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Foreign-owned

Is Kit Kat Canadian?

No

This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.

What we found

Owned by Nestlé Canada (subsidiary of Swiss Nestlé S.A.). Made in Toronto but parent company is Swiss multinational.

The receipt

VerdictForeign-owned
CategorySupermarket
HQVevey, Switzerland
Confidencehigh
EvidenceSecondary source only
Sourcehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KitKat secondary source — registry check pending
“Wikipedia's KitKat infobox lists Owner as Nestlé, with Hershey's holding the US licence, and notes the product's country as United Kingdom, but the parent company Nestlé is Swiss.”
Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them.

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