Dutchman's Gold

What Dutchman's Gold does

Dutchman's Gold is a privately held Canadian honey and bee products company founded in 1981 by the Van Alten family in Carlisle, Ontario. The company produces and sells unpasteurized raw honey, bee pollen, fresh royal jelly, propolis, and a 'Beauty and the Bee' skincare sub-brand of beeswax-based lip balms, soaps, and body cleansers. Operations run from two facilities in Ontario, including the original Carlisle family property where Master Beekeeper John Van Alten began with 300 hives and where bees continue to be kept today; the company employs either 9 people per firmographic data or 'dozens from the local community' per company-published commentary.

The company's core technology centers on cold-processed, minimally filtered raw honey designed to preserve naturally occurring bee pollen, propolis, and beeswax. Production is HACCP-certified, with CFIA and SFCA licensing, plus Kosher, Halal, and Certified Organic credentials. Notable formulations include the Total Hive RAW Honey therapeutic blend (143mg royal jelly, 215mg bee pollen, 43mg propolis extract, and 10mg Canadian panax ginseng per teaspoon) and Fresh Royal Jelly with guaranteed 1.3% 10-HDA content shipped via Monday-only cold-chain logistics in insulated kits.

Dutchman's Gold operates a four-channel go-to-market: direct-to-consumer e-commerce through a Shopify storefront shipping to Canada, USA, and internationally; wholesale distribution through seven named distributors (Ontario Natural Food Co-op, Purity Life, S&F Food Importers, UNFI Canada, Grante Foods, A Fazer Distribution Group, Biolink Dubai); private label / co-packing services for retailers and brands; and bulk food service supply for bakeries, restaurants, and food manufacturers. Products range from $4.00 (150g honey jars) to $196.00 (1kg Organic Fresh Royal Jelly), with free shipping at $69+ in Canada and $79+ in the USA, and the company also maintains a Farm Gate retail store at the original Carlisle property.

Name

Dutchman's Gold

Legal name

Dutchman's Gold

Website

https://dutchmansgold.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dutchman's Gold is a family-owned Canadian honey and bee products company founded in 1981 in Carlisle, Ontario. It produces unpasteurized raw honey, bee pollen, royal jelly, propolis, and skincare products, distributed via e-commerce, wholesale, private label, and food service channels across Canada, the USA, and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural Honey & Bee Products

NAICS

Apiculture (11291), Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing (3113)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060)

akta.pro primary industry

Honey Packaging, Bottling & Private Labeling (AFAEAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Value-Added Bee Products Manufacturing (Candles, Cosmetics, Supplements, Mead Ingredients) (AFAEAHAM), Royal Jelly Production (AFAEAHAC), Honey & Apiculture Sweeteners (Honey, Honey Powders) (AFAJAAAL)

Keywords

• Raw honey products
• Bee pollen supplements
• Fresh royal jelly
• Unpasteurized Canadian honey
• Private label honey

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamilton, Ontario

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: E-commerce retail sales of honey, bee pollen, royal jelly, propolis products, and Beauty and the Bee skincare line directly to consumers through their Shopify storefront. Products sold in various sizes from miniature 150g to bulk 15kg. Includes gift sets and bundles.
2. Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale accounts for retailers through distributor network. Products distributed through Ontario Natural Food Co-op, Purity Life, S&F Food Importers, UNFI Canada (Canada), Grante Foods, A Fazer Distribution Group (USA), and Biolink Dubai (International).
3. Private Label Services: Co-packing and private label services for retailers and brands. Flexible packing options including honey varieties, grades, packaging from 150g to 15kg in glass jars, plastic hives/bears, or pails. Kosher, Halal & Certified Organic varieties available.
4. Food Service Manufacturing: Bulk honey supply to food service businesses, bakeries, restaurants, and food manufacturers. Products available in 3kg and 15kg pails, totes and barrels filled to required volume with various honey colours, origins and taste profiles.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dutchman's Gold produces and sells unpasteurized, cold-processed raw Canadian honey and a range of bee-derived products including bee pollen, fresh royal jelly, propolis, and the Beauty and the Bee skincare sub-brand. The company distributes through its own e-commerce site and Farm Gate store, regional wholesale distributors, private-label co-packing, and bulk food-service supply to bakeries and manufacturers.

