Top Employer: Fresh Prep Foods Inc.

Recognized as one of BC's Top Employers (2024):

Here are some of the reasons why Fresh Prep Foods Inc. was selected as one of BC's Top Employers (2024):

Along with annual vacation entitlements, salaried employees are eligible for discretionary flex days which can be used for a variety of reasons such as sick time, mental health, extra vacation or doctor's appointments
Fresh Prep Foods allows employees to take home left over meal kits from the week's orders and as an added perk, provides a weekly cumulative credit of $15 that can be used for company products
Fresh Prep Foods supports new mom, dads and adoptive parents with generous maternity and parental top-up payments, to 100 per cent of salary for up to 24 weeks

Fresh Prep Foods production associate prepares ingredients

Industry	Food processing
Established in Canada	2015
Major Canadian locations	Montréal QC, Calgary AB, Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	395
Part-time employees in Canada	47
Average age of employees in Canada	35.26 years
Longest serving employee	8.5 years
Benefits note	Fresh Prep Foods has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 50% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 17 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 100% of salary for 7 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 24 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 24 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, leadership development programs, paid internships
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Employee charitable involvement	employees receive paid time off to volunteer

Here are some of the reasons why Fresh Prep Foods Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2024):

Fresh Prep Foods supports employees who want to start a family with generous maternity and parental leave top-up for all parents, to 100 per cent of salary for up to 24 weeks -- and offers flexible work hours to enable employees to attend to personal and family appointments
Fresh Prep Foods celebrates longstanding employees with long service awards and hosts two annual company-wide events to foster connection and camaraderie -- these include a summer celebration (with employees able to invite up to four guests for a catered meal) as well as a year-end event (the company most recently rented out Colony Bar for employees to enjoy in private)

Fresh Prep Food production staff have a team huddle

Industry	Food processing
Established in Canada	2015
Major Canadian locations	Montréal QC, Calgary AB, Vancouver BC
Full-time employees in Canada	395
Part-time employees in Canada	47
Full-time employee growth in the past year	8.4 %
Average age of employees in Canada	35.26 years
Longest serving employee	8.5 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 50% of the premiums
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, compressed work week
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, paid internships
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Performance recognition	individual performance bonuses, on-the-spot rewards, peer-to-peer recognition awards, long-service awards

Industry	Food processing
Full-time employees in Canada	251 to 500
Major Canadian locations	Montréal QC, Calgary AB, Vancouver BC
Student opportunities	co-op opportunities
Training	orientation program, online training, in-house training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job