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Foreign-owned

Is French's Canada Canadian?

No

This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.

What we found

Owned by McCormick & Company, Inc. (USA). Acquired from Reckitt Benckiser in 2018. Ketchup manufactured in Canada, mustard in USA.

The receipt

VerdictForeign-owned
CategorySupermarket
HQBaltimore, Maryland, USA
Confidencehigh
EvidenceGovernment registry / filing
Sourcehttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375417000049/mkc-8… registry record
“McCormick & Company, Incorporated, a Maryland-based company, filed a Form 8-K with the SEC regarding its acquisition of Reckitt Benckiser's food division, which includes French's.”

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