Canadian vegan brands

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Food & Beverage

4 Top Canadian Vegan Brands Driving Innovation

The US plant-based market has often cast a shadow on its Canadian counterparts, but several vegan brands are not only thriving in Canada, but innovating in the plant-based and alt-protein space. Vegans and vegetarians make up almost 10% of the Canadian population, and although there are many plant-based options available in retailers across the country, Canadian consumers say supporting home-grown businesses is important to them. From established household names to emerging players, these companies are redefining the possibilities of Canadian vegan cuisine.  1. Daiya The trailblazer of the Canadian plant-based industry is, of course, Daiya, who pretty much pioneered dairy alternatives in Canada back in 2009 with its cheddar and mozzarella-style shreds. Many pizza chains across Canada and the United States use Daiya as their …

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Plantbased Business Hour

Will Plant-based Foods Be a Trillion Dollar Industry?  Jim Pakulis, CEO of Boosh Plant-based Brands

CEO of Boosh Plant-based Brands, Jim Pakulis discusses if plant-based consumption will catch up with skyrocketing plant-based investing and become a $1T industry on this edition of The Plantbased Business Hour Elysabeth Alfano. Specifically, they discuss, Why he buys the plant-based businesses that he buys and how he scales them. Why Boosh is cross-category in heat-and-eat, snacks, and cheeses. Why he says that the plant-based industry is a trillion-dollar industry. What are the most interesting industry dynamics that are currently at play with plant-based foods? His take on why the public markets are being hard on plant-based companies. Here is a short clip and transcript from their conversation. Podcast here. Display content from YouTube Click here to display content from YouTube. Learn more in YouTube’s privacy policy. …

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Beanfields

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Investments & Finance

Plant-Based Comfort Food Company Boosh Acquires Snack Brand Beanfields

Canada’s female-led plant-based comfort food company Boosh Plant-Based Brands Inc. has announced that it executed an asset purchase agreement to acquire all the assets of the fast-growing American vegan snack company Beanfields Inc. US-based Beanfields produces and sells gluten-free, non-GMO, vegan, top eight allergen-free flavored bean-based chips. Its portfolio consists of nine flavors including Black Bean, Sour Cream and Onion, Firey Hot and Nacho flavors. Operating within the growing Better For You snack category, Beanfields introduced its Grain Free Rings line, which became one of its fastest-selling products, in June 2021. In December of the same year, NOSH recognized Rings as a Best New Product for 2021. Jim Pakulis, Chief Executive officer for Boosh, commented, “The Beanfields Team did an incredible job building Beanfields into …

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