Is Mounds Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Coconut-chocolate bar originally created by Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company (1920). Acquired by Hershey Company in 1988 through purchase of Cadbury Schweppes U.S. confectionery operations.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Supermarket |
| HQ | Hershey |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Government registry / filing |
| Source | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000004711104000093/form1… registry record “SEC EDGAR 10-K filed 2004-03-12 by HERSHEY FOODS CORP names Mounds — parent company's own annual filing.” |
Canadian alternatives to Mounds
Every brand below is listed as Canadian-owned in our registry.
| Brand | Category | HQ Location | Ownership Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Sweets | Supermarket | Vancouver, BC | View ownership → |
| Ganong | Supermarket | St. Stephen, NB | View ownership → |
| Kerr's | Supermarket | Toronto, ON | View ownership → |
| Camino | Supermarket | Ottawa, ON | View ownership → |
| Sirene Chocolate | Supermarket | Victoria, BC | View ownership → |
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