Rising cocoa prices push alumni-founded Remix Snacks to innovate

In the wake of soaring cocoa prices, Isabelle Lam, BSc(NutrSc)’19, co-founder of Remix Snacks, spoke to the Globe and Mail about innovation in an unpredictable economy.

Remix Snacks is known for it’s bean bark, a high-protein, high-fibre snack made with upcycled imperfect fruit, black beans, and 70% dark chocolate, which Lam and co-founder Jamie Lee, BSc(NutrSc)’19, developed while studying Nutrition at McGill University's Macdonald Campus. 

Lam told the Globe and Mail how when cocoa prices more than doubled in 2024, and inflation changed how consumers spent their money, they had to adapt. She says she keeps innovation front and centre by staying aligned with the mission that inspired Remix Snacks in the first place: promoting nutrition and reducing food waste.

Photo: Remix Snacks co-founders Jamie Lee (left) and Isabelle Lam on the set of CBC’s Dragon’s Den, where they successfully secured an investment in their company during their third year in McGill's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.