Above Food
Lionel Kambeitz is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive with extensive experience across various sectors, particularly in agribusiness, sustainability, and renewable energy. As Co-Founder, CEO, and Executive Chairman of Above Food since August 2020, Lionel leads a pioneering plant-based food company focused on providing nutritious and transparent products. In September 2021, Lionel founded Carbon RX, an innovative platform for the origination and certification of carbon credits. Lionel's agricultural roots trace back to KF Kambeitz Farms Inc., which has established a legacy in regenerative farming since 1899. Additionally, Lionel founded and serves as Executive Chairman of Delta CleanTech, a leader in CO2 capture and decarbonization, and has co-founded Purely Canada Foods Corp., Port Regina Limited Partnership, KF Aggregates Recycling Inc., and KF Solar Electric, each contributing to sustainable practices in food supply, infrastructure, recycling, and solar energy in Canada.
Above Food
Plant-based food company Above Food Corp. was founded in 2020 to deliver dense, nutritious, sustainable and superior food products. The company focuses on a supply chain from “field-to-fork” to ensure that customers understand the complete journey of their food. Above Food maintains a chain of custody of their plant proteins throughout the foodproduction value chain, delivering food to customers and consumers at affordable prices. The company sources its proteins and ingredients, which include peas, lentils, fava beans, oats and chickpeas, only from the highest-quality producers in the world. The company has created its own technology for producing world-class texture and flavor of plant-based foods. These trademarked manufacturing technologies include TXTexturized Xtrusion and Precision Flavouring, both created to address the most important variables of plant-based foods, which are taste and texture.The company has also acquired two companies producing world-class oat-based food products: Only Oats and Culcherd - Dairy Alternatives, enabling Above Food to meet the rising demand for oat milk and other plant-based dairy products and meats. The company’s leaders have extensive experience stretching across the entirety of the complex food production ecosystem. Four food industry veterans co-founded the company. They are Lionel Kambeitz, CEO and Executive Chairman, Donato Sferra, Executive VP, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Development, Tyler West, CEO and President of Purely Canada Foods Corp., and Martin Williams, President and Chief Innovation Officer of Above Food Brands.