In The Know Old Version

Apr 2, 2020

In The Know Old Version

Manitoba business thrives with gluten-free foods

Manitoba business thrives with gluten-free foods

By Jennifer McFee A local entrepreneur is taking a bite out of the food industry with tasty products that cater to dietary needs. Amanda Lynn Gluten Free found its beginnings in 2015 at a Christmas craft sale with gluten-free perogies that stirred up a lot of...

SIAL 2022: Tasty Heat’s

SIAL 2022: Tasty Heat’s

A bit of Sri Lankan flavors in your meal with Tasty Heat’s products! Tasty Heat’s Hot Sauces are the world’s first Sri Lankan-Inspired hot pepper sauce manufactured in Canada. They produce different unique hot sauces to meet the different hotness levels and flavors...

SIAL 2022: Better Hemp Company

SIAL 2022: Better Hemp Company

Better Hemp Company: Make the world better one spoon at a time! Better Hemp Company produces high quality bulk hemp foods and ingredients as well as unique and delicious retail hemp food products. Their bulk foods include: Hemp Hearts, Hemp Oil, Hemp Protein and Hemp...

SIAL 2022: The Canadian Birch Company

SIAL 2022: The Canadian Birch Company

The Canadian Birch Company: 100% handcrafted gourmet and local! Glenda and her husband, Rory Hart, craft the world’s finest pure birch syrup from organic birch sap and create other gourmet products made from birch syrup. Their unique products are sold under the name...

Optima focuses on global expansion

Optima focuses on global expansion

By Jennifer McFee When a local entrepreneur ventured out of Winnipeg to sell his wares, he never imagined it would spark a worldwide business expansion. On Feb. 1, 1970, David Lee founded Keystone Cash Register Ltd., now known as Optima. At that time, his business...

Momentum builds for MoveMobility

Momentum builds for MoveMobility

By Jennifer McFee A growing Manitoba business is driving forward with its efforts to help others by removing barriers to transportation and health care. MoveMobility got its start by designing and manufacturing wheelchair-accessible conversions to original equipment...

World Trade Centre Winnipeg Names Interim CEO

World Trade Centre Winnipeg Names Interim CEO

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 – WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – The World Trade Centre Winnipeg Board of Directors has named André Brin as Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective March 1, 2022.  The announcement comes as the World Trade Centre Winnipeg embarks on an...

Better Hemp Company taps into international opportunities

Better Hemp Company taps into international opportunities

By: Jennifer McFee Opportunities continue to crop up for a Manitoba-based hemp company that tapped into an innovative program to bolster its international reach.   Better Hemp Company has grown a solid reputation by selling foods made from homegrown hemp...