Sardines
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Brunswick
Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada
Brunswick is Canada's best-known canned-sardine brand, produced by Connors Bros. at Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick. Its 'Canadian Style Sardines' are small flat cans of juvenile Atlantic herring in a range of sauces — the classic Maine/Maritimes-style sardine.
At a glance
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Region | New Brunswick |
| City | Blacks Harbour |
| Founded | 1893 Connors Bros. cannery/company founded 1893 by Lewis and Patrick Connors; some sources place the founding in the 1880s. |
| Company | Brand of Connors Bros. Ltd., part of Bumble Bee Seafoods |
| Price | $ — budget |
| Species | Clupea harengus (Atlantic herring) — very likely the species |
| Made at | Blacks Harbour, Blacks Harbour |
| Owner | FCF Co., Ltd. |
Notable facts
- Sold as 'Canadian Style Sardines' — juvenile Atlantic herring, the classic Maine/Maritimes 'sardine'; the Latin name was not captured on the label this pass, so the species is a strong inference.
- Blacks Harbour is historically billed as one of the world's largest sardine canneries and is widely described as the last remaining sardine cannery in North America.
- Ownership chain: Connors brothers (1893), McLean family (1923), George Weston (1967), merged with BC Packers/Clover Leaf (1995), Connors Bros. Income Fund (2004), private equity (2008-2010), December 2019 CCAA bankruptcy, then FCF (Taiwan) in 2020.
Behind the tin
Brunswick is packed at Blacks Harbour in Blacks Harbour, Canada.
The brand is owned by FCF Co., Ltd..
Products
Canadian Style Sardines in Soya Oil
Canadian Style Sardines in Spring Water
Canadian Style Sardines in Tomato Sauce
Sardine Fillets in Mustard-Dill Sauce
Sources
Compiled from public reporting and the brand's own materials.
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