Founded in 1985 by Arran and Ratana Stephens, Nature's Path employs approximately 500 people, with manufacturing facilities in Canada and the United States and sales in more than 40 countries.

Nature's Path is a triple bottom line social enterprise and is recognized for incorporating the notion of sustainability into its business practices through its support of various charitable and eco-friendly initiatives.

[4] Previously, Stephens founded Lifestream (1971) Canada's first large organic supermarket and sold a successful line of natural products.

[7] Nature's Path has been a staunch opponent of GMO proliferation since 2001,[8] and founder Arran Stephens was an early supporter and board member of the Non-GMO Project.

[12] The company's organic products are sold under the Nature's Path, Love Crunch, Qi’a, Flax Plus, and EnviroKidz brand names in grocery and specialty foods stores in over 42 countries worldwide.