At COO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Canada based COO’ operating in the Food and Beverage space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Aditya Bali
COO of KitchenMate
I build products and companies that impact daily lives and want to bring these ideas to life as fast as possible. I also advise, mentor and invest in startups to help others makes this a reality. Currently COO of KitchenMate, where we’re on a mission to enable access of nutritious meals for everyone (Techstars Toronto 2018). Formerly the co-founder of BufferBox (uWaterloo Velocity, Y Combinator S’12, acquired by Google) and PM @ Google X – Robotics.
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About KitchenMate: Reshaping your food experience with the only automated restaurant for your workplace. Stay safe, stay on-site with real food, cooked anytime
Robert Imbeault
COO of Forage Hyperfoods Inc.
Robert Imbeault is an Ottawa and San Francisco based entrepreneur who owns and operates 10Count Group of Companies which includes NoNotes.com, Assent Compliance Inc. and 10Count Consulting Inc. He is a recipient of the 2010 Ottawa Business Journal’s Forty under 40 award and sit on the Board of Directors for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. He is a co-chair of Fight For The Cure, a charity event benefiting the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. An event that has become one of the premier charitable fundraising events on the annual calendar and was able to rally a variety of corporate partners to this innovative and most worthwhile cause. In a desire to reach out and commit myself in a more global capacity, he have co-founded Project Ashia a program to build self-sustaining women’s literacy centers in Cameroon in which he also a volunteering and participant. The program will also provide day eye clinics to provide used eye glasses from Canada to those in need in Cameroon.
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About Forage Hyperfoods Inc., Harvard University, NoNotes.com: Food & Beverage, Mushroom
Craig T. Gilpin
Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of The North West Company
Craig joined the company in 2010 as Executive Vice-President and Chief Corporate Officer. He formerly was President, Operations, for Sobeys Ontario. Prior to joining Sobeys, Craig worked for 17 years in various executive positions with A&P Canada.
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About The North West Company: A leading retailer of food and everyday products and services to rural and urban communities.
Joshua Errett
Founder – Chief Operating Officer of Because, Animals
Joshua Errett has worked as a journalist, banker and, most importantly, cat rescuer in Toronto, Ontario. After he graduated with an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, he set out to use his business skills and feline knowledge to help animals. He lives with three cats right now but always assumes he’s about to take in another.
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About Because, Animals: Because Animals is creating cultured meat to feed the world’s pets.
Dipesh Dar
COO of Urbery
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About Drop Mobility, Urbery: Urbery is a Toroto based technology company that leverages the power of crowd sourcing to deliver groceries and alcohol in under 2 hours
David Brown
Co-Founder and COO of Chinova Bioworks
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About Chinova Bioworks: Chinova Bioworks uses a natural and effective antimicrobial chitosan polymer with broad spectrum protection.
Tony Ethier
COO of Cascadia Seaweed
Tony Ethier currently works as the COO for Cascadia Seaweed.
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About Cascadia Seaweed: Cascadia Seaweed is a seaweed company dedicated to improving human health, coastal communities, and the environment.
Ron Savoy
COO of Noblegen
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About Noblegen: Noblegen produces nutritional and functional plant-based food and ingredients using revolutionary “cell-to-solution” technology.
Susana Macedo
COO & Co-Founder of Fast2eat
COO & Co-Founder at Fast2eat
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About Fast2eat: Online Ordering for Busy Food Courts