GRANT'S DESI ACHIEVERS AWARDS GALA 2023
“I AM ALWAYS AMAZED AT THEIR VISION”
Peter Mielzynski Jr, Director, PMA Canada
It is with great pride that we will be presenting the Grant’s Desi Achievers Awards on July 22. This is an award about entrepreneurship, courage to be the best, to make a difference. It’s about talent, struggle and breakthrough. Both William Grant and my father, Peter Mielzynski Sr., an immigrant from Poland, displayed the same characteristics – in 1887 when William Grant & Sons was formed, and in 1979 when PMA Canada was established.
We have been honouring achievers in the desi community for nearly 20 years and I am always amazed at the outstanding quality, hard work, integrity, passion and vision each and every one of them has. Most of our achievers came to Canada with nothing but a dream. Through a lot of sacrifice, hard work and determination, all of them reached their goal and have been an inspiring example to future generations of South Asians coming to Canada. They have been a source of great pride, contributing positive growth in the community.
William Grant and Sons and PMA Canada have been very proud to be associated with Desi News and the South Asian community for so many years through the Achievers series. I wish all of you the best and cheers to all our achievers in the past, present and future.
Peter Mielzynski Jr
A CELEBRATION OF OUR BRIGHTEST AND THE BEST
Andrew Kay (far left) and his band of Monsoon Music performers enthralled the invitees to the Grant’s Desi Achievers Awards Gala in 2014 at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga. Andrew Kay and his team will weave their magic once again at this year’s Awards Gala, hosted by Desi News and PMA Canada, on July 22 at the same venue. Image credit: NARI MAVALWALLA.
Three hundred movers and shakers from the South Asian community as well as federal and provincial politicians and business and community leaders are expected to attend the Grant’s Desi Achievers Awards Gala to honour South Asian achievers at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga on July 22.
The awards honour achievement in diverse fields and all walks of life.
“There are now over a million South Asians in Canada, but the community’s collective strength lies not just in its numbers, but in its high achievers,” says G.A. Easwar, the Publisher of Desi News. “These individuals are not just the best in their fields, they have raised the bar for all of us, while raising the profile of way the community is perceived.”
Activist and author, entrepreneur and environmentalist, physician and policymaker, politician and philanthropist, musician and filmmaker, Grant’s Desi Achievers are all of these and more.
They have told the community’s stories through books, documentaries and films, held public health accountable, and helped break taboos associated with mental health. They have danced into our hearts, coloured our world and contributed hugely to making Toronto the vibrant city it is today. The Grant’s Desi Achievers Awards Gala showcases the finest talents the South Asian community has contributed to the Canadian mosaic.
The awards are an outgrowth of the long-running Achiever series in Desi News. Since September 2005, William Grant & Sons Ltd., distillers of Grant’s Family Reserve Scotch Whisky, have sponsored the series as Grant’s Community Achievers. Desi News and Grant’s expanded the parameters by organizing the Grant’s Desi Achievers Awards Gala to recognize the best and the brightest in Canada’s South Asian community.
The Awards Gala also marks the 27th anniversary of Desi News, Canada’s premier magazine for South Asians run by husband-wife team of G.A. Easwar and Shagorika Easwar, who is the editor.
Award recipients attending the Gala are featured here.
ALI KAZIMI
Ali Kazimi is the first South Asian Canadian artist to receive a Governor General’s Award for lifetime achievement in Visual and Media Arts. He also received a Doctor of Letters, honoris, from UBC.
Wanting to understand how race, immigration and social justice are linked informs much of his work. His critically acclaimed documentaries include Narmada: A Valley Rises, Shooting Indians: A Journey with Jeffrey Thomas and Random Acts of Legacy.
Many Canadians only became aware of the infamous Komagata Maru incident through watching Kazimi’s Continuous Journey.
“I am deeply grateful and feel fortunate to be in Canada,” he says. “But you shouldn’t let gratitude mute you. I see it as my basic civic duty to speak up.”
AMI SHAH
Excelling in academics is essential for success was the theme at Ami Shah’s home.
