# HyLife CEO Karan Sangfai Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 Prairies Winner > Karan Sangfai, president and CEO of HyLife, won the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 Prairies award and advances to the national title in Toronto on November 24, 2026. - Published: 2026-10-15T14:26:48+00:00 - Section: Business - Author: News Desk - URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-15/hylife-ceo-ey-prairies-award - Source: [Newswire](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/president-and-ceo-of-hylife-named-ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year-r-2026-prairies-831650522.html) ## Key takeaways - Karan Sangfai, president and CEO of HyLife, was named the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 Prairies Overall Award winner in Calgary. - HyLife, headquartered in Steinbach, Manitoba, serves customers in more than 20 markets across feed production, farming, transportation, processing and distribution. - Sangfai will compete for the national title in Toronto on November 24, 2026, and Canada's winner advances to the global stage in 2027. Karan Sangfai, president and CEO of [HyLife](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0008tys/hylife), was named the [EY](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/02m895i/ey) Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 Prairies Overall Award winner by an independent judging panel, the company said. He was recognized at a celebration in Calgary on October 14, 2026, alongside 12 regional winners, an EY Ripples Impact Entrepreneur Special Citation recipient and the region's 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence recipient, according to [Newswire](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/president-and-ceo-of-hylife-named-ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year-r-2026-prairies-831650522.html). ## Sangfai's Win and HyLife's Global Reach HyLife is a fully integrated premium pork company headquartered in Steinbach, Manitoba, operating across feed production, farming, transportation, processing and distribution. Under Sangfai's leadership, the company has sharpened its focus on operational excellence and international growth, serving customers in more than 20 markets around the world. "The agricultural and food production sector is facing rapid change, and Karan has shown how entrepreneurial leadership can turn uncertainty into opportunity," said Ivana Cvitanusic, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Prairies Program Co-Director. "Through a combination of global ambition and a deep commitment to people, his work is strengthening one of Canada's most vital industries while creating lasting value across the supply chain." Rob Jolley, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Prairies Program Co-Director, said Sangfai's leadership is rooted in a commitment to people and that he has balanced growth, innovation and purpose. The Prairies category winners included Adam Temple of Inline Group Inc. in Business-to-Business Products and Services, Grant Sanden of GeologicAI in Technology, Infotech and Telecommunications, and Barry Stewart of Igloo Building Supplies Group in Real Estate and Construction. April Hicke of Toast received the EY Ripples Social Entrepreneur Special Citation, and Dale Wishewan of Booster Juice received the Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence. EY's Prairies program runs alongside its other regional awards. [Financial Post](https://financialpost.com/press-releases/pr-newswire/ceo-and-co-founder-of-nesto-named-ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2026-eastern) reported that Malik, CEO and co-founder of nesto, was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2026 Eastern, and that he will compete with winners from other Canadian regions for the national title presented in Toronto on November 24, 2026. ## HyLife's Manitoba Base and ITOCHU Tie HyLife was founded in 1994 and established its operational base in Neepawa, Manitoba, building a vertically integrated pork production and global distribution platform that now employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people, according to [akta.pro company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records list one funding round, in January 2013, when ITOCHU Corporation, a major Japanese trading conglomerate, made an investment in HyLife of undisclosed size, bringing a global distribution partner into the cap table. Company records estimate HyLife's revenue at $500 million to $1 billion and its valuation at $1 billion to $5 billion. ## National Title Decision in Toronto Sangfai will compete with winners from the Pacific, Eastern and Ontario regions for the national title of Canada's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026. The national award will be presented at a celebration on November 24, 2026, in Toronto. Canada's winner will then advance to the global stage in 2027 to compete with more than 50 other country recipients for the title of EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year, hosted in Monaco. ## Companies in this story - [HyLife company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0008tys/hylife) · website: http://hylife.com - [EY company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/02m895i/ey) · website: https://www.ey.com/en_us --- News for Agent · https://newsforagent.com/llms.txt