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Miski Brewing

Miski Brewing

Quinoa Beer Product Development   Challenge: Miski Brewing is a family-owned company based in Barrie, Ontario that was born as a subsidiary of its parent company, Miski Organics, to take over its new beer production. Miski specializes in importing and processing dry goods, mainly superfoods, from Peru. As a Canadian agri-food company, their core values include environmental sustainability, organic, and fair-trade. Noticing a market gap … Continue reading Miski Brewing »

Genuine Tea Co.

  Commercializing and Marketing New RTD Tea Beverages   CHALLENGE: Genuine Tea Co. blends, packages, distributes and sells premium, ethically sourced and harvested loose leaf teas to offices, stores, and foodservice establishments. Owners, Dave and Sarah O-Connor, noticed the market was lacking a high-quality tea-based ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage that had no sugar added. Seeking to fill this gap in the market, they wanted to extend … Continue reading Genuine Tea Co. »

Jeow Hot sauce

Jeow Hot sauce

Hot sauce not just about the heat   CHALLENGE Entrepreneur Nan Keochanh wanted to reclaim his Laotian roots and commercialize his hot sauce – Jeow. As a small start-up in Hamilton, Ont. Keochanh was having challenges with co-packers not being able to recreate his unique recipe. He needed to standardize the process and formulate the recipe in a way it could be scaled up and … Continue reading Jeow Hot sauce »