“I felt the pressure, I felt overwhelmed and anxious, but neither I nor my parents recognized the signs,” says the CEO and co-founder of Peekapak. “I know that my parents only wanted the best for me, but wish we’d had techniques and the resources to deal with the stress.”
Today, children in school boards across Ontario are learning self-care and the importance of empathy, teamwork and kindness through a social-emotional learning (SEL) platform launched by her.
“Having students articulate the benefits, and school boards seeing valuing in our work reinforces why we must make this available to more children,” she says.
ANDREA GUNRAJ
Andrea Gunraj has spent over two decades working in gender justice and the intersectionality of issues that impact people of all genders and all identities.
As Vice President Public Engagement at the Canadian Women’s Foundation, she says she works to make everything better for everyone. Gunraj sees her role as being part of the Foundation’s mandate to support women, girls, and gender-diverse people to move out of violence, out of poverty, and into confidence and leadership.
“Gender justice is such a big, beautiful goal that everyone can have different entry points. I love breaking down our vision for gender justice to manageable steps.”
Gunraj is also a published author whose books were published to critical and public acclaim.
Anil Arora
Anil Arora is the Chief Statistician of Canada. He has led initiatives at all three levels of government, the private sector and international organizations, including the UN. He has led projects on high-profile policy issues, legislative and regulatory reform, providing support to other countries.
He believes it’s a privilege to work for the “world’s best statistical agency”, one that demonstrates leadership on the international stage in the ethical and responsible use of new technology.
He helped redesign the dissemination function, and led the most comprehensive redesign of the program, including the introduction of an online questionnaire.
“We are a sophisticated society, we need an equally sophisticated system, one source of truth,” he says.
ANITA ANAND
Anita Anand, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, brings her experience as an academic related to governance and accountability, to her role.
Before this, as Minister of Public Services and Procurement, she committed $2 billion in federal funding to procure the needed supplies to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
Anand was drawn to politics because she wanted to give back to the Canada she knows and loves. And to show other women it is possible to achieve all that they dream of.
“Growing up, our parents always told us to contribute to the society we were a part of. My mother always said to keep working hard and to never give up. I have tried to live by those words.”
ANNA BANERJI
Dr Anna Banerji has received wide recognition for her outstanding contributions to improving the health and well-being of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children and youth.
She founded the Canadian Refugee Health Conference and co-founded the North American Refugee Health Conference. In 2016, she screened over 700 Syrian refugee children at a clinic she set up at a hotel in response to the mass resettlement of Syrian refugees.
She was outspoken about the inequities in access to vaccines at the height of the pandemic.
“I just speak the truth – what I believe to be the truth,” she says. “I don’t necessarily try to be an advocate, but I’m not afraid to challenge the status quo.”
ARUNA NARAYAN KALLE
Aruna Narayan Kalle is one of very few female instrumentalists – and the only female sarangi player – on the Indian classical music performance circuit.
Her music has been featured in international and Hollywood films, and she performs regularly in Europe, Asia, the US and Canada. In addition to teaching a select group of students, Aruna is also involved in the Canadian school system, introducing young people to Indian music and the sarangi.
As the torchbearer of her father’s musical legacy, she is aware of her responsibility to carry it forward.
“Being the only female player was never the point,” she says. “I hope we have many more in future.”
CHANDRAKANT SHAH
Chandrakant Juthalal (Cijay) Shah has made philanthropy an important part of his philosophy in word and deed.
He has been involved in a multitude of projects across three continents, including school buildings, fresh water for villagers, toilet blocks for girls in India and orphanages for HIV-affected children in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
“It’s not about how much we’ve donated, but how much that donation was able to garner from others,” says the entrepreneur and philanthropist. “It’s not about donating to high profile causes where your name appears in a newspaper. To me, it’s immaterial whether the name above a school or a hospital is mine. If my one dollar creates three or four more for a good cause, I am happy.”
DEEPA MATTOO
Deepa Mattoo is the executive director of the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, the first woman of colour – and possibly the youngest – to hold the position.
She has trained thousands of service providers for best practices and legal education and has appeared before parliamentary committees and commissions on a wide range of social justice and human rights issues as well as acted as an observer at Commission on the Status of Women at the UN.
