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Over our many years in business, we've marked some great occasions, received some awards, and participated in a number of events. We'd like to share some of them with you. Take a look at what's going on.

Awards

July 2018	Ian Walker, president and co-founder, is the winner of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Social Impact Award for the Pacific division
April 2018	Named one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers by Canada's Top 100 Employers and the Globe & Mail.
March 2018	Shortlisted for the BC Food Processors Association Product of the Year for Sesame Snack and Seed & Nut Clusters
June 2017	Winner of the BC Food Processors Association Sustainability Award.
April 2017	Winner of the Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) Sustainability Award.
April 2017	Winner of Organic Supplier of The Year from the Canadian Organic Trade Association (COTA).
November 2016	Winner of the Healthy Workplace Award in the Burnaby Board of Trade and City of Burnaby's Business Excellence Awards.
October 2016	Ian Walker, president and co-founder, is a finalist in Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year competition.
September 2016	Makes PROFIT Magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Companies list.
September 2016	Makes Business in Vancouver's Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies list.
May 2016	Our president Ian Walker wins the BC Food Processors Association's Leadership Award and our Hippie Snacks Coconut Clusters win Product of the Year - Bronze.
March 2016	Named one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers by Canada's Top 100 Employers and the Globe & Mail.
October 2015	Finalists of the Burnaby Board of Trade's Business Excellence Awards for Business of the Year and Environmental Sustainability.
September 2015	Makes PROFIT Magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Companies 2015 list.
August 2015	Makes Business in Vancouver's 100 Fastest Growing Companies 2015 list.
June 2015	Winner of the BC Food Processors Association Product of the Year - Silver award for Hippie Garden Chips.
November 2014	Finalist in the Burnaby Board of Trade's Business Excellence Awards for Environmental Sustainability and Business of the Year.
October 2014	Awarded as one of Profit Magazine's 500 Fastest Growing companies for 2014.
September 2014	Awarded as one of Business in Vancouver's 2014 Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies.
June 2014	Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips awarded Product of the Year - Bronze by the BC Food Processors Association.
June 2014	Finalist for the BC Food Processor Association's sustainability award. Watch our nominee video.
May 2014	Winner of the City of Burnaby's 2014 Environmental Award for Business Stewardship.
April 2014	Winner of the CHFA West 2014 Sustainability Award.
December 2013	Awarded as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers. See the Globe & Mail feature here.
October 2013	Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips awarded Silver in the 2013 Alive Magazine Awards for consumer's choice - best natural food, bar, or beverage
September 2013	Awarded as one of Business in Vancouver's Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in BC.
June 2013	Awarded as one of Profit Magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Companies
June 2013	Nominated as finalists for the BCFPA's Sustainability and Best Product awards. Watch our nominee video.

