SunOpta
| SunOpta | |
| Public | |
| Traded as | TSX: SOY NASDAQ: STKL |
| Industry | Organic food, Mineral |
| Founded | 1973 as Stake Technology, changed name to SunOpta in 2003 |
| Headquarters | Brampton, Canada |
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Key people
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Steven R. Bromley |
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Number of employees
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1,900 |
| Website | www.sunopta.com |
SunOpta, Inc. is a multi-national food and mineral company headquartered in Canada and founded in 1973.[1][2][3][4]
Overview
SunOpta Inc. is a global company focused on natural, organic and specialty foods products. The company specializes in sourcing, processing and packaging of natural and organic food products, integrated from seed through packaged products; with a focus on strategically vertically integrated business models. The company’s core natural and organic food operations focus on value-added grains, fiber and fruit based product offerings, supported by a global infrastructure. The company has two non-core holdings, a 66.2% ownership position in Opta Minerals Inc.,[5] listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, a producer, distributor, and recycler of environmentally friendly industrial materials; and a minority ownership position in Mascoma Corporation, an innovative biofuels company. Additionally, in 2007, SunOpta Inc acquired the Dutch organic ingredients trader Tradin Organic Agriculture.[6]
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- ↑ http://www.sunopta.com
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- ↑ http://www.tradinorganic.com/pdf/SunOpta%20Acquires%20Tradin%20Organic%20Agriculture%20of%20Amsterdam,%20Expands%20Global%20Organic%20Ingredient%20Sourcing%20and%20Processing%20Platform.pdf
