SunOpta, Inc. is a multi-national food and mineral company headquartered in

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and founded in 1973 in Canada.

Overview

Plant-based beverages include soymilk,

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, oatmilk and broths among others. The company produces these shelf-stable beverages for retailers as well as branded food companies. The company specializes in sourcing, processing and packaging of natural and

organic food Organic food, ecological food or biological food are food and drinks produced by methods complying with the standards of organic farming. Standards vary worldwide, but organic farming features practices that cycle resources, promote ecological ...

products, integrated from seed through packaged products. The company’s core natural and organic food operations focus on grains and

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based products. In 2007, SunOpta Inc acquired the Dutch organic ingredients trader Tradin Organic Agriculture.

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