About

Sumaq Foods was founded by Matthew Lianides, a social entrepreneur driven by his Peruvian heritage and a profound commitment to his ancestral home. Motivated to assist Peru, Matthew engaged in social projects focused on merging technological innovation with community development.  During his travels to isolated cacao farms in the Peruvian jungle, Matthew witnessed firsthand the immense difficulties smallholder farmers face in accessing reliable markets for their carefully cultivated harvests.  In direct response to this need, Matthew founded Sumaq Foods to open critical market access, empowering smallholder farmers to share their meticulously grown, high-quality ingredients with the world. .