Marc
- Health nut and cookie enthusiast
- Circular Economy Expert
- Avid soccer player
- Yoga enthusiast
- Volunteer Board Member - Grow Local Society & Kidsport Vancouver
Most surprising fact:
Marc doesn’t bake, but he loves our cookies...
Upcycled Baking Mixes & Barley Flour
The Susgrainable Story
Did you know that 450,000 tons of spent grain are disposed in Canada every year?
Arguably, breweries have been throwing away the healthiest part of the grain for years. Spent grain is packed full of fibre, protein, and minerals.
That’s where we step in...
At the heart of it, we rescue spent grain from breweries before it reaches landfills, and transform it into delicious baking mixes your whole family can enjoy. Our Upcycled Barley flour is at the root of our high-fibre, low sugar treats.
Established to combat food waste and champion healthier diets, our vision is to create a way for people to benefit from the “whole” grain- in a healthy and delicious way.
Watch our Kickstarter video to learn more!
Meet The Susgrainable Co-Founders
Clinton
- Lover of all things policy
- The Industrial Grain Farmer
- Amateur curler and golfer
- Former Mayor of Barons, Alberta
- Volunteer Board Member – Squamish Farmers’ Market & VFM Vendor Advisory Committee
Most Surprising fact:
Clinton is an operational wizard & food safety nut!
Our Mission, Vision, & Values
Mission
Reducing food waste and promoting healthier diets by developing a scalable circular economy model for urban centers.
Vision
To build healthier communities, healthier people, and a healthier planet!
Values
Our recipe for success means staying true to our core values of Health, Collaboration, Empowerment, Accountability, and Fun.
Big Ideas Guy Meets Logistical Wizard
After sampling their cookies at their first Vancouver Farmers’ Market in 2018, they knew they were onto something.
Six weeks later, they were hiring a baker to keep up with their demand.
Forming A Dynamic Duo
Clinton handles a lot of the day-to-day operations. He grew up on a barley farm and has a background in business.
Marc is the ideas guy. He’s responsible for a lot of the big picture vision. His background is in health and exercise.
How Do They Gel?
Our different skills complement each other. Marc dreams big, and Clinton keeps his visions in check.
What was once a side hustle is now a full-fledged operation.
Flour Power
Susgrainable has 8 employees and is stocked in 78 stores and counting.
Susgrainable's Production Process
How do we get from beer waste to banana bread?
1. Extraction
Malted barley in the brewing industry is steeped in water to extract all the sugars but the rest of the grain is left behind.
2. Collection
As soon as brewing is complete, we collect the brewer's spent grain (BSG) and send them for processing.
3. Processing
We process the grains into a nutritious, versatile, and low gluten flour, the key ingredient in our baking mixes.
4. Our Susgrainable Products
Our flour is then used to create our easy to make baking mixes, which are better for you and our planet.
Upcycling Brewery Waste into Tasty Baking Mixes and Treats
Find us in the baking aisle at your local Whole Foods, Safeway, Thrifty Foods, and more!