Duo behind Beck’s Broth saluted with health food award

Beckie Prime (left) and Domenique Mastronardi won an award for their beverage, Beck's Broth. The drink is sold in about 100 retails in Canada, including Guelph's Market Fresh.

Two local entrepreneurs are making a name for themselves in the food industry.

Beck’s Broth is a bone broth-based drink in powder form, and it recently won at the Canadian Health Foods Association West Expo in April.

Beckie Prime and Domenique Mastronardi are the brains behind the beverage, which is already in stores across Canada.

Prime, the CEO, she said she first came up with the idea after working to improve her client’s gut health.

“I was always recommending bone broth. My clients were having a hard time introducing bone broth into their everyday routine. It just wasn’t easy or intuitive for them,” Prime said.

Prime said her clients were looking for a beverage that might taste more familiar or like something they might want to drink regularly. So Prime made a bone broth in a hot chocolate, a way she said could add nourishment to their diet, while still tasting delicious.

The beverage is different than your average form of protein powder because bone broth is a whole food and Prime said you’re getting all of the vitamins, minerals and collagens and it’s easier for your body to digest.

In addition, she said it uses clean ingredients.