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Mark Brand

Social impact entrepreneur

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Mark Brand

Social impact entrepreneur

Mark Brand is a social impact entrepreneur, chef and globally renowned expert in design thinking and community-rooted food access models. A recipient of Canada’s Golden Jubilee Medal for service to his country and community, Mark is the founder of A Better Life Foundation, Upward Farms and Upward Mobility Kitchens, where his teams serve over 6,500 scratch-made meals daily, delivering more than 7.3 million meals to those who need them most.

What a $7 meal teaches you about Canada's supply chain

Mark Brand Community Partnerships and Charity Supply chain National 1 day ago

The cost of producing a chef-prepared, nutritious meal with quality ingredients and fair labour is approximately $7 in 2026, a figure that highlights broader challenges and inefficiencies within Canada's food system.

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