quality focused
About Us
Proudly supplying premium sustainable plant-based protein ingredients sourced from North American farmers to consumers across the globe.
Our Business Philosophy
GFI's business philosophy is to partner with our customers and suppliers alike to create sustainable supply flows for pulses and specialty crops and related ingredients for the benefit of everyone in the supply chain, from the farmer at origin right to the end consumer anywhere around the world.
Our Headquarters and Operations
GFI is headquartered in Toronto with facilities in Saskatchewan, Canada and distribution operations in Raleigh, North Carolina. We have a highly experienced team that is passionate about plant-based food & ingredients and committed to building a leading organization in the industry. GFI has ambitious goals to bring plant-based protein sourced from North American pulses to the world.
Our Team
Leadership and Experienced Team
Our team is highly experienced in the agri-food industry and understands the products, quality requirements and optimal delivery options for our wide range of products.
David Hanna
President & CEO
20 years in senior development roles building companies in food and related sectors, including12 years building agri-food companies focused on pulses and specialty crops and an executive role at a global consumer products company.
Bill Murray
Chief Financial Officer
Over 20 years of experience in investment banking and private equity, including primary responsibility for the agriculture and food sectors.
Jason Phillips
Vice President Operations
Over 20 years of experience in general management, operations, and corporate development, including over 12 years in leadership roles at agri-food and consumer products companies.
Jaime Rueda
Vice President
Over 30 years of experience in agribusiness trading and operations, including pulse & special crops, with an extensive understanding of food science and ingredients.
Our Facilities
Three Plant-Protein Processing Facilities
GFI’s three processing facilities are located in Saskatchewan, in the heart of Canada’s pulse and specialty crops production.
Our products are processed and packed in our facilities, ensuring high-quality traceable products for our customers. Our facilities are organic certified and have onsite glyphosate testing equipment.
Capabilities
Three Plant Protein Processing Facilities
Processing
360,000 metric tonnes of annual processing capacity
Logistics
56 rail cars a week of shipping capacity on both CN and CP rail lines.
Testing
Onsite Glyphosate Testing Lab
Certification
USDA Organic and Canada Organic Certified
Capacity
Over 20,000 metric tonnes of storage
NON-GMO
Gluten-Free
Zealandia Terminal,
Saskatchewan
Inspecting Samples