STEP Membership Directory

Axten Farms
Address:
Box 181
Minton, Saskatchewan
S0C 1T0
Telephone:
306-969-2110
Website:
Description:
Axten Farms is a family farm that focuses on soil health and growing diverse crops. The company grows cereals such as spelt red fife, kharasan, triticale and rye; pulses such as chickpeas, maple peas and winter pes; and oil seeds such as mustard, flax and camelina. Axten Farms has their own HACCP Certified seed cleaning plant and currently are installing a flour mill and bagging line.
Contact:
Tannis Axten, Owner/CFO
Current Products and Services:
Products and services include cereals such as spelt red fife, kharasan, triticale and rye; pulses such as chickpeas, maple peas and winter pes; and oil seeds such as mustard, flax and camelina.

Barbershop Films
Address:
1301 B Broad Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4R 7V1
Telephone:
306 347 1055
Website:
Description:
Barbershop Films (formerly Studio 10 Productions) is a full-service video production company, passionately owned and operated by Saskatchewan-born filmmakers. We believe everyone has a story to tell, and our driving force is to work with our clients to discover and communicate their story through engaging and impactful video. Our team has delivered work for some of Canada’s most prominent organizations, including Land Rover, Federated Co-op Limited, and Cactus Club. Since our inception 15 years ago, we’ve continually expanded our presence and now have multiple studios across Western Canada. We employ a large team of in-house producers, editors, cinematographers, designers, and other industry professionals to accommodate any client request. Whether it’s a high budget television commercial or a short, social-media video, our talent and unrivalled creative synergy ensures the highest level of quality and experience on every project.
Contact:
Jeremy Drummond, President
Current Products and Services:
Products and services include high quality video productions that help Saskatchewan companies market their services and products.

Benchmark Public Relations
Address:
2260 McIntyre Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 2R9
Telephone:
306-522-9326
Description:
Now celebrating 25 years in operation, Benchmark Public Relations is one of the leading public relations agencies on the Prairies. The firm develops and implements export marketing strategies and publishes STEP’s quarterly magazine, Global Ventures. Benchmark provides all aspects of international marketing services, including creative concepts, design, copywriting, display creation, brochures, websites, social media, promotional items, event management and media buying.
Contact:
Pat Rediger, Managing Partner
Current Products and Services:
Products and services include strategic communications and marketing, issues management, writing, media buying, event planning, print and website design, and media relations training.

Better Business Bureau of Saskatchewan Inc.
Address:
980 Albert Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4R 2P7
Telephone:
306-352-7601
Description:
Better Business Bureau's (BBB's) are self governing non-profit organizations established by the local business community. Each has a board of Directors, and is supported entirely by the membership fees of area businesses. BBB's are a mediation service as well as an educational tool for consumers and businesses.
Contact:
Karen Smith, CEO
Current Products and Services:
Products and services include mediation between businesses and consumers who cannot reach an agreement regarding disputes, reliability reports on businesses in the Saskatchewan area, and other benefits to members.

Bioriginal Food & Science Corp.
Address:
102 Melville Street
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7J 0R1
Telephone:
306-975-1166
Description:
Bioriginal specializes in creating & manufacturing consumer package goods and nutritional supplements sold by some of the world's largest retailers, contract manufacturing for other brands and the supply of ingredients to global food and nutraceutical manufacturers. Their product portfolio includes plant & marine based specialty oils, plant-based proteins, nutraceuticals, nutritional & sport supplements, pet supplements, treats, & ingredients, botanical ingredients as well as seeds & grains. Bioriginal contract manufacturing includes crushing, milling, blending, mixing and emulsions with numerous packaging options include capsules, soft gels, bottles, jars, pouches & industrial bulk formats. Bioriginal represents numerous manufacturers to the world’s largest retailers. With reps located in Asia, Europe & North America they provide sales, marketing, demand planning, logistics, invoicing, and collections services for both branded & private label products. Bioriginal has manufacturing faculties in Canada, the USA and Europe supported by offices in Anaheim, CA, Den Bommel, Netherlands and Yokohama, Japan.
Contact:
Shannon Sears, President and CEO
Current Products and Services:
Products and services include nutritional supplements to infant nutrition, bakery, sports beverages and more. Bioriginal specializes in omegas, proteins, coconut, and nutraceutical markets. Bioriginal is dedicated to providing ingredients that meet the growing and evolving needs of today's health conscious consumers.

