Upcoming Food Centre Workshops and Webinars

Join us in 2025 for three upcoming webinars touching on topics such as strategies for pulse snack innovations and bioproduct ideas with canola meal.  Pre-registration is required for the Industry Day for Meat Processors. Please click on the images to learn more and to register.

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RECENT WEBINAR RECORDINGS

Crafting Success: The Science and Innovation Behind Canada’s Microbrewing Industry(recorded November 14, 2024)

Microbreweries, small-scale brewing enterprises unaffiliated to large conglomerates, have become increasingly popular. There are over 1000 such microbreweries in Canada. With strong local community focus and innovative approaches to produce craft beers using non-traditional feedstocks to create wide-ranging tastes, flavours and characteristics, microbreweries are likely to continue expanding. While microbrewing is sometimes viewed as an art and allowing individual microbrewery owners to take pride in their creations, there is a long history of fundamental science behind brewing and newer approaches and technologies are constantly being developed to enhance beer brewing process and quality.

In this webinar, Dr. Chris Eskiw provided an overview of the microbrewing industry in Canada and discuss some of the underlying scientific principles, the challenges likely to be encountered and the trends that would dictate the continued success of the microbreweries.

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Navigating the Food Industry (recorded October 24, 2024)

The Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre (Food Centre) was established as a non-profit in 1997 to lead the innovation and evolution of Saskatchewan’s agri-food industry. Since its inception, the Centre has established a reputable role in the food industry; having helped clients from all over the world develop, produce, and commercialize their innovations.

From idea to final product, the Food Centre leverages its diverse expertise and One-Stop Shop approach to support clients through all aspects of the project lifecycle.

In this webinar, Emily Nickel provided an overview of the Food Centre’s capabilities and expertise; in addition to how the Centre supports its clients with project initiation, customized pathfinding services, and access to funding opportunities.

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Overview of Pulse Starches (recorded October 16, 2024)

Canada is one of the largest pulse producers and is a global leader is pulse export. Over the last decade Canada has increased plant-based manufacturing footprint and established a major processing hub for pulse ingredient and processing. Starch constitutes ~50% of pulse grains, and pulse starches are widely accepted as clean-label, functional ingredients. Due to their unique compositional and functional attributes, pulse starches can provide unique value-added solutions for the food, feed and industrial applications.

In this webinar, Dr. Yongfeng Ai, Associate Professor at USask and Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Endowed Research Chair in Carbohydrate Quality and Utilization, presented information on raw materials, unique characteristics, processing technologies, and utilization solutions of pulse starches.

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The Food Centre hosts various seminars and workshops throughout the year.  Our training is industry specific, designed and implemented by industry experts to allow agribusinesses to acquire the skills and knowledge needed to capture new markets or enhance their business.

Questions on any of the above workshops/seminars?  Contact our office at 306-933-7555 or send us an email.