She is a passionate defender of women’s rights to safety, access to justice and self-determination.
Mattoo says the high-pressure, merit-based system we come from tells us to hide our weaknesses, but they make us what we are. “Working on them can take you places.”
DIANA ALLI D’SOUZA
Diana Alli D’Souza wanted to be a doctor, but life had other plans for her.
She founded and co-founded twenty-plus outreach programs in the Faculty of Medicine at UofT to serve under-represented and marginalized populations in the GTA.
A student-run health clinic in downtown Toronto co-founded by her offers healthcare to the homeless. She also started an outreach program for isolated senior citizens.
She has raised tens of thousands of dollars for destitute children around the world and founded charities in India to help underprivileged children.
On retiring, she founded the not-for-profit Access Empowerment Council.
“My mother instilled in us values of equity and equality before they were fashionable words,” she says.
GAURI SREENIVASAN
As Nature Canada’s Director of Campaigns and Policy, Gauri Sreenivasan has led discussions with ministers on how marine conservation can help fight climate change, advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and build a healthier future.
She believes we need to double our land and marine protections. The links between her prior experience in international co-operation, human rights, global justice and social justice, and issues of supporting sovereignty, Indigenous rights and nature conservation are obvious.
She encourages individual action, mobilizing Canadians to protect nature by lifting their voices and speaking to decision makers.
“This work cannot slow down as the crises of biodiversity loss and climate change continue to threaten our collective future.”
GOPINADHAN PALIYATH
Dr Gopinadhan Paliyath’s research interests included biochemistry of fruits and vegetables, their cancer-preventive and anti-inflammatory mechanisms, senescence, shelf life and quality.
He passed away in September last year. At the time, he was working on nutraceuticals to target Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Crohn’s Disease, and studying anti-cancer properties of Ontario blueberries, strawberries and cherries.
We don’t need to destroy forests to cultivate more crops, we need to use what we grow well and wisely, he had said. His research, he hoped, was a path towards enhanced food security.
Dr Paliyath urged people to become more aware of nature. And to think of the contributions you can make to those around you.
GURI PANNU
Gurrinderpal Pannu is a senior lawyer with Enbridge Gas who co-founded Conquercovid-19 with a group of like-minded professionals with the aim to procure ventilators and distribute as much personal protective equipment (PPE) as possible to areas that the government was unable to reach. They raised millions of dollars to purchase these and other urgently needed items for shelters including diapers, baby formula, and feminine hygiene products.
Guri Pannu recently spearheaded another initiative, a networking/celebration event for Black and Indigenous first year law students.
“I believe we can all can come together as strangers in a community, whether it’s to conquer COVID, or it is to set things right,” he says.
JAYASANKAR SUBRAMANIAN
Varsha and Dheiksha have taken a peach to school for show-and-tell, not just any peach, but a special one developed by their father Dr Jayasankar Subramanian!
The research scientist and professor of plant agriculture at the University of Guelph has developed new varieties of disease resistant and cold tolerant peaches, plums, nectarines and cherries.
He has worked with research students and farmers and the women in farming communities to implement good Canadian technology to enhance food security in the developing world.
“Women are talking to the scientists and providing very valid inputs, they are negotiating in the trade, making decisions about what the money is to be used for and overwhelmingly, they are opting to educate their children,” says Dr Subramanian.
KACEE VASUDEVA
Kailash (Kacee) Vasudeva has designed a vast range of products that are sold in stores across North America and Europe.
Automotive products, tools and power tool accessories, mosquito and bed bug prevention. And items that became ubiquitous during the pandemic – clear masks, tiltable face shields, a card badge with a slot for hand sanitizer, etc. He holds 150-plus patents and accompanied former prime minister Jean Chrétien and prime minister Justin Trudeau on trade missions.
All while becoming the largest employer of immigrants at one point.
“That is the most rewarding aspect of what I do.” he says. “Knowing that people could come straight from the airport to Waterloo – they knew Kacee gives immigrants their first job.”
KALYAN CHAKRAVARTHY
Kalyan Chakravarthy is Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Regional Municipality of Durham.
