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Top 25 Specialty food importers based in Canada

Name: Specialty food importers based in Canada
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026 176 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 176 specialty food importers headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 1,864 professional contacts across them, including 475 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers specialty food importers headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 18, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 18, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest specialty food importers based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 176 specialty food importers based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialty food importers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	I-D Foods Corporation LA Corporation DES Aliments I-D	Strong evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	201-500	151 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are the largest Canadian full-service importer and distributor of specialty foods with national coverage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
2	Tootsi Impex INC	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	201-500	118 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Who Are We?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
3	Regal Confections INC	Partial evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	201-500	98 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Specialized in the distribution of nostalgic candy brands such as Tootsie Roll, Dubble Bubble, McCormicks, PEZ, Rockets and more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
4	OIC Foods INC	Partial evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	201-500	64 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OIC Foods is committed to offering an ever-evolving selection of ethnic food solutions, celebrating tradition and innovation through premium ingredients and authentic recipes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
5	Bosa Foods	Strong evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Strong evidence “For over 55 years BOSA Foods has been a leading importer and distributor of specialty Italian and Mediterranean food products to the food service and retail markets in Western…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
6	Aurora Importing & Distributing LTD	Strong evidence	North York, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	46 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Aurora Importing is the largest Italian Dry Food Importer in Canada, and has been in the business for over 65 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
7	National Importers	Indirect evidence	Richmond, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	39 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Full service national Distributor in Canada and the US.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
8	Farinex	Indirect evidence	Boisbriand, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Farinex est un distributeur, promoteur de marques et importateur de matières premières destinées aux boulangers, pâtissiers, chocolatiers, glaciers, HRI, traiteurs et…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
9	CTS Foods	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CTS Foods excels in food importing and distribution like no other player in the industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
10	Finica Food Specialties LTD	Strong evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Since 1968, Finica Food Specialties Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
11	Exclusive Brands	Indirect evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Exclusive Candy & Novelty is a multi-faceted company founded in the 1970’s, and has expanded to now operate throughout North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
12	Dovre Specialty Foods	Strong evidence	Richmond, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Dovre Specialty Foods is a distributor of award-winning specialty food brands from across Canada and around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
13	The Qualifirst Group	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Overview: The Qualifirst Group is coast to coast organization serving markets across Canada with quality fine food products from all over the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
14	Favuzzi	Strong evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Enhance the quality and taste of specialty food products available on the market and make it easy to find the brands we represent when and where consumers expect to find them.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
15	Meinhardt Fine Foods	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “When conceptualizing Meinhardt, Linda Meinhardt's intent was to create an unparalleled food emporium similar but superior to concepts in New York, London, and other major cities…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
16	Molisana Imports	Indirect evidence	North York, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Molisana Imports has been representing Premium Italian brands in Canada for over 40 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
17	ALL Gold Imports INC	Strong evidence	Markham, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “All Gold Imports is a Canadian importer and distributor of specialty food ingredients, including nuts, dried fruit, seeds, and frozen ingredients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
18	Valoroso Foods LTD	Partial evidence	Kelowna, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Valoroso Foods Ltd is a family owned and operated business founded in 1995.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
19	Omega Food Importers	Strong evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	51-200	16 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Omega Food Importers is a recognized industry leader specializing in importing European foods to Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
20	British Canadian Importers LTD	Partial evidence	New Westminster, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BCI provides sales and service leadership into three key categories within food processing and foodservice sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
21	Euro-Excellence	Strong evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	201-500	15 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Euro-Excellence is one of the leading national importers and distributors of fine food in Canada, with a salesforce of 40 agents across the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
22	Gourmet Trading CO	Strong evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Gourmet Trading has been bringing the best specialty food brands to Canada since 1990.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
23	Kolonaki Group Of Companies	Strong evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Kolonaki Group of Companies is a leading importer and distributor of craft wines, beers, and spirits, premier foods and beverages, and curated lifestyle items.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
24	Jiva Organics Canada	Indirect evidence	Burnaby, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
25	Dovetale Collections	Strong evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Specialty food importer and distributor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: specialty food importers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names specialty food importers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of specialty food importers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name specialty food importers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Specialty food importers based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 18, 2026

25.5%Verified-email coverage

10.6Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

13.6%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

Sep 18, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 176 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among specialty food importers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “specialty food importers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names specialty food importers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among specialty food importers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 475 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 18, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names specialty food importers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many specialty food importers are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 176 specialty food importers headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

I-D Foods Corporation LA Corporation DES Aliments I-D, headquartered in Laval, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most specialty food importers?

Toronto leads with 24 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (22) and Mississauga (16).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 475 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 176 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 18, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.