Best Food & Beverage Products Companies in Vancouver, Canada
The 68 best Food & Beverage Products companies in Vancouver, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Lantic.
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.
Ranked: Best Food & Beverage Products companies in Vancouver
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lantic Brand of tea 50Funding top 38%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 34% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 34% Funding: Raised $81.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $81M | 61 mo ago | Late Stage | John Holliday CEO | 2008 | — | — |
| 2 | CENTR Brand of cannabis infused soda 29Product top 35%Funding top 39%Tech top 42%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Producttop 35% Fundingtop 39% Techtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 48% Marketbottom 26% Globalbottom 25% Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $10.6M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $11M | 39 mo ago | Public | Joseph Meehan CEO | 2012 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyZoho+29 | — |
| 3 | Komo Brand of food products | $4M | 48 mo ago | Public | Jeffrey Ma CEO | 2018 | — | — |
| 4 | SmartSweets Manufactures and markets candy | $3M | 51 mo ago | Acquired | Tara Bosch Founder & CEO | 2015 | MUIReactEmotion+9 | 1 job opening · 2 launchs · 1 expansion |
| 5 | Blume Brand of spices & seasonings | $2M | 47 mo ago | Seed | — | 2017 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+40 | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 expansion |
| 6 | bettermoo(d) Brand of plant-based drinks 13Talent top 38%Funding bottom 49%Tech bottom 49%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 49% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 8% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $1.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $1M | 14 mo ago | Public | Nima Bahrami CEO | 2021 | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — |
| 7 | Dizun International Enterprises Brand of tea | $750K | 71 mo ago | Deadpooled | Hani Zabaneh CEO | 2011 | — | — |
| 8 | DTS8 Coffee Provider of coffee | $471K | 137 mo ago | Seed | Douglas Thomas CEO | 2009 | — | — |
| 9 | Naledo Brand of turmeric paste | $150K | 92 mo ago | Seed | Nareena Switlo Co-Founder | 2016 | — | — |
Top 12 Food & Beverage Products companies in Vancouver
#1
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021 · 1 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Brand of plant-based drinks
- Apr 2025Post IPO$230.7K
- Aug 2024Post IPO$1.1M
- Jan 2023Post IPO—
#2
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2012 · 26 employees$10.6Mraised▾
Brand of cannabis infused soda
- Mar 2023Post IPO$98.2K
- Apr 2022Post IPO$3.5M
- Sep 2021Post IPO$5.9M
- Aug 2021Post IPO—
#3
Late Stage · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2008$81.3Mraised▾
Brand of tea
- Apr 2021Post IPO$81.3M
#4
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2018 · 5 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Brand of food products
- Jun 2022Post IPO$773.9K
- Feb 2022Post IPO$981.2K
- Dec 2021Post IPO$2.1M
#5
Acquired · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2015 · 80 employees$3Mraised▾
Smart Sweets manufactures and markets candy. Its product offerings include fruit gummy bears and sour gummy bears. The company claims its products are gluten-free, dairy-free, GMO-free, nut-free and with no sugar alcohols or artificial additives. Its products can be purchased online through the website or through a network of retailers. It allows users to make payment via PayPal and Apple Pay on the website.
- Mar 2022Angel—
- Mar 2018Angel$3M
#6
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2017 · 12 employees$1.5Mraised▾
It's Blume is a brand of spices & seasonings. Their products include turmeric blend, chili turmeric blend, beetroot blend, cacao turmeric blend, gingerbread Chaga cocoa blend, etc. The company sells their products through independent stores as well as through its own online website in Mexico, North America.
- Jul 2022Seed$1.5M
#7
Deadpooled · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2011$750Kraised▾
Dizun International Enterprises Inc is a Canada based company engaged in the business of distributing tea and tea-related products and establishing, operating and franchising boutique tea houses that sell these products.
- Jul 2020Post IPO$750K
#8
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2009 · 10 employees$470.8Kraised▾
DTS8 Coffee Co Ltd through its subsidiaries is engaged in the business of roasting, marketing and selling gourmet roasted coffee. The company market and sell gourmet roasted coffee to its customers in Shanghai, and other parts of China. The company sells gourmet roasted coffee under the DTS8 Coffee, Don Manuel and private label brands through distribution channels that reach consumers at restaurants, multi-location coffee shops, and offices.
- Jan 2015Post IPO$65K
- Oct 2014Post IPO$139.5K
- Jul 2014Post IPO$75K
- Oct 2012Post IPO$170K
#9
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 10 employees$150Kraised▾
Manufacturer of turmeric paste intended to provide products that are healthy, sourced and produced sustainably, and empower the communities. The company's services mainly focus on offering online turmeric paste and business/entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and an average 2x minimum wage to the production team, enabling Belizean farmers to build a brighter and more secure future for their families and communities and customers to have access to a sustainable livelihood.
- Oct 2018Seed$150K
#10
Late Stage · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1999$75.5Kraised▾
Manufacturer & brand of vegetables
- Jan 2014Post IPO$75.5K
#11
Funding Raised · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 3 employees$18.8Kraised▾
Emkao Foods Inc. is a startup food processing company that specializes in the production of high-quality single-source chocolate. They focus on creating transparently sourced and sustainable chocolate ingredients. Founded in 2016, Emkao Foods aims to provide premium quality chocolate products.
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$18.8K
#12
Late Stage · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2010—raised▾
Blue Monkey Tropical Collection is a brand of multi-category food & beverages. Their products include coconut water, coconut chips, sparkling water, and pure juices. The company sells the majority of their products in Canada and USA.
- Feb 2025PE—
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