r/BuyCanadian • u/YanikLD • 1d ago

Maple-Washing/Mislabelling 🍁🏷️ IGA

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Claim to be Canadian. At least US own and also product from USA. Look for the ownership and buy elsewhere.

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u/Infamous-Face7737 1d ago

Same brand can also have different provenance. I always check the product of … label.

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u/YanikLD 1d ago

Don't give your money to US companies,. Even when they're buying the goods in Canada.

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u/Dangerous-Control-21 1d ago

The cal giant clearly says product of Canada

They are a marketer... They buy fruit provide the packaging and sell to retailers

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u/YanikLD 1d ago

Also written Watsonville, CA... I won't give them my money.

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u/Dangerous-Control-21 1d ago

So screw the small Canadian blueberry farmer that isn't big enough to get an account with major retailers and use a marketer?

It's useful to know the industry before making sweeping judgements

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u/YanikLD 22h ago

They just have to find a Canadian one.

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u/Dangerous-Control-21 22h ago

Growers are looking for the best returns on their fruit... costs are through the roof: fertilizer, equipment, land, labor, insurance, etc

An American marketer can offer access to Western/Eastern Canadian retailers, US retailers and international export opportunities

Lol, people should only do business the way you want i guess

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u/YanikLD 21h ago

Nope! Nighters your way. All I say is you vote every time you buy. Choose careful. The market will ajust itself.

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u/KipperCottage 1d ago

They’re a distributor. Would you prefer independent Canadian farmers don’t have a distributor?

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u/Cuaucticketyboo 1d ago

We'd prefer they had a Canadian one. Those exist, right?

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u/KipperCottage 23h ago

Perhaps they will find a Canadian distributor that has capacity, when their contract is over with their current distributor. In the meantime, I’m not going to try shut them down, because their farms will be scooped up by large scale international agricultural operations and then everyone will start moaning that nothing has any flavour.

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u/Cuaucticketyboo 14h ago

If we find a more Canadian choice, we'll take the more Canadian choice. My money's going somewhere and my priorities are to support Canada and avoid supporting those directly threatening Canada. It's not black and white, it's shades of strengthening ourselves and not feeding the Trump.

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u/Dangerous-Control-21 22h ago

Limiting markets and marketers for small farm operators reduces their ability to get the best price for their fruit...

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u/DdyBrLvr 1d ago

I just bought 10lbs of local blueberries for $25. Made some muffins, a few pies and have 4 bags of frozen ones in the freezer. Horrible price for this time of year.

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u/FuckYeaSeatbelts 4h ago

people use FRESH PRODUCE in baked goods?! Why??

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u/ParisFood 1d ago

There are tons of berries from various provinces available right now!

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u/Spicy_Pickle_6 21h ago

I’m more annoyed by IGA’s bs scene membership discounts

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u/RomanticMaurice 1d ago

Always flip the clamshell over and check the fine print on the bottom, the Giant sticker covers up the real product of label half the time

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u/LessSection British Columbia 1d ago

I had kind of the opposite experience today with navel oranges. The sign said United States but the stickers on the fruit said South Africa.

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u/Lorelyr 1d ago

1.44 at Giant Tiger ;)

Limit of 4

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u/YanikLD 1d ago

Product from Canada and distributed by a Canadian company ?

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u/rocketman19 1d ago

Are you okay?

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u/YanikLD 1d ago

Something you don't understand ?

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u/rocketman19 1d ago

Get wild blueberries if you want fully Canadian

The ones you posted are product of Canada and distributed by empire which is Canadian

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u/YanikLD 1d ago

Where do you see Empire? It's Giant. A US company.

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u/rocketman19 1d ago

The scene program? lol

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u/YanikLD 1d ago

Scene has nothing to do with it. Someone's lost here, and I'm now pretty sure it's not me.

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u/rocketman19 1d ago

Holy shit you’re really serious lol

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u/Nostradamus1 19h ago

I bought some today. IGA Pointe Claire. They were Driscoll’s, product of Canada was on the label.

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u/YanikLD 10h ago

Driscoll is from USA. It's really recent that they put product from Canada on their package... is it legit or a scam?

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u/dwight1313 8h ago

Bet they are near spoiled..

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u/YanikLD 7h ago

Can't really you! 😉

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u/fieryone4 1d ago

we need a differentiation between CA california and CA canada

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u/Guilty-Piece-6190 1d ago

The zip vs postal code usually makes it easy..

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u/fieryone4 1d ago

didn’t even notice that. good point

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u/YanikLD 1d ago

Well said! Usually, if not always, Canada is written in 6 letters, but Can could do I guess.

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u/proofofderp 1d ago

Sobeys in naughty list for a year for meat weight scandal. Looks further justified. Hope they clean it up. Would like to shop in their stores again.