He has led IT departments at IBM, Toronto International Film Festival and Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. He is a regular panellist in many technology fora and co-founded nCube Inc., a venture capital firm that invests in startups in India and North America.
Chakravarthy remains an active alumnus of Queen’s (now called Smith School of Business) and continues to mentor future generations of graduates.
“All I do is create that opportunity,” he says. “Hey, maybe I should develop an app where others give you karma miles for help rendered or good deeds!”
LEILA SARANGI
Leila Sarangi is National Director of Campaign 2000, a pan-Canada public education movement to build awareness and support for the 1989 all-party House of Commons resolution to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000.
It engages local communities to examine child poverty and children’s well-being.
What she see would appear hopeless to most of us, but for Sarangi, it acts as an impetus to plug away harder to achieve their mandate. She is also Director of Social Action at Family Services Toronto.
“I’m an optimist at heart,” she says. “I’ve been in this sector for 25 years. The people I work with and our highly engaged partners give me hope. Our movement is growing.”
Dr Muthukumaran Packirisamy, Concordia University Research Chair in Optical Bio Microsystems, sees a whole new world of opportunities in miniaturization.
Lab-On-a-Chip technology, is one example. “A regular lab needs space, equipment, data analysis... all those functions can be made available on a chip.”
He has designed micro sensors that can replace bulky ones in aerospace technology was inducted into the US National Academy of Inventors for his innovative life’s work, becoming the first-ever Quebecer and only the 11th Canadian to join the prestigious academy.
“You could say I am fascinated by problems,” he says. “I think of a problem as a solution waiting to happen. Nothing will be invented if you are not open-minded.”
MUTHU PACKIRISAMY
Dr Muthukumaran Packirisamy, Concordia University Research Chair in Optical Bio Microsystems, sees a whole new world of opportunities in miniaturization.
Lab-On-a-Chip technology, is one example. “A regular lab needs space, equipment, data analysis... all those functions can be made available on a chip.”
He has designed micro sensors that can replace bulky ones in aerospace technology was inducted into the US National Academy of Inventors for his innovative life’s work, becoming the first-ever Quebecer and only the 11th Canadian to join the prestigious academy.
“You could say I am fascinated by problems,” he says. “I think of a problem as a solution waiting to happen. Nothing will be invented if you are not open-minded.”
NARENDRA DATAR
Narendra Datar is an IT engineer who loves listening to music, practising, teaching, performing... he lives surrounded by music.
A recipient of the prestigious Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Senior Performing Arts Fellowship, Narendra Datar is a familiar face on the classical music performance circuit.
And he doesn’t believe film songs dilute the interest in classical music. “Music will stay younger if it absorbs new ideas,” he says. “I am open to it. I tell new performers not box themselves in one genre. Learn, have a good base, and after that, create their own music. To be remembered, one has to create something original.”
NAV PERSAUD
Dr Nav Persaud’s mandate as Canada Research Chair in Health Justice is to conduct research to bring us all closer to fair health outcomes.
He has faced-off against Big Pharma and campaigned for more transparency about faulty medical devices that harm patients.
He led the first trial providing people with free access to essential medicines and worked with WHO to decide which essential medicines countries should cover. He helped create the Health Justice Program between St. Mike’s and legal clinics to provide legal assistance to patients encountering difficulties that affect their well-being.
Dr Nav Persaud is working to narrow the health gap between the highest and lowest wealth brackets, ensuring that everyone can afford the medication they need.
NEERAJ MONGA
Neeraj Monga predicted the demise of certain Indian business empires and said the Yellow Pages Income Fund wasn’t the greatest investment, at a time when it was the second largest trust in Canada.
And was proven right. He was profiled in the Netflix documentary Bad Boy Billionaires for his role in uncovering the truth about Kingfisher airline.
Antya, the company he launched, is probably in the top one per cent of money managers in North America, based on its returns in the equity growth portfolio in performance from portfolio.
“A single stock tip doesn’t do anything,” he says. “If it did, we’d all be millionaires! It’s important to keep learning. To change your position as facts change.”
