Canadian family-owned food manufacturer (founded 1889) making snacks and confectionery, including Bear Paws, Breton crackers and REALFRUIT gummies, at plants across Canada and the United States.
Dare Foods Limited is a Canadian, family-owned food manufacturer producing snacks and confectionery for the North American market. Founded in 1889 and opening its first store in the Kitchener area in 1892, the company now employs more than 1,400 people across multiple manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Nevada, Milton, Ontario, and the Kitchener-Cambridge area.
Production work centres on food manufacturing and food processing technology, with particular emphasis on quality assurance and consistency systems. The company's technical domains cover snack and confectionery production across bakery, cracker and gummy lines, run in facilities using advanced technology. Its product portfolio includes Bear Paws cookies, REALFRUIT gummies, Breton crackers and Melba Toast, alongside brands added through acquisition: La Panzanella Artisanal Crackers, Lesley Stowe Raincoast Crisps and Mary's Gone Crackers.
Operations span Canada and the United States, serving the snack foods, confectionery and bakery-and-crackers segments. The company describes itself as committed to consistency and quality, drawing on a tradition of manufacturing excellence and innovation dating back more than 135 years.
