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BC Food and Beverage Rise Awards Reward BC’s Innovative Products and Rising Stars

On November 28th, the BC Food and Beverage Rise Awards will celebrate the fantastic leaders, rising stars and innovative products that make up our beautiful province of BC.

Best in Brand Award Finalists

The Best in Brand Award celebrates brands achieving growth through innovative strategies, recognized as leaders in their category, utilizing diverse consumer-facing media and distinctive packaging design.

Legends Haul
Legends Haul started in a 1500-square-foot facility in North Vancouver in 2018.

Chocxo
Chocxo is on a mission to share the joy of genuinely indulgent, better-for-you chocolate.

Duchess Cocktails
Duchess Cocktails is a premium bottled cocktail brand with exceptional flavour and style.

Circularity Award Finalists

The Circularity Award celebrates businesses that have been operational for at least two years. They demonstrate a commitment to minimizing waste, promoting reuse, repair, and recycling, and integrating circularity principles into their daily operations.

Goodly Foods
Looking for good food that comes from a very good place? Welcome to Goodly™

Vancouver Island Sea Salt
Canada’s first and largest producer of salt right from the sea.

Level Ground Coffee
Since 1997, Level Ground has sourced quality coffee from small-scale farms and cooperatives.

Emerging Business Award Finalists

The Emerging Business Award celebrates startups within five years, showing impressive growth, industry attention, and entrepreneurial drive.

Barakah Eats
Barakah Eats is a family-owned and operated business based in Surrey, BC!

Nonny Beer
As great as your favourite beers may be, those beers sometimes feel like they’re trying too hard.

Yeshi Dressing
Our Yeshi story begins in 2017 with the husband and wife team.

Export Award Finalists

The Export Award honours companies that have been exporting for at least two years have a presence in one or more geographic markets and have demonstrated significant foreign revenue growth in the past fiscal year.

Big Mountain Foods
Founded in 1987, Big Mountain Foods has been at the forefront of creating wholesome foods.

Nanak Foods
From modest beginnings, Nanak Foods Inc. (NFI) has grown.

Fine Choice Foods
Fine Choice Food is central to Chinese Asian culture.

Indigenous Led Business Finalists

The Indigenous Led Business of the Year Award recognizes Indigenous-owned and led businesses in British Columbia that have operated for at least one year and specialize in producing food and/or beverage products while actively supporting the development and knowledge of the Indigenous community.

Authentic Indigenous Seafood
Authentic Indigenous Seafood is a co-op of Indigenous fisheries across Canada.

Heart Berry Soda is owned and operated by a fearless female Indigenous entrepreneur, Nadine Jopson.

St. Jean’s Cannery
Since 1961, St. Jean’s has been an institution in Nanaimo.

Innovation Award Finalists

The Innovation Award honours a food and beverage product that creatively addresses consumer needs, challenges, or trends, showcasing the potential to impact the industry or consumer habits through inventive solutions significantly.

Aelo
Aelo is leading the charge in North America’s rapidly growing alcohol-free cocktail market.

Blume
Blume is on a mission to create a kinder wellness with the magic of superfoods.

The Plant-Based Workshop
The Plant-Based Workshop believes that becoming plant-based is the key to living an abundant life

Leadership Finalists

The Leadership Award celebrates a seasoned leader in the food and beverage sector who inspires, mentors and promotes diversity while embodying integrity and respect.

Jeff Lee, Honey Bee Zen Apiaries Ltd
Jeff Lee is a commercial beekeeper, former journalist and member of not-for-profit boards.

Laura Cuner DuBois, Avafina Organics
Laura Cuner DuBois grew up in a small farming community in Argentina.

Marc Wandler, Susgrainable
Marc Wandler, co-founder and CEO of Sustainable, is an expert in the emerging circular economy.

Outstanding Workplace – Health & Safety Finalists

The Outstanding Workplace—Health & Safety Award honours organizations that excel in workplace health and safety through innovative programs, positive culture, and a spotless safety record over five years.

Fine Choice Foods

Puratos
Puratos’s journey began in 1919, just over a hundred years ago.

Silver Hills
Silver Hills Bakery was created in 1989

People’s Choice Award Finalists

The People’s Choice Award celebrates brands and products that exude a captivating ‘wow’ factor, compelling customers to return for more and sparking a continuous buzz among friends and family.

Hardbite Chips
Hello! We are Hardbite Chips, proudly born and raised in beautiful British Columbia.

Mumgry
MUMGRY is a plant-based snack food company known for its natural nut butters.

Salt Spring Kitchen Co.

Social Impact Award Finalists

The Social Impact Award recognizes businesses with socially conscious models that actively engage with their communities through innovative initiatives, fostering a strong sense of purpose-driven internal and external community.

Goodly
Looking for good food that comes from a very good place? Welcome to Goodly™ Goodly…

Salt Spring Coffee
At Salt Spring Coffee, our commitment to supporting coffee farmers and their communities has reached…

Terra Breads
Terra Breads is a Vancouver-based artisan bakery that produces and distributes sourdough bread in small batches.

Sustainability Award Finalists

The Sustainability Award recognizes exemplary leadership in sustainable practices, positively contributing to the environment through effectively executing sustainability initiatives.

Bush Berry Tea
“Bush Berry Tea is an organic, loose-leaf tea company located in the heart of Nakusp.

Chiwis
Chiwis is a Squamish-based women-owned brand passionate about making light and crispy…

Lass Chance Beverages
All fruit deserves a Lass Chance! Some fruit may be deemed “not pretty enough”.

Woman Entrepreneur Award Finalists

The Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award honors a leader in the food and beverage industry with at least two years of experience who inspires growth, champions diversity and inclusion, upholds integrity, and demonstrates exceptional business acumen and market strategy.

Binny Boparai-Gill, Farming Karma Fruit Co.

Mayumi Bae,The Plant-Based Workshop
Born in Japan and raised in Canada. Mayumi has genuinely embraced the best of both worlds.

Melanie Mulherin, Salt Spring Kitchen
I founded SaltSpring Kitchen in 2012, from my grandparents’ grocery store and dinner parties to your table.

Product of the Year Award Finalists

Product of the Year is a dragon den-style competition in which the top 10 finalists present their food or beverage products to a panel of 5-6 judges. Finalists have 30 minutes to prepare their product and 10 minutes to pitch. Judges then deliberate and select the top 3 finalists, who will be announced at the awards evening for the ultimate prizes of Gold, Silver, and Bronze.

SuperBelly – Acai Pomegranate by Blume
At Blume, our mission is to create a kinder wellness world.

Dark Chocolate Lemon Creme Cups by Chocxo
Chocxo — Truly indulgent. Lower sugar. Always organic.

Lemon Drop Cocktail by Duchess Cocktails
Duchess is about quality, style, value, and community.

Toum Sauce by Habibi’s
Habibi’s has produced delicious natural dips and other Mediterranean and Middle Eastern products.

Poptastic – Honey Salt by Poptastic
Poptastic is a challenger in the ready-to-eat popcorn category.

Plant-based Crumbles – Chorizo by The Better Butchers, Inc.
The Better Butchers creates innovative meat alternatives that are both healthy and delicious.