Sector (GICS)
Consumer Staples
Burcon NutraScience Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides plant-based proteins and ingredients for the food and beverage industry in Canada and the United States. The company offers peas, hempseed, sunflower, canola, fava, and soy proteins used in dairy alternatives, meat alternatives, snacks and cereals, diet product, ready-to-mix and ready-to-drink beverages, as well as in nutritional supplements such as meal replacement shakes, egg alternatives, non-dairy frozen desserts, ready-to-mix beverages, whipped toppings, nutrition bars, protein cereal bars, soups and sauces, and breads and baked goods. It also provides sports nutrition beverages, citrus-based drinks, fruit-flavored beverages, lemonades, powdered beverage mixes, and various non-beverage plant-based applications under CLARISOY brand; flax protein; and protein blends. It offers its products under Peazazz C, Puratein C, FavaPro, and Solatein brands. The company was formerly known as Burcon Capital Corp. and changed its name to Burcon NutraScience Corporation in October 1999. Burcon NutraScience Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
