B.C.-Made Food Products

When you buy local, you help build a stronger communities. Local businesses buy from other businesses in the community — growers, makers, manufacturers, graphic designers, accountants, repair services and credit unions, just to name a few. An amazing number and variety of food products are made right here in B.C. Their producers are committed to being the best employers, to creating great jobs, and they buy from local suppliers and support a stronger community.

The B.C. Buy Local campaign encourages consumers to shift at least 1% of their spending — just $15 — to a local business, or a local grown or local made product. If all consumers make a 1% shift, it will create 3,100 jobs and sends $94M in wages to workers in B.C. Check out more reasons to buy local.

Look for B.C.-made products wherever you shop to support your community and a stronger economy in B.C.!

This campaign was funded by the Government of Canada’s Shop Local Initiative, with funding dispersed through the BC Chamber.

Sponsors & Partners

  • BCLocalRoot.ca
  • Good to Grow
  • LOCO BC
  • Government of Canada
  • BC Chamber of Commerce

Businesses

Angkor Harvest

Pan’ya Neou and Sophea Heang, founders of Angkor Harvest make unique, Cambodian-styleorganic sauces with specialty Cambodian and local ingredients. It’s a joy to see their customers’ delight and enthusiasm for their freshly made organic mango... Continue reading »

Seed to Culture

The idea for Seed to Culture first came to fruition when Jill realized she had developed an allergy to wine. It led her to question everything about what she was consuming, which inspired... Continue reading »

Yumasoy

Yumasoy is on a mission to change the meat-replacement game by making products with all-natural, whole food, real ingredients to make plant-based eating easy, simple, and delicious.   Yumasoy was founded by Gina Arsens after she and her family moved... Continue reading »

Morgan’s Harbour

Morgan’s Harbour brings the Jamaican Patty experience to B.C.  Owner, Brian Chin was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He lived in Port Royal until the age of six amidst the sands, sunken treasures, and a simple life celebrated... Continue reading »

Tality Kombucha

Tality Kombucha aims to sustainably brew the highest quality and most authentic kombucha possible, straight from our North Shore production facility to your door.  They are all about crafting the perfect bottle of ‘booch, using only organic,... Continue reading »

Yoggu!

Yoggu! dairy-free yogurt began at home in the kitchen, with the firm belief that their coconut cream had to taste delicious, additive-free, organic and promote fair trade with the farmers they sourced the coconuts.  They source their coconuts from aContinue reading »

Kaslo Sourdough Pasta

Kaslo Sourdough began with Silvio & Gabriele, the heart of the business: for over twenty years, they have worked together to build the business up to where it is today. It was their life experiences that... Continue reading »

INVITO Coffee

INVITO Coffee was founded by Yaro and Heather, who felt a strong pull to share the coffee from their family’s coffee plantation in Costa Rica with those in B.C. After researching coffee packaging and... Continue reading »

Justgo Smoothie

Justgo Smoothie uses whole foods and simple ingredients to create deliciously healthy on-the-go smoothie mixes – made for maximum nutrition and convenience. With at least 19 vital minerals and essential nutrients, including complex... Continue reading »

Bangin’ Bannock

Bangin’ Bannock offers a convenient dry mix of Bannock – just add water and cook! Bannock is a beloved cultural Indigenous fried bread. This delicious family recipe makes approximately 8 servings per bag, enough for... Continue reading »

Callister Brewing Company

Callister Brewing Company opened in 2015 as the first co-working, collaborative brewery of its kind in Canada. Callister has supported talented independent brewers to start their business by creating accessibility... Continue reading »

Kula Kitchen

Kula Kitchen is a plant-based food producer in Vancouver, B.C. They create Afrocentric, plant-based, nutritious food rich in flavour. Kula means eat! which was inspired by the food culture in Kenya, where sharing food with the... Continue reading »

Squamish Water Kefir Co.

