Susgrainable

What happens when our cookies meet extreme sports? Kids with BIG smiles and crumbs all over their faces. 😄 Back in 2019, we teamed up with Crankworx to sponsor their enduro event with some Susgrainable cookies for the athletes to enjoy!! We also had a booth in Whistler village where we got to share our story with the whole community! 🍻🍪 Shoutout to Marc’s MBA buddy, Jen Howton, for making it all happen! 🙌 P.S. You can’t spell upcycling without cycling 🤷🤦 #SocialEntrepreneurship #ThrowbackThursday #FoodandBeverage #CircularEconomy #Inspiration

We're not here to trick you, but to treat you 🍬😉 The Recycling Council of Alberta is baking up something delicious! I hear it’s going to be spooktacular and sustainable, plus Marc is going to be speaking at it! You might even be able to trick or treat for a baking mix 👀 So have you grabbed your ticket yet, or will you be ghosting us? 🎟️ 👉 https://lnkd.in/gZMVxZ4 #FoodandBeverage #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #Upcycling #Halloween

Throwback to when we had a Cookie Club 🍪 During Marc’s last semester of his MBA, he came up with an idea. $10 would buy you a week of cookies, one for every weekday during lunch hour 😋 Professors, students, and even UBC faculty couldn’t resist! It was all about building community, starting at our roots of UBC Sauder, and gathering feedback. The club also led to our first corporate order, 600 baked goods for a Reboot tech event Nilay organized 🙌 Fun fact, Nilay also designed our very first logo! And yes, we’re tempted to bring it back but better 🫣 #SocialEntrepreneurship #ThrowbackThursday #FoodandBeverage #CircularEconomy #Inspiration

Marc ditched us at UBC Sauder Homecoming 🙄 An event meant to celebrate alumni entrepreneurs like him Luckily, we were too busy handing out pretzel crackers to care Plus, we filmed some hilarious moments and squeezed in a little trivia on food waste — winners scored a can of Lass Chance Beverage Co🎁 Shoutout to all the students, alumni, and founders we met 🙏 #UBC #Homecoming #foodwaste #bcfood #vancouverfoodie

How did we get Susgrainable off the ground? 🤔 Back in the early days, we used to sell pastry boxes or supporter packs with mixes and baked goods to those who wanted to support us. Talk about a pretty sweet deal 😉 Would you be interested if we brought it back with a twist? 👇 Maybe partnering with other brands and doing shelf stable products 👀 #SocialEntrepreneurship #ThrowbackThursday #FoodandBeverage #CircularEconomy #Inspiration

We came to Car Free Days with ONE mission 😎 Educating people about food waste 💡 Thanks to Lass Chance Beverage Co, we gave out free fruit sodas, made from misfit fruits rejected by retailers, to those who participated 🙌 Some groups of kids were so enthusiastic about getting the questions right to win, that we had the entire block looking at us when they got one right 😅 If this isn’t a sign your local sports team or school should sign up for a fundraiser or workshop with us at https://lnkd.in/gBvXKYBu, 😉 we don’t know what is 🤷 Who knew bringing awareness to food waste would be so exhausting 😴 #Upcycling #Sustainability #FoodWaste #FoodandBeverage #CircularEconomy

How did it all start? 🤔 We’ve never shared the origin story of Susgrainable… until now 👀 Marc and Clinton both worked at Alberta Health Services for 5+ years, each in different roles and departments. When Marc decided to get his MBA at UBC, he had to come up with a business solution to an industry issue. As part of the stakeholder interview process to find a solution that fits everyone’s needs, Marc reached out to Clinton, knowing he was a barley farmer 🧑🌾 Clinton, aware of the issue breweries in urban centers were having with disposing of their spent grain byproduct, became intrigued by what Marc was working on. Clinton kept offering advice and support. He became invested in validating the business. After graduation, Marc, Clinton, and Angela set out with the goal of doing 100 farmers’ markets to see if there would be consumer demand… and that's when things started taking off. 📈 Crazy to think we went from this dinner brainstorming Susgrainable, to making it onto Dragons' Den Canada and rescuing 17,500kg of spent grain a few years later! 🙌 #SocialEntrepreneurship #ThrowbackThursday #FoodandBeverage #CircularEconomy #Inspiration

Why is Marc the Leader Everyone Wishes They Had? 😎 Rumor has it, we filmed a video explaining why 👀 If you think Marc’s a great leader after watching our video, vote for him here 👉 bcfb.ca/rise-awards #Endorsement #Leadership #FoodandBeverage #CircularEconomy #CPG

The Power of LEAD-ership 🌟 When it comes to leading the charge, it’s all about collaboration, celebration, and education for Marc. So how has Marc been inspiring positive change in the food and beverage space? 🤔 🍪 Collaborating with the UBC ecosystem to gather data on upcycling, the circular economy, and our supply chain’s carbon footprint to find areas for improvement 🍪 Hosting workshops to educate students on avoidable food waste 🍪 Collaborating and promoting other food and bev brands doing better for our planet and diets 🍪 Serving as a Canadian Health Food Association advisor evaluating forward looking regulations affecting the space through the lens of sustainability Plus, he’s done a ton for his team. I hear Daija is now a BC Food & Beverage ambassador thanks to being invited to a few events alongside Marc. If you think Marc’s a great leader, vote for him here 👉 bcfb.ca/rise-awards #Sustainability #Leadership #FoodandBeverage #CircularEconomy #CPG

Why should Marc win the BCFB Leadership Award? 🧐 Because he’s not just preaching sustainability, but he’s leading the charge! From working on developing the 2024 BC Food & Beverage Sustainability Asset Guide ♻️ To presenting it to business founders and employees on behalf of the entire association 🎤 Marc’s empowering BC businesses to go green, one sustainable practice at a time. 🙌 Let’s give Marc the recognition he deserves by voting for him, bcfb.ca/rise-awards, as many times as you want until September 23rd 🗳️ Get the full guide here 👉 https://bcfb.ca/ #Sustainability #Leadership #FoodandBeverage #CircularEconomy #CPG