Industry News

February 2019	Exhibits at the CHFA West trade show, Vancouver, BC
February 2019	Hippie Snacks exhibits at the Natural Products Expo West show, Anaheim, CA
January 2019	Attends the Fancy Food Show, San Francisco, CA
October 2018	Operations Director Ali Samei speaks at the Feeding Growth panel, called Scale Your Progressive Food Business
September 2018	Left Coast Naturals sponsors Organic Week.
June 2018	President Ian Walker speaks on the "Good Governance" panel at the Sustainable Brands 2018 Conference
May 2018	President Ian Walker speaks on the "Changin' the World Ain't Easy" panel at the B Corp Business Leadership Development Conference.
February 2018	Hippie Snacks exhibits at the Natural Products Expo West show, Anaheim CA
February 2018	Exhibits at the CHFA West trade show, Vvancouver, BC
September 2017	Left Coast Naturals sponsors Organic Week.
April 2017	Left Coast Naturals becomes HAACP Certified.
October 2016	Ian Walker, co-founder and president, is featured in BC Business Magazine as a finalist in Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year competition.
October 2016	Left Coast Naturals hosts one of five workshops in the Feeding Growth: Scaling Your Progressive Food Business series. or
September 2016	Left Coast Naturals sponsors Organic Week.
September 2016	President Ian Walker and Left Coast Naturals are profiled in Food in Canada Magazine.
May 2016	Left Coast Naturals' bike to work incentives are featured in Business in Vancouver.
May 2016	President Ian Walker (breakout session panelist) and Director of Marketing, Johanna Israel-Duprey (keynote speaker), speak at BLD Vancouver B Corp Conference.
May 2016	Left Coast Naturals participates in CHFA West and celebrates its 20th Anniversary in the natural food industry.
March 2016	Director of Marketing, Johanna Israel-Duprey, discusses Left Coast Naturals' clean labelling approach in The Vancouver Sun. Read and watch here.
October 2015	Left Coast Naturals hosts one of five workshops in the Feeding Growth: Scaling Your Progressive Food Business series. President Ian Walker participates in a panel discussion.
September 2015	Left Coast Naturals shares its Walk the Talk press release on sustainable business accountability. Read here.
April 2015	Left Coast Naturals releases a 12 month update and learnings from clearing its catalogue of GMOs by December 2015.
April 2015	Left Coast Naturals exhibits at CHFA West 2015 and launches its #HOLDMETOIT campaign, Vancouver, BC
March 2015	Hippie Foods exhibits at the first Healthy Family Expo, Vancouver, BC
January 2015	The Province Newspaper covers Left Coast Naturals and Hippie Foods in a blog series on sustainable business and gluten free food. Read part 1, 2, 3 and 4.
October 2014	Brand Manager Trish Kelly reads the Vancouver Non-GMO Awareness Week proclamation on behalf of the City of Vancouver during a press conference at Whole Foods Market. President Ian Walker talks about the the importance of taking a stance on GMOs.
October 2014	President Ian Walker appears in Global National news' series on GMOs. View here.
June 2014	President Ian Walker is mentioned in the BC Food Processors Association's BC Food and Beverage CEO Study - Fifth Annual Edition. See pages 6, 7, 11 and 22.
June 2014	Left Coast Naturals is featured in the 2014 Climate Smart Industry Brief for carbon emissions in the food and beverage sector. See here.
January 2014	Left Coast Naturals announces its Policy to be GMO free by December 2015. See the press release and the full policy.
January 2014	President Ian Walker appears on CTV News At Noon. See the Hippie Cookies video segment here.
October 2013	Participates in the CHFA East trade show, Toronto, ON
September 2013	Sponsors Organic Week
September 2013	President Ian Walker speaks at the Social Venture Institute, Cortes Island, BC
September 2013	President Ian Walker supports B Corp's sustainability verification process in Alive magazine
August 2013	President Ian Walker is featured in Junxion. View article here.
June 2013	Left Coast Naturals' President, Ian Walker, featured in Western Grocer's May/June 2013 edition. p69

June 2013	President Ian Walker participates in Bullfrog Power's Greener Horizons panel discussion: Sustainable Business, Good Citizen
May 2013	President Ian Walker speaks at THOUGHT4FOOD speaker series
April 2013	Participates in the CHFA West trade show, Vancouver, BC
March 2013	Attends the Natural Products Expo West trade show, Anaheim, CA
January 2013	Attends the Fancy Food Show, San Francisco, CA

