What’s for dinner tonight ? ✦ Ready in 15 minutes ✦ Taste first ✦ The meal everyone shows up for ✦ Easy to cook. Hard to forget. ✦ What’s for dinner tonight ? ✦ Ready in 15 minutes ✦ Taste first ✦ The meal everyone shows up for ✦ Easy to cook. Hard to forget. ✦ What’s for dinner tonight ? ✦ Ready in 15 minutes ✦ Taste first ✦ The meal everyone shows up for ✦ Easy to cook. Hard to forget. ✦
Great brands don't start with a product. They start with a conviction.
Our origins
Tempehine wasn't born in a lab.
It was born around a table. When the youngest son of Sonel Merjuste and Jasmine Exael announced he no longer wanted to eat meat, one question arose: how do you keep offering nutritious, tasty meals the whole family loves?
That search led them to a food still little known in Quebec: tempeh. Its nutritional potential was remarkable — but taste and preparation held people back. So they decided not to change the tempeh. To change the experience of tempeh.
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We don't just want to sell tempeh. We want every Canadian to discover that you can eat better without giving up pleasure.
Sonel Merjuste & Jasmine Exael — founders
more than a company
In 2019, Les Aliments Merjex was born
MERjuste
Sonel · President
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Jasmine · Co-founder
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MERJEX
Les Aliments Merjex
Two family names, one shared ambition: to contribute to Quebec's economic development while offering healthier, more sustainable and more accessible food.
step by step
The road so far
2018
An idea born at the table
The family's youngest son gives up meat. Sonel and Jasmine look for a protein with real flavour — and discover tempeh.
2019
Les Aliments Merjex is born
The family business is officially founded and earns its organic (Écocert) and Aliments du Québec bio certifications.
2020
Tempeh hits grocery stores
Tempehine arrives in major chains and with foodservice and institutional partners.
2021
Recognized for innovation
The brand is a finalist for the CTAQ innovation award — proof that a little-known food can become a category of the future.
2022
Ground Tempeh & silver at SIAL
Launch of Ground Tempeh, which wins the silver medal at the SIAL Montreal 2022 innovation contest.
a Canadian first
The 1st marinated, pre-cooked tempeh burger
recognized by SIAL
Silver medal — innovation, SIAL Canada 2022
Our philosophy
Flavour isn't an afterthought. It's our starting point.
We believe healthy food only makes an impact if it brings pleasure. Every recipe is developed with one simple question: would a family want to make it again at home?
That’s why Tempehine wants to bring omnivores, flexitarians, vegetarians, athletes and families around the same table. Making people love tempeh, before ever convincing them of its benefits.
Our slogan since day one
Source de goût et plaisir
the heart of the brand
A family business, still family-run
Sonel Merjuste
Co-founder · President
Jasmine Exael
Co-founder · Flavours
The gesture that started it all: offering a piece to taste.
our compass
Five values that guide everything
Taste, simplicity, innovation, health and responsibility: the foundations of food that truly improves people's lives.
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Taste
Pleasure first. Taste is our signature, not a feature — the starting point of sustainable eating.
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Simplicity
Making everyday life easier: marinated, pre-cooked products ready in minutes, accessible at every skill level.
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Innovation
Always do better. Innovating to solve real problems and make tempeh easier to love.
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Health
Nourishing intelligently: nutritious, organic products, rich in protein and fibre, with simple ingredients.
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Responsibility
Growing while creating a positive impact: supporting Quebec's economy, local producers and responsible packaging.
our manifesto
We believe eating well should never be complicated. That a plant-based meal should never be a compromise — but generous, flavourful, comforting, and good enough to share.
We believe in the power of small changes. We're not asking you to overhaul your diet overnight — we believe one good meal can make a difference. Then a second. Then a third.
Our 2030 vision
Making tempeh an obvious choice in every Canadian kitchen.
be part of it
Taste our story
The best chapter is the one that begins in your kitchen. Find Tempehine near you.
