Is Explore Cuisine Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Launched 2011 by US founder with CEO Greg Forbes. High-protein, gluten-free organic pasta from beans, lentils, chickpeas. Distributed in Canada, US, UK, Germany, Australia.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Supermarket |
| HQ | United States |
| Confidence | medium |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://greencirclecap.com/transaction/explore-cuisine/ secondary source — registry check pending “Green Circle Capital acted as advisor to Ethical Brands, Inc, makers of Explore Cuisine, which received a Series A investment from Hormel Foods.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
Canadian alternatives to Explore Cuisine
Every brand below is listed as Canadian-owned in our registry.
| Brand | Category | HQ Location | Ownership Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickapea | Supermarket | Collingwood, ON | View ownership → |
| Italpasta | Supermarket | Brampton, ON | View ownership → |
| O Sole Mio | Supermarket | Boisbriand, Quebec | View ownership → |
| Okanagan Pasta Company | Supermarket | West Kelowna, BC | View ownership → |
| OM Foods | Supermarket | Nelson, BC | View ownership → |
| Rizopia | Supermarket | Richmond Hill, ON | View ownership → |
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