Is Cheez Whiz Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Processed cheese sauce product owned by Kraft Heinz, formed in 2015 from merger of Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz. While Kraft Heinz has Canadian operations, company is headquartered in USA and primarily US-controlled.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Supermarket |
| HQ | Chicago |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Government registry / filing |
| Source | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745922000018/khc… registry record “SEC EDGAR 10-K filed 2022-02-17 by Kraft Heinz Co names Cheez Whiz — parent company's own annual filing.” |
Canadian alternatives to Cheez Whiz
Every brand below is listed as Canadian-owned in our registry.
| Brand | Category | HQ Location | Ownership Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bothwell Cheese | Supermarket | New Bothwell, MB | View ownership → |
| Charlevoix 1608 | Supermarket | Baie-Saint-Paul, QC | View ownership → |
| Chèvre Noire | Supermarket | Quebec, QC | View ownership → |
| Fleurmier | Supermarket | Baie-Saint-Paul, QC | View ownership → |
| Hercule | Supermarket | Baie-Saint-Paul, QC | View ownership → |
| Migneron de Charlevoix | Supermarket | Baie-Saint-Paul, QC | View ownership → |
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