True North: 38%

Kicking Horse Coffee reflects a high level of operational retention through its domestic roasting facilities, despite being fully owned by a foreign parent entity. The resulting True North score is balanced between its significant Canadian physical footprint and its international capital structure. Strategic control resides primarily with the Italian parent company.

Green Score: 48/100

This product receives a lower environmental score due to its single-serve rigid plastic format, which involves complex multi-material components (plastic, foil, and paper) that are difficult to separate for recycling. While the packaging weight is significant at approximately 95g for 10 servings, the product itself is a high-quality whole food backed by robust Fairtrade and Organic certifications. The primary environmental impact is driven by the high packaging-to-product ratio and the challenges of processing small-format single-use pods.