Recognized as one of BC's Top Employers (2025):
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 11, 2025)
Here are some of the reasons why Nature's Path Foods Inc. was selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2025):
- Nature's Path supports a hybrid work environment and offers transit subsidies to ease the commute to work -- on-site amenities include a variety of free healthy snacks, including a selection of the company's products, and an outdoor gazebo and sitting area at its head office, located in the organic fruit and vegetable garden
- Nature's Path donated approximately 1,500 volunteer hours on company time last year and encourages employees to lend a helping hand in the community with paid time off to volunteer
- Nature's Path hosts an annual Health and Wellness Week, featuring yoga classes and holistic nutritionists, and offers a $500 Get Fit subsidy for fitness activities or home fitness equipment

Nature's Path employees participate in the organization's giving back campaign

Nature's Path employees participate in the organization's giving back campaign

Nature's Path employees participate in the organization's giving back campaign
Highlights
Industry | Food manufacturing |
Established in Canada | 1985 |
Parent company | Manna Food Company Ltd |
Parent company head office | Richmond BC |
Major Canadian locations | Richmond BC, Delta BC |
Full-time employees in Canada | 232 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 4 |
Average age of employees in Canada | 44 years |
Longest serving employee | 40 years |
Flexible work options | hybrid work option, flexible work hours |
Long-term savings | matching RSP |
Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums |
Mental health practitioner benefit | up to $500 each year |
Maternity top-up (mothers) | up to 75% of salary for 17 weeks |
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
Outside survey period | outside consultant surveys are held every 24 months |
Employee performance reviews | employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months |
In-house training initiatives | apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, paid internships |
Annual tuition maximum | employer pays up to $2,500 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year |
Employee charitable involvement | employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer |
Recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2025):
By Richard Yerema and Chantel Watkins, and Sonja Verpoort, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Apr 21, 2025)
Here are some of the reasons why Nature's Path Foods Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2025):
- Head office employees at Nature's Path maintain a large organic staff garden, complete with composting bins and a wooden gazebo with lounge seating where they can relax and enjoy the view of their gardening efforts
- Nature's Path's extensive recycling program captures organics, soft plastics, e-waste, styrofoam, chopsticks, pens and batteries -- all locations have a target waste diversion rate of 90 per cent, and its manufacturing plants have been certified zero-waste facilities by a third party (a certification the company has maintained for six consecutive years)
- Nature's Path integrates its focused charitable program into its core business, including the longstanding EnviroKidz product line, which supports environmental charities focused on habitat restoration, endangered species conservation, and youth environmental education -- the program recently surpassed $5 million in donations since its inception

Nature's Path employees maintain the office garden in Richmond, BC

Nature's Path employees maintain the office garden in Richmond, BC

Nature's Path employees maintain the office garden in Richmond, BC
Highlights
Industry | Food manufacturing |
Major Canadian locations | Richmond BC, Delta BC |
Full-time employees in Canada | 232 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 4 |
Employee green team | Green Team |
Senior executive who oversees initiatives | VP, Mission and Strategy |
Formal strategy/policy name | Declaration of Sustainability |
Publishes sustainability report | yes |
Green highlights | mandatory sustainability training for all new employees, EcoPac program (offers customers the same products but with 66% less packaging), supports the "How2Recycle" labelling system to help educate consumers, and the Eat Well Do Good employee volunteer program (in support of local food banks) |
Noteworthy initiatives | longstanding Envirobox program (reduced size of cereal box and granola packaging, use of vegetable-based inks for printing and made from 100% recycled paperboard) |
Building footprint includes | electric vehicle charging stations, on-site organic garden constructed and maintained by employees, LED lighting, extensive recycling program, water conservation |
Extended recycling | offers an 11-stream recycling station, including organics, soft plastics, e-waste, styrofoam, chopsticks, pens and batteries (all locations aim for waste diversion rates of at least 90%) |
Commuter amenities | EV parking includes charger converter to charge all types of electric vehicles, walk to public transit, secure/sheltered bicycle parking, transit subsidies |
Community partnerships | numerous organic industry associations (domestic and international), Climate Smart (works with the company to manage greenhouse gas footprint reporting, monitoring and reporting), EnviroKidz line of products (donations to environmental education and related initiatives around the world) has raised over $5 million so far to support a number of organizations such as the Amazon Conservation Team (Colombia), SEE turtles (Costa Rica, Belize, El Salvador), Pandas International and many more |