Top 10 Products You Can't Get in Canada Anymore.!
It's always disappointing when favorite products become unavailable. Here are some beloved items that have disappeared from Canadian shelves:
1. **Stouffer's**: Known for its frozen meals and comfort food, Stouffer's has been a go-to for convenient, hearty meals in the US but has become hard to find in Canada.
2. **Bagel Bites**: These bite-sized pizza bagels were a popular snack, but their absence in Canada has left fans longing for their return.
3. **Bugles**: These corn snacks, shaped like little horns, were a hit for their unique shape and crunch but have disappeared from Canadian stores.
4. **Crystal Pepsi**: This clear cola had a brief resurgence but was ultimately discontinued again, leaving Canadian fans without this nostalgic drink.
5. **Surge**: A citrus-flavored soft drink that was popular in the 1990s, Surge made a comeback in the US but hasn't returned to Canada.
Each of these products has a loyal following and could potentially find success again if reintroduced. Which one do you think deserves a second chance in Canada?
1. **Stouffer's**: Known for its frozen meals and comfort food, Stouffer's has been a go-to for convenient, hearty meals in the US but has become hard to find in Canada.
2. **Bagel Bites**: These bite-sized pizza bagels were a popular snack, but their absence in Canada has left fans longing for their return.
3. **Bugles**: These corn snacks, shaped like little horns, were a hit for their unique shape and crunch but have disappeared from Canadian stores.
4. **Crystal Pepsi**: This clear cola had a brief resurgence but was ultimately discontinued again, leaving Canadian fans without this nostalgic drink.
5. **Surge**: A citrus-flavored soft drink that was popular in the 1990s, Surge made a comeback in the US but hasn't returned to Canada.
Each of these products has a loyal following and could potentially find success again if reintroduced. Which one do you think deserves a second chance in Canada?
Transcript
00:00When pizza's on a bagel, you can eat pizza anytime!
00:04Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for beloved products that were once available in Canada,
00:11but have disappeared for one reason or another.
00:13Another pizza delivery.
00:14It's not delivery, it's delicio.
00:17Number 10, Stouffer's.
00:19It's a busy Monday, and you don't have time to make yourself a decent meal.
00:22You open the freezer and look for a Stouffer's lasagna to get you through the day.
00:26At Stouffer's, it's what's on the inside that counts.
00:29That's why our lasagna is made with high-quality ingredients you would use at home.
00:32Like freshly made pasta, real mozzarella, and no preservatives.
00:37Just a delicious meal the way you'd make it.
00:39Unable to find one, you head down to your local grocer to snatch one out of the freezer,
00:43only to find they have disappeared entirely.
00:46Stouffer's mac and cheese is made with 100% real cheese.
00:51So creamy.
00:53So cheesy.
00:54Nestle, the parent company of Stouffer's,
00:56announced in early 2023 that it was pulling several of its products off Canadian shelves.
01:01Among them were Stouffer's entrees and both Lean Cuisine and Life Cuisine.
01:06Dig in to lunch.
01:07Dig in to Lean Cuisine.
01:09Lean Cuisine has cheddary, cheesy goodness in every bite.
01:13The company cited a need to put more money and effort into
01:16products it wishes to prioritize as the reasoning.
01:19Number 9, Little Swiss and Little Debbie.
01:21There's nothing like a tasty pastry when you're hankering for a snack.
01:25Meal cream pies, Swiss rolls galore, zebra cakes, nutty buddy, honey bun, and more.
01:36Little Swiss and Little Debbie have been helping Canadians quench their thirst for a snack for
01:40many years.
01:41That is, until 2022 when they vanished from store shelves.
01:46Everybody loves the brownies we make.
01:47Parent company McKee Foods reported that their sole distributor of the product in Canada had
01:52chosen to shut its business down permanently.
01:54Although they could have chosen to find a new distributor, McKee opted not to.
01:58The Little Debbie Swiss Roll, a splendid swirl of cake and cream.
02:02Until the company changes their mind.
02:04Canadians will have to cross over into the U.S. if they get a craving for those beloved mini-cakes.
02:09Number 8, Bonamine.
02:11You might have the strongest constitution in the world,
02:14but everyone at some time gets a little queasy.
02:17Whether it's from motion sickness or the rise and fall of a boat you're on,
02:21no one enjoys feeling like they're about to lose their lunch.
02:24Medications such as Dramamine are commonly used to combat this very type of condition.
02:29In Canada, an alternative known as Meclizine, sold under the brand Bonamine,
02:33was formerly available as an anti-nausea medication.
02:36For reasons not readily known, the manufacturer stopped producing the medication in Canada,
02:42while it still remains available throughout the U.S.
02:46Number 7, Skippy Peanut Butter.
02:48It might be a popular brand in other countries like the United States, but in Canada,
02:52Kraft Peanut Butter tends to rule the store shelves.
03:04Heavily promoted by the company and adored by many Canadians,
03:08there's no other major brand of peanut butter that stands out in Canada like Kraft.
03:13So, it doesn't come as much of a surprise that Skippy Peanut Butter had a hard time
03:17finding a place among Canadian consumers.
03:19Just remember to take life one spoonful at a time and go!
