Unico: version 1

Saved 2026-09-14 02:35 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Unico Tomato Paste 156 mL** (GTIN 00067800000302), a barcode from the wanted list ("unico tomato paste" on the 2008 Barcodepedia). - **Identity:** Open Food Facts names the same product ("Tom. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Unico <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Unico
disambiguation: Canadian brand of Mediterranean-style pantry foods
website: https://www.unico.ca/
founded: 1917
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role        | target                  | market | from | until | ended | status   | source         | note                                                                                                 |
| ----------- | ----------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| owned_by    | company/sun-brite-foods |        | 1997 |       |       | verified | ^unico-history | Unico's history page, Sun-Brite's history page (^sunbrite-history) and Wikipedia (^wiki) agree.      |
| operated_by | company/unico           |        |      |       |       | sourced  | ^unico-history | Unico's own site gives the brand's consumer-services address as 8000 Keele Street, Concord, Ontario. |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref              | url                                           | title                                 | accessed   | publisher            | kind         | published | record_id | locator | licence      | attribution            | upstream |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| unico-history    | https://www.unico.ca/corporate.php?id=3       | Unico Corporate Overview: Our History | 2026-09-14 | Unico                | manufacturer |           |           |         |              |                        |          |
| sunbrite-history | https://www.sun-brite.com/history.php         | Sun-Brite Foods: History              | 2026-09-14 | Sun-Brite Foods Inc. | manufacturer |           |           |         |              |                        |          |
| wiki             | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-Brite_Foods | Sun-Brite Foods                       | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia            | publication  |           |           |         | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Unico is a Canadian brand of Mediterranean-style foods founded in Toronto in 1917 by Edward Pasquale.[^unico-history] It includes pasta, cooking oils, tomatoes, beans, peas, fish, olives, marinades and rice.[^sunbrite-history] Sun-Brite Foods Inc. bought Unico in 1997.[^unico-history] It also sells the Primo brand.[^wiki]
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