Is Bigelow Tea Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
100% family-owned US company, founded 1945 by Ruth Campbell Bigelow. No parent company. Currently led by Cindi Bigelow (CEO). Sold widely in Canadian supermarkets but ownership and HQ are entirely US.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Supermarket |
| HQ | Fairfield, Connecticut (USA) |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigelow_Tea_Company secondary source — registry check pending “Bigelow looks back on 70 years of family ownership.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
Canadian alternatives to Bigelow Tea
Every brand below is listed as Canadian-owned in our registry.
| Brand | Category | HQ Location | Ownership Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camellia Sinensis | Supermarket | Montreal, Quebec | View ownership → |
| DavidsTea | Supermarket | Montreal, Quebec | View ownership → |
| DAVIDsTEA Inc. | Specialty Retail (Tea/Home Goods) | Montreal, QC | View ownership → |
| Distinctly Tea | tea companies | Stratford, ON | View ownership → |
| Four O'Clock Tea | Supermarket | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec | View ownership → |
| Steeped Tea | Supermarket | Hamilton, ON | View ownership → |
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