Started in 2011 Ingredients is locally owned by two long time friends Deanna Danychuk and Cindy Meiklejohn. Both women knew they wanted to create a business that makes a real difference in the world and were excited to find this heritage space in the building that also houses Victoria Gymnastics, Sports Traders and Rehab Nightclub.  Conveniently located just on the edge of the Design District recently coined as "LO Town" you can find free parking along all around on Discovery, Pembroke and Store Street.

Ingredients not only supports eco businesses by the products that they sell in the store and cafe, but offer up eco-minded shopping by allowing shoppers to bring their own containers to purchase from over 400 quality, mostly organic bulk foods,super foods, herbs and spices, cleaning supplies and body care items. 

You can find a variety of, over the top, health foods such as raw milk cheese, local unpasturized fermented foods, bulk honey, locally crafted breads and baking, pet foods, quality whole food supplements and health care items.  You really can get everything you need here for a healthy life-style.

The cafe is a "WHOLE Food" vegetarian cafe that focuses on organic first!  We feel organic is the BEST way to support a healthy planet and body, so we don't cut corners where that is concerned.  We have an amazing Coffee BAR featuring locally roasted "DRUMROASTER" coffee that we use organic milk OR our own organic "HOUSE MADE" almond milk!  It's a first ANYWHERE!  We also make unusual hot drinks like the healthy "Immuni-tea Latte" and fabulous teas from the Local Company Jaga Silk and Teafarm.

There is always two homemade soups each day, always vegan, Gluten free, hearty and nourishing served with either Moulin-Vert Spelt Multigrain toast, rice cakes or house made raw Almond Crackers. We feature a special each day, plus daily pizza, (on spelt crust) vegan or organic cheese, rice or quinoa bowls, plus several breakfast options including our now famous Breakfast Burrito which is hearty and filling! (sprouted tortilla, house made refrys, scrambled eggs or tofu, organic cheese or daiya, roasted red pepper cashew sauce, germinated organic brown rice, greens AND served with house made salsa! Whew!)  The Cafe is Celiac friendly as we don't use any gluten flour in our house made baking or cooking.