SunOpta Inc.

PART I Item 1. Business The Company SunOpta Inc. was organized under the laws of Canada in 1973. We deliver customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. Our plant-based beverage offerings include oat, almond, soy, coconut and rice milks, which have a favorable climate profile relative to traditional dairy milks in terms of lower carbon emissions and water usage. Our portfolio includes non-genetically modified ("non-GMO"), organic, and gluten-free products. We distribute our products through retail, club, foodservice and e-commerce channels. We also produce…

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Intellectual Property The nature of a number of our products and processes requires that we create and maintain patents, trade secrets and trademarks. Our policy is to protect our technology, brands, and trademarks by, among other things, filing patent applications for technology relating to the development of our business in the U.S. and in selected foreign jurisdictions, registering trademarks in the U.S., Canada and selected foreign jurisdictions where we sell products, and maintaining confidentiality agreements with outside parties and employees. Our continued success depends, in part, on our ability to protect our products, trade names and technology under U.S. and international patent…

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