03:26Hormel Foods, the owners of Skippy, cited a lack of profits and tough
03:30competitors as its biggest reasons for pulling the brand from stores in 2017.
03:34In other words, Skippy produces enough peanut butter each year
03:46to make 2 billion peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
03:49Number 6, Ragu Pasta Sauce.
03:51You walk into a local grocery store, wander down to the pasta aisle,
03:55and stare at the endless array of options for sauces.
03:58Most stores will carry their own store brand,
04:05along with countless other well-known variations.
04:07With so many options available to consumers,
04:10it's no surprise that famed pasta sauce brand Ragu walked away from Canadian stores.
04:17MizzCon America Inc., the owners of the brand, gave a rather vague reason for the departure,
04:22citing a desire to amalgamate some of their brands to help drive competition.
04:27Thankfully, Canadians still have plenty of options,
04:30and can always make a trip down south to pick up more Ragu.
04:36Number 5, Bagel Bites.
04:38When you think of frozen pizza, you likely think of a 12-inch-ish sized
04:42pie that you throw into the oven for an easy meal.
04:48If that's too much, you might cook a mini pizza,
04:51which isn't much bigger than the palm of your hand.
04:53Bagel Bites sought out those who'd want to enjoy the taste of pizza in literally a few bites.
05:01Combining pizza toppings on a small bagel, you had a great little snack.
05:05So, it left many Canadians surprised when Kraft Heinz pulled them out of Canadian stores in 2022.
05:11No explanation was ever given.
05:14And now, we want pizza for supper.
05:18Number 4, Single-Use Plastics.
05:20As long as people can remember,
05:22shopping stores have provided plastic bags to customers to hold their purchased goods.
05:26That crinkling sound at the checkout is gone, replaced by the quieter cotton alternative.
05:32For items like groceries, having bags to put them in was a necessity to bring them home.
05:37Not so much anymore in Canada.
05:39Single-use plastics are now seeing their end in the Great White North.
05:42So, there are now five categories of single-use plastics that can no longer be
05:47manufactured or imported for sale in Canada now.
05:51Many provinces have already instituted bans on plastic bags, utensils, and even straws.
05:57And as of December 20th, 2025, the sale, manufacturing,
06:02and importing of such plastics will be illegal.
06:05The intention is to try to rid Canada of as much disposable plastic as possible,
06:09while consumers are steered towards bringing their own reusable bags.
06:13I think it's great, to be honest, because I think more and more people are using like
06:17tote bags like this or like reusable stuff. I think it makes sense.
06:21Number 3, Bugles.
06:22Now, here's a snack that has had several attempts in the Canadian market.
06:26There's no such thing as too many Bugles.
06:33Bugles, more is better.
06:35The corn chip favorite had been available for years,
06:37and then was discontinued in Canada back in 2010 due to a lack of demand.
06:42Canadians made their love of Bugles known to General Mills,
06:45and they brought them back in 2011.
06:47When he eats the Bugles, he finds a crispy corn crunch
06:51and discovers with Bugles, it's the taste that's a blast.
06:54Canucks must have enjoyed them because they stayed around for more than a decade.
06:58But in 2022, the company confirmed via Twitter that they would no longer be available in Canada.
07:04Looks like Canadians need to make their voices heard once again.
07:07Let's make a snack in the shape of a Bugle.
07:11That's genius.
07:12Number 2, Delizio Pizza.
07:14Here's another entry from our friends at Nestle.
07:16A popular brand of frozen pizzas known as Delizio was also pulled from Canadian shelves in 2023.
07:22We didn't mean to cause you any inconvenience with new Delizio Ultimate.
07:27Although not cited as the official reason,
07:29it was reported that Nestle had no factory in Canada for any of its frozen foods.
07:34With no local source to produce these goods,
07:36it's reasonable to assume they were importing them into the country.
07:39This breaks all kinds of rules.
07:41With supply chain issues having become worse due to COVID-19,
07:45this may have contributed to the loss of this and other brands of theirs.
07:49Lighten up pizza boy.
07:50Pizza man.
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08:07Number 1, Kleenex.
08:09Does anyone ever call them facial tissues?
08:12They've always been known as a Kleenex.
08:15People wouldn't say, years ago, give me a tissue.
08:19They would say, you know, pass me a Kleenex.
08:22And that is big.
08:24You know a brand has power when the brand name
08:27literally becomes the name we use to call a product.
08:30Yet even with that recognition,
08:32Kimberly-Clark decided that 2023 would be the last year
08:36their Kleenex tissues would be sold in Canadian stores.
08:39It's most likely a profitability play.
08:41This analyst says the tissue market is highly competitive,
08:44but not always cost-effective.
08:46The biggest problem was that despite the name recognition,
08:49there's nothing to distinguish their brand
08:51from any of the other major ones already in the Canadian market.
08:54Both Kruger products and Irving have a good portion of the country's market on tissues,
08:59making it that much harder for Kleenex to compete.
09:01We're ready to take on more volume
09:05and to take the place that is opening up.
09:10Which one of these do you think deserves a second chance in Canada?
09:14Let us know in the comments.
09:15It's one of those new paninis from Lean Cuisine.
09:18I'm gonna go eat my keyboard.
09:20Introducing Lean Cuisine paninis.
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