Tom At Food Blog Canada we’re big supporters of the Buy Canadian movement that’s sweeping the nation. The first post in our Buy Canadian series is to help you discover the best Made in Canada ice cream!
Locating Canadian made products while grocery shopping can be both time consuming and difficult if you don’t know what you’re looking for.
Labels aren’t always clear, and some can be just outright confusing. To start, we recommend checking out this post: Buy Canadian: How to Know Which Food Products are Made in Canada.
Now that you’re experts on identifying Canadian made food products, let’s dive into the topic of this post: The Best Made in Canada Ice Cream
Chapman’s
Chapman’s ice cream is family-run Canadian business. For over 50 years they’ve been producing some of the best ice cream available in Canada and have multiple product lines to tantalize your taste buds. You can find Chapman’s products in most grocery stores across Canada.
Chapman’s also gives away free calendars and an exclusive ice cream coupon each year. If that’s not a Canadian way to run a business, I don’t know what is!
If you haven’t tried it already, we highly recommend their new Butter Tart flavour from their Super Premium Plus ice cream line.
Kawartha Dairy
Kawartha Dairy is family owned, 100% Canadian company and have been producing ice cream for over 80 years. Fun fact: The family that started this business is still running it to this very day.
With multiple delicious flavours, you’ll have a tough time deciding which to buy. You can find Kawartha Dairy in most grocery stores including Sobeys, No Frills and Costco. They also have multiple retail stores in Ontario where you can find all of their products and more.
Shaw’s Ice Cream
Shaw’s Ice Cream was founded in St. Thomas, Ontario and has been serving Canadians sweet treats for over 75 years. They specialize in old fashioned ice cream made using fresh 100% Canadian cream.
Today you can find Shaw’s in most major grocery stores including Sobey’s, Loblaws and Walmart. Some of their most popular flavours include Moose Tracks, Unicorn Toots, and Grammy’s Cupboard.
If you’re looking for another amazing Canadian made ice cream to fill your freezer with, you can’t go wrong with Shaw’s Ice Cream.
There’s a lot of great choices when it comes to Canadian made ice cream and it’s never been a better time to try some of the best ice cream Canada has to offer.
Know of another great Canadian ice cream brand for us to add to the list? Let us know in the comments below!
