Is Mail Boxes Etc (MBE) Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Owned by UPS in Canada; MBE Worldwide owns trademark outside US/Canada. Independent franchisees operate.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Retail |
| HQ | USA, USA |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://pbn.com/ups-to-acquire-mail-boxes-etc4709/ secondary source — registry check pending “United Parcel Service plans to acquire the assets of Mail Boxes Etc., indicating UPS as the owner.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
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