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The Spent Goods Company

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Halo Brewery (Toronto, ON)

Halo Brewery (Toronto, ON)

Halo Brewery graciously supplies their spent grains to make majority of our goods as they are neighbours with our transforming partner, Blue Collar Bakery. Address: 247 Wallace Ave, Toronto, ON M6H 1V5 Are you a craft brewery and looking to

Kira Popova July 25, 2022January 13, 2026 Input - Spent Barley grains Read more

The future of food in times of increasing climate change and food insecurity

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Dihan Chandra (Managing Director of The Spent Goods Company) was invited to share his thoughts on “re-imagined sustainable food supply vision and why?” as part of a panel moderated by Rethink Sustainability Initiatives on May 19 2022: Support circular businesses

Dihan June 8, 2022January 3, 2026 Climate friendly diet, upcycled food blog Read more

Louis Cifer (Toronto, ON)

Louis Cifer (Toronto, ON)

A big thank you to Justin (Head Brewer), Erin and Craig (co-owners) at Louis Cifer, who graciously agreed to supply their spent grains to make our Montreal Style bagels. We’re hyperlocal – a mere 5 minute walk from brewery to

Kira Popova April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Input - Spent Barley grains Read more

Henderson Brewing (Toronto, ON)

Henderson Brewing (Toronto, ON)

Our first brewery that supported our vision and provided spent grains, that became the INPUT for food transforming bakeries. They also purchased spent grain based crackers we made and sold it to their customers! Say hi to Steve, Adin and

Dihan August 30, 2021September 2, 2021 Input - Spent Barley grains Read more

Nutritional benefits of Spent Grains

Nutritional benefits of Spent Grains

The health benefits of barley are widely well known. Most people associate whole food grains with being healthy grains, and they are right to do so! One reason why barley is considered one of the healthiest whole food grains is

Dihan August 19, 2021January 3, 2026 Spent grains Read more

How to safely prepare spent grains for upcycling

How to safely prepare spent grains for upcycling

At the brewery, spent grains are typically wet and hot and will be collected into a smaller container for transportation. We will deliver spent grains within hours after production. Upon receipt, it’s important to ensure spent grains cool to room

Dihan August 4, 2021August 5, 2021 drying spent grains, Spent grains Read more

Our proposal to literally grow insulation for homes of the future

Here is our proposal to AbInBev (global brewery conglomerate that owns Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois etc) submitted Nov 2019. We’ve consolidated ideas and research from multiple subject matter experts and from public data. Our hope is that together, we’ll build

Dihan November 4, 2019August 5, 2021 Grow Mushroom, Spent grains, Upcycled Building material, upcycled food blog Read more

Spent Yeast Transformations

Spent yeast -> Marmite Spent yeast -> Functional Food and Dietary Supplements Spent yeast -> Egg white alternative Spent yeast (leftover from insulin manufacturing) -> Compostable pill boxes Spent yeast (leftover from beer manufacturing) -> Compostable beer can carriers

Dihan August 1, 2019June 17, 2026 Spent Yeast Read more

Can you replace malt barley grain flour with spent grains?

Spent barley grains from Henderson Brewing

Definitions Spent grains are malted barley grains used in the early stages of making beer – like when making tea, the barley grains are steeped in heated water that releases enzymes that breaks down the starch in the grain into

Dihan July 31, 2019January 1, 2026 Spent grains Read more

Is Spent Grain Halal? Barley from Brewing Process Explained

Is Spent Grain Halal? Barley from Brewing Process Explained

✓ 100% Alcohol-Free Spent Grains✓ Halal-Compliant Process Given our spent grains are recovered from craft brewers who use barley to make beer, we wanted to address a few common questions:

Dihan July 15, 2019January 3, 2026 Climate friendly diet, Spent grains Read more
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