Britteny Bryan and Nicholas Harlow are the founders of Berkano Foods.

Nick

Born and raised in Christchurch, Nick learned all his cooking skills from his nana Fay. After Nick graduated high school he pursued his career in music by completing an audio engineering degree at Mainz. Once he had finished his degree he entered the workforce as a warehousing manager.

After a year working at his high-stress job, Nick left to pursue something more meaningful. He had saved all his money working and wanted to invest it into something but didn’t know what. When he found veganism, he was passionate about making people aware of the damages caused by the meat, dairy and egg industry.

Britteny

Born in Invercargill and raised in Christchurch, Britteny became interested in health and fitness when she started a degree at Canterbury University a few years ago. She moved into a flat in Riccarton and had to learn how to cook. About 2 years ago she found veganism through research and documentaries. She was already well into her fitness journey so adopting a plant-based diet went perfectly with her ethos.

Being on the go, Britteny soon realized that it was hard to find healthy vegan food when she was out and about, which prompted her to start thinking of ways she could help herself and others.

Our Vegan Factory

We believe that the key to eating healthy plant-based food is enjoying what you eat and having a variety. Our mission is to create plant-based food products in a sustainable way that are more affordable and more convenient than ever before.

In our production facility operates under a Custom Food Plan which is monitored and audited the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI). There is no cross contamination from animal products in our plant as we only process plant-based materials. 

We have contract manufacturing capabilities, if you'd like to find out more then contact our sales team on our contact page.

Our company ethos

Berkano Foods is driven by compassion and as a company, we specialize in delivering high quality, healthy, plant-based gourmet dishes. Our meals are guaranteed to be cruelty-free, vegan and delicious. Berkano is 100% owned and operated by vegans and is proudly made in Christchurch.

Our company is focused on providing people with the choice of healthy plant-based meals at the convenience of being readily eaten. We know time is everything and in this day and age, we seem to have little time to cook. We also not only want to provide convenience, but also quality. We only use quality ingredients and we cook small batches to ensure the best tasting food.