SunOpta
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Organic food, Mineral, Bioethanol |
| Founded | 1973 as Stake Technology, changed name to SunOpta in 2003 |
| Headquarters |  Brampton, Canada |
| Key people | Steven R. Bromley |
| Employees | 2,500[1] |
| Website | www.sunopta.com |
SunOpta, Inc. (NASDAQ: STKL, TSX: SOY) is a public corporation located in Canada and founded in 1973.
SunOpta's is an operator of high-growth ethical businesses, focusing on integrated business models in the natural and organic food and natural health markets. The Company has three business units: the SunOpta Food Group, which specializes in sourcing, processing and distribtuion of natural and organic food products integrated from seed through packaged products; Opta Minerals Inc. (TSX:OPM) (66.5% owned by SunOpta), a producer distributor, and recycler of environmentally friendly industrial materials; and SunOpta BioProcess Inc. which engineers and markets proprietary steam explosion technology systems for the bio-fuel, pulp and food processing industries. Each of these business units has proprietary products and services that give it a solid competitive advantage in its sector.
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- ^ "Company Profile for SunOpta Inc (STKL)". http://www.zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=STKL&page=quotesearch. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
