Is Bite Beauty Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Founded 2012 in Toronto by Katja Presnal. Acquired by Kendo (US company owned by LVMH France) in 2014. Brand replaced by Lip.Lab in 2022. Despite manufacturing in Toronto, company is foreign-owned by LVMH.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Cosmetics and beauty retail |
| HQ | Toronto, ON |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/news/article_page/Kendo_acquires_Bite_Be… secondary source — registry check pending “Bite Beauty, a Toronto-based beauty brand, has been acquired by Kendo, an LVMH company.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
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