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Research & Development
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Waterloo Brewing secures research license to produce cannabis-infused beverages
Waterloo Brewing Ltd., Ontario’s largest Canadian-owned brewery, today announced receipt of its research license for cannabis-infused beverages and that it is on track to be ready to commercially produce such products for 2020. George Croft, president and CEO, Waterloo Brewing,…
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Federal government announces funding in support of small business innovators
Due to climate change, the Government of Canada has created initiatives like research on climate change and biodiversity at the Experimental Farm. The Government is also supporting the innovations of small businesses and entrepreneurs who have bold ideas that can…
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Food Safety Net Services opens new testing lab
Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) announced the opening of its new analytical testing laboratory for the food and consumables industry in the northeastern region of the United States. The 22,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility is located in Allentown, Penn. and…
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BevCanna study looks into consumer preferences for CBD-infused beverages
BevCanna, a processor of infused cannabis beverages, announced the results of its extensive North American-wide consumer study, focused on product and consumer preferences within the nascent cannabis-infused beverage market. The study found that while more Canadians are aware of THC-based…
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New network supports food and beverage manufacturing innovation and collaboration
WINNIPEG– A new Canadian Food Innovators Network is being established to boost collaboration, innovation and commercialization in Canada’s food and beverage manufacturing sector. Federal investment of up to $30 million was announced today by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada…
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Grow the value-added food sector to capitalize on its untapped potential: Senate committee
Canada should expand the value-added food sector by improving regulations to allow for the expansion of international trade of processed food products, investing in innovation, and reducing the barriers to growth inside its borders, a Senate committee said. Currently, only…
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Ontario invests in research for crop productivity
The Ontario government invested $1.3 million into research for developing new practices and on-farm solutions for fruit, vegetable and field crop farmers to prevent or control costly crop diseases and pests and improve production practices. “We know plant diseases can…
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19-year-old founder of newest plant-based meat, NUGGS
NEW YORK — NUGGS, the “chicken” nugget start-up, announced its official launch. Founded by 19-year-old tech wunderkind and entrepreneur Ben Pasternak, NUGGS will disrupt the animal-based meat industry with its new nugget technology. NUGGS is an advