Freybe
Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia
Deli meats and sausages made in BC.
Langley, BC CA · freybe.com
Freybe Gourmet Foods is a Langley, BC sausage and deli meat maker founded by a German family that relocated to Canada in 1955. It has been owned since 2014 by Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (TSX: PBH), a widely held Richmond, BC public company, and makes most of its products at its own Langley plant from BC meat, with a small share of salamis and snacks made in Germany.
Factors
Ownership
100.0 reportedCA 100%
Freybe has been a subsidiary of Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (TSX: PBH) since 2014 per Wikipedia's brand roster for PBH. Corporations Canada confirms PBH is an active federal corporation under the Canada Business Corporations Act, headquartered in Richmond, BC and listed only on the Toronto Stock Exchange; it is exempt from disclosing individuals with significant control because it is a public company trading on a designated exchange, and financial data (stockanalysis.com/S&P Global) shows only 2.31% insider ownership, indicating no controlling shareholder. With HQ and listing venue both Canadian and control diffuse, ownership allocates fully to Canada; the country mix of the diffuse public float itself is not broken out in any filing found.
- Federal corporation information - 441785-2 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada registry “Premium Brands Holdings Corporation. Status: Active. Governing legislation: Canada Business Corporations Act. ... excluded from providing information about individuals with significant control ... because it is a public corporation that trades its securities on a stock exchange designated by the Income Tax Act”
- Premium Brands Holdings (TSX:PBH) Company Profile & Description other “Premium Brands Holdings Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada. ... Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange”
- Premium Brands Holdings (TSX:PBH) Statistics other “Owned by Insiders (%) 2.31% Owned by Institutions (%) 48.83%”
- Premium Brands Holdings Corporation - Wikipedia directory “The Company's brands and businesses include Audrey's, B&C Foods, Belmont Meats, Bread Garden GO, Buddy's Kitchen, ... Freybe, Frandon Seafood, ...”
Manufacturing
92.5 reportedCA 85% · EU 15%
Freybe's own FAQ says it makes the majority of its products at its Langley, BC plant, with a few salamis and snacks made in Germany. No production or revenue split is published, so the majority/minority split is estimated from the vendor's wording.
- Our Recipe for Success - Freybe vendor_statement “We are proud to make the majority of our products right here in Langley, British Columbia. And a few of our salamis and snacks are made in Germany.”
People
100.0 reportedCA 100%
Freybe is presented on its own site as a single BC business: founder Johann Carl Freybe's great-grandson Ulrich moved the family sausage-making business to Vancouver, BC in 1955, and the company's history, careers and community pages describe only the Langley operation. No dedicated German staff or subsidiary is named, so the Canadian workforce at the Langley plant is treated as the whole of Freybe's people.
- About Us - Freybe vendor_statement “In 1955 Johann's great grandson Ulrich moved to Canada seeing the potential for his family's signature sausages in Vancouver and across Canada.”
Inputs
90.0 reportedCA 80% · EU 20%
Freybe's FAQ says it uses premium cuts made in BC or an imported selection from Germany; meat is the primary input and is described as Canadian (BC) first, with authentic German ingredients used for the smaller German-made product line. No published ratio exists, so the split mirrors the manufacturing estimate.
- Our Recipe for Success - Freybe vendor_statement “We only use premium cuts made in BC or the finest authentic imported selection from our German homeland.”
Where to buy
Grocers
- freybe | Walmart Canada vendor_statement “Results for "freybe" (1) ... Freybe Sausage Pepperoni Stick Honey Garlic 500GR/1.1LBS (16/Case)”
- Freybe store locator data (Storepoint widget on freybe.com/learn/where-to-buy) vendor_statement “"name":"Hectors Independent Grocer ","streetaddress":"1900 Garibaldi Way Box 190, Squamish, BC T7V2A5, Canada"”
- Freybe store locator data (Storepoint widget on freybe.com/learn/where-to-buy) vendor_statement “"name":"SOBEYS","streetaddress":"8338 18TH STREET S.E., CALGARY, AB T2C4E4, Canada"”
- Freybe store locator data (Storepoint widget on freybe.com/learn/where-to-buy) vendor_statement “"name":"Metro","streetaddress":"3100 Howard Ave., Windsor, ON N8X 3Y8, Canada"”
- Freybe store locator data (Storepoint widget on freybe.com/learn/where-to-buy) vendor_statement “"name":"Save-On-Foods","streetaddress":"22703 Lougheed Highway, Maple Ridge, BC V2X-2V5"”
- Freybe store locator data (Storepoint widget on freybe.com/learn/where-to-buy) vendor_statement “"name":"Armstrong Regional Co-OP","streetaddress":"3550 Okanagan St, Armstrong, BC V4L2A4, Canada"”
- Freybe store locator data (Storepoint widget on freybe.com/learn/where-to-buy) vendor_statement “"name":"Costco","streetaddress":"1570 DUNDAS STE, MISSISSAUGA, ON L4X 1L4, Canada"”
- Freybe store locator data (Storepoint widget on freybe.com/learn/where-to-buy) vendor_statement “"name":" Whole Foods Mkt - Kitsilano","streetaddress":"2285 West 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V2N5S3, Canada"”