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Top 10 FoodTech Startups in Canada

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Canada is continuing in its efforts to grow the output of the food sector. It has a semi-privatized and a semi-federalised approach to agricultural development. Both of these groups play a vital role in development and funding research, applied research and commercialization in the market. 

Here is the list of the most exciting ones: 

1- Ritual 

Founders: Larry Stinson and Ray Reddy 

Headquarters Area: Toronto, Canada 

Founded year: 2014 

Funding received: USD 138.4 Million 

Investors: Georgian Partners, Greylock Partners and Insight Venture

About the company: Ritual is a privately held organization which operates under the consumer services industry and works as food ordering app. Its headquarters is established in Toronto and has a work strength of around 201-500 employees. Ritual is basically a social networking application which co-works for quick and convenable pick up. 

2- TouchBistro

Founders: Alex Barrotti and Geordie Conrad 

Headquarters Area: Toronto, Canada 

Founded year: 2011

Funding received: USD 91 Million 

Investors: OMERS Venture, JPMorgan Chase and Napier Park Global Capital 

About the company: TouchBistro is a privately held organization which functions as an iPad based restaurant point of scale system enabling owners reservations and take orders instantly. Its headquarters is established in Toronto and has a work strength of around 201-500 employees. They also deal with various specialties like point of sale and mobile application development.  

3- Thriver (Formerly Platterz)

Founders: Eran Henig and Yishay Waxman 

Headquarters Area: Toronto, Canada 

Founded year: 2011 

Funding received: USD 53 Million 

Investors: Alpha Venture and Globalive Capital 

About the company: Thriver is a privately held organization which works as food and cultural platform that enables workplace culture programs that engage employees. Its headquarters is established in Toronto and has a work strength of around 51-200 employees. They also deal with various specialties like technology, office catering and virtual experiences.

4- Food.ee

Founders: Dario Meli and Jon Cartwright 

Headquarters Area: Vancouver, Canada

Founded year: 2011 

Funding received: USD 25.4 Million 

Investors: BDC, Kensington Capital Partners and Yaletown Partners

About the company: Foodee is a privately held organization which operates under the Food and beverages industry. Its headquarters is located in Vancouver and has a work strength of around 51-200 employees. They also deal with various specialties like office food delivery, office catering, corporate catering and breakfast catering. 

5- SOL Cuisine

Founder: Dror Balshine

Headquarters Area: Mississauga, Canada 

Founded year: 1980

Funding received: USD 23 Million 

Investors: Avrio Capital, Investeco Capital and Export development 

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About the company: SOL Cuisine is a privately held organization which functions under the Food and beverages sector. Its headquarters is established in Mississauga and has an work strength of around 51-200 employees. They also deal with various specialties like food service, private label and gluten free substances. 

6- 7Shifts

Founder: Jordan Boesch 

Headquarters Area: Regina, Canada

Founded year: 2011 

Funding received: USD 15 Million 

Investors: Napier Park Global Capital, Teamworthy Ventures and Relay Ventures 

About the company: 7shifts is a privately held organization which is known as restaurant employee scheduling software made for the restaurant industry. Its headquarters is located in Saskatoon and has a work strength of around 51-200 employees. They deals with various specialties like restaurant communication, staff scheduling and staff management. 

7- ChefHero

Founders: Abdul Rehman El Sayed and Saif Altimimi 

Headquarters Area: Toronto, Canada 

Founded year: 2015 

Funding received: USD 12.6 Million 

Investors: Accomplice, Precursor Ventures and Math Venture Partners 

About the company: ChefHero is a privately held organization which operates under the Food and beverages sector. Its headquarters is established in Toronto and has a work strength of around 11-50 employees. They also deal with various specialties like food management, staff scheduling and catering services. 

8- Rouxbee

Founders: Dawn Thomas and Joe Girard

Headquarters Area: Vancouver, Canada 

Founded year: 2005 

Funding received: USD 8.1 Million 

Investors: Curious Office 

About the company: Rouxbee is a privately held organization which also functions under the E-learning industry. Its headquarters is established in Vancouver and has a work strength of around 11-50 employees. They deal with World’s leading online culinary school for home and professional cooks.

9- Fresh Prep

Founders: Dhruv Sood and Becky Brauer

Headquarters Area: Vancouver, Canada 

Founded year: 2015 

Funding received: USD 8 Million 

Investors: First West Credit Union 

About the company: Fresh Prep is a privately held organization which operates under the Food and beverages industry. Its headquarters is located in Vancouver and has a work strength of around 51-200 employees. Fresh Prep exists to deliver sustainable and convenient solutions to daily life food challenges. 

10- BlackSquare

Founders: Matthew Porti and David Gluzmen 

Headquarters Area: Calgary, Canada 

Founded year: 2009 

Funding received: USD 6.3 Million 

Investors: Accelerate Fund, AVAC Group and Horizon One

About the company: BlackSquare is a privately held organization which works as global leader in direct to consumers technologies for the alcoholic beverage industry. Its headquarters is located in Calgary and has a work strength of around 51-200 employees. They also deal with various specialties like websites, logistics and direct to consumer sales. 

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