We are turning 5!

We are turning 5!

Sep 01, 2021The Workshop

Five years ago, we opened up our storefront on the corner of Pemberton and 3rd Street in North Vancouver. The concept that we were building for over 4 years finally became reality. 

Thanks to the support of our families, friends, team members, community members and our amazing customers, we were able to turn 5 this September. 

Milestones:

 Grand opening September 2016 September 2016 - opened our storefront in North Vancouver BC
Workshop East Van September 2018 - opened up our second store in East Vancouver BC, partially due to the fact that we quickly outgrew our 900 sq ft space in North Vancouver
The Workshop Best North Shore Restaurant
March 2019 - 3rd place under the category Best North Shore Restaurant for the 22nd Annual Golden Plates
Georgia Straight Plant Based Restaurants
December 2019 - mentioned as one of the 5 Vancouver restaurants for the aspiring plant-based foodie by Georgia Straight
Vegan Takeout Food March 2020 - affected by COVID restrictions like every other food establishments across the country, we managed to keep our doors open in some capacity, as we felt that more than ever, people needed access to wholesome, nutritious foods
The Workshop Production Facility October 2020 - built out a production facility right next door to our North Vancouver store, and also decided to close our East Vancouver store to focus more on creating packaged, frozen Japanese inspired vegan meals
Vegan Spicy Tan Tan Broth November 2020 - our packaged Vegan Spicy Tan Tan Broth became one of the top 5 selling items in Stongs Markets in North Vancouver
Canada's Top 100 Places to Eat 2021
March 2021 - made it on the Canada's Top 100 Places to Eat in 2021 list
Vegan Frozen Products
August 2021 - gradually built up our wholesale operation and are currently in 40+ locations across the Lower Mainland and beyond
Workshop Team Members
September 2016 - Present: Extremely fortunate to have amazing team members that made an impact and helped define what the Workshop is today
The Workshop 5 Year Anniversary

September 2021 - turned 5 years old :)

 

In celebration of our 5 year anniversary, social media contests will be running all month! Be sure to tune into our instagram page to take advantage of the contests. Great prizes including Mini Mochi cakes, workshop gift cards, workshop merchandise, assortment of frozen goodies, and more! Contests start on September 7th

Thank you again for all your support!

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