Susgrainable

Can you buy our mixes PACKAGE FREE? 👀 With all the events and collabs we’ve been doing, we’re hearing a lot about what exactly is sustainable packaging 🤔 Back in 2019, we did package free events with NADA where you could buy our freshly baked goods and baking mixes if you brought your own container! Gotta say, we love the inventive solutions out there to getting around packaging waste 👏 Sadly, NADA and the option to buy our mixes package free through them are no longer available. #Entrepreneurship #ThrowbackThursday #FoodandBeverage #CircularEconomy #Sustainability

Throwback to the OG Cookie Recipe that started it all 🍪 Everyone who has tried both swears it’s better than our current cookie mix 🤷 So how did people get their hands on it? After Marc wrapped up his MBA, we were doing all sorts of events. One of these events was an internal market for Fresh Prep employees to discover new vendors for their add-on program. Any orders we received, from companies like Fresh Prep or Vancity, meant Clinton had to seal a ton of cookies 🙃 Should we bring back the OG flavour? #Entrepreneurship #ThrowbackThursday #FoodandBeverage #CircularEconomy #Inspiration

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