Protein Industries Canada

Over the last three months as Interim CEO, Frank Hart has dedicated most of his time to determining how Protein Industries Canada's role can further advance the value-added growth of Canada's agriculture industry. One of the main focuses is increasing Canada's productivity and GDP—one of the country's greatest challenges. Ingredient manufacturing and food processing here at home are a big part of the solution. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gfJ4nxRw

Join us at #AgEnlightened2024 for a conversation about how new digital agriculture technologies can drive economic growth in agriculture in Western Canada! Featuring: ➡️ Julianne Curran - Pulse Canada ➡️ Norm Sissons - Cibus ➡️ Paul Card - Manitoba Technology Accelerator ➡️ Frank Hart - Protein Industries Canada ➡️ Nazim Cicek - University of Manitoba This panel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from their varied careers, and it is sure to be a robust discussion! To learn more, visit https://buff.ly/40rcW7T

A big win for our member Big Mountain Foods whose new product just landed in Costco Wholesale Canada. Just in time for the holidays, Big Mountain Foods' new Plant-Based Roast is now available at select Costco locations across Canada. See below for where you can find it. Congratulations to the team at Big Mountain Foods!

Just over two weeks remain to submit Skills and Talent-based projects under our Capacity Building program. We invite skills development and training organizations to propose new approaches to addressing skills and talent challenges faced by Canada's ingredient manufacturing, food processing and bioproducts sector. EOIs are open until Nov. 13. Learn more and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/gCPvuXTR

Renewing connections and getting caught up on US and global IP issues at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Annual Meeting! Great sessions on responsible AI, greenwashing, noncompetes and more. Looking forward to bringing insights back to Protein Industries Canada. (Thanks for sending me.)

🍃 Exciting Times at the NIZO Plant Protein Functionality Conference! 🍃 After almost five years since living in the Netherlands it was great to be back and participate in the 3rd NIZO Plant Protein Functionality Conference. It was inspiring to see the advancements being made at the intersection of academia and industry in the plant-based food sector. Here are a few of my takeaways from the conference: ✨ Opportunities for Improvement: Taste, texture, and functionality challenges in plant-based products present significant opportunities, especially in categories like vegan cheeses, milk alternatives and meat analogues. ✨ No One-Size-Fits-All: Techno-functionality varies widely based on protein source, processing methods, and intended applications. Custom solutions are essential for success. ✨ Innovative Protein Extraction: Exciting advancements are being made in by-product protein extraction, including okara protein and green leaf protein, which can lead to more sustainable practices. ✨ AI in Functionality Prediction: Could AI help predict the functionality of proteins that have undergone different extraction processes? This could revolutionize product development in our field! As several presenters highlighted, the challenges in the plant protein space also create abundant opportunities for innovation and growth. I’m excited to see where these developments will take us! Thank you Protein Industries Canada for the incredible opportunity to attend this event and for the engaging conversations with all the attendees—your insights were truly inspiring. #PlantBased #Innovation #Sustainability #FoodTech #ProteinFunctionality #NIZOConference

Agriculture and food tech represent one of the greatest opportunity landscapes. Canada is uniquely positioned to further cement its global leadership in ingredient manufacturing, food processing and bioproducts. CFO Kassandra Quayle sat with investment and ecosystem leaders at Banff Venture Forum to take attendees through the agrifood sector's evolving innovations and investment landscape in a panel discussion. Panellists: Natural Products Canada, Canadian Food Innovation Network, Emmertech, The51 Food and AgTech Fund

We opened a call for new projects under our Technology Leadership program stream! This round calls focuses on the blending of pulses and cereals, as well as projects that only contain cereals – with a preference to wheat or barley, to create the next generation of high-protein, plant-based ingredients and food products. EOIs will be accepted now until Jan. 16. Learn more about the call: https://lnkd.in/gm2J6guJ

The energy is high for day 2 of Food and Beverage Atlantic's Conference at the historic Rodd Charlottetown. Cynthia Callahan, attending the conference, says "It's been wonderful to meet so many leading and emerging CPGs and all of the supporting agencies in the ecosystem." This week has been focused on the unique challenges and opportunities in the food and beverage industry on the East Coast.

Today & tomorrow: Cynthia Callahan is attending Food and Beverage Atlantic's Conference & Awards 2024 in Charlottetown, PEI. Find her at the conference and say hello! Event info: https://lnkd.in/eXWCVUCT