ABOUT US

BeriTech Inc. is dedicated to developing and integrating technologies to deliver off-season fresh berries at scale in Canada.
We focus on berry plant genetics, advanced physiological methods, precision-controlled environment agriculture, and indoor farming best practices.
Our goal is to design, build, and operate our first commercial facility in the next three years. Sit tight!

OUR MISSION

To provide Canadians with locally produced, off-season, premium quality berries at competitive prices, with efficient and environmentally friendly farming practices, elevated food safety, and enhanced food security.

OUR VISION

To become the most sustainable and competitive provider of indoor environment production solutions to deliver off-season, premium quality berries at scale in Canada.

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Our team combines experience and expertise in berry plant science, controlled environment agriculture, food production engineering, manufacturing, supply chain management, automation, energy efficiency,
artificial intelligence, and berry cultivation and sales.

Rodrigo Santana

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Rodrigo is an entrepreneur and executive with financial, operational and technology development background. He has demonstrated strengths in scaling-up public and private fast-growing companies such as CubicFarms, Sacre-Davey Engineering and SGS. Rodrigo has 25 years of executive experience and holds a Bachelor of Agriculture Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration.

Eric Gerbrandt

Co-founder and Chief Science Officer

Eric is a horticulturalist with a Ph.D. in Plant Science and 15 years of applied experience in agricultural research and production. He is the Principal of Sky Blue Horticulture and specializes in berry variety trials and development of improved management practices to increase production efficiency for the British Columbia blueberry, raspberry, and strawberry industries.

Dave Eckert

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer

Dave is an Electrical Engineer with 30 years of experience in the automation industry, including information systems, advanced SCADA applications, HMI and PLC programming, robotic programming, AI, integration and database of warehouse technology. He is the former Director of Automation and Controls at Maple Leaf Foods and currently the Principal of Trident Solutions.