Canadian Canned Beans Brands

Clark, Sprague and Unico are the Canadian names on the canned bean shelf. Clark beans are prepared in Montreal by Cordon Bleu. Sprague cans in Belleville, Ontario. Unico belongs to Sun-Brite in Ruthven, Ontario, and calls itself the leading bean distributor in Canada. Heinz beans are prepared in Canada, but Kraft Heinz is American. Bush's Best is canned in the United States. No Name is Loblaw's label, and it does not name one plant for every can.

Last verified September 2026

Canned Beans Brands Compared

Brand	Made In	Brand Origin	Ingredients Sourced From	Available In
Clark	Anjou, Quebec	Prepared in Montreal, Quebec	Not disclosed	QuebecOntario and 1 more Grocery stores across Canada
Sprague	Belleville, Ontario	Made in Belleville, Ontario, Canada	Canadian farmers and producers where possible	All Canadian provincesUnited States
Unico	Ruthven, Ontario	Canadian brand supplied by a Ruthven, Ontario cannery	Southern Ontario tomatoes	Grocery stores across Canada
Bush's Best	Chestnut Hill, Tennessee, United StatesAugusta, Wisconsin, United States	Made in the United States	North DakotaMichigan	Loblaws canned bean aisle
No Name	Not disclosed	Canadian-owned private label; plant varies by product	Not disclosed at brand level	Loblaw banners across Canada
Heinz	Mount Royal, QuebecFremont, Ohio, United States	Varies by product and market	Ontario tomatoesImported ingredients	CanadaUnited States and 1 more Worldwide

Which brands of canned beans are made in Canada?

5 of the 6 top brands of canned beans we scored are made in Canada, across 12 products on fyiCanada. Brands with the strongest Canadian roots come first, so a famous name with weak Canadian ties doesn’t get the top spot. How the fyiCanada score works.

1. Sprague

92/100 · Very strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Belleville, Ontario)

Head office in Belleville, OntarioFounded 1925

Sprague Foods Limited is a fifth-generation family business that has canned in the Bay of Quinte region since 1925. The Globe and Mail profiled Rick and Keenan Sprague running the Belleville plant in 2024. Soups are pressure-cooked inside the can at 385 College St. E., and the company says it sources from Canadian farmers whenever possible.

Brand ownership: Sprague family (Canada)
Ultimate parent: Sprague Foods Limited
Manufacturing: Belleville, Ontario
Ingredient origin: Canadian farmers where possible
Official claim: No origin claim on the label

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Kosher

BRC

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Sprague Canned Beans we list

Sprague Organic Chickpeas

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Belleville, Ontario, Canada

2. Clark

100/100 · Very strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Anjou, Quebec)

Head office in Anjou, QuebecFounded 1877

Clark is a Canadian bean brand. William Clark launched it on St-Antoine Street in Montreal in 1877, and the brand site says the classics are still prepared there. Cordon Bleu, the Quebec company at 8383 Rue J-René-Ouimet in Anjou, sells Clark and packs food in Anjou. A Quebec company bought the brand in the 1960s.

Brand ownership: Cordon Bleu, a Quebec company
Ultimate parent: Cordon Bleu, Anjou, Quebec
Manufacturing: Prepared in Montreal; packed in Anjou, Quebec
Ingredient origin: Not disclosed
Official claim: Prepared in Montreal since 1877

fevesclark.ca Source: Our story Source: Clark homepageVerified September 2026

Clark Canned Beans we list

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3. Unico

76/100 · Strong Canadian ties

Partly assembled in Canada (Ruthven, Ontario)

Head office in Concord, OntarioFounded 1917

Unico is Canadian. Edward Pasquale started the brand in Toronto in 1917, and Unico Inc. is based at 8000 Keele Street in Concord, Ontario. Sun-Brite Canning Ltd., the Iacobelli family cannery in Ruthven, bought Unico in 1997. Before that sale, Unico packed Sun-Brite tomatoes and bean products under its own name.

Brand ownership: Sun-Brite Canning Ltd., Ruthven, Ontario
Ultimate parent: Sun-Brite Canning Ltd., Iacobelli family
Manufacturing: Sun-Brite plant in Ruthven, Ontario, packed as Unico
Ingredient origin: Tomatoes from southern Ontario. Bean farms not named.
Official claim: Leading distributor of beans in Canada

unico.ca Source: Unico corporate overview Source: The Secret's In The SauceVerified September 2026

Unico Canned Beans we list

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Unico Black Beans

89/100

🍁 Canadian

Ruthven, Ontario, Canada

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Unico Chick Peas

89/100

🍁 Canadian

Ruthven, Ontario, Canada

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Unico Red Kidney Beans

89/100

🍁 Canadian

Ruthven, Ontario, Canada

4. Heinz

65/100 · Some Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Mount Royal, Quebec)

Head office in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFounded 1869

Heinz is owned by American company Kraft Heinz, but Kraft Heinz Canada says ketchup sold here is made in Mount Royal, Quebec from Leamington, Ontario tomatoes. Many core condiments on Canadian shelves are Canadian-made even though the brand owner is not.

Brand ownership: The Kraft Heinz Company (United States)
Ultimate parent: The Kraft Heinz Company, Chicago and Pittsburgh
Canadian manufacturing: Mount Royal, Quebec
Ingredient origin: Ontario tomatoes, some imported ingredients
Official claim: Made in Canada with local tomatoes

heinz.com Source: Heinz Homepage Source: Kraft Heinz Canada Statement: HEINZ Ketchup is Made in Canada with Local TomatoesVerified September 2026

Heinz Canned Beans we list

Heinz British Style Beans In Tomato Sauce

58/100

Canada

Heinz Chili Style Pinto & Red Kidney Beans

58/100

Canada

5. No Name

40/100 · Limited Canadian ties

Origin unverified

Founded 1978

No Name is a Canadian grocery brand owned by Loblaw Companies. Loblaws launched it on 21 March 1978 in yellow and black packs. The brand does not publish one factory for the whole line, so a frozen vegetable bag and a bottle of detergent can come from different plants. Read each pack.

Brand ownership: Loblaw Companies Limited (Canada)
Ultimate parent: Loblaw Companies Limited
Manufacturing: Not disclosed, varies by product
Ingredient origin: Not disclosed
Official claim: None at brand level

noname.ca Source: no name Source: No Name (brand)Verified September 2026

Which brands of canned beans are not Canadian?

These 1 brands are popular in Canada but score lower on fyiCanada’s Canadian score, because they’re foreign-owned, made elsewhere, or both.

1. Bush's Best

0/100 · Imported

Head office in Knoxville, TennesseeFounded 1908

Bush's Best is not a Canadian brand. Bush Brothers & Company says it has been family-owned since 1908. The company is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, and cans baked beans in Chestnut Hill, Tennessee and Augusta, Wisconsin. Navy beans for the cans come from North Dakota and Michigan. Loblaws stocks the brand in its canned beans aisle.

Brand ownership: Bush family, through Bush Brothers & Company
Ultimate parent: Bush Brothers & Company, Knoxville, Tennessee
Manufacturing: Chestnut Hill, Tennessee and Augusta, Wisconsin
Ingredient origin: Navy beans from North Dakota and Michigan
Official claim: Family-owned since 1908. No Canadian plant named.