Aug 24, 2026 | Animals, Business & Marketing, Food, Vancouver, Vegan food, Vegan leaders, Vegans
From farmers’ markets to Canadian retail domination Living Tree Foods’s ravioli products are a staple in my home during the fall and winter. This interview took place three years ago and I’m sure its products are more widely distributed now, but this...
Aug 10, 2026 | Business & Marketing, Food, Vegan food, Vegan leaders, Vegans
Farmers’ markets to 4000 stores in seven years Nuts for Cheese seemed to come out of nowhere from my perspective in Vancouver, but it’s no wonder why this cashew-based company’s ridden the wave. From its brilliant wedge-shaped blocks to spreads, this...
Jul 28, 2026 | Book publishing, Business & Marketing, Environment, Food, Lifestyle, Travel, Vegan food, Vegan leaders, Vegans
This interview with The Social Herbivore’s Priya Rao was four years ago, but I LOVE her origin story and there’s still a lot that needs to happen for wines to be vegan. Justin Manning: Hello, everyone. Welcome to another episode of VEG Networking Canada....
Jul 13, 2026 | Business & Marketing, Eco fashion, Environment, Fashion, Health, Social good, Vegan food, Vegan leaders, Vegans
The impact-driven founder of Ruben’s Shoes, Kove Ocean Foods, and Voes & Co Desiree Dupuis and I go back to the early 2010s when she was still running her financial business, and we both attended The Forum’s events. She was one of the OG VEG Networking...
Jun 22, 2026 | Animals, Business & Marketing, Social good, Vancouver, Vegan leaders, Vegans
Pioneering healthy plant-based food for dogs in Vancouver Laura Simonson and I go way back to 2012 when we met at a now-defunct business meetup for impact-focused business owners. At the time, she had just developed the concept for what is now Virchew. Laura...
May 25, 2026 | Animals, Social good, Travel, Vegan leaders, Vegans
From journalism to yoga & animal-inspired travel Anna Maria Gina and I initially connected on LinkedIn. A vegan originally from Toronto, she joined us at VEG Networking Canada and now splits her time between Orange County, CA and Europe, where she leads yoga and...