NEIL DESAI
Neil Desai is a corporate director and executive with extensive experience in the public and private sector. Most recently, he served on the leadership team of Magnet Forensics, helping lead the growth of the company, from a start-up to its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2021 and $1.8-billion sale in 2023. He is a senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation and entrepreneur-in-residence with the Rogers Cyber Catalyst. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Public Policy Forum, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, Innovation Asset Collective, ClearRisk Inc., and previously served in senior roles at Global Affairs Canada and the Prime Minister’s Office.
Desai tells those wishing to chart a similar path to prioritize learning and service to others. “Those are the two key themes to what I do, what I am. A focus on success can be limiting.”
PARTH PATEL
Just 25 at the time, Parth Patel quit his full-time software development job to pursue entrepreneurship, investing nearly $10,000 of his savings.
“I was pretty much all in!” he says. “But I would say the bigger investment was the faith I put into my venture, the risk I was willing to take.”
Tazwiz is a platform to connect entrepreneurs with students who have the skills to get task-based jobs done. Everything from site design and technical needs, developing an app, to administrative work, accounting, marketing and sales.
They helped other entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs who were struggling during the pandemic.
“My guru says in the joy of others lies our own and I believe that,” says Patel.
PRABHU RAJAN
Prabhu Rajan is Chair of the Domestic Violence Death Review Committee (DVDRC) and Chief Counsel, Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
He provides legal and strategic advice to the Chief Coroner for Ontario, and is responsible for co-managing inquests and advising on systemic and specific changes to the inquest system.
He doesn’t see himself as the proverbial knight in shining armour and underscores the fact that the committee’s role is vital. “I’m more the facilitator or the enabler. I don’t even see myself as an expert, I’m helping create a structure where experts can create change.”
“It’s about coming up with recommendations for change, to try and make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
RICHA GUPTA
A force for good
It started with a desire to provide good food for her child, but quickly grew into a social enterprise.
Richa Gupta quit her job at a multinational food company with all the trappings of success and launched Good Food For Good.
Her range of products is available in stores across Canada and in the US, and for every bottle of sauce sold, she donates a meal to a person in need.
“We can’t change the lives of everyone, but if we can help a few and they can help others who in turn help a few more...” she says. “Together we can be a force for good.”
SABINA VOHRA-MILLER
The University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Health launched their Institute for Pandemics with a $1-million gift from the Vohra-Miller Foundation.
$75,000 to the Emily Stowe Society at Women’s College Hospital.
$25,000 to the Anishnawbe Health Foundation.
$75,000 grant to the Crossroads Refugee Clinic.
$25,000 to The Daily Bread Food Bank.
$20,000 donation to the Montreal West Children’s Library.
$25,000 to support Lymphoma Canada
All of it personally funded.
“The reason we put our name to it is because there are very few people who look like me who are doing this,” says Sabina Vohra-Miller. “I wanted to change that. Representation matters. I’m interested in meaningful change, not bandaid solutions. I want to leave behind a better place for our son.”
SANGITA IYER
Speaker, author, National Geographic Explorer, nature and wildlife filmmaker, biologist, broadcast journalist, ecocentric mindfulness teacher... Sangita Iyer wears many hats.
Her docu series, Asian Elephants 101, was aired on National Geographic channels and across social media. Gods in Shackles, her documentary on the plight of elephants won international accolades.
Iyer was one of the first 200 Canadians to be accepted in Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. World-renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Good-all has endorsed her documentary and written the foreword for the book she wrote to help women realize their potential.
Iyer sees us as branches of a tree. “We’re all connected,” she says. “We can help and sustain each other.”
SANKARAN KRISHNARAJ
Dr Sankaran Krishnaraj is Director General, Service and Program Excellence Directorate, Programs Branch, at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
He is responsible for managing the $2 billion cost-shared funds under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership framework.
The renowned academic and researcher, has, among other things, developed the concept of circular agrifood system that is gathering speed in Canada. His research on water stress and biomining are of significance in Canada, too.
He has been called upon to provide scientific expertise and help train crew in the cleanup of major oil spills.
But asked to name his greatest contribution to science and society, Dr Krishnaraj is unequivocal in his response.
“Promoting people, providing pathways to the next stage of success.”
SEEMA DAVID
Seema David founded 5n2 Kitchens to address a pressing need.
