Beverage Product Development

Hops & Beer Analysis Services

Lab Testing

Product Development Projects

Food & Beverage Innovation Centre

The Food & Beverage Innovation Centre (FBIC, formerly known as the Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre) offers a full suite of services to support industry innovation and commercialization of new products and processes. From new recipe and concept development to shelf-life testing, prototyping, and small batch processing, the FBIC pairs industry partners with our highly qualified and experienced staff, faculty, recent graduates and students with the right expertise and equipment to meet their needs.

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We Specialize In:

  • FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

    Access FBIC’s world-class culinary, beverage, cannabis edibles and food science expertise, facilities, and equipment to develop and improve food & beverage products.

    • Develop new products to expand existing revenue streams
    • Enter new product categories with unique product offerings
    • Optimize existing products to enhance competitive positioning
    • Increase product quality and ease of operations
    • Assist with ingredient sourcing, co-packing sourcing, and packaging recommendations

  • FOOD SAFETY AND REGULATORY

    We provide guidance on food safety and regulatory standards as part of the food & beverage product development process.

    • Preliminary food safety risk assessments
    • Ensure products/processes are in compliance with food safety standards and regulations
    • Regulatory and Food Safety Gap Analysis
    • Theoretical label review including claims, ingredient statements and allergen declaration
  • Pilot Processing Plant

    BEVERAGE PROCESSING PILOT PLANT

    Develop, reformulate, and scale-up new beverage products (alcoholic and non alcoholic) for re-sale or test markets in our HACCP-certified, small batch processing pilot plant.

    • Beverage formulation, mixing, carbonation, canning and pasteurization
    • Small-batch processing from 200L to 1,000L batches
    • Evaluate and compare different pasteurization/heat treatments
    • De-risk process and formulation decisions through pilot trials
    • HACCP-Certified, CFIA Approved & AGCO Compliant

  • BEVERAGE ANALYTICAL SERVICES

    FBIC offers a full suite of services to support industry innovation and commercialization of new products and processes. Beer, Cider, Mead, Kombucha, Distillery and Wine Analysis tests are available at our research laboratories, located at our Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

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  • HOPS ANALYSIS SERVICES

    The Hops Analysis Package includes alpha and beta acids, moisture content and Hop Storage Index (HSI), and is available for wet cones, dry cones and pelletized hops. OHGA members receive a 15% discount on all hops analysis services.

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Niagara College’s Research & Innovation provides real-world solutions for business, industry and the community through innovation activities.
For more information on these opportunities, contact Research & Innovation.