In 2001, the Arslan Family, principles of Arbel, established Saskcan Pulse Trading Inc with Alliance Grain Traders President and CEO, Murad Al-Katib. Within five years, Saskcan Pulse grew from a small start-up company to being awarded the Saskatchewan ABEX awards for "Best New Venture" in 2003, "Exporter of the Year" in 2004 and capping off by winning "Business of the Year" in 2005. In 2014, Saskc
an Pulse Trading was rebranded as AGT Foods Canada to reflect the global reach of its parent company, AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. Today, AGT Foods Canada operates 21 facilities across Western Canada including the largest lentil and pea splitting plant in the Americas, expanded capacity in lentil and pea processing at other facilities and new platforms for bean production. AGT Foods Canada's "Saskcan" brand of pulses is known in all major pulse markets as the quality brand in the marketplace.
