Boosh Plant-Based Brands Inc. (VEGI) has recently filled two positions: Quality Assurance & Production Development Manager and CFO.
Quality Assurance & Production Development Manager Lilin Chen's responsibilities include Quality Assurance of food preparation with the company's third-party food manufacturing facility, research and development for new products and compliance for all certifications and regulations.
Lilin's background includes a Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Food Science, with experience in food laws and regulations, and over 5 years of quality assurance in food processing. Her food industry-related certifications include Safety Quality Food (SQF) Implementing, Manufacturing and Practitioner, Certified Food Scientist, and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP).
Boosh also welcomes Maria Hussaini as CFO. Maria has been the company's interim CFO since Boosh completed its successful IPO in May 2021. Maria is a Chartered Professional Accountant with a Bachelor's degree in accounting and a Finance Management diploma. Maria brings five years of progressive public accounting experience.
In other news, Boosh's recently hired sales department has onboarded 50 new accounts in the past forty days. This brings the approximate number of Canadian grocery stores carrying Boosh products to 445.
It also announces it has completed its US packaging compliance requirements for export and sales in the US and will be shipping to its US warehouse and ShopVejii.com US warehouse in early November.
As previously reported, ShopVejii.com operates a digital marketplace for plant-based and sustainable-living products and provides delivery of these products throughout Canada and the US. Boosh is already available in Canada for home delivery through ShopVejii.com and will launch home delivery in the US in mid-November.
Separately, it has completed all of the documentation required for its US food distributors and has sent sample products to Thrive who have begun providing to their key US clients.
"Since our IPO roughly four months ago, we've laid the foundation for four revenue streams; organic growth by increasing the number of stores selling Boosh products, E-commerce through ShopVejii.com, US expansion through Thrive Natural Sales, and acquisitions," States CEO Jim Pakulis.
"I anticipate Boosh to continually acquire well managed plant-based food companies that we believe have significant upside and compliment our expanding brand of Boosh products," added Pakulis.
Boosh has secured the Presenting Level Sponsorship at the Planted Expo at the Vancouver Convention Centre West on November 21 and 22.
Boosh Plant-Based Brands Inc. (VEGI) is down 0.74 per cent, trading at C$1.35 at 10:59 am ET.