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Best Food & Beverage Products Companies in Toronto, Canada

The 120 best Food & Beverage Products companies in Toronto, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Maple Leaf Foods.

120companies tracked
$2.3Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
22have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODUCTS × TORONTO

Our analysis of 150 Food & Beverage Products companies

$9.5b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.

150companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
4unicorns
2017median founding year
869kcombined LinkedIn audience
90%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Food & Beverage Products companies in Toronto

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityRecent signals
1Del Monte
Brand of fruits & vegetables
$18M——Christophe Bonduelle
CEO & President
PythonDjangoGSAP+15Top 5M—
2Abokichi
Provider of miso soup, chili miso soup, and other food products
———Jess Mantell
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+23Top 5M—
3Acropolis Organics
Producer of organic olive oil, vinegars, olives, and tapenades.
————Cart FunctionalityShopifyWordPress+36Top 10M1 award
4Act II
Popcorn brand
———Sean Connolly
CEO & President
———
5All-Day Energy Bars
Gluten free energy bars brand
———Amy Elkaim
Co-Founder
———
6Angie's Juicery
Juice brand
———Angie
Founder
———
7aquaterra corporation
Canada's largest bottled water company for more than 20 years operating under the Canadian Springs brand.
——600————
8Auntie Jos Kettle Corn
Popcorn brand
———Joanne Mele
Founder
———

Top 12 Food & Beverage Products companies in Toronto

#1
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 214 employees
$56.5Mraised
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Brand of packaged water

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%
Tech
top 25%
Growth
top 45%
Market
top 50%
News
bottom 46%
Talent
bottom 39%
Funding: Raised $56.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2025)
Tech: 54 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Key Account Manager (US)
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Post IPO$2M
  • Dec 2024Post IPO$1.5M
  • Oct 2024Post IPO$2M
  • Oct 2020Series D—
Founders & team
Nicholas ReichenbachFounder & CEO
Investors
Ruttenberg Gordon Investments, Virgo, NFS Leasing, BeatBox Beverages, JPK Capital, Global Edge Investments
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsEmotion
#2
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2024
$787.5Kraised
▾

Cizzle Brands is a company dedicated to elevating the game in health and wellness, offering innovative hydration solutions for athletes and individuals alike. They aim to help individuals achieve their full potential through their products and services.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 37%
Funding
top 42%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 46%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 22%
Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $787k across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 2 yrs (3.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (May 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Post IPO$6.2M
  • Jul 2025Post IPO$712.3K
  • Jan 2025Post IPO$98.7K
  • Dec 2024Seed$42.1K
Founders & team
John CelenzaFounder & CEO
Investors
Joseph Gunnar & Co, Ascent Partners, OIC
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#3
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018
$1.5Mraised
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Manufacturer of chocolate-covered fruit snacks using responsibly sourced ingredients. The company develops and manufactures chocolate-covered fruit snacks. It focuses on using ripe fruit paired with high-quality chocolate. The company is committed to responsibly sourcing ingredients and using eco-friendly packaging.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Funding
bottom 48%
Global
bottom 48%
Talent
bottom 45%
Tech
bottom 40%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $1.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Apr 2026)
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond Canada
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Mrmangesh MutadakFounder & CEO
Investors
Active Partners, Graph Ventures
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCore-JsGoogle Font ApiHstsMicrosoft 365
#4
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020 · 17 employees
$18Mraised
▾

Brand of plant based foods

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 25%
Patents
top 26%
Funding
top 44%
Moat
bottom 49%
Growth
bottom 47%
Tech
bottom 43%
Innovation: 20 patents (top 37% of patent-holders) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
Patents: 20 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Funding: Raised $18.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Seed (Aug 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +1 · hiring: Sales Representative (US), Director of Finance
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2024Seed$6M
  • Feb 2023Grant (prize money)—
  • Feb 2023Seed$12M
Investors
Protein Industries Canada, Lever VC, Blue Horizon, Good Startup, Alwyn Capital, Joyance Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementElfsightGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#5
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1991 · 14000 employees
$2.1Braised
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Maple Leaf is a meat products company. Their products include sausage, meat, meat snacks, deli, ham, and sliced meat. Their brands include Maple Leaf, Schneiders, and Swift.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 18%
Innovation
top 25%
Funding
top 27%
Market
top 33%
Patents
top 40%
Moat
top 42%
Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo, 7 the year before · Company stage: Public
Innovation: 18 patents (top 40% of patent-holders) · 8 new-product events in 24 mo
Funding: Raised $2.1B across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 18 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2019)
Audience (LinkedIn): 157k LinkedIn followers — 18.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2019Conventional Debt$2B
  • Jul 2016Grant (prize money)$69.1K
  • Aug 2008Grant (prize money)$500K
  • Venture Debt$140M
Investors
IAM Group, Ontario Canada, Canadian Space Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, 195 Capital Partners
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerHsts
#6
Series C · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2015 · 65 employees
$36.6Mraised
▾

