Rojin Kunjachan, a process machine operator in Niagara-on-the-Lake, is going to be driving to work in style from now on. 

St. Davids food manufacturer SunOpta awarded a lucky employee a vehicle of choice as part of their Driving Success Sweepstakes. 

SunOpta employs more than 120 people at its Niagara manufacturing plant where employees manufacture natural and organic fruit snacks.

Kunjachan was named winner of the NOTL location’s sweepstakes last Tuesday, taking home a Black Buick Enclave from Niagara Motors.

The 2024 Enclave has an estimated value of more than $53,000, Kunjachan”s wife Teena Thomas told The Lake Report.

Kunchujan and family were shocked and surprised to pick up their new ride. 

“We are so happy,”  Thomas said.

“We didn’t expect it at all,” she said. 

Thomas and her husband currently have a Toyota Corolla used to get from place-to-place, but two cars will make things easier with two young children, she said.

Kunjachan and his family live in St. Catharines, where he commutes to work from. Thomas is employed as a Registered Nurse.

Greg Dunk, the plant director at SunOpta’s Niagara location said the initiative recognizes employees as a “driving” force behind the company’s success in the past year.

With the grand prize being cars, SunOpta was happy to support Niagara Motors with their sweepstakes. 

“As part of this program, we wanted to support a local business,” Dunk said in an email. 

“The Niagara Motors dealership, located right around the corner from SunOpta, was the perfect local partner for this initiative.”

The NOTL location hosted one of five sweepstake draws at different SunOpta branches.. 

.After the final winner is announced at the end of the month SunOpta will decide if the program will return next year. 

“It was wonderful to see our employees so excited about this program, and everyone is truly so happy for Rojin and his family to receive this new vehicle from SunOpta,” Dunk said.