Celebrating 30 Years of Amaranth Foods + A Year in Review 2024

 
 
“I got into this because I believe good organic food makes a difference in people’s lives.”
— Ken Klatt

Another year has gone by and we've hit an even higher milestone! We are honoured to be your choice of store for creating better ways for us to eat, live and thrive. To 30 years of Amaranth Foods as it began with our founder, Ken Klatt, and to his son & co-owner, Brendan who continues our mission to provide an outstanding experience every day, one person at a time. 

 

Charities of Choice

Every 3 months, Amaranth Foods donates to select charities of choice. 1% or more of Amaranth’s profits are pooled and split into funds for the selected charities for the year.

Since 2007, we've donated a rough estimate of $70,000. A firmer number is $35,000 since 2015 and in 2024 was $12,178 to registered charities!

Last year we supported many charitable organizations & foundations including:

Supporting Our Community

We also supported community organizations with volunteer and catering efforts:

Amaranth Team making lunches for Brown Bags for Calgary’s Kids (BB4CK)

Jasmin & Jillian providing apples and drinks at the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes

Amaranth Team at the Calgary Celiac Wendy T’s Gluten-free Stampede Breakfast

 

Customer Points Saved

Since 2006, the total amount of redeemed customer points was estimated to be around $1,400,000!

In 2024, the total amount of redeemed customer points was about 61,330,000 equal to about $96,000!

In 2024, customers who took part in our Bring-Your-Own-Bag (BYOB) policy, earned a total amount of 9,688,900 points which equals to about $19,377!

 
 

Trees Planted

In 2023 we partnered with Canadian Heritage Roasting Co. (CHRC) with planting 282 trees on Canadian soil with our Two Spruce Coffee blend. 

In addition, every single time we purchased receipt paper we also planted 480 sea trees with EcoChit Canada! A vital source of oxygen for the planet. 

 
 

Sustainability & Supporting Women

Since we began working with TooGoodToGo, we've saved over 12,623 meals! That’s over:

  • 34,252 kg of C02e avoided - the same as flying from Toronto to New York 187 times

  • 35,520 m2 of land use avoided - the same as 136 tennis courts

  • 10,275,660 litres of water use avoided - the same amount of water needed to fill 63,824 bath tubs

In the last 12 months, we saved 2545 meals with TooGoodToGo equivalent to 6.87 metric tons of CO2e avoided.

Our Enjoy Centre store also supports No Period Without, an initiative providing women's hygiene products to women in need across St. Albert & Edmonton. Last year we filled two full boxes!

 
 

Connected Chiro & Gift Baskets

In 2024, we partnered with Connected Chiropractic in Calgary, a family-run business we are happy to support with a wide variety of teas and recommendations to our customers! Chiropractic services perfect for the whole family.

Last year, we also crafted some amazing gift baskets for many organizations, silent auctions and giveaways! They include:

 
 

Christmas Miracles

During the 2024 holiday season, Amaranth partnered with ShineFM radio station in Calgary to provide 12 free whole Winter's Turkeys to some needing and lucky listeners.

Many of these listeners were struggling to provide for their families- something especially burdensome during the holidays!

From All of Us, Thank You

Your support over the last 30 years has made a difference not just for us but across Alberta and Canada. For the mom and pops that run a farm just outside the city, to families that all contribute in small businesses, and let's not forget our hardworking & amazing staff that come in with a smile everyday- we owe it to you all! 

With warm wishes and our deepest gratitude,
- Ken & Brendan Klatt

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