- Business
- Odd Burger Corporation Odd Burger Corporation (TSXV:ODD) operates as a plant-based food technology company and franchised vegan fast-food restaurant chain in Canada, manufacturing and distributing proprietary plant-based proteins and dairy alternatives through vertically integrated supply chains featuring locally sourced, minimally processed ingredients; its core offerings include foodservice lines with 12 plant-based proteins and 8 sauces for restaurants, schools, hospitals, retirement homes, and airlines, alongside consumer-packaged goods (CPG) retail products such as Crispy ChickUn Fillet, Beefy Smash Burger, allergen-friendly Chickpea Burger, Breakfast Sausage, ChickUn Pretenders, and nationwide pizza launches; restaurants function as smart kitchens utilizing state-of-the-art automation and cooking technology for delivery- and takeout-optimized footprints serving items like the Famous Burger. Founded in 2014 by James McInnes in London, Ontario, where it maintains headquarters and a manufacturing center opened in 2018 via subsidiary Preposterous Foods, the company, formerly Globally Local Technologies Inc., now oversees about 20 Canadian locations including corporate-owned stores, franchises, and mobile units primarily in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and emerging on-campus sites. Recent developments encompass exclusive national retail listings with 7-Eleven Canada across over 500 stores and Calgary Co-op in 2025, partnerships with Vegan Supply and Dot Foods Canada for CPG distribution, appointments of a new Chief Financial Officer and AI expert to the board in July and March 2025 respectively, a nationwide pizza rollout in January 2025, multiple private placements including $2.5 million equity financing and up to $2 million non-brokered offerings, grand openings such as a second Edmonton site and Vancouver restaurant with food truck, a temporary halt to paused U.S. expansion plans amid tariffs while planning localized manufacturing there, and termination of a refill private placement in October 2025 following investor default.