Product overview

Dutchman's Gold is a Canadian honey and bee products company founded in 1981 by the Van Alten family. The company offers a diverse portfolio of honey and bee-derived products including: Raw Honey and Summer Blossom Honey as core unpasteurized honey offerings; Bee Pollen Granules and Bee Pollen Capsules for nutritional supplementation; Fresh Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly Capsules; and the Beauty and the Bee skincare sub-brand featuring lip balms and body soaps with bee-derived ingredients. The product line spans from single-ingredient products (Raw Honey, Buckwheat Honey, Wildflower Honey) to blended formulations (Total Hive RAW Honey combining four bee products, Bee Pollen in Honey). The company operates two facilities in Ontario, Canada and provides private label services, wholesale distribution, and food service manufacturing alongside its direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Beauty and the Bee: A sub-brand of Dutchman's Gold offering skincare products made with Canadian beeswax and natural ingredients from the beehive, including lip balms, body cleansers, and soaps.

Products and services

• Raw Honey

Quantifiable outcome

• Contains naturally occurring bee pollen, propolis, and beeswax in raw honey
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ontario Natural Food Co-opcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian natural food co-op distributing Dutchman's Gold products. Contact: 1-800-387-0354, www.onfc.ca
• Purity LifecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian health product distributor carrying Dutchman's Gold honey products. Contact: 519-853-3511, www.puritylife.com
• S&F Food Importers Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian food importer distributing Dutchman's Gold products. Contact: 905-669-9930, www.sf-foods.com
• UNFI Canada Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor Canadian natural and organic food distributor carrying Dutchman's Gold products. Contact: 905-738-4204, www.unfi.ca
• Grante FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS food distributor (operating as gfi-foods.com) distributing Dutchman's Gold in United States. Contact: 1-773-751-9551, www.gfi-foods.com
• A Fazer Distribution GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS distribution partner (safazer.com) serving American market. Contact: 1-917-538-7702, www.safazer.com
• Biolink DubaicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational distributor serving Middle East and Arab regions. Contact: [email protected], www.biolinkarabia.com

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Burt's Bees: Major natural personal-care brand owned by Clorox, featuring beeswax-based lip balms, soaps, and skincare. Directly comparable to Dutchman's Gold's 'Beauty and the Bee' skincare sub-brand in formulation and category, though at vastly larger scale.
• Billy Bee Honey Products: Iconic Canadian honey brand owned by McCormick & Company; a broad incumbent in the Canadian retail honey category with much larger scale. Comparable product portfolio and channel footprint, but materially larger marketing and distribution resources.
• Manuka Health: New Zealand-based premium manuka honey and bee products company with global distribution. Comparable premium bee-products portfolio (royal jelly, propolis, honey-based wellness) and international distribution model.

Direct peers

• GloryBee: US-based honey and bee products supplier serving retail, foodservice, and industrial customers. Comparable portfolio breadth (raw honey, bee pollen, royal jelly, propolis) and multi-channel distribution including private label.
• Nature Nate's Honey: US raw and unfiltered honey brand focused on minimally processed honey with strong retail distribution. Comparable raw-honey product positioning and premium/purity marketing.
• Y.S. Organic Bee Farms: US-based supplier of royal jelly, bee pollen, propolis, and raw honey products. Overlaps directly with Dutchman's Gold's bee-products portfolio and premium raw-honey positioning.
• BeeMaid Honey: Canadian honey cooperative owned by Canadian beekeepers; produces and packs 100% Canadian honey for retail and foodservice. Directly comparable to Dutchman's Gold in origin promise, customer base, and product category.
• Wedderspoon: Premium bee products brand offering raw manuka honey, royal jelly, propolis, and bee pollen supplements. Highly comparable portfolio mix and premium positioning to Dutchman's Gold's bee-derived wellness offerings.

Emerging players

• Really Raw Honey: US raw, unfiltered, unheated honey brand with direct-to-consumer focus. Closely aligned with Dutchman's Gold's 'unpasteurized, cold-processed' value proposition and DTC-first go-to-market approach.

Regional players

• Capilano Honey: Leading Australian honey brand supplying retail and industrial customers across Australia and export markets. Comparable multi-channel honey and ingredients business, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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