Unilever Canada
European-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario
Hellmann's mayonnaise and dressings, Knorr soups, sauces and bouillon. Its Canadian ice cream brands (Breyers, Ben & Jerry's, Magnum) moved to The Magnum Ice Cream Company when that business demerged from Unilever globally in November 2025.
Toronto, ON CA · www.unilever.ca
Unilever Canada now sells Hellmann's and Knorr; its ice cream brands (Breyers, Ben & Jerry's, Magnum) belong to The Magnum Ice Cream Company, demerged from Unilever globally in November 2025, and Unilever's own Canadian brand list dropped ice cream by January 2026. The parent, Unilever PLC, is a London-headquartered public company with diffuse shareholders. Toronto remains the Canadian head office; manufacturing plants for the remaining food brands could not be confirmed.
Factors
Ownership
50.0 verifiedEU 100%
Unilever PLC is a UK public company headquartered in London, confirmed via its SEC foreign-filer record, and its primary listing is the London Stock Exchange (ULVR) with a secondary Euronext Amsterdam listing (UNA); shareholding is diffuse, so ownership is allocated to the HQ and listing country under the UK/EU bucket. Unilever Canada Inc. is a wholly owned operating subsidiary that files Canada's forced and child labour disclosures on the parent's behalf.
- Company Search Feed registry “CIK: 0000217410, State: P7”
- Unilever 2025 Statement to meet Canada's Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act filing “This document serves as an addendum to our 2025 Modern Slavery Statement and covers Unilever PLC and its group companies.”
Manufacturing
53.5 inferredCA 50% · EU 20% · other 5% · US 25%
Unilever's Canadian ice cream plants, including Simcoe, Ontario, no longer belong to Unilever: that business demerged into The Magnum Ice Cream Company in November 2025, whose Canadian site now credits Simcoe manufacturing to itself, not Unilever. For the remaining shelf brands, a Walmart Canada listing describes Hellmann's Plant Based Dressing as 'proudly made in Canada,' but no plant or province could be confirmed for the flagship mayonnaise, and Knorr's dry soups, sauces and bouillon may be imported from Unilever's US or European food plants; no Canadian Knorr facility was found.
- The Magnum Ice Cream Company | Official Canadian Brand Site other “made by The Magnum Ice Cream Company in Simcoe, Ontario since 1926”
- hellmann's | Walmart Canada other “Proudly made in Canada, this plant-based condiment is full”
People
100.0 reportedCA 100%
Unilever Canada Inc.'s head office is at 160 Bloor Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, per the company's own contact page; its president signs Canada's Bill S-211 forced and child labour disclosures from that address.
- Contact us | Unilever vendor_statement “Unilever Canada 160 Bloor Street East, Suite 1400 Toronto, Ontario M4W 3R2 Canada”
- Unilever 2025 Statement to meet Canada's Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act filing “I have the authority to bind Unilever Canada Inc.”
Inputs
36.0 inferredCA 30% · EU 15% · other 30% · US 25%
No sourcing statement was found for the post-separation food portfolio. Hellmann's mayonnaise and dressings depend on eggs and vegetable oil, plausibly a mix of Canadian and imported (mainly US) commodities; Knorr's dehydrated vegetables, spices and flavourings are typically sourced globally by Unilever's food division. Unilever's published sourcing disclosures now concern cocoa and vanilla for ice cream brands that belong to The Magnum Ice Cream Company, not Unilever Canada, so they were not used here.
Where to buy
Grocers
- hellmann's | Walmart Canada other “Hellmann's 1 Gallon Real Mayonnaise - 4/Case”
- knorr | Walmart Canada other “Knorr Chicken Broth Mix”
- Search results for "hellmann's" – Giant Tiger other “Hellmann's Mayonnaise Type Dressing Light, 750 ml”
Found via
- Grocery aisle inclusion rule: shelf incumbent 2026-09-07
- Grocery aisle inclusion rule: shelf incumbent 2026-09-13
- Grocery aisle inclusion rule: shelf incumbent 2026-09-13
- Grocery aisle inclusion rule: shelf incumbent 2026-09-13