Chiwis Chips founder Sarah Goodman, like many a backcountry enthusiast, has always been a fan of using her dehydrator to make snacks for expeditions. And as a nutritionist, she’s an even bigger fan of healthy snacks. One day, she had a bright idea. Why not try to make chips out of kiwis? When they came … Continued
The Allen family knows food. In fact, the Allen family has worked in food for three generations. The family members can claim over 80 years of experience in the industry. No wonder when Costco needed a new microwaveable soup, they reached out to the family patriarch, Bill. What do you do when you get a … Continued
Copow Foods is one of those brilliant businesses that would have looked quite different if it hadn’t been launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a home delivery meal service company, they’re bringing restaurant-quality, highly nutritious, in-season food straight to consumers. But, according to founder and CEO Evie Fatz, Copow’s colourful, powerful food could have been … Continued
As a nearly century-old company with a ground-breaking new product, Sunny Boy Foods Ltd. is straddling a fascinating line between past and future. “The company basically started out as a flour mill in Camrose, Alberta, 96 years ago,” says Dean De Benedetto, Sunny Boy’s Sales and Marketing Manager. “But Nutrastat is the direction of where we’re … Continued
There’s something about businesses created by groups of friends. Idealism, passion, purpose…so often these elements are in the mix. Glory Juice Co., the Vancouver-based makers of organic juices, nut and seed mylks, and ready-to-blend smoothies are no exception. The founders’ idea was simple: “bring better nutrition to their lives and share it with others,” explains … Continued
When Hugo Ciro first conceptualized Galloping Goose Coffee Roasters, his Victoria-based fair trade micro-roastery, he had more than his imagination to rely on. After all, Hugo happens to be the founder of Level Ground Trading, an iconic company in the world of fair trade coffee. “I started watching the rise of a Seattle coffeehouse in … Continued
There’s a reason why Granville Island Delivery Co.’s founder Michelle Ng was on the cover of Entrepreneur’s issue celebrating “entrepreneurial ingenuity during the pandemic”. Michelle’s story is special, a pivot to end all pivots. Her first company, Vancouver Foodie Tours, had been taking tourists out to explore the best of the city’s culinary offerings for … Continued
Gift basket businesses have been around since the 1970s. But now, with e-commerce and COVID-19 driving the popularity of gift delivery to new heights, the “gift basket” has a whole new identity. Fortunately, Vancouver Island Gift Basket is one company that capitalized on the opportunities inherent to this rapidly changing world. In 2018, Gigi’s Gift … Continued
When Santevia Water co-founder and CEO Yvonne Anderson discovered a water filter that did what she wanted it to do, it cost thousands of dollars. That wasn’t going to cut it. Yvonne and her husband David Anderson were on a mission to get truly healthy water—and not just for themselves. And before long, the Delta, … Continued
When Ron Kendrick decided to launch his “functional shake and beverage” company GnuSanté, the market for kid’s snacks looked the same way it had for decades. His daughter and Chief Marketing & Ideation Officer Autumn Kendrick puts it this way: “My sister was a new mom when we launched and she said, ‘There’s nothing like … Continued