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Table 2 Ownership structure of packaged food and non-alcoholic beverage manufacturers and grocery retailers

From: The structure of the Canadian packaged food and non-alcoholic beverage manufacturing and grocery retailing sectors through a public health lens

National brand owner with ≥ 1% market share in Canada

Sector (share [%])a

Parent company

Ownership status

Headquarter location

Company type

A. Lassonde Inc

B (5.7)

Lassonde Industries Inc

Public

Canada

Multinational

Sun-Rype Products Ltd

B (1.9)

Agropur Cooperative

PF (3.8)

-

Private

Canada

Multinational

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc

R (1.8)

-

Public

Canada

Multinational

BlueTriton Brands Incb

B (7.3)

-

Private

Foreign

Multinational

Cadbury Adams Canada Incc

PF (1.2)

Mondelez International Inc

Public

Foreign

Multinational

Mondelez Canada Inc

PF (1.1)

Campbell Company of Canadad

B (1.0)

Campbell Soup Co

Public

Foreign

Multinational

Canada Bread Co (Bimbo Canada)

PF (1.4)

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV

Public

Foreign

Multinational

Canada Dry Motts Inc

B (5.5)

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc

Public

Foreign

Multinational

Snapple Beverage Corp

B (1.2)

Catelli Foods Corpe

PF (1.0)

Barilla Group

Private

Foreign

Multinational

Coca-Cola Ltd

B (13.4)

Coca Cola Co

Public

Foreign

Multinational

Minute Maid Co of Canada

B (7.9)

Danone Canada Inc

PF (1.5)

Danone SA

Public

Foreign

Multinational

Frito-Lay Canadaf

PF (3.4)

PepsiCo Inc

Public

Foreign

Multinational

PepsiCo Beverages Canadaf

B (21.1)

General Mills Canada Corp

PF (2.4)

General Mills Inc

Public

Foreign

Multinational

George Weston Ltd

PF (1.5)

-

Public

Canada

Multinational

Kellogg Canada Inc

PF (1.5)

Kellogg Co

Public

Foreign

Multinational

Kraft Heinz Canada ULC

PF (4.4)

Kraft Heinz Co

Public

Foreign

Multinational

Lactalis Canada Inc

PF (3.7)

Groupe Lactalis

Private

Foreign

Multinational

Loblaw Cos Ltdg

PF (6.1), B (4.6), R (24.6)

George Westonf

Public

Canada

National

Maple Leaf Foods Inc

PF (1.6)

Maple Leaf Foods Inc

Public

Canada

Multinational

Schneider Corph

PF (1.8)

Metro Inc

R (12.2)

-

Public

Canada

National

Nestlé Canada Inc

PF (3.8)

Nestlé SA

Public

Foreign

Multinational

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc

B (1.4)

-

Private

Foreign

Multinational

Overwaitea Food Group

R (2.8)

Jim Pattison Group Inc

Private

Canada

Multinational

Red Bull Canada Ltd

B (2.5)

Red Bull GmbH

Private

Foreign

Multinational

Saputo Inc

PF (5.1)

-

Public

Canada

Multinational

Sobeys Inc

PF (2.1), B (1.4), R (24.1)

Empire Co Ltd

Public

Canada

National

Unilever Canada Inc

PF (1.2)

Unilever PLC

Public

Foreign

Multinational

Wal-Mart Canada Inc

R (20.6)

Walmart Inc

Public

Foreign

Multinational

  1. aSource: © Euromonitor International [24]. Abbreviations: B Non-alcoholic beverage, PF Packaged Food, R Grocery retail
  2. bNestlé Waters North America (formerly owned by Nestlé SA) changed its name to BlueTriton Brands after its acquisition by One Rock Capital Partners, LLC and Metropoulos & Co in March 2021 [40]
  3. cData for Mondelez Canada Inc and Cadbury Adams Canada are reported separately on Passport. Cadbury was acquired by Kraft Foods in 2010, and the plant became part of the Mondelez International group in 2012 [41]
  4. dData is reported for Campbell Soup Co on Passport; The Campbell Company of Canada is the Canadian subsidiary of Campbell Soup Co
  5. eIn 2021, Barilla acquired the Catelli dry pasta business, including the Catelli, Lancia, and Splendor brands and the production facilities in Montreal, Quebec [42]
  6. fPepsiCo Canada is composed of two business units: PepsiCo Beverages Canada and PepsiCo Foods Canada (which includes Frito Lay Canada) [43]
  7. gLoblaw Cos Ltd is a publicly owned Canadian company; information about the company is provided independently of its affiliation with George Weston Ltd. Nonetheless, Loblaw Cos Ltd is an operating segment of George Weston Ltd [44]
  8. hSchneider Corp was acquired by Maple Leaf Foods Inc in 2004 [45]. Data for Schneider and Maple Leaf are reported separately on Passport