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Burcon NutraScience BU.TO · CAD

Materials · Toronto Stock Exchange · 🇨🇦 Canada

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About Burcon NutraScience

Its shares trade on Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker BU.TO. It has been listed since 19 February 1999. In the fiscal year to 31 March 2026, it reported revenue of C$2.3m and a net loss of C$14.3m. At that date it held total assets of C$23.0m and shareholders' equity of −C$5.8m.

Burcon NutraScience Corp. develops plant proteins and ingredients for use in the food and beverage industries in Canada. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm is engaged in development of plant protein extraction and purification technology in the field of functional, renewable plant proteins. The firm and its subsidiary are engaged in developing a wide array of protein products, which includes Peazazz, a pea protein, Puratein and Supertein canola proteins, and CLARISOY, a soy protein. Its Peazazz is a pea protein that is used as a dairy alternative product. Its Supertein is a canola protein isolate comprised of albumin proteins and Puratein is also a canola protein isolate comprised mainly of globulin proteins, which is used in baked goods, protein cereal bars, dressings, sauces and meat substitutes. The functional properties of Puratein include emulsification, gel formation, thickening and formation of heat-stable foams. Burcon’s CLARISOY, a soy protein is a plant-based dairy alternative with a protein content equivalent to that of dairy.

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Company facts

Sector
Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Listed since
19 Feb 1999
Employees
13
Website
burcon.ca ↗

Leadership

Pay as last reported

  • Mr. Peter KappelIndependent Chairman of the Board, since 2016C$9,000
  • Mr. Kip UnderwoodChief Executive OfficerC$548,802
  • Ms. Alex VartyInterim Chief Financial Officer
  • Ms. Dorothy LawSenior Vice President - Legal, Corporate Secretary, since 1998C$215,814
  • Mr. Randy WillardsenSenior Vice President - ProcessC$202,185
  • Dr. Martin SchweizerVice President - Technical DevelopmentC$190,246
  • Mr. Philip DowadDirector
  • Mr. Richard NazurDirector
  • Mr. John VassalloDirectorC$6,000
  • Mr. Alan ChanIndependent DirectorC$6,000
  • Ms. Jeanne MccahertyIndependent DirectorC$7
  • Mr. James PekarIndependent Director

Environmental, social and governance

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ESG
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0
Environment
0
Social
0
Governance
0

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Strengths

  • Develops plant proteins and ingredients for food and beverage industries
  • Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with 13 employees
  • Engaged in plant protein extraction and purification technology

Weaknesses

  • Limited employee count of 13 full-time employees
  • Reliance on specific protein products like Peazazz and CLARISOY
  • Subsidiary engagement in protein product development

Opportunities

  • Expansion of plant-based dairy alternatives market
  • Growth in demand for functional plant proteins
  • Potential for new product development in protein extraction

Threats

  • Competition in the plant protein industry
  • Dependence on specific protein product lines
  • Market volatility in food and beverage sectors

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