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Please support Chapman's between Covid and Tariffs. These guys have been doing the right thing.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Check their sugar content. Some of their flavours have dramatically more sugar than others. If it feels off, you may have stepped on a sugar bomb. At least that's how it was for me when I had their strawberry from the same product line. 😂 Vanilla was great. Lower sugar content, similar to Kawartha.

[–] IslandLife@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The salt and caramel is 36g per 175ml serving. So yeah, high. I've been finding that with Canadian energy drinks as well. I have just switched to a zero refined sugar diet the past couple of months. I'll probably continue to buy Chapman's and just take it to my workplace.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 58 minutes ago

Oh I'm not advising against Chapman's per-se. I'm just informing in case you care about that, so you could switch flavours since they're not high-sugar across the board.

[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 hours ago

I support Chapman's because their No Sugar Added stuff is freaking delicious.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

If I recall correctly, Chapman's ice cream is made in strictly nut-free facilities, making it safe for people with nut allergies. That is a very big deal.

[–] LightOnFoot@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That salty caramel crunch might be the best ice cream I’ve ever had. The cherry is good too but I don’t like chocolate in my cherry ice cream, so I’d personally prefer a regular black cherry. But I still enjoyed it. My wife also got a tub of another flavour, I think a chocolate one, but we haven’t opened that one yet.

[–] IslandLife@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I agree. Salt and caramel are such a good combo. There were a couple of chocolate flavors, but the only other one that caught my attention was a cold brew coffee, I believe.

[–] LightOnFoot@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

I didn’t notice that one. I might have to pick it up though, it sounds like it would be pretty good

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

If you live in Southern Ontario. Another Canadian Brand is Reid’s Dairy.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 hours ago

And Kawartha Dairy.

In Quebec, we love Coaticook ice cream!

[–] Prezhotnuts@lemmy.ca 14 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

TBH I don't like their ice cream. However, this company always comes to the plate for their employees and the country. So I will still buy a pint here and there.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Their lactose free is good

But they aren’t good to their employees, paying below market rate and surveillance that puts Amazon to shame lets them have a lot more flexibility

[–] IslandLife@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, they lean on “Markdale is cheaper than Toronto”

[–] Gnumile@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You consider that being bad to their employees?

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

It doesn’t dispute anything I said

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 7 points 13 hours ago

We started buying only Chapman's after talking to a trucker who delivered to them for years and had lots of great things to say about how they operated and the quality of ingredients. Myself, I think it's the best industrial scale brand available to us.

[–] IslandLife@lemmy.ca 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I feel the same, but after reading about how they have been being a stand-up Canadian company, I will continue to buy this through our troubling times.

BTW these premium flavors are actually quite good.

[–] Prezhotnuts@lemmy.ca 6 points 16 hours ago

I'll give those a try!

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 9 points 16 hours ago

Saw so many people buying this specifically in the grocery store today

[–] muh_shroom@lemmy.ca 3 points 13 hours ago

that shit goes so fuckin hard

[–] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 3 points 17 hours ago

In this small size, in Montreal area you can also find the brand Bilboquet that is absolutely delicious.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 0 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

They need to make vegan options. And I'm not talking overpriced sorbet.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 0 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Have you tried So Delicious brand? Danone Canada is the parent company. It is amazingly good.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Holy shit, I haven't seen that brand in years! I'll have to see where it's sold.

Edit: scratch that. They are an American company.