OAT AND PULSE INGREDIENTS

Where our Ingredients are Grown

Canada is the second largest producer in the world of oats and pulses. According to the FAO, Canada was responsible for 3.733 million tonnes of oats and 12.494 million tonnes of pulses (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QC).

Avena Foods crop processing and milling facilities are located in the western prairie provinces, a major growing region for both Canadian oats and pulses.

Our Farmers

 We partner with farmers who share our commitment to bringing safe, quality ingredients to food, beverage, nutraceutical, and pet food manufacturing companies throughout the world. Together, we ensure documented traceability of oats and pulses right back to the field and facilitate cropping systems that provide benefits to the soil microbiome, as well as the wider environment.

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Our Crop Processing and
Milling Facilities

Avena Foods has three processing facilities on the Canadian prairies, each of which operates under strict FSQM (Food Safety Quality Management) systems. All locations are GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative), Kosher, and organic-certified.

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Our Value-Added Services

We partner with our customer’s food scientists and research and development teams, supplying them with a full range of gluten-free, Kosher, non-GMO, and conventional or certified organic oat and pulse ingredients, and providing them with technical support and up to date marketing intelligence. We also help customers to identify suitable co-manufacturers and co-packers.

Our Commitment to Sustainability
and Social Responsibility

Avena Foods is committed to whole grain goodness. We minimally process oats and pulses in our dry milling facilities. No enzymes or buffers used. No extraction or fractionation is required and 100% of the raw materials are sold into the food, nutraceutical, pet food or feed markets.

 Avena Foods is SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) registered and SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit) audited for ethical trade practices under the four pillars of labour, health and safety, environment and business ethics.