Canadian alternatives to Tillamook

Natural Pastures produces a broad range of artisan cheeses in Courtenay, making it a Vancouver Island alternative for Tillamook cheese.

Vancouver Island cheesemaker producing artisan cheeses using milk sourced from Island farms.

Natural Pastures is smaller and focused mainly on cheese rather than Tillamook's broader dairy portfolio.

• Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada
• Made in Canada

Both companies produce cheese for retail consumers. Bothwell Cheese offers Manitoba-made cheddar, Monterey Jack and specialty cheeses.

Manitoba cheese producer making cheddar, Monterey Jack and other cheese products in New Bothwell.

Bothwell’s portfolio is narrower and its distribution is more Canadian/regional than Tillamook’s U.S. footprint.

• Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada
• Made in Canada
• Product of Canada

Little Qualicum Cheeseworks produces artisan cheese on Vancouver Island, providing a local alternative for the cheese portion of Tillamook's portfolio.

Vancouver Island farmstead cheesemaker producing artisan cheese and dairy products on its Parksville farm.

The company is an artisan farmstead producer and does not replace Tillamook's ice cream or larger packaged-dairy range.

• Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada
• Made in Canada

Avalon Dairy

Burnaby, BC

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Avalon Dairy sells milk, cream, yogurt, ice cream and other dairy products, providing a BC option for part of Tillamook's dairy and ice-cream portfolio.

Established in British Columbia in 1906, Avalon Dairy produces milk and other dairy products in the Vancouver region. Although its roots and operations are Canadian, the business belongs to a group controlled by Beijing Sanyuan Foods of China, whose 2026 financial report continues to list Avalon among its Canadian subsidiaries.

Avalon is milk- and local-dairy-focused and does not mirror Tillamook's national cheese and ice-cream range.

• Not Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada

Both companies produce dairy products including cheese and ice cream. ADL provides a Prince Edward Island farmer-owned dairy option.

Prince Edward Island farmer-owned dairy co-operative producing milk, butter, cheese, ice cream and other dairy products.

ADL is concentrated in Atlantic Canada and has a smaller consumer brand footprint.

• Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada
• Made in Canada

Canadian family-owned ice-cream and frozen-dessert manufacturer. Useful as an alternative to Tillamook specifically for ice cream and dairy treats.

Canadian family-owned ice-cream and frozen-dessert manufacturer.

• Canadian-owned
• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada
• Made in Canada
• Not partially made in Canada

COWS

Charlottetown, PE

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Prince Edward Island ice-cream brand producing its ice cream in Charlottetown and operating shops across Canada. Useful as an alternative to Tillamook specifically for ice cream and dairy treats.

Prince Edward Island ice-cream brand producing its ice cream in Charlottetown and operating shops across Canada.

• Canadian-founded
• HQ in Canada
• Made in Canada
• Not partially made in Canada