Hardbite Chips

Naturally Homegrown Foods' own site describes itself as 'independently owned' and 'Canadian owned and operated,' and its timeline states a new ownership group acquired the company in 2011 with Kirk Homenick becoming president; a 2021 press release on the same site again quotes Homenick as president. Neither OrgBook BC nor Corporations Canada's federal search returned a matching entity for 'Naturally Homegrown Foods Ltd.' (OrgBook's multi-word search appears to ignore query terms and Corporations Canada's search only covers federally incorporated companies, so a BC-incorporated Ltd. would not appear there), so this rests on the vendor's own repeated statements rather than a filing.

• Naturally Homegrown Foods | Bold, Real, Ready to Rule vendor_statement “INDEPENDENTLY OWNED • MADE IN CANADA • Current ownership group acquires company, Kirk Homenick assumes role of President, and the rebrand is launched.”
• Hardbite News | Bold Moves & Snack Industry Updates press “Canadian owned and operated Naturally Homegrown Foods competes with industry leaders Kellogg and Hain-Celestial ... said Kirk Homenick, President of Naturally Homegrown Foods.”
• Careers - Hardbite vendor_statement “We're independently owned & operated… and proudly Canadian to boot.”

Hardbite's own FAQ states its chips are made in Surrey, BC, which it calls 'BC's only potato chip manufacturing facility,' and Naturally Homegrown Foods' site calls it 'the largest independently owned and operated kettle chip facility in Canada,' recently expanded to over 50,000 sq ft. No other production site is mentioned anywhere on either site.

• About Us | Hardbite Chips | Handcrafted-Style Chips vendor_statement “Hardbite Chips are made in Surrey, British Columbia, located 40 minutes south east of Vancouver. Our production facility is BC's only potato chip manufacturing facility.”
• Naturally Homegrown Foods | Bold, Real, Ready to Rule vendor_statement “As the largest independently owned and operated kettle chip facility in Canada our brand new +50,000 sq ft space is purely dedicated to the art of good taste.”

Hardbite's contact page lists Naturally Homegrown Foods Ltd. at Surrey, BC, Canada as its only address, and the company's own careers pages list dozens of open production, quality assurance, logistics, and office roles tied to the Surrey plant, with no facility or office named outside Canada.

• Contact Us | Hardbite Chips | Handcrafted-Style Chips vendor_statement “HARDBITE INFORMATION Naturally Homegrown Foods Ltd. Surrey, BC, Canada”
• Careers - Hardbite vendor_statement “We're independently owned & operated… and proudly Canadian to boot.”

The Classic All Natural line lists potatoes, non-hydrogenated sunflower and/or canola oil, and sea salt; potatoes and canola are commonly Canadian-grown crops. Hardbite's own FAQ says some seasoning spices are not sourced in Canada 'due to our climate' and that the company is 'far closer to say, Oregon than we are to Prince Edward Island,' pointing to some US and other-region sourcing for seasonings. Neither site names the specific province or country the potatoes themselves come from, so the CA/US/OTHER split here is an estimate rather than a stated fact.

• All Natural | Hardbite Chips | Handcrafted-Style Chips vendor_statement “Potatoes, non-hydrogenated sunflower oil and/or non-hydrogenated canola oil, sea salt.”
• About Us | Hardbite Chips | Handcrafted-Style Chips vendor_statement “we are far closer to say, Oregon than we are to Prince Edward Island.”