent company Lactalis)
There are lots of factories that are just private label, making products for other brands.
I know from ketchup discussions, the old Heinz facility in Leamington ON is now Highbury Canco. They don't disclose who their customers are,but in pictures I can make out what looks like Classico pasta sauce.
Back in the day, Cotts was the #1 pop in Canada, because they made the pop for Presidents Choice. There's another big pop facility in Alberta as I recall, that is just not memorable at all that probably does Western Family.
One problem with the house brands is that they intentionally obfuscate the specific origins. In fact, No Name and President's Choice used to have in house factories for some of their products but it wasn't obvious which.
There are labeling laws though, so if a house brand says made in Canada, you know that at least.
House brands of Canadian retailers are often a good way to buy a variety of made in Canada products.
My pizza was made in Germany. Which is fine but strange. Thats a long way for a frozen pizza to travel.
That's why they're frozen. They frisbee better that way.
we rob loblaws anyway right? eternal rob loblaws month.
They aren't even Canadian in the first place.
That ingredient list.
Simple!
That lazy allergens list. Besides shellfish, the only allergens not in "may contain" are actually in the ingredients.
Isn't "may contain" more about contamination from other things made in the same facility?
Yes, that's the intention when used properly. When abused, it's a "cover your ass" statement.
I challenge these manufacturers to provide actual data supporting their claims that these allergens can be found near their production lines, or in the factories producing their ingredients.