Iconic Canadian ice cream brand absorbing ‘immediate’ cost hikes due to tariffs | Globalnews.ca
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The family behind one of Canada’s most well-known ice cream brands says they’re absorbing 'all immediate increases in our costs' as the U.S.-Canada trade war heats up.

Ashley Chapman, chief operating officer at Ontario-headquartered Chapman’s Ice Cream, said in a statement circulating on social media that the family decided to take that measure for the rest of the year to maintain their prices.

Chapman said they wanted to do their part to support Canadians as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to threaten economic annexation, which Chapman called the “greatest threat to our sovereignty” since the Second World War.

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  • setVeryLoud(true);
    22·
    1 month ago

    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!

    • SirDankbud
      9·
      1 month ago

      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.

      • setVeryLoud(true);
        2·
        30 days ago

        That’s my thought as well, looks like it could be a marketing stunt for the largest Canadian ice cream producer.

    • brax@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      30 days ago

      Kawartha Dairy? Central Smith? Chapman’s is probably the biggest, and maybe the only brand available across the entire country, but they’re not the only one.

    • darksiderbunEnglish
      3·
      30 days ago

      They forgot about Cows! (from PEI, common here in NS as well)

      • setVeryLoud(true);
        3·
        30 days ago

        They forgot about a lot of Canadian brands, I’m kinda shocked at CBC’s lack of research here.

      • setVeryLoud(true);
        2·
        26 days ago

        Wait, are you talking about Cows Creamery? I love their cheese! We don’t get their ice cream in QC tho :(

        • darksiderbunEnglish
          1·
          25 days ago

          Yeah! I haven’t gotten to try their butter or cheese yet but if its as good as their ice cream its a must have 🤤

      • Squibbles
        1·
        27 days ago

        In Nova Scotia there’s also Farmers/Scottsburn, right?

        • darksiderbunEnglish
          1·
          27 days ago

          I haven’t tried that, but I’ll be on the lookout for sure 😎

          • Squibbles
            2·
            27 days ago

            It’s the most common brand at every grocery store here in NS

            • darksiderbunEnglish
              1·
              27 days ago

              I saw Chapman’s, got sad (from the ingredients), and then stopped looking 😅

  • Avid Amoeba
    20·
    1 month ago

    I prefer Kawartha but I think I’ll be forced to buy some Chapman’s.

  • HamsterRage@lemmynsfw.com
    13·
    1 month ago

    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.

    • wise_pancake
      15·
      1 month ago

      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

    • k_rol
      8·
      1 month ago

      Maybe it’s mostly to remind us that they are Canadians, which is fine by me cause I had no idea.

      • HamsterRage@lemmynsfw.com
        11·
        1 month ago

        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.

        • k_rol
          4·
          1 month ago

          Fair, didn’t think of that. Should we care where the headquarters is?

          • bearish@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            6·
            1 month ago

            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.

          • HamsterRage@lemmynsfw.com
            2·
            30 days ago

            This IS the question.

            Do we buy Heinz ketchup now, because they now produce almost all of it sold in Canada in Quebec now? There’s the additional factor that they were all too willing to screw over the people in Leamington back in 2014, but the question remains the same: Where’s the most good for Canadians?

            Personally, I still buy French’s ketchup.

            • DarkSirrush
              2·
              30 days ago

              Heinz should be boycotted regardless of their country of origin because of how shitt y a many they are.

    • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br
      3·
      30 days ago

      Icecream use a lot of stabilizers and other chemical products that are not always easy to get (my wife is a pastry chef and works a lot with icecreams, and was always frustrated because some really good chemicals couldn’t be found on Rio de Janeiro and we’re only imported to São Paulo)