I watched CBC’s video where they interviewed the Chapman’s CEO, and they said it was the “only” ice cream manufacturer in Canada.
They forgot about Coaticook!
Yeah they’re clearly lying to put more focus on their business. They must know about their many small competitors throughout the country. In my area everyone knows Kawartha Dairy is superior to Chapman’s, Kawartha is just more expensive and harder to find cause they’re smaller.
What percentage of the cost of ice cream comes from US sources? Ice cream base is cream/milk egg and sugar. Chocolate doesn’t grow in the US, nor does vanilla. Maybe some nuts and fruits would come from the States. Anything else would be chemical stuff like artificial flavours, emulsifiers, stabilizers and preservatives. Packaging?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for what Chapman’s is doing but I wonder how much is symbolic and what it actually means to the price of a tub of ice cream.
They said it was nuts and cherries, and stabilizers.
I think Canada is good for packaging, Mohawk college had the only package design program I think anywhere
Maybe it’s mostly to remind us that they are Canadians, which is fine by me cause I had no idea.
Virtually all ice cream sold in Canada is made in Canada because of the Milk Marketing Board. The same goes for virtually all dairy products.
Fair, didn’t think of that. Should we care where the headquarters is?
For what it’s worth, Chapman’s is a Canadian owned brand, meaning that the profits stay in Canada. I’ve also heard from several folks online that they do good in their community and do right by their employees. No experience myself though.
Makes me wish I wasn’t on a diet.
I prefer Kawartha but I think I’ll be forced to buy some Chapman’s.
