Melanie Ang
CEO & Co-Founder, Backcountry Wok
The Basics
Company Name: Backcountry Wok
Location: Proudly Canadian and based in Ottawa
Founded: 2017
Full-Time Employees: 2
Products: We make a line of dehydrated Asian inspired meals in 100% compostable packaging. Now you can enjoy all your favourite Asian dishes in the outdoors.
Social: Website - Facebook - Instagram
Claim to Fame: We ate only dehydrated meals for 3 months straight to perfect our Backcountry Wok recipes. It is thaaaat good! Vegan. Dietician-approved. 100% compostable packaging.
The Culture
The best thing about working here is:
getting to connect with likeminded folks like yourself! We are inspired by the amazing people that we meet every day who have aligned values in community, sustainability and good food.
When we’re not working, we’re:
in our natural habitat – taking our delicious creations on all our outdoor adventures from climbing, hiking, skiing and scuba diving.
What we’re reading:
Switchback by Sid Marty – stories from the Canadian Rockies
What we’re listening to:
Nature!
If they made a movie about our workplace, it would be called:
Wok on the Wild Side
Inclusion in the outdoors matters because:
there are such diverse people exploring the outdoors and it is time for our food and the outdoor industry reflects this diversity. Ultimately, empowering people from all woks of life to feel more connected to nature.
Five years down the line, it’s our hope that:
Backcountry Wok elevates people from all woks of life to feel confident and empowered in their ability, identity and purpose in the outdoors and in our society. By creating an inclusive brand, supporting our local producers and hiring diverse people, we strive towards a society and outdoor community of equal gender and cultural representation.