SunOpta
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| TSX: SOY Nasdaq: STKL | |
| Industry | Organic food, Mineral |
| Founded | 1973 as Stake Technology, changed name to SunOpta in 2003 |
| Headquarters | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, U.S. |
Key people | Brian W. Kocher (CEO) |
Number of employees | 1,200 |
| Website | sunopta |
SunOpta, Inc. is a multi-national food and mineral company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota and founded in 1973 in Canada.[1][2][3][4]
Overview
SunOpta offers a wide array of plant-based products and fruit based snacks. These products include soy milk, almond milk, oat milk, tea, broths, and fruit-based snacks. The company produces shelf-stable beverages for retailers as well as branded food companies. The company specializes in sourcing, processing and packaging of natural and organic food products, integrated from seed through packaged products. The company’s core natural and organic food operations focus on grains and fruit based products. In 2007, SunOpta Inc acquired the Dutch organic ingredients trader Tradin Organic.[5]
It was announced on February 9, 2026 that the company would be sold to Refresco in a $1.1 billion dollar deal expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.[6]
References
- ^ "SunOpta launches review, proposes rights plan". Reuters. September 4, 2008.
- ^ Bell, Kevin (June 30, 2008). "SunOpta Chairman Kendall Plans to Step Down in May". Bloomberg Businessweek.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Profile: SunOpta Inc (STKL.O)". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2010-11-01.
- ^ "SunOpta - Natural Organic Food Products & Ingredient Sourcing Company". Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.tradinorganic.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Plant-based food maker SunOpta sold for $1.1B | Food Dive". www.fooddive.com. Retrieved 2026-02-09.