The Brunswick® Story

Our Family Tradition of Quality Lives On.

It all began more than 125 years ago, in a small Canadian fishing village, when brothers Lewis and Patrick Connors took their small boat into the cool, clear waters off the coast of New Brunswick.  

What began as a way for the Connors brothers to feed their family high-quality, nutritious food quickly grew into a passion to share their wholesome discovery with the rest of the world. Soon, they began harvesting the Sardine-sized herring that appeared in the Bay of Fundy each summer. From there, they quickly expanded into learning the latest canning technology to preserve and sell their seafood.

We’ve come a long way from our humble beginnings on a small boat. But first and foremost, we’re still a family business at heart. And our focus on providing quality nutrition to families throughout Canada, the Caribbean, and around the world remains as strong as the day we first began.

Brunswick® and the Caribbean.

Over 70 years ago, our obsession with providing families with healthier options led us to provide food aid to the West Indies after a natural disaster. Since then, generations of West Indians have grown up with Brunswick® Sardines and the tasty flavours we’ve created just for them.

Brunswick® Today

We operate in over 50 countries around the world and are part of North America’s largest branded seafood company. We also carry a complementary line of canned meat products for further growth in shelf-stable proteins.

Good As Gold.

As a leading international brand, Brunswick® features high-quality Sardines, Tuna, Salmon, and other specialties. While oil and water variants are the mainstay of the Sardine and Tuna portfolios, we also offer a wide range of flavourful sauces.

A Taste of Canada.

Our premium product line includes a select group of Product of Canada Sardines along with a variety of products sourced around the globe such as Red and Pink Salmon, Tuna, and Mackerel.

The Tuna lineup includes chunk light Skipjack formats in both water and oil. The line is complemented by a variety of flavoured Tuna products.

 

Brunswick® Quality

Brunswick® offers a variety of canned seafood products, and although canning and cooking methods vary from one product to another, they must all pass strict quality control measures before they earn the Brunswick® label.

Brunswick® Quality Assurance.

An integral component of Brunswick® Quality Assurance is our intensive supplier and product assessment program. Brunswick® will only source product from manufacturing facilities that meet or exceed our company standards.

We’re proud to be the only marketer of canned seafood products in Canada that has full-time quality assurance and procurement staff in South East Asia (where the majority of Tuna and specialty products are sourced).

All manufacturing facilities supplying Brunswick® products must operate under internationally-recognized Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) food safety principles. All facilities are routinely put through a rigorous inspection to ensure that they continue to measure up to our standards.

Achieving the desired results is accomplished by utilizing the expertise of Brunswick® Technical Services and Quality Assurance departments.

The combination of industry experience, science based quality assurance systems and inspection throughout the life cycle of our products is your guarantee of the safety and high quality you’ve come to expect from a brand leader like Brunswick®.

LEARN ABOUT SARDINES

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HISTORY OF THE SARDINE INDUSTRY

SOURCING AND HARVESTING

PART OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

PROCESSING

FOOD SAFETY