How it all started...

In 2017, I got a wake-up call that didn’t come with a snooze button. A few events showed that life's too short and they reminded me that time is the only currency that matters— I was spending mine in airports, chasing a corporate title that didn't love me back. So, I quit. I stopped flying and started putting food on the smoker. I’m talking about real wood, real fire, and a refusal to use those shortcuts and "smoke flavours" that every other bottle on the shelf hides behind.

Kris Phippen
Founder & CEO

Keeping it
Phlippen Real.

We build what lasts. Phlippens wasn't born in a lab, it was born in a cast iron pan on a garage floor. I traded a National Sales career for a backyard smoker because I wanted to build something that belonged to my family, not a boardroom. I realized that "success" meant nothing if I wasn't there to share it with my daughter.

Every bottle is a promise kept: to be present, to be real, and to prove that you don’t have to sacrifice your soul to build a legacy. We aren’t a faceless enterprise; I put my face on the label to show that Phlippens is as real as the people behind it.

The hard way is the only way.

Most "smoked" sauces are a lie—a lab-created chemical shortcut in a dropper. We don’t play that. If our label says "Smoked," it means those onions and garlic sat in the heat and took the punch.

We use natural hardwoods to infuse flavour the slow, stubborn way. It’s a process that turns the air thick and the flavour deep. We do it the hard way because the easy way tastes like a lie, and you deserve the truth.

Pull up a chair.
Let it out.

The Phlippen Truth is that the best therapy doesn't happen in an office; it happens at the table. Our Phlippen the Script initiative is our commitment to the community that built us. It’s about more than just BBQ and smoking; it’s about mental health and the power of a real conversation.

Whether it’s supporting the CMHA or championing local makers, we use our fire to keep yours going. Because at the end of the day, a meal is just a meal—but a story shared is a life changed.

Always stay
humble and kind.

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