Bit Service Company Ltd.
Address:
702 46th Street East
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 0W9
Telephone:
306-653-0988
Description:
Bit Service Company offers a wide range of quality products for the mining, construction, and materials handling industries. A locally owned Saskatchewan based company, they have been serving the mining industry since 1965.
Contact:
Scott Bahr, President & CEO
Current Products and Services:
Products and services include fabrication of support equipment & accessories, including bits for 2 and 4 rotor boring machines, removal tools and full cutting assemblies. They work with customers to design custom cutting assemblies using the latest 3D modeling software. They repair and refurbish continuous miners, potash boring machines, roadheaders and undercutters.

Black Fox Farm & Distillery
Address:
Comp 117, Site 319, RR3
245 Valley Road
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 3J6
Telephone:
306-955-4645
Website:
Description:
Black Fox Farm and Distillery is fertile fields, vast skies, meticulous care, and craftsmanship. Located in Saskatoon, SK, in the heart of the Canadian prairies, acres of grain, fruit, and flowers are distilled into ultra-premium gin and whisky in an authentic, rare and sustainable manner to be appreciated around the world. Recognized as producers of the World’s Best Cask Gin and Top Whiskies of the World, Black Fox unites agriculture with distilling to share a love of the land and the bounty that comes from it. As fifth generation farmers, their expertise ensures that the highest quality ingredients are grown in the most sustainable methods that are best for the land. The result? World-class spirits from Black Fox hands to yours.
Contact:
Barb Stefanyshyn-Cote, Co-Owner and Co-Founder
Current Products and Services:
Products and services include internationally awarded gins and whiskies, grown, mashed, fermented, distilled and aged at Black Fox. Created by nature, transformed by Black Fox.

BloK Ingredients
Address:
4331 Station Main
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 3W6
Telephone:
(306) 545-2565
Website:
Description:
Blok Ingredients works to understand the needs of food manufacturers, customizing their production process to deliver assured, traceable food ingredients backed by technology. Their focused production program leads to consistent high quality cereal, pulse and specialty crops for premium markets.
Contact:
Dustin Klym, Director & General Manager
Current Products and Services:
Products and services include bulk or packaged grains including durum wheat, pea, lentils, flax and canary grass.

Blue Sky Berries
Address:
Box 612
Langham, Saskatchewan
S0K 2L0
Telephone:
306-254-4351
Website:
Description:
Blue Sky Berries supplies Saskatoon berry plants to commercial orchardists in Canada and the US. The company offers a cloned product produced from rooted cuttings that are consistent and uniform during plant growth and ripening that ensures a superior plant for the serious grower.
Contact:
Jarvis Blushke, President
Current Products and Services:
Products and services include the saskatoon berry plant JB30, one of the more recent cultivars to be introduced commercially. Blue Sky Berries also supplies the Martin, Thiessen, Northline and Smokey varieties.

Blue Sky Hemp Ventures
Address:
219 Apex Street
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7R 1C3
Telephone:
306-986-3933
Description:
Blue Sky Hemp Ventures Ltd. was incorporated in 2017 to pursue commercial opportunities for industrial hemp. The company’s goal is to become a global leader in hemp processing and, in doing so, improve the planet and deliver value to their farming partners. Blue Sky Hemp Ventures aim to deliver on those goals through a focus on full plant utilization, dedication to being a low cost producer, partnerships and targeted innovation. As Blue Sky Hemp Ventures is a full plant industrial hemp supplier, they focus on the three value chains of the industrial hemp plant, food, flower, and fiber. The company partners with local Saskatchewan farmers to grow their hemp and be processed in their new state of the art facility built out to GFSI and GMP standards. The company currently offers bulk hemp ingredients in the form of hulled hemp, hemp protein, and hempseed oil in conventional and organic varieties. Blue Sky has also been approved for their ACMPR license with Health Canada in order to process bulk CBD ingredients.
Contact:
Geoff Wingfield, Director International Accounts
Current Products and Services:
Products and services include varieties of hemp food, hulled hempseed, hemp protein in various concentrations. They offer CBD materials and are also open to toll process biomass. The company is currently targeting B2B customers, distributorships, retail brands, and co-packers.