Key Takeaways Growing demand for healthy, plant-based products and increased manufacturing capacity position SunOpta for sustained revenue growth and margin improvement. Shift toward higher-margin products and strong pricing power support profitability and earnings stability while mitigating risk from input cost pressures.Read more
SunOpta Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of plant and fruit-based food and beverage products in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It provides plant-based beverage products, including oat, almond, soy, coconut, rice, hemp, and other bases under the Dream and West Life brands names; oat-based creamers under the SOWN brand name; ready-to-drink protein shakes; packaged teas and concentrates; meat and vegetable broths and stocks; and nut, grain, seed, and legume-based beverages. The company also offers plant-based ingredients, such as oatbase, soybase, oatgold, hempbase, and soy powders and okara; ready-to-eat fruit snacks made from apple purée and juice concentrate in bar, bit, twist, strip and sandwich formats; cold pressed fruit bars; ready-to-eat fruit smoothie and chia bowls topped with frozen fruit; and liquid and dry ingredients for internal use and for sale to other food and beverage manufacturers. It sells its products through various distribution channels, including foodservice operators, grocery retailers and club stores, branded food companies, and food manufacturers, as well as e-commerce channels. The company was formerly known as Stake Technology Ltd. and changed its name to SunOpta Inc. in October 2003. SunOpta Inc. was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
