Alumni In Business

A pioneering regenerative farm in Steveston, British Columbia, Athiana Acres grows a huge diversity of fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers. Produce is sold online, at their onsite farmers’ markets and to restaurants throughout the region.

Author, podcaster and registered dietician, Desiree Nielson is an educator and consultant focusing on plant-based nutrition as well as digestion health issues and solutions. Her plant-based cookbooks, Eat More Plants and Good For Your Gut are both bestsellers.

A destination Vancouver ice-cream shop loved by local treat fans, Elephant Garden Creamery pioneers unique flavours with an international twist––from HK Milk Tea to Matcha Honeycomb Nugget. The popular store is a calming oasis of minimalism, greenery and unexpected whimsy.

One of the stars of Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant microbrewery district, Faculty Brewing Co. has won loyal fans and industry accolades for its deliciously innovative, highly collaborative approach to craft beer making.

Empowering patients with proactive food and wellness strategies to achieve superior health outcomes is the raison d’etre of Toronto’s Freeman Clinic, where naturopathic doctor Allison Freeman actively incorporates her LFS background in nutrition and soil health studies.

The HealthCastle platform has become a trusted, science-based source for essential health and nutrition information, complete with a team of registered dieticians who advocate, advise and provide guidance on key preventative health issues.

Popular You Tube cooking show and website Hot Thai Kitchen demystifies Thai cuisine with an educational, entertaining approach accessible to all. Chef-founder Pailin Chongchitnant has also written two cookbooks and been featured in publications from Bon Appetit to the New York Times.

Kora Consulting provides technical expertise to the food manufacturing industry supporting companies of all scales. Services include R&D and Regulatory Affairs tailored to the client’s specific needs such as formulations, shelf life, label reviews, documentation and more.

A simple time-saving idea that grew into a successful, small-batch business, Lemon Jarz packages dried lemon, lime, orange, ginger and grapefruit slices into cool mason jars for convenient at-home use in teas, baking and more.

A quality-forward coffee roasting company focused on sourcing and preparing specialty grade beans, Moving Coffee is an award-winning, Vancouver-based business committed to sustainability, traceability and fine coffee-drinking.

Founded by Vancouver-based nutritionist and registered dietician Cristel Moubarak Hackenbruch, nutriFoodie offers judgement-free counselling and coaching focused on nutrition education, food literacy and more.

A small-batch brewery in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, Oddity Kombucha fuses unique flavours and colourful packaging with an ever-growing distribution network around the city.

Producing a plant-based, certified organic, made-in-Canada protein powder plus two popular varieties of turmeric powder, the team of scientists at Simply Zero Foods spends countless research hours developing, improving and recipe-testing.

In the heart of British Columbia’s Okanagan Wine region, Sperling Vineyards is a family-run destination winery growing certified organic grapes and producing celebrated Rieslings, rosés, pinot gris and more.

Founded as a partnership between two registered dietitians who met and studied together at LFS, Vancouver Dieticians had grown to include a wider team of experts, each dedicated to advising and coaching on digestive health, nutrition, diet and much more.