Category Archives: Food & Beverage Innovation Centre

Food & Beverage Innovation Centre

Judging for Canadian Brewing Excellence

As lab technologist at the CFWI Innovation Centre, Kelly Byer manages Niagara College’s research labs. Niagara College’s Kelly Byer, research laboratory technologist at the Canadian Food & Wine Institute (CFWI) Innovation Centre, had the recent privilege of lending her expertise as a judge in the 2021 Canadian Brewing Awards – the country’s national competition for judging the quality of Canadian beer.   The sanctioned blind tasting is to determine … Continue reading Judging for Canadian Brewing Excellence »

Food & Beverage Innovation Centre

Trailblazer releases innovative iced coffee

  Drink Muira is an innovative pioneer in the emerging market of ready-to-drink (RTD) iced coffee. The Toronto-based company was the first RTD flash-chilled coffee in the North American market with its popular canned beverage by successfully replicating the Japanese-style, cold-brew coffee process at scale. And today, its newest beverage product is the first of its kind across the globe, says founder and CEO Adam … Continue reading Trailblazer releases innovative iced coffee »

Food & Beverage Innovation Centre, Research & Innovation

Sauce company commercializes across Canada

La Dee Da Gourmet Sauces saw an opportunity in the marketplace to provide consumers with all-natural sauces made from locally-sourced ingredients. Since its launch in 2015, the company – with offices in Hamilton and Milton, Ont. – is now known for its gourmet sauce line that specializes in plant-based, vegan, dairy-and gluten-free and nightshade-free products. Their popularity even drew the attention of investor and Dragons’ … Continue reading Sauce company commercializes across Canada »

Food & Beverage Innovation Centre, Research & Innovation

Edible cricket farm extends product line

Based in Norwood, Ont., Entomo Farms was started by three brothers with a mission to help global food security issues, while also sustaining the earth. It’s now North America’s largest farm raising crickets for human consumption. The company name is a nod to the term entomophagy – the practice of eating insects – and a trend that is on the rise in the West. Crickets, … Continue reading Edible cricket farm extends product line »

Food & Beverage Innovation Centre, Research & Innovation

Accurate testing critical for beverage producers

For Bench Brewing Company, accurate analysis of their craft beer is “paramount” to maintaining consistency in quality and the regulatory standards on which they and their customers rely. Yet, expertise and equipment to do such analysis are specialized, so having a trusted and reliable applied research partner to conduct such critical testing has been more than valuable for their brewery, says Sarah Casorso, head brewer … Continue reading Accurate testing critical for beverage producers »

Food & Beverage Innovation Centre, Research & Innovation

POSITION AVAILABLE: Brewery Research Assistant position available with our Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre team

Brewery Research Assistant

Brewery Research Assistant, Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre   Located at the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus of Niagara College, the Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre team offers a full suite of services to support industry innovation and commercialization of new products and processes in the food and beverage sector. From new recipe development to shelf-life testing and nutritional labeling, the CFWI Innovation Centre … Continue reading POSITION AVAILABLE: Brewery Research Assistant position available with our Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre team »