It’s been a busy week at Fiesta. No doubt you heard about US Tariffs. We won’t bore you with the details.
Our customers want to know which products are Canadian. As you know, Fiesta has always supported our local producers, choosing goods made in Ontario and Canada as much as possible. Tariffs or no tariffs, we’ve always been behind local.
Monday was sticker fest. We bought 1000 “Made in Canada” stickers. Kendra, Joe, and a bunch of staff walked aisle by aisle, determining which products are sticker-worthy. We quickly ran out of stickers…and ordered more.
Here’s what we’d like you to know:
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We’re not quite finished stickering, so please be patient. ❤️
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We labelled anything the manufacturer has officially marked as “Made in Canada” or “Product of Canada” (as per the official guide).
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We recognize that there’s a big difference between these. We’ve chosen to support both because both ultimately support Canadian businesses and workers. “Everything you see with the “Made in Canada” sticker is mostly (51%-100%) local. Because it’s useful to understand the difference there’s a short glossary below. ⬇️
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Thank you, as always, for supporting local products, producers and our local economy. It just makes sense.
Now, back to stickering!
Here’s the Glossary of Food Labels:
“Product of Canada”
The Most Canadian. At least 98% of the total direct costs of producing the product happen in Canada. In other words, all or virtually all of the ingredients, components, and processing happens in Canada.
“Made in Canada”
At least 51% of the production costs (not necessarily the ingredients) happened in Canada. In other words, most of the work, added value, and money spent happened in Canada.