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While Protein Industries Canada’s partner projects feature consortia companies, those companies often don’t bring the projects to life on their own. Many times, there’s a secondary group of companies and contractors working alongside the consortia to help make the project a success.

As plans are made to recover and re-strengthen Canada post-COVID, we know that Canada’s agrifood sector has the potential to be a key industry. Our agrifood sector has demonstrated that it is resilient, with a strong growth trajectory.

The latest article in our Behind-the-Scenes Series takes a look at the upcoming Virtual Asia Mission. Find out how Protein Industries Canada’s staff is involved, what attendees can expect and how the virtual aspect differs from an in-person event.

Today, Protein Industries Canada announced a partnership that will research and develop new applications for pulse flours.

Avena Foods, Big Mountain Foods, Daiya Foods, Bakenology and The Village Bakery have joined forces to test and develop new applications for Avena Foods' proprietary tempered pulse flours.

Griffith Foods has been in the agri-food business for a long time. Over the past century, the company has been using innovative, scientific solutions to help their food industry clients take their products to the next level.

Consortium will develop new products for Canadian and Asian markets

Companies come together to help commodities reach new markets

Consumer expectations look a lot different today than they did 50, 25 or even 10 years ago. Today, grocery shelves are lined with a much wider array of product labels, representing new consumer health needs, beliefs and trends, not to mention the regulatory expectations that don’t make it onto product labels.

Increasing Canada’s value-added processing of plant proteins can’t be achieved by one link of the value chain working alone. To thrive, representatives all the way along need access to the proper tools and resources.

The Protein Industries Canada technology program has developed much like a film photograph over the past couple of years. A new element is exposed with each new project and staff member, some areas coming into better focus as others necessarily fade into the background.

After another successful round of field trials, Protein Industries Canada and Lucent BioSciences are announcing that Lucent BioScience’s Soileos fertilizer helps increase yield in crops, while also contributing to both soil and human health.

As in any sector, research and experimentation have long been key to strengthening Canada’s plant-protein ecosystem.