Upcoming Events happening both on and off-campus

NC Cannabis Institute to host GrowON webinar On April 20 from 12-1:30 p.m., the Niagara College Cannabis Institute is hosting a GrowON webinar featuring invited speaker Zamir Punja. Mr. Punja’s talk will focus on understanding and managing Hop Latent Viriod in cannabis. GrowON is OMAFRA’s recurring greenhouse and controlled environment agriculture webinar series. Hosted by the OMAFRA greenhouse specialists, they bring listeners experts and advances … Continue reading Upcoming Events happening both on and off-campus »

Showcasing our work at home on campus and abroad at Queen’s Park

In March, the R&I team participated in two important events in the same week. NC’s Spring Open House was a huge success hosted on Saturday, March 25, and a few days earlier, the Food & Beverage Innovation Centre (FBIC) team attended Queen’s Park College Day on Tuesday, March 21. The Spring Open House saw many prospective students come through the doors at the Welland and … Continue reading Showcasing our work at home on campus and abroad at Queen’s Park »

Audra Stoncius keeps it local from NC student to Bench Brewing employee

Audra Stoncius is a 2019 graduate of the Culinary Innovation and Food Technology program. She worked with the Food & Beverage Innovation Centre (FBIC) as a Research Assistant between 2018 and 2019. She now works at Bench Brewing Company as the Lab Manager. In this role, Audra is responsible for ensuring that proper testing is done on the products and that the products meet company standards. … Continue reading Audra Stoncius keeps it local from NC student to Bench Brewing employee »

R&I experience leads to a career in brewery industry consulting with a familiar client

Rodrigo Ribeiro, 2022 Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program graduate

Rodrigo Ribeiro Meireles is a 2022 graduate of Niagara College’s Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program. He worked with the Food & Beverage Innovation Centre as a Brewery Research Assistant, and later a Brewery Research Associate, from July 2021 to April 2022. He is now working as a consultant for the brewing industry, with his main client being Miski Brewing. They are a brewing company … Continue reading R&I experience leads to a career in brewery industry consulting with a familiar client »

New Business Development Coordinator, Emily Walker, joins the R&I team

R&I is pleased to welcome Emily Walker to the team as our Business Development Coordinator. Emily is a double graduate from Niagara College, completing the Bachelor of Business Hospitality program as well as the Hotel & Restaurant Operations program. Emily has spent most of her career at Niagara Oast House Brewers as Operations Manager, managing and leading a staff of 50 over 7 departments. She … Continue reading New Business Development Coordinator, Emily Walker, joins the R&I team »

FBIC: the journey from concept to shelf

From an Expert's Perspective

This month, we hear from Ana Cristina Vega-Lugo, PhD, Scientific Manager with the Food & Beverage Innovation Centre (FBIC). How can you predict the success of a novel and creative concept? We all wish to have a magic ball to be able to tell if the launch a novel food and beverage product will be profitable and a solid step for business growth. Even though … Continue reading FBIC: the journey from concept to shelf »