Lumi Foods Ltd. Sustainability Profile

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Lumi Foods Ltd., formerly Blue Heron Creamery, is a Vancouver-based plant-based cheese maker focused on developing dairy alternatives using traditional cheesemaking methods and scientific innovation. The company says it aims to accelerate the transition to an animal-free food system, starting with cheese, and develops products from a wide variety of plant materials. It has pursued B Corp certification and has highlighted social and environmental performance, transparency, and legal accountability as part of its business approach. The company also emphasizes inclusive team culture, mentorship, and leadership opportunities, alongside product development and distribution growth in Canada.

About Lumi Foods Ltd.

Status
Unverified

Website
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Employees
5 - 25

Country
Canada

Lumi Foods Ltd. Sustainability Actions

Secured $10.8M co-investment

Lumi Foods has secured $4M in direct federal funding and co-invested in a $10.8M project valuation with its consortium partners, Save On Foods and Winecrush Technology. The consortium partners will leverage Lumi Foods’ cultured cheesemaking methods and Winecrush Technology’s winemaking derivatives to create a new line of plant-based cheeses made from Canadian-grown crops.

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Expanded production capacity

Lumi Foods’ new, 7000-square-foot production plant in the Campbell Heights neighbourhood in Surrey, B.C. allows the company to expand its manufacturing capacity by a factor of more than 10.

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Launched plant-based cheeses

Lumi Foods’ legacy vegan cheese brand, Blue Heron Creamery, is currently available in the deli section of the Save On Foods family of stores with three products: Herb & Garlic, The Crown, and Le Bleuet Cumulus.

Pursued B Corp certification

To help achieve this growth, Lumi Foods is striving toward its B-Corp certification. Receiving this certification would signify that the company prioritizes social and environmental performance, transparency, and legal accountability in its work, and requires Lumi Foods to meet specific requirements related to each area.

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Built inclusive team culture

We focus on trying to create an environment that’s inclusive, and then trying to create an atmosphere in which we can provide mentorship and leadership opportunities. We’re really wanting to create an environment in which it’s about the team, it’s about how the team comes together, it’s about ‘How do we create opportunities within the team for leadership?’

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Lumi Foods Ltd. Sustainability Commitments

2022

Launch new plant-based cheeses

The company will continue to develop and advance plant-based and animal-free dairy alternatives, using Canadian-grown ingredients and solutions, with new products built out for distribution into 260+ Save On Foods locations in Canada.

2022

Develop new ingredients

McAthy said she and her team are looking forward to tackling upcoming R&D projects and launching products that feature new ingredients, including incorporating Canadian-grown crops such as oats, pulses, lupin and legumes into their cheeses.

2022