What Makes a Product ‘Canadian’? Breaking Down the CFIA Guidelines

What Makes a Product ‘Canadian’? Breaking Down the CFIA Guidelines In a time when more shoppers want to support local businesses and buy Canadian-made products, understanding what makes a product eligible for ‘Product of Canada’ and ‘Made in Canada’ labeling has never been more important. At Localize, we help food brands and retailers navigate the…

Localize Company Values

Localize Company Values Company values should be more than just buzzwords on a wall in your office. At Localize, our values keep us focused on things that matter. In fact, our entire company was included in the process of creating them. Our first step of the process was to look at groups of words and…

About the Localize Score

THE LOCALIZE SCORE When buying local, there’s a lot more to consider than just how far away a product was made, which is why the Localize Score helps to provide a quick measure of ‘how local’ products are relative to an individual store location. Localized products are scored according to three categories: production, ownership, and…