Food & Drink Awards 2020

www.lux-review.com Page 15 LUX 2020 Food & Drink Awards M&C Commodities is a leading Canadian producer of cold- pressed agri-food products for both human and animal consumption. Pioneers of a chemical free process that crafts high-quality and natural oils and products, MCC is answering the growing demand of consumers for natural, high- quality and sustainable foods. Indeed, the Manitoba-based firm is on a mission to build a sustainable farm-to-table system. We decided to find out a little bit more about how the team at MCC are bringing this vision to life. M&C Commodities Best Sustainable Seed Processing Company – Canada Oct20033 Established in 2009, M&C Commodities is a Canadian seed processing company based in Manitoba. A leading producer of cold- pressed agri-food products, MCC operates in the animal feed sector, and has recently expanded into cold-pressed oils and meals for human consumption. The MCC team are the proud engineers behind a chemical-free process that produces high-quality and natural oils of a consistently high standard, made from Canadian commodities sourced only from trusted, reliable farmers. As such, MCC is able to deliver on its promise to provide customers across Canada and beyond with the most delicious, healthiest and sustainably sourced products available. Indeed, consumers are demanding more from their food, wanting to know how it got to their table and ensuring that it did so in the most ethical and environmentally conscious way possible. Answering the calls for transparency, MCC has tailored its own product brand, Melo’s Finest - a line of Cold Pressed cooking oils derived from soybean, sunflower and canola – to be produced through secure, carefully monitored supply chains that are built with the customer in mind. As such, MCC’s vision to build a sustainable and transparent farm-to-table approach is successfully coming to fruition. MCC also produces animal feed made from soybeans that are processed using a dry extrusion method in a temperature-controlled environment, a method which has been proven to have better results on both ADG and G-F for hogs and chickens. Whilst this process may mean that MCC’s feed has slightly lower protein levels than the meals of its competitors, MCC is able to boast higher energy, digestibility and amino acids, the effects of which are clear thanks to the glowing reports of regular MCC customers, many of whom use MCC’s similar sunflower and canola-based animal feeds. It is around sustainability and honesty that MCC has been able to grow its passionate and entrepreneurial internal culture, which is driven by a team of people empowered to make smart decisions and contribute to the delivery of excellent products. Through collaboration with colleagues and clients, the MCC team has been able to develop a simple yet strategic plan to answer consumer demands. Whilst operating in a fluctuating and evolving environment such as this, it is vital that listening to clients remains integral to operation. As a result of MCC’s dedication to working with customers, the firm is able to innovate and answer the demands and has, as a result, recognised the continual increase in demand for healthier, more natural products. In order to deliver this, MCC is leading the way in the innovation and building of sustainable systems that are tailored to the long-term needs of their customers. Even in the midst of the ongoing global pandemic, MCC has been able to maintain its transparent and effective supply chains, using strong contingency planning and well-established, sustainable foundations to continue delivering products of the highest quality to their clients. Consequently, MCC is able to look ahead to an exciting future of innovation and technological advances that will boost their production processes. MCC is therefore able to announce that they are currently in the process of developing technology designed to extract protein from canola meal which can be used to produce high quality and natural plant-based protein ingredients. This progress will be instrumental in furthering MCC’s impact on the sustainable, natural food products market that is in adherence to the needs of their loyal client base. Contact: Brenden Lawrence Company: M&C Commodities Web Address: www.mccommoditiesinc.com