Product partners proudly displaying the GoBarley logo on their products
GoBarley launched official partnerships with individual companies in 2014. These companies now proudly display the GoBarley logo on their products. When you select a product that features the GoBarley logo, you’re choosing an item made with Canadian barley. When dining out, try a GoBarley dish for a delicious, Canadian barley experience. Browse our partners to help source premium quality barley ingredients. We currently have 7 products partners in the following categories:
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Maltsters
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Restaurant & Food Service
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Retail Suppliers
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Wholesale & Ingredient Suppliers
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Brewers & Distillers
Our commitments to our partners
- a strong partnership with the Barley Council of Canada, an organization committed to promoting Canadian barley and barley products in domestic and global marketplaces
- low-cost, cross-media promotional opportunities for your company and products
- a company feature on the Product Partners page of gobarley.com, including a link to your company website and other relevant contact information, opportunities to advertise your upcoming events, and a written blog once per contract term, with the opportunity to post self-written content upon approval by GoBarley administrators
- up-to once weekly (re)tweets from @GoBarleyTweets to highlight your company, product and event information
- opportunities to include sample products or information from your company at certain food, health and consumer events through the GoBarley exhibit
How to become a product partner
To become licensed to use the GoBarley certification mark (logo) you must enter a formal contract with the licensor of the mark, the Barley Council of Canada. Every GoBarley Product Partner must meet the following criteria:
- at least 90 per cent of the barley used in the production of your product(s) must be verifiably Canadian grown
- material featuring the GoBarley logo must be truthful and accurately represent the final product
- licensees must submit an annual compliance report to the BCC detailing the origin of the barley and its use by formulation for each product
- licensees must submit an annual licensing fee of $200 to the BCC (cost is subject to change at the licensor’s discretion)
Our GoBarley partners
Click on a partner logo to learn more about our partner companies and their products.
Read what our partners have to say in our Product Partner Blog
Red Shed Malting: Putting your malt where your mouth is
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Progressive Foods: Modernizing the Ancient Grain of Barley
As the old adage goes, “the kitchen is the heart of the home.” Though this may have been true in the past, our modern lifestyle may be proving otherwise. Today, the average working Canadian (aged 24–65) is tight on time and spends fewer than 50 minutes cooking and...
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InfraReady: The Recipe for a Perfect Partnership? Just Add Barley
Apart from tolerance for the in-laws, the best relationships are built on shared values, similar interests and common goals. Clearly then, GoBarley and InfraReady Products were meant to be together.
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Nabbing the perfect partner can be tricky at the best of times.
read moreInternational Centre Tastes Success with Canadian Barley
They say you are what you eat. But for the International Centre in Toronto, it’s the food they serve others that speaks volumes.
read moreSunny Boy Foods: GoBarley just landed another key partnership
It’s the perfect fit for Sunny Boy, a Camrose–based company that produces local, fresh and nutrient-rich foods in an Italian-style mill.
read moreA Renowned Chef’s Take On Barley
In a growing economy, chefs are beginning to have a greater appreciation for what is available in their own backyards.
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As a marketing slogan, “quality is overrated” never really caught on. That’s because consumers demand the best, and so does a new craft malting facility that recently signed a partnership deal with GoBarley.
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Fall in Love with Barley: A Sneak Peak at the International Centre’s Autumn and Winter Menus
The International Centre’s Executive Chef, Tawfik Shehata, is boldly passionate about food.
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