Events

January 2019	Vendor at Gluten Free Expo, Vancouver BC
October 2018	Vendor at Great Canadian Fit Fest, Vancouver BC
October 2018	Supports HUB's Bike to Work Week, Vancouver BC
July 2018	Vendor at Vancouver Folk Musical Festival, Vancouver BC
July 2018	Vendor at Car Free Day - Commercial Drive, Vancouver BC
June 2018	Vendor at VegFest Calgary, Calgary, AB
June 2018	Vendor at Car Free Day - Main Street, Vancouver BC
May 2018	Supports B Corp Canada's Business Leadership Development Event, Vancouver BC
May 2018	Supports HUB's Bike to Work Week, Vancouver BC
May 2018	Vendor at Veg Expo, Vancouver BC
March 2018	Vendor at Healthy Family Expo, Vancouver BC
January 2018	Vendor at Gluten Free Expo, Vancouver BC
October 2017	Supports HUB's Bike to Work Week, Vancouver BC
July 2017	Vendor at Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver BC
May 2017	Vendor at Veg Expo, Vancouver BC
March 2017	Vendor at Healthy Family Expo, Vancouver BC
January 2017	Vendor at Specialty Food Expo, Vancouver BC
October 2016	Vendor at Yoga Expo, Vancouver BC
September 2016	Vendor at Coho Festival, North Vancouver BC
July 2016	Vendor at Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver BC
June 2016	Vendor at Car Free Day - Commercial Drive, Vancouver BC
April 2016	Brought to You By Sponsor of Veg Expo, Vancouver BC
March 2016	Vendor at Healthy Family Expo, Vancouver BC
January 2016	Vendor at Gluten Free Expo, Vancouver BC
August 2015	Vendor at Garlic Fest, Vancouver BC
August 2015	Vendor at Whole Foods' Vancouver Pride Celebration
July 2015	Vendor at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver BC
June 2015	Vendor at Car Free Day on Commercial Drive, Vancouver BC
May 2015	Presenting sponsor of Veg Expo, Vancouver BC
May 2015	Supports HUB's Bike to Work Week
March 2015	Vendor at the Healthy Family Expo, Vancouver BC
January 2015	Vendor at the Gluten Free Expo, Vancouver BC
December 2014	Hippie Foods featured at The Vegan Project Holiday Pop Up Shoppe.
July 2014	Vendor at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver BC
June 2014	Hippie Foods is a presenting sponsor of Veg Expo 2014. See the press release here.
June 2014	Vendor at Car Free Day, Vancouver, BC
May 2014	Supports HUB's Bike to Work Week
February 2014	Vendor at the Wellness Show, Vancouver, BC
January 2014	Vendor at the Gluten Free Expo, Vancouver, BC
January 2014	Hosts a Left Coast Naturals Sustainability Open House and screens the film GMO OMG.
October 2013	Supports HUB's Bike to Work Week
September 2013	Vendor at the Whole Foods Living Naturally Fair, Vancouver, BC
July 2013	Vendor at the Vancouver Folk Festival, Vancouver, BC
July 2013	Vendor at the EPIC Sustainable Living Festival, Vancouver, BC
June 2013	Vendor at MEC Bike Festival, Vancouver, BC
June 2013	Vendor at Car Free Day, Vancouver, BC
May 2013	Supports HUB's Bike to Work Week
February 2013	Participates in the Vancouver Wellness Show, Vancouver, BC
January 2013	Participates in the Victoria Health Show
January 2013	Participates in the Gluten Free Expo, Vancouver, BC

Company

February 2019	Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year Luncheon
November 2018	Volunteer with Quest Food Exchange
October 2018	Halloween Luncheon with Pumpkin Carving Contest
July 2018	Volunteer with Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup at Montrose Park
July 2018	Food Truck Themed Summer Picnic Party
April 2018	Volunteer with Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup at Hastings Park & Renfrew Park
April 2018	Latin Fiesta Luncheon.
April 2018	Volunteer with Quest Food Exchange
February 2018	Valentine's Day & Lunar New Year Luncheon
November 2017	Holiday Dinner and Dancing at Baci Ristorante.
October 2017	Refreshes Superstar Award.
October 2017	Sustainable Spooky Office Decor Competition and Costume Contest. See here.
October 2017	Volunteer Shoreline Cleanup at Still Creek, Burnaby. See here.
June 2017	Carnival Themed Summer Picnic Party.
December 2016	Dinner and Dancing at the Vancouver Aquarium.
August 2016	Summer Splashdown and Family BBQ Party.
May 2016	Volunteer with Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society.
February 2016	Valentine's "Hearty" Luncheon .
December 2015	Santa Surprise Cocktail Party and East is East Winter Party.
October 2015	Spooky Halloween Luncheon and Costume Contest.
July 2015	Family Fun Day and BBQ at Playland.
December 2014	Where the Wild Things Are Winter Party.
October 2014	Zombie Luncheon and Costume Contest.
August 2014	Family Picnic Summer Party.
February 2014	Valentine's Sweets and Treats Luncheon.
December 2013	Christmas Party at the Grouse Hiwus Feast House.
October 2013	Halloween Monster Mash Luncheon.
July 2013	Summer Party Boat Cruise.
March 2013	Snow Tubing Night Out.
February 2013	Valentine's Be Mine Luncheon.
February 2013	Introduces the Employee Superstar Award.

