NO EGO IN THIS ECO
What happens when a restless pharmacist meets a compassionate banker? Add to the mix an agribusiness supply-chain manager turned yoga instructor, and you have three ‘brothers’ who have a passion for making a difference to the health of New Zealanders, through the power of hemp.
Their journey started back in 2009, with Christchurch-based pharmacist Brendon McIntosh, seeing his student friends spending large amounts of money on health supplements. He started getting curious about a cheaper, better option.
“I went to Melbourne in 2016 to study nutritional and environmental medicine and started looking at the benefits of a plant-based diet,” says Brendon. “I was looking into pea protein from Europe, when a student medic friend said to look at hemp. At first, I was like, ‘No way!
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