Is KIND Snacks Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Owned by Mars, Incorporated. Mars is a US-based multinational company headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Supermarket |
| HQ | McLean, Virginia |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/business/dealbook/kind-bars-acquire… secondary source — registry check pending “The New York Times headline states 'Kind Bars to Be Acquired by Maker of Snickers', indicating Mars (maker of Snickers) is acquiring Kind.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
Canadian alternatives to KIND Snacks
Every brand below is listed as Canadian-owned in our registry.
| Brand | Category | HQ Location | Ownership Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Paws | Supermarket | Kitchener, ON | View ownership → |
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| Handfuel | Supermarket | Toronto, ON | View ownership → |
| Hawkins Cheezies | Packaged snacks | Belleville, ON | View ownership → |
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