Recipient of several product awards, Thyme and Truffles most recently received the Outstanding Food Service Product Award from the National Association For The Specialty Food Trade. The company began operations in 1987 in a tiny store front space and is now in its third location, a modern commercial facility over 12,000 sq.ft. The company continues to improve its capacity through the implementation of new labour saving equipment.
Distribution is handled across Canada and the United States by local distributors.
The retail market using the Thyme and Truffles brand name consists of mostly high-end specialty food stores in Ontario and Warehouse Clubs across Canada and the United States. Thyme and Truffles also produces four private label lines of hors d'oeuvres for two major supermarket chains with distribution across Canada as well as a private label assortment box for a major U.S. catalog company. In 1998, the company developed a new retail brand called Marus Fine Foods . While continuously maintaining a high quality standard, this label will include lower cost items designed to be marketed to a broader market sector. Primary shareholder and founder, Rhonda Richer , is the president and is actively involved in the company's operation.