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V.I.A.'s Home Grown features only the most awesome companies in Vancouver. From tiny, single-person operations to the big players, we profile our favourite businesses and interview their owners.

Co-founded 15 years ago on an organic farm by our current mayor and his bud, Happy Planet has grown to become one of the best known and respected juice makers in the province. Now producing soups, sauces and energy shots as well as a wide range of smoothies and juices made in small batches, they produce healthy foods to promote healthy living and get a huge thumbs up from V.I.A. for being a super awesome local business that we can be proud of.

We caught up with Happy Planet's president, Ray Leung, for a few questions...

If Happy Planet is known for only one thing amongst it's customers, what would it be?

Fresh Smoothies in a bottle.

Aside from your own, what's your favourite Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­business, and why?

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Canadians….Nothing beats a nooner on a nice summer day.

What's next for Happy Planet?

Continue to astonish your taste buds with new Organic Juices.

What keeps you here? Like what's the best thing about Vancouver?

The diversity and culture…it’s a quiet confidence on who we are as a community.