Canada Loves Kraft Dinner More Than Any Country

Which country absolutely demolishes the most Kraft Mac and Cheese per person? You’d think it’s the U.S., right? Nope. That title belongs to Canada.

And honestly, the numbers are wild. Canadians don’t just like Kraft Dinner, they commit to it. Canadians eat over 50% more Kraft Mac and Cheese than Americans. Let that sink in for a second.

We’re talking about roughly 90 million boxes sold every single year in Canada alone. That is a staggering amount of neon-orange comfort food. Even crazier, Canada makes up nearly a quarter of all Kraft Mac and Cheese sales worldwide, despite being just 0.5% of the global population. In 1993, Crayola leaned all the way in and named a crayon color “Macaroni and Cheese.” Yes, it’s that same unmistakable orange.

It gets better. Over 80% of Canadians eat Kraft Dinner, and on average, each person goes through more than three boxes a year. That’s not occasional nostalgia. That’s a lifestyle. Mac and cheese is so popular in Canada that it’s often treated like a national dish. Canadians tear through about 1.7 million boxes every week, which works out to roughly 55% more per person than Americans. And here’s a fun twist: that iconic box you picture wasn’t always blue. When it launched back in 1937, it was bright yellow and stayed that way until 1954.

Somewhere along the way, this simple boxed pasta stopped being just a quick meal and became a full-blown cultural staple. In Canada, Kraft Dinner isn’t just food. It’s practically a national identity.