Peanut butter is a popular snack, but it’s hard to find truly Canadian peanut butter. Thankfully, there are a handful of companies producing their peanut butter in Canada. Here’s a shortlist of Canadian made peanut butter brands to look out for on your next trip to the grocery store.
9 Canadian Made Peanut Butter Brands
The following brands make their peanut butter in Canada. Note that while most of these companies roast and prepare their peanut butter here, Canada doesn’t produce a lot of peanuts. Most use peanuts imported from other countries. We may not always have information about where these peanuts are sourced from.
Kraft Peanut Butter 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Montreal, Quebec and Leamington, Ontario
Where to Buy: Retail stores
Key Details:
- Canadian-made
Kraft Peanut Butter produces all of their peanut butter in Canada. These high-quality Canadian peanut butter and nut butter products are available across Canada in retail stores. It’s important to note that Kraft is not Canadian-owned.
Nuts to You Nut Butter 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Brantford, Ontario
Where to Buy: Online and in stores
Key Details:
- Canadian-owned
- Canadian-made
- Organic
Nuts to You makes a range of natural nut butters and seed products. These products are organic, non-GMO, kosher, and contain no additives. If you want natural peanut butter, Nuts to You is one of the largest producers in Canada. Nuts to You Nut Butters, including their Canadian made peanut butter, is available in retail stores across Canada and online at their website.
New World Peanut Butter 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Burnaby, British Columbia
Where to Buy: Online and in retail stores
Key Details:
- Canadian-owned
- Canadian-made
New World Natural Foods has produced organic, vegetarian, and kosher foods since 1994. This family business sustainably makes a range of products using recyclable glass and plastic containers. They make peanut butter, nut butters, and granola. Their peanut butters don’t contain any additives, and are made with purely peanuts for the best taste and healthiest product.
Kernal Peanuts 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Vittoria, Ontario
Where to Buy: Online and in retail stores
Key Details:
- Canadian-owned
- Canadian-made
- Canadian ingredients
Kernal Peanuts is one of the only peanut butter companies in Canada that grows its own peanuts. Started in 1982, Kernel Peanuts is located on the Racz family farm in Vittoria, Ontario. All of their peanut butters and other peanut products are made from their Canadian-grown peanuts. In fact, Kernel Peanuts is the largest producer of peanuts in Canada.
Fatso Peanut Butter 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Where to Buy: Retail stores
Key Details:
- Canadian-owned
- Canadian-made
Fatso peanut butter sells traditional peanut butter made in British Columbia. Tthey also feature several unique flavours, including a salted caramel peanut butter, maple peanut butter, and cinnamon peanut butter. Their mission is to create delicious peanut butters that are better for you than big companies offer. They are owned by G.E. Barbour/Barbours since 2023.
Barbours 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Sussex, New Brunswick
Where to Buy: Online and at chains across Ontario and Quebec
Key Details:
- Canadian-owned
- Canadian-made
Barbours is the parent company of Fatso peanut butter, as we discussed above. However, they also have their own line of peanut butters called ‘Nuts About Peanut Butter’. These nut butters are made without sugar and come in a couple of different grind options. They are available online and in retail chains across Ontario and Quebec.
Island Nut Roastery 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Where to Buy: Some retail stores on the West Coast and online
Key Details:
- Canadian-owned
- Canadian-made
Island Nut Roastery is a small business on the West Coast that produces a range of nut butters, including crunchy and smooth peanut butters. Their peanut butters are made with high-quality ingredients, and they also sell nuts and trail mixes with bulk options available. Canadian peanut butter, almond butter, and nut butter are available across BC and online for purchase.
Logan Petit Lot 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Montreal, Quebec
Where to Buy: Online
Key Details:
- Canadian-owned
- Canadian-made
Logan Petit Lot makes a range of unique nut butters with special flavours, additions, and more. Their policy of ‘radical honesty’ allows you to track where all of their ingredients are sourced, including their peanuts (which come from Texas). However, all of their nut butters are made at their facility in Quebec.
Wowbutter 🍁
Manufacturing Location: Staffa, Ontario
Where to Buy: Retail stores across Canada
Key Details:
- Canadian-owned
- Canadian-made
- Family owned and operated
- Canadian ingredients (soybeans)
Wowbutter is a family-owned Canadian company started over 20 years ago. Wowbutter makes peanut butter that uses soybeans instead of peanuts, allowing their manufacture and materials to be based in Canada. All products by Wowbutter are peanut and tree nut free, so it’s perfect for Canadians with peanut allergies.
