Chapman’s Ice Cream replacing 70% of its American ingredients amid trade war

By Mason Kossak – National Post

An Ontario ice cream company is fighting back against “unjustified tariffs” by sourcing more non-American ingredients.

“We stand with the Canadian government, and all provinces, in our outright rejection of these unjustified tariffs,” Chapman’s Ice Cream said in a post on its Instagram account Wednesday. The company said it is on track to convert more than 70 per cent of its American ingredients by mid-2027 and will continue to use 100 per cent Canadian dairy.

Chapman’s wrote that it will not raise prices before March 2028.

The U.S. imposed a 50 per cent tariff on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods on Aug. 22, after trade talks collapsed. Canada announced it would match tariffs dollar for dollar starting on Sept. 8, at rates of 15, 25 and 50 per cent.