Press & Product News

February 2019	Ian Walker featured in C anadian Grocer Magazine.
February 2019	Hippie Snacks Cauliflower Crisps featured in Gluten Free and More Magazine.
January 2019	Hippie Snacks Avocado and Cauliflower Crisps featured on CKNW.
January 2019	Hippie Snacks Coconut Clusters featured in Joyous Health's Joyous Kitchen Challenge.
December 2018	Hippie Snacks Avocado and Cauliflower Crisps featured in CTV Calgary Healthy Holiday Gift Guide.
November 2018	Hippie Snacks Cauliflower Crisps featured in Brit+Co's New Snack roundup.
November 2018	Hippie Snacks Cauliflower Crisps featured in Trendhunter.
October 2018	Hippie Snacks Sesame Snacks featured in Best Health Magazine.
September 2018	Hippie Snacks Sesame Snacks featured in Today's Parent Magazine.
June 2018	Hippie Snacks Sesame Snacks featured on CTV Ottawa.
June 2018	Hippie Snacks Seed & Nut Clusters featured in a Hooked on Plants recipe.
May 2018	Hippie Snacks Sesame Snack featured in Canadian Grocer piece: "Vegan Snack Attack."
May 2018	Hippie Snacks Veggie Clusters featured in HealthyEatingandLiving.ca article: "13 Packaged Snacks That are Low in Sugar." Read here.
April 2018	President Ian Walker featured in the Conscious Brands blog: What is a Conscious Brand?
March 2018	Hippie Snacks featured in the Nature's Fare Magazine, The Good Life.
November 2017	Launch of Hippie Snacks Sesame Snack.
August 2017	Bif Naked shares her love for Hippie Snacks on social media.
August 2017	Hippie Snacks Chili & Lime Coconut Clusters are featured in one of Wholesome Slice's recipes.
August 2017	Hippie Snacks is featured on VITA Daily's kid's lunch roundup.
June 2017	Hippie Snacks is featured on This Rawsome Vegan Life's recipes.
June 2017	Hippie Snacks gets a branding refresh Westcoastfood.ca.
May 2017	Hippie Snacks Granola is featured on Westcoastfood.ca.
April 2017	Hippie Snacks Garden Chips featured in La Presse.
February 2016	Hippie Snacks Tamari & Cracked Pepper Coconut Chips and Coconut Bacon are mentioned in City Palate Magazine. Read on page 38.
January 2016	Hippie Snacks Original Coconut Chips are featured on CTV Canada AM: Top Five Health Kicks of 2016. Watch here.
December 2015	Hippie Snacks Coconut Bacon and Tamari & Cracked Pepper Coconut Chips are included in Vancity Buzz's "How to Make the Ultimate Local Foods Holiday Gift Basket." See here.
December 2015	Hippie Snacks Coconut Bacon and Tamari & Cracked Pepper Coconut Chips release appears in Western Grocer Magazine. Read here.
December 2015	Hippie Snacks Tamari & Cracked Pepper and Coconut Bacon Coconut Chips are included in Vancouver Courier magazine (see page 33) and podcast (listen 15:30).
December 2015	Hippie Snacks Coconut Bacon and Tamari & Cracked Pepper Coconut Chips are featured in Culinaire Magazine. Read here.
November 2015	Hippie Snacks Tamari & Cracked Pepper and Coconut Bacon Coconut Chips are mentioned in Health and Wellness retailer. Read here.
October 2015	Hippie Foods' Non-GMO Project Verification covered by Eat North Magazine. See here.
August 2015	Hippie Garden chips are sampled via Social Nature's #trynatural program. See here.
July 2015	New Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips flavours are sampled via Social Nature's #trynatural program. Read here.
July 2015	Social Nature mentions Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips in Hello Vancity. See here.
July 2015	Vancouver Foodster mentions Left Coast Naturals and Hippie Foods in their Vancouver Folk Fest Eating Guide.
June 2015	Hippie Garden Chips' Product of the Year - Silver award win is covered by Food in Canada magazine. Read here.
June 2015	Hippie Garden Chips' Product of the Year - Silver award win is featured in The Burnaby Newsleader. See here.