They have partnered with Toronto Community Housing, Salvation Army and Second Harvest, among others, supplying to after-school programs, crisis intervention centres, seniors’ associations and community organizations that serve people with mental health issues or addictions.
“I don’t take a salary. The volunteers don’t get paid. Hundred per cent of what we raise goes to the kitchen. Every day there are people waiting for food – even in rain, in a snowstorm. And every day we come in because we love coming in. The work here is hard and unpaid, there’s nothing to keep the volunteers here other than love. I’m just the stitch that holds it together.”
SHASHI KANT
World-renowned forest economist Dr Shashi Kant received the Order of Ontario for outstanding achievements in the field of forest resources economics and sustainability management.
Prof. Kant is the director of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management program at the Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto Mississauga, and professor, Forest Resource Economics and Management at the Faculty of Forestry, UofT. He is recognized as a leading authority in the field and has worked with governmental and non-governmental organizations and academic institutions in many parts of the world, helping formulate sustainability policies.
“We all are the creations of the same creator and we are all connected,” he says.
SHREYA PATEL
Named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women, Shreya Patel has been recognized for having shaped Canadian thinking, communications and culture. The international model, filmmaker, actress and mental health advocate is making space for girls that look like her to pursue a career in the arts.
She has raised awareness about domestic human trafficking and her work helped pass a human trafficking bill in Ontario. She has been recognized by Global Affairs Canada for her mental health activism.
Patel says people often wait to achieve their personal milestones before they feel they are ready to help others. But it doesn’t have to something to be ticked off on a list. “Get involved today and you’ll see there’s a ripple effect.”
SOUGATA PAHARI
Sougata Pahari founded the robotics and automation firm Korechi within a couple of months of moving to Canada in 2016.
He believes Canada can become a supplier of food to the whole world – it is ideally positioned to do so with abundant land and the world’s largest bodies of fresh water. But the farmers need to attract younger people – and younger people find robots sexy.
While robots for use in agriculture and golf courses remain his primary focus, Pahari is looking at applications in other areas such as defence and waste disposal.
“I keep an eye open for the next progression,” he says.
SUJAY SHAH
Sujay Shah heads Shah Canada Group of Companies that was awarded the prestigious Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation – for the 10th year. It is among the best-in-class of Canadian owned and managed companies with revenues over $50 million demonstrating leadership in the areas of strategy, capabilities and innovation, culture and commitment, and financials to achieve sustainable growth.
“In North America, one is taught to focus on the customer. Jain philosophy and our family philosophy taught us to focus on the whole system. Suppliers, employers, associates... To offer fair price for the best quality. You are who you are because of the people around you, include everyone in your success.”
TARLOCHAN SIDHU
Dr Tarlochan Sidhu is Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Ontario Tech University.
He has worked with GE and French companies in the area of protection and holds several patents. He has also prepared standards and guides for the industry through the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
He is the recipient of many prestigious awards including Fellow of IEEE – only 0.1 per cent of IEEE members belong to this elite group – and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering which picks just 50 engineers a year for the honour. He is a member of and on the board of many international advisory boards and panels.
VANDANA SHARMA
Vandana Sharma is a global health researcher with expertise in designing and implementing impact evaluations, randomized controlled trials, and capacity building efforts in development and humanitarian contexts.
She conducted an impact evaluation to strengthen local capacities in ten countries to respond quickly to humanitarian crises. Dr Sharma worked on a project with World Bank among Somali refugees to prevent and reduce intimate partner violence.
Her public health and medical work focuses primarily on HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and gender issues.
“When people tell me how our programs have improved their condition, then I know my work, my life, has a purpose.”
VINEET JAIN
Vineet Jain, president and CEO of Vision Food Innovations, launched a bakery offering vegan products. At the height of the pandemic.
“COVID was the reason we got into this business” says Jain. “When the pandemic started to impact families around the world, the importance of nourishing our bodies with naturally sourced ingredients that are also good for the planet, sparked the idea.”
He met with great success. Their product range, Nature’s Flair, was named the best plant-based muffins and cupcakes bakery in Canada within a few short months by Global Vegan Awards and is now available at banner locations of major chains.
