In response to U.S. tariff uncertainty, Canadian owned and operated company, Chapman’s Ice Cream has pledged to freeze their prices for the remainder of the year.

“As a family we have decided to absorb all immediate increases in our costs due to the (Donald) Trump tariffs for the rest of the year to maintain our prices,” chief operating officer Ashley Chapman said on social media Mar. 7.

“We want to do our part,” he added.

Chapman’s is the largest independent ice cream manufacturer in Canada.

The company is currently looking internationally for alternative suppliers of ingredients that are unavailable in Canada, Chapman said.

“We will continue to reinforce Canadian first policies within our operations because together we are stronger,” he said.

“We will never be the 51st state.”