April 2015	New flavour of Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips is included in Vancity Buzz's Top 5 Natural Food Trends for 2015. Read here.
April 2015	Hippie Garden Chips are named one of the 6 Food Trends and Fun Finds at CHFA West 2015 by blog Eat, Spin, Run, Repeat. See here.
March 2015	Hippie Cookies appear on CTV Vancouver. Watch here.
March 2015	Hippie Garden Chips are featured in one of This Rawsome Vegan Life's recipes.
February 2015	Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips are used in This Rawesome Vegan Life's Peppermint Oreos recipe.
January 2015	Hippie Cookies are featured in EAT Magazine. See here.
January 2015	Hippie Garden Chips is featured in Culinaire Magazine. See page 6.
January 2015	Hippie Garden Chips is featured in EAT Magazine. Read page 10.
January 2015	Hippie Foods is featured in Good Life Vancouver. See here.
December 2014	Hippie Foods is featured on Breakfast Television, Winnipeg.
December 2014	Hippie Foods Garden Chips is featured in This Rawsome Vegan Life's holiday gift guide.
November 2014	Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips is featured in enRoute Magazine. Read here.
October 2014	Hippie Foods brand launches the product Hippie Garden Chips.
October 2014	Global News covers our Non-GMO Awareness Week press release and conference in partnership with GE Free BC, Whole Foods Market and the Vancouver Food Policy Council.
June 2014	Left Coast Naturals' president and co-founder Ian Walker discusses GMOs with youth activist Rachel Parent on CBC Morning Edition.
June 2014	Left Coast Naturals' non-GMO policy is featured in Common Ground Magazine. See here.
May 2014	Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips is featured in The Huffington Post Canada. See here.
April 2014	Hippie Cookies is featured on the CBC radio show On The Coast.
April 2014	The Organic & Non-GMO Report features Left Coast Naturals' non-GMO policy. See here.
April 2014	Hippie Cookies is featured in the Toronto Sun. See here.
April 2014	Hippie Cookies is featured in The Food Gays blog. See here.
April 2014	Hippie Cookies is featured in Canadian Living Magazine. See here.
March 2014	Hippie Cookies is featured in the Vancouver Sun. See here.
March 2014	Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips is featured in the Toronto Star. See here.
January 2014	The Non GMO Project shares Left Coast Naturals' non-GMO policy. See here.
January 2014	1% for the Planet shares Left Coast Naturals' non-GMO policy. See here.
January 2014	The Westender Vancouver shares Left Coast Naturals' non-GMO policy. See here.
January 2014	Sustainable Food News shares Left Coast Naturals' non-GMO policy.
January 2014	Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips is featured in the Calgary Herald. See here.

January 2014	Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips is featured in Savvymom.com. See the blog here.
January 2014	Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips is featured in Culinaire Magazine. See on page 6 here.
January 2014	Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips is featured in the Toronto Sun. See here.
January 2014	Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips is featured in VitaminDaily.com. See here.
October 2013	Launch of Hippie Cookies
January 2013	Dave & Friends glazed almonds become Certified Gluten Free
January 2013	Launch of Hippie Snacks Coconut Chips

Left Coast Naturals hosts one of five workshops in the Feeding Growth: Scaling Your Progressive Food Business series. President Ian Walker participates in a panel discussion.

Ian Walker, president and co-founder, is a finalist in Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year competition.

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