Squamish Water Kefir Co. was founded in 2015 by Sabrina Horlyck and Kristin Campbell, both self-proclaimed health nuts who had long suffered from their own nagging gut issues until they found relief from adding fermented... Continue reading »

Love Me Some

Evania Foods and their Love Me Some™ brand encompass convenient functional foods without compromising quality and delicious taste. Founded by Charmaine Ng, an entrepreneur, mother, and Food Scientist, Charmaine is dedicated to a real solution for healthy snacking, leaving... Continue reading »

Barakah Eats

Barakah Eats is a family-owned and operated business based in Surrey, B.C! The company manufactures frozen, gourmet, South Asian influenced ready-to-eat meals that can be heated in minutes. Their products are certified halal, meaning they follow Islamic laws and are prepared... Continue reading »

Lita’s Mexican Foods Inc.

Lita’s Mexican Foods began in Vancouver, B.C, at home in the kitchen in 2015. The family-run business shares their passion for recreating authentic Mexican meals, snacks, and desserts into easy-to-prepare 100% plant-based products.... Continue reading »

UMAMI Crave the Fifth

Your Seasoned Chef Inc, owned by sisters-in-law Joanna Best and Stephanie Gaudette, is the Kelowna BC-based producer of UMAMI Crave the Fifth Dressing, Dip and Finishing Sauces and Ready to Cook Grain Blend Soup/Salad Kits. UMAMI... Continue reading »

Justo’s Plant-Based Dips

Justo’s Plant-Based Dips began with Justin getting crafty in the kitchen, exploring new and out-there dip flavours that had yet to be seen on the market. He started delivering his homemade dips in paper cups to... Continue reading »

Dyana’s Aji

Dyana’s Aji began when the Gonzalez Biagi family immigrated from Colombia to Canada in October 1999. Aji is the Spanish word for ‘pepper’, and the name of a traditional condiment often made with a combination of... Continue reading »

Panela Lemon

Panela Lemon was founded on Marilyn’s deep passion for a healthy and natural lifestyle and the belief that delicious treats don’t have to sacrifice health. She learnt the art of baking from her mom, so her... Continue reading »

Susgrainable

Susgrainable is a social enterprise that first started as an entrepreneurship project as part of the MBA program at UBC. A fellow student colleague of Marc’s worked in the beer industry and commented... Continue reading »

Artisan’s Way Organics

Artisan’s Way Organics is a small-batch chocolate and nut food manufacturer based in Madeira Park on the Sunshine Coast. Their food products include Arriba Raw Chocolate and Better Butters Nut Butters, including chocolate bars, peanut butter... Continue reading »

EMKAO Foods

EMKAO Foods produces premium quality, traceable and sustainable cocoa ingredients. These include Vegan 70% Dark Chocolate Chips, Natural Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Husk Tea, Cocoa Nibs, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Liquor, and Raw Cocoa Beans. They source their... Continue reading »

Soul Bite Food Inc.

Soul Bite Food Inc. is a social enterprise that produces delicious vegan dishes from traditional recipes based out of Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Their line of award-winning vegan comfort food is designed for retail... Continue reading »

The Workshop Vegetarian Cafe

The Workshop Vegetarian Cafe is a group of chefs, artisans, bakers, nutritionists, educators, personal trainers, and outdoor enthusiasts. It’s a family-run business, with many recipes coming from the family. They source the highest quality, organic, local, and... Continue reading »

iHeart Fat Fudge Foods Inc.

iHeart Fat Fudge is excited to launch their new brand Mindful Monk that makes functional foods with ingredients proven to lower blood sugar levels and increase healthy fat intake for energy and absorption of... Continue reading »

Motherlove Ferments

Motherlove Ferments was born out of a passion for fermentation. They are a business caring deeply about health for both people and the planet, crafting each product with this in mind. They believe “what we put... Continue reading »

Tayybeh

Tayybeh began as an initiative that organized ticketed pop-up Syrian dinners across the Lower Mainland, with proceeds supporting newcomer Syrian women chefs. Right from the beginning, its mission was to provide stable employment opportunities for Syrian... Continue reading »

Brightside Foods

Brightside Foods is a frozen food brand based in Vancouver, founded by the folks who brought you Bandidas Taqueria. They make vegetarian and vegan meals that are quick, convenient, and incredibly tasty! Their collection includes Bandidas classics... Continue reading »

Kindred Cultures

Kindred Cultures started as a family kitchen project. Founder and owner Lyndsay is a busy mom of two kids. When her youngest son started suffering from eczema and asthma at 15 months old, and prescriptions and... Continue reading »