July 2021 Newsletter
New at iLevel | CHFA Connect | iRecover Days | Article: Mental Health and Enjoying Summer Responsibly | Featured Brand
New at iLevel – Quebec/Ottawa Account Manager – Nathalie Langlois
We at iLevel Management Inc. are excited to let you know that Nathalie Langlois has joined us as our new Account Manager for Quebec + Ottawa.
Accumulating nearly 20 years of experience in the food industry Nathalie is a welcome addition to our team. She comes to us with very well-rounded experience with team management skills, sales analyzation, distribution knowledge, and head office experience.
She is passionate about healthy and organic food, epicurean, and she likes to cook and drink a great glass of wine.
You will find her in nature, mountains, hugging trees, hiking, gardening, and meditating.
Please join us in welcoming Nathalie to our team.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Nathalie can be reached at:
C: 514-887-1915
New Brands at iLevel
True Büch Kombucha
True Büch Kombucha is a locally owned and operated company based in Calgary, Alberta. We pride ourselves on brewing great tasting kombucha from the freshest, high quality and organic ingredients.
We are passionate about small business and supporting
grassroot community projects. This is why a portion of our proceeds are reinvested in our community to support children, animals and the earth.
Find out more information at truebuch.com/support
Maple Organics
Maple Organics provides natural health remedies to substitute chemically based OTC medicines. We do it with the same efficacy as their conventional counterparts. With products which are organic certified including treatments for eczema, muscle injury, joint inflammation, cold & flu symptoms, and hair loss.
Find out more information at https://mapleorganics.com
CHFA Connect 2021
In 2020, we saw our business change in multiple ways due to Covid-19 and government-imposed lockdowns across our country and the world. One of the changes we saw was CHFA being held entirely online as a virtual show called CHFA Connect in October 2020 and followed suit in April 2021. CHFA is our industry’s most important event in Canada, and it is normally held in Vancouver (February) and Toronto (September) with biannual Quebec editions.
CHFA Connect 2021 virtual event spanned for 2 days, April 16th & 17th (Friday & Saturday) 2021. iLevel Management participated by featuring 4 brands in our booth: Caulipower, Redmond Life, Natura and Supernova.
Aside from participating in the show, iLevel also conducted a draw among the visitors and 2 lucky attendees won a $100 gift card each.
The winners for the draw were:
Kaitlyn Marshall – Well.ca
Jon Heath – The Big Carrot
iRecover Days
The iLevel team is now entitled to a new holiday every quarter. iRecover days were introduced in the 2nd quarter of this year, with the team’s mental health and performance in mind. To catch a break in these stressful times and beyond, or to spend some extra time with our loved ones, we need to keep necessary checks and balances to our work-life schedule and we at iLevel are very confident that these short but strong time-off work would rejuvenate and restore our productivity so we can get back to things with a perfect synergy.
Mental Health and Enjoying Summer Responsibly
There is no doubt that the past year has induced troubles and worries into everyone’s mind. But it has also improved our endurance to hardships that we have not experienced before and adaptation to a completely new isolated way of life. We broke our cocoon of comfort to adapt to this new way of living. While we wait for an end to this, our mental health is slowly being affected. Hence, it is essential to find some form of outdoor activity to keep ourselves engaged and healthy.
Summer is finally here, and we cannot wait to get outside and enjoy outdoor activities. But we also need to be cognizant of the constant threat of contracting or spreading COVID-19. Being mindful of each and every interaction can be tough, but it is imperative that we do so.
Consider a few things before you venture out into any activity.
How many people will be there?
Will everyone wear masks?
Can you maintain social distancing throughout the course of the activity?
Do you have to be around people for longer periods of time?
Generally speaking, outdoor activities are much safer than indoors. But keeping these in mind will alleviate the chances of getting infected.
Low Risk Activities
Staying physically active is as important as getting vaccinated. We need to fix a schedule to keep ourselves active and on the move. Create a schedule to go out regularly and preferably in the morning to get enough sunlight. Visiting parks, trails and other open outdoor areas are great ways to stay active while still staying six feet apart. However, before going out, experts recommend choosing to visit less popular outdoor areas, where there is limited sharing of items and hence less chances of contracting the virus. So, though playgrounds, beaches and public pools are reopening, these are still areas of greater risk. It may also be a good idea to check with the facility you are visiting to see if public restrooms are available and how often they are cleaned and disinfected. Some other examples of some low-risk activities are picnics, biking, hiking, camping, etc.
Featured Brand: CAULIPOWER
CAULIPOWER was born on a #PinterestFail. As the mom of two boys with celiac disease, Gail Becker grew tired of searching for healthier alternatives that were easy to make and tasted great. Knowing she couldn’t be alone, she left her corporate job and launched CAULIPOWER in 2017.
Today, it remains Gail’s mission to eliminate the need for consumers to ever have to choose between taste, convenience and health.
At CAULIPOWER, we use the power of veggies to make healthier, easier versions of the food you crave, that actually taste like the food you crave. Our NEW cauliflower crust pizza flavors are putting a more nutritious spin on classic meat pies, reinventing the way you do pizza night!
PEPPERONI CAULIFLOWER CRUST PIZZA
We’ve paired crispy pepperoni (with no nitrates added) with melty mozzarella cheese and our crispy, stone-fired cauliflower crust to put the ultimate spin on a classic Pepperoni Pizza. One bite of this gluten-free pie and you'll be amazed that it’s only 410 calories for half a pizza!
BUFFALO-STYLE CHICKEN CAULIFLOWER CRUST PIZZA
We’ve taken one of the hottest pizza flavors in town – buffalo-style chicken - and turned it on its head, giving it the nutritious, gluten-free makeover, it needed. Our crispy, stone-fired cauliflower crust is topped with diced chicken, buffalo sauce, mozzarella, red onion, and parsley to create this zesty pie that everyone at the table will be raving about.
ITALIAN SAUSAGE & VEGETABLES CAULIFLOWER CRUST PIZZA
Take your taste buds on a trip to Italy with our Italian Sausage & Vegetable Pizza! Our crispy, stone-fired cauliflower crust is topped with melt-in-your-mouth mozzarella cheese, red bell peppers, red onions, and zesty Italian sausage with garlic, creating a pizza SO good, you’d never know it was good for you!
Learn more about CAULIPOWER’s award-winning cauliflower crust and pizzas, and their gluten-free and grain-free Cauliflower Tortillas at eatCAULIPOWER.ca
