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Bolstering integrated supply chain in the heart of the world’s best oat-growing region
Regina, Saskatchewan – TheNewswire - July 28, 2022 –– Above Food Corp. (Above Food), a first-of-its-kind, vertically integrated plant-based food company, announced today that it has opened a strategic oat collection facility in the Carrot River Basin of Saskatchewan, adding over 1,000,000 Bushels of Gluten-Free Oat custody, and processing to its vertically integrated oat platform.
The Carrot River Basin is 15,000 square kilometers of pristine lands, recently harnessed for agricultural production, including the lands of 6 First Nations. The predictable microclimate of rainfall, long hours of sunlight, and cool nights produce some of the finest quality oats in the world, perfect for processing and milling into a variety of gluten-free ingredients.
The new facility will serve to secure at harvest, Identity Preserved gluten-free oats, from Above’s IPElite Growers within a 300-kilometer radius of this new facility. With direct access to rail, the new oat collection facility will create significant operational synergies for Above Food by leveraging Above’s rail infrastructure, including its railcar fleet of over 400 cars, to seamlessly transport oats between their collection and processing facilities on the Canadian prairies and in the Northern United States.
“By locating a key collection point in the heart of Northern Saskatchewan’s oat growing region, we are able to strengthen our grower relationships and reinforce our ability to source directly from gluten-free farmers,” noted Mike Marshall, President of Above Food Specialty Ingredients.
“We’re excited to further expand our growing partnerships with some of Canada’s top oat producers, located in Northern Saskatchewan”, noted Lionel Kambeitz, Executive Chairman and CEO of Above Food, “by locating our collection point nearby their farming operations, we’re truly making it easier for growers to partner with us.”
This announcement comes at an exciting time for Above Food, as production of high value Oat Flour has recently begun at the Above Food Ingredient Centre in Saskatoon SK, further strengthening Above’s ability to supply oat ingredients to some of the largest food companies in North America.
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Jamie Lamonde
Above Food
ABOUT ABOVE FOOD CORP.
Above Food Corp. is a first-of-its-kind, plant-based food company that celebrates delicious products made with real ingredients, real nutrition, real flavor, and real transparency. Founded in Canada by food production ecosystem veterans and visionary co-founders, Lionel Kambeitz, Donato Sferra, Tyler West and Martin Williams, Above Food’s vision is to create a healthier world — one seed, one field, and one bite at a time. With a complete chain of custody of plant proteins, enabled by scaled operations and infrastructure in primary agriculture and processing, Above Food delivers food to businesses and consumers with unparalleled traceability, quantifiable sustainability, and superior nutrient density. Above Food’s brands are available online at www.abovefood.com and in leading grocers across Canada and the USA. For more information about Above Food, please visit www.abovefood.com or follow Above Food on Instagram (@above_food), Facebook (Above Food) and LinkedIn (Above Food).
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