SunOpta (NasdaqGS:STKL) FY Conference November 18, 2025 09:00 AM ET Company ParticipantsBrian Kocher - CEOGreg Gaba - CFOConference Call ParticipantsJim Salera - Research AnalystNone - AnalystJim SaleraMorning, everybody. My name's Jim Salera. I run the packaged food and beverage practice here at Stephens. And with us today from SunOpta are Brian Kocher, CEO, and Greg Gaba, CFO. Brian, Greg, thanks for joining us this morning.Brian KocherThanks so much for having us.Jim SaleraI think a lot of good starting ...

[Music] I stand before you tonight as a 42year-old. Only my passport violently disagrees. It insists on a much higher number.The gap. No, it's not fluke. It's not luck.The gap is my biological age. is the food I coordinate my body with every single bite, with every single plate. What is the one word that evokes your childhood. For me, that one word is food.Glorious, sun-filled, sun drenched, life evoking, lifeenhancing food. I spent my carefree childhood in communist days in the ancient city of Hisaria, a R ...

Wawira Njiru. She grew up in Kenya, where her parents, who worked in health care and were leaders at their church, taught her that if you have something, you share it, that early lesson in service shaped her purpose in life. While studying nutrition in Australia, she realized she had to help the many children back home who were going to school hungry.So she hosted a small fundraiser, cooking for 80 people, and used the money she raised to feed 25 kids. That simple idea became food for education, a movement ...

Food Security & Community Support - Birmingham City Council is considering releasing $1 million from the city's reserve fund to support SNAP families [1] - The initiative aims to address food insecurity and nutrition needs, emphasizing that food is a necessity for children, families, and elders [2] - A partnership with United Way of Central Alabama will manage the funds, utilizing a simple application process to directly address families' needs [3][4] - The initiative involves a combined effort of using city funds, raising funds, and establishing food drop-off locations [3] Political & Economic Context - The mayor highlights that 750,000 Alabamians depend on SNAP, with at least 23,000 residing within Birmingham city limits [6] - The mayor urges senators and government officials to prioritize the needs of families, emphasizing a moral obligation to address food insecurity regardless of political affiliation [7] - The mayor advocates for setting aside partisan politics (G or R) to focus on serving people's needs, particularly in the context of food and nutrition [6]

[Applause] Now I come from a very pretentious uh generation, right. We use words like transformation and metamorphosis and the butterfly emerging from the chrysalis and so forth. The Gen Z I like that bunch.They have come up with a very simple word called glow up which somehow captures the essence of what I want to put across. Now glow up at any point in our lives we want to elevate. Everybody here we are all doing well in our lives but somewhere we want to level up somewhere we want to step up the game.And ...

Medical Education & Expertise - The speaker suggests that a physician's medical training may not adequately equip them to evaluate exercise physiology or nutrition [1][2] - The speaker indicates their own medical school education (Stanford Medical School, 25 years ago) included zero hours of education on exercise and nutrition [1] Critique & Evaluation - The speaker implies that criticism from fellow physicians regarding exercise physiology may be unwarranted due to their potential lack of relevant training [1][2] - The speaker uses the phrase "hocus pocus" to represent a dismissive attitude towards the subject matter [1]

Women's Health & Fitness - Muscle mass is crucial for women's brain health by promoting neuron production [1] - Muscle mass correlates with protection as women age, especially important for conditions like PCOS or endometriosis due to its role in fighting insulin resistance and inflammation [2] - Sociocultural assumptions often lead women to focus on weight loss rather than strength and muscle gain, negatively impacting their health [3] - A significant percentage of women, 40% to 50%, face low bone density, contributing to osteoporosis, frailty, and dementia [4] - Hip fractures are disproportionately high in women, with 70% occurring in women, and a 30% mortality rate within one year of the fracture [4] - Health choices based on male data can negatively impact women's hormonal health [4] Emerging Questions & Research Areas - The industry needs to educate women on optimal health practices [5] - Key questions include the best ways to lose weight healthily and diets for fertility [5] - The industry is exploring the link between environmental toxins and early menopause [5] - Research is needed to design perfect workout regimes for menopause and perimenopause [5]

गुड आफ्टरनून। सो माय टॉपिक इज़ पाथ लेस ट्रेवल्ड बट अंडरलाइन इज़ हेल्दी लाइफस्ट। नाउ इज हेल्दी लाइफ स्टाइल इज वेरी लेफ्ट स्टेबल। सो व्हाट इज द हेल्दी लाइफस्ट. हेल्दी लाइफस्टाइल हैज़ फोर पिलर्स। नंबर वन इज स्लीप। सेकंड इज डाइट। थर्ड इज एक्सरसाइज। फोर्थ इज स्ट्रेस फ्री लाइफ। सो वी विल टॉक ऑल फोर। नंबर वन इज स्लीप। स्लीप इज द बेस ऑफ आवर फिटनेस। सेकंड इज डाइट एंड थर्ड इज वेरी लेस इज एक्सरसाइज। एंड वी आर डूइंग रिवर्स। आवर यूथ दे आर डूइंग सो मच एक्सरसाइज एंड ईटिंग आउटसाइड एंड स्लीपिंग लेस हाउ मच स्लीप इज नेसेसरी हाउ ...

Good morning everyone. I am Arman Ahmed and let me begin with a thought I once came across from Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor and a stoic philosopher. Each morning when you rise, you begin a war with your mind.Conquer yourself first and the world is already yours. When I first read that, it struck me because every morning battle begins between comfort and discipline, between excuses and action, between the weaker self and the stronger self waiting inside you to rise. And that realization led me to toda ...

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