Category Archives: Food & Beverage Innovation Centre

NOW HIRING: Pilot Plant Production Specialist with our Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre team

Pilot Plant Production Specialist, Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre Reporting to the Centre Manager, CFWI Innovation Centre, the successful candidate is responsible for the overall operation and management of the CFWI IC Beverage and Liquids R&D Pilot Processing Facility (the “Pilot Plant”). The Pilot Plant Product Specialist is the principal operator and is expected to prepare and deliver on all food processing work … Continue reading NOW HIRING: Pilot Plant Production Specialist with our Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre team »

Grad lands job with top baked goods company

Thu Trang (Chloe) Hoang is a 2021 graduate of Niagara College’s Culinary Innovation & Food Science Technology Co-Op program and served as a research assistant with the Canadian Food & Wine Institute (CFWI) Innovation Centre from January 2020 to May 2021. Chloe is employed with Give & Go Prepared Foods Corporation as a food product developer assistant. I really appreciated R&I for the opportunities and … Continue reading Grad lands job with top baked goods company »

A standing ovation for Dr. Ana Cristina Vega-Lugo

  Great minds have touted the unsung value of humility over hubris. Listening more intently, managing with compassion and motivating through action will assure a respected leader – and scientist. Held as a trailblazing powerhouse at the top of her field, Ana Cristina Vega-Lugo, PhD, is a respected scientist who has spent the past 15 years honing her knowledge and expertise in the expansive food … Continue reading A standing ovation for Dr. Ana Cristina Vega-Lugo »

Closer to the frozen food aisle

Mambella’s Market owner Tina Brisbin is no stranger to adapting to change in her 14 years of serving fresh Italian cuisine in the Waterloo area. However, it doesn’t make it any easier. This past June, Brisbin was forced to close her café/catering company due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She pivoted, decided to wade into the frozen retail market for her popular products and looked to … Continue reading Closer to the frozen food aisle »

Culinary food science in spotlight

Rich Products (Rich’s) has looked to the Canadian Food & Wine Institute (CFWI) Innovation Centre to lend its expertise in preparation for the company’s launch of its newest equipment design – ProWhip, a new whipping machine for use in cafes and coffee shops/bars around the world.  The appliance, ProWhip – designed and manufactured by Rich’s – provides a controlled way to whip cream and other liquids with … Continue reading Culinary food science in spotlight »

Distilling the spirit of innovation

Sobrii

On the heels of landing a major Dragon’s Den deal for its Sobrii 0-Gin product (Canada’s first non-alcoholic distilled gin), DistillX Beverages Inc. is gearing up for another round of success with its newest distilled non-alcoholic spirit – Sobrii 0-Tequila. Launched Oct. 1, Sobrii 0-Tequila (pronounced zero-tequila) is the Toronto-based company’s second beverage innovation project with Niagara College’s Canadian Food & Wine Institute (CFWI) Innovation Centre. The … Continue reading Distilling the spirit of innovation »