Beekeeper's Naturals produces and markets bee products. Product offerings include pollen, propolis spray, hemp honey, hemp honey sticks, royal jelly, various varieties of honey etc. Claims to raise bees using wild plants for pollen collection and produce natural, non-GMO, gluten free products. It markets its products under its own brand name Beekeeper's Naturals. It distributes the products through retailers across different geographies of the world.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 25%
Funding
top 31%
Talent
top 38%
Growth
top 45%
Market
bottom 45%
Global
bottom 36%
Tech: 63 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Funding: Raised $36.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2024)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 60k LinkedIn followers — 7.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. Rachael Leigh Cook) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Series C$18.7M
  • Jun 2023Series B$14M
  • Oct 2019Series A$3.9M
Founders & team
Carly KremerFounder & Chair of the BoardDave JonesChief Executive Officer
Investors
CAVU Consumer Partners, Vibrant, Muse Capital, Sonoma Brands Capital, Verity Venture Partners, Plus Capital
Tech stack
AliaAmazon AdvertisingAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmazon WebstoreApple Pay
#7
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2002 · 29 employees
$26.1Mraised
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GreenSpace Brands manufactures and distributes premium natural food products in Canada. Sells meat products through its flagship brand, Life Choices. Other brands include Rolling Meadow Dairy, Nudge, Central Roast, Holistic Choice and Love Child Organics. Products are distributed through food retail chains across Canada.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 35%
Funding
top 37%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 34%
News
bottom 27%
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Public
Funding: Raised $26.1M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Dec 2020)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Canada
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2020Post IPO$7.5M
  • Aug 2020Post IPO—
  • Feb 2020Post IPO$4.9M
  • Dec 2018Conventional Debt$2M
Investors
Pender Growth Fund, Primary Capital, Emblem
#8
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2019 · 15 employees
$4Mraised
▾

Brand of seafood

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Seed$4M
Founders & team
Nate DunnCo-Founder & COOAdam BentCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Semillero Partners, Export Development Canada, ALMANAC, Gaingels, Black Jays
Tech stack
American ExpressAosApple PayAzure Edge NetworkBold CommerceBold Subscriptions
#9
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1992
$20Mraised
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Blue goose is a farm-to-plate producer of poultry, meat & fish products. They claim to raise their livestock with organic and antibiotic-free feed and position themselves as an ethical producer. They have both fresh & cooked products which they sell at stores such as Sobeys, Whole Foods Market, YIG, Loblaws. As of Nov 2017, their products are available across Canada.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2016PE$20M
Founders & team
Ben NikolaevskyCEO & President
Investors
Dundee Corporation, Serruya Private Equity
#10
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010
$18.1Mraised
▾

Brand of fruits & vegetables

Funding rounds
  • PE$18.1M
Founders & team
Christophe BonduelleCEO & President
Investors
Penfund
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareDjangoFancyboxGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#11
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018 · 21 employees
$8.1Mraised
▾

Love Good Fats bars is a brand of snacks bars. Claims that its products are gluten-free, soy-free & non-GMO. Offers its products in multiple flavours such as peanut butter, coconut chocolate, mint chocolate, chocolate almond, etc. Sells its products via its online store & through partnered offline retailers.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Series A$8.1M
Investors
InvestEco, Export Development Canada, District Ventures
Tech stack
AhrefsApple PayAzure Edge NetworkCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-Js
#12
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2016 · 14 employees
$6.1Mraised
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Mother Raw is a brand of dressings & marinades in a variety of flavors such as ranch, Italian, Caesar, Greek, Japanese, etc. The company sells their products through retailers as well as through its own online website.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2020Series A$6.1M
Investors
Forage Capital, Whitecap Venture Partners, Export Development Canada, Whitecastle
Tech stack
Bold CommerceBold UpsellCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js

Funding & investor landscape

$2.3Btotal disclosed funding
19companies funded
39disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
District Ventures4 rounds
Export Development Canada3 rounds
Ambridge Capital2 rounds
Black Jays2 rounds
Catapult Partners2 rounds
District Ventures Capital2 rounds
InvestEco2 rounds
Joyance Partners2 rounds
Ontario Centre of Innovation2 rounds
United States Department of Agriculture2 rounds

Notable founders

Nicholas Reichenbach
Founder & CEO · Flow Water
John Celenza
Founder & CEO · Cizzle Brands
Mrmangesh Mutadak
Founder & CEO · Froot Pops
Carly Kremer
Founder & Chair of the Board · Beekeeper's Naturals
Dave Jones
Chief Executive Officer · Beekeeper's Naturals
Nate Dunn
Co-Founder & COO · Scout
Adam Bent
Co-Founder & CEO · Scout
Ben Nikolaevsky
CEO & President · Blue Goose Pure Foods
Christophe Bonduelle
CEO & President · Del Monte
Hana James
Co-Founder · Greenhouse
Anthony Green
Co-Founder · Greenhouse
Monica Ruffo
Founder & CEO · Well Told Health
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 6,604,091 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Food & Beverage Products coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Food & Beverage Products companies are there in Toronto, Canada?
Radar tracks 120 indexable Food & Beverage Products companies headquartered in Toronto, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food & Beverage Products companies in Toronto, Canada?
The Food & Beverage Products companies in Toronto, Canada on this list have raised a combined $2.3B in disclosed equity funding across 19 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food & Beverage Products company in Toronto, Canada?
Maple Leaf Foods is the highest-funded Food & Beverage Products company in Toronto, Canada, with $2.1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food & Beverage Products companies in Toronto, Canada are funded?
19 of the 120 Food & Beverage Products companies in Toronto, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food & Beverage Products unicorns are there in Toronto, Canada?
None of the Food & Beverage Products companies in Toronto, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Toronto, Canada Food & Beverage Products companies?
The most active investors in Toronto, Canada Food & Beverage Products companies on this list include District Ventures, Export Development Canada, Ambridge Capital, Black Jays, Catapult Partners.
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