• FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
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    8 days ago

    Fun fact: there are Canadian companies/products named after American cities: New York Fries, Boston Pizza, Philadelphia cream cheese. These companies must be kicking themselves now

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      8 days ago

      They all have prominent signs or info in menu basically denouncing any connection to the US now lol.

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      8 days ago

      Are you sure Philadelphia cream cheese is Canadian? I googled search on ecosia for Philadelphia cream cheese and it seems to be an American brand owned by Kraft Heinz and Mondelez.

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        8 days ago

        I thought Kraft was Canadian. I used Philadelphia cream cheese the other day and the package said it was made in Canada. Maybe Kraft has branches in both countries?

        Edit: just looked it up and Kraft is American but also manufactures some things in Canada

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          8 days ago

          Made in Canada means that the last substantial transformation of the product was completed in Canada, but the ingredients can be from anywhere, so combining the parts of a pizza into a pizza means it can be called made in Canada.

          If you want true Canadian products it should say “product of Canada” on the label 🙂