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CHi Foods

Santa Barbara, CA

CHi Foods is a natural products brand from Santa Barbara, CA with 8 products on Beacon Discovery, mostly shelf stable baking ingredients and shelf stable nuts & trail mix & dried fruit. 7 are Certified Organic, and its range is distributed by UNFI, KeHE and Other.

The founders of CHi Foods started Imlak'esh Organics back in 2012. We are a community-centric family of superfood revolutionaries choosing to make a positive impact on the future. Through superfoods, we empower indigenous farmers while providing you with ultimate nutrition & fuel. In 2022 the Imlak'esh founders saw a big problem in the plant-based meat category. It was full of methylcellulose, other sketchy ingredients, and compromise. They set out to create a clean, sustainable, organic, and regenerative plant-based meat, in hopes of setting new standards for plant-based meat. Using Imlak'esh Sacha Inchi, we developed our own proprietary texturized protein (T-CHi-P), and started CHi Foods. We are on a journey to raise the bar for quality & sustainability in plant-based meat. CHi provides consumers with a delicious, compromise-free plant-based meat that supports a better planet and livelihood for indigenous communities around the world.

What does CHi Foods make?

Which certifications does CHi Foods hold?

  • Certified Organic 7 of 8

Diets its products meet: Organic (7), Gluten-Free (1), Ketogenic (1), Vegan (1) and Vegetarian (1).

HowGood sustainability estimates

7 of CHi Foods's food and beverage products have a HowGood estimate: 1 Best, 5 Great and 1 Good.

Wholesale and distribution

Distributors: UNFI, KeHE and Other.

Distribution regions: Central, East, North East, South East and West.

Which Informa shows has CHi Foods exhibited at?

  • Expo West 2026, booth F111
  • Expo West 2025, booth F99
  • Newtopia Now 2024, booth 3000

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