Michael Vahabi and Kaela Lewis, both from Hela Spice Canada, formulators of custom blends and spice mixtures for the meat, poultry, bakery and other sectors of the food industry. During this breakout session, Vahabi and Lewis offered a comprehensive look at plant-based trends. They compared various plant-based proteins in terms of functionality and hydration in …Continue reading »
Research Assistant, Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre The Research Assistant will be enrolled in the Culinary Innovation and Food Technology or related food and beverage program. The successful candidate will work on a variety of projects and skill-building tasks. This includes assisting across various projects focusing on, but not limited to: new product …Continue reading »
It may seem to the casual observer a big leap between human cardiac research and molecular screening of plant cell cultures. But like every other living organism, the cell is the basic building block – and the study of both comes down to basic science for Derek Schulze. The biologist carried out research in both …Continue reading »
Energy costs have always been a challenge for greenhouse operations. Yet for one Ontario innovator, their advanced renewable energy technology may present a new opportunity for growers to reduce electricity costs as well as carbon footprint, while increasing crop yields. Heliene Inc. is a Sault Ste. Marie-based solar technology manufacturer working with Niagara College to …Continue reading »
Italian confectioners Ferrero Canada are growing their company and require a stable supply of quality hazelnuts produced by innovative growers in Ontario. The makers of the popular Ferrero Rocher chocolates and Nutella are anticipating upwards of 20,000 acres of hazelnuts planted across the province in the next decade, in large part to supply expansions to …Continue reading »
Student researchers from Niagara College’s Agriculture & Environmental Technologies Innovation Centre are playing an important role investigating uses for a waste product from the greenhouse industry. The research team with students from the Greenhouse Technician program are working on a course-based project with Walker Environmental Group (WEG) to explore recycling possibilities and beneficiary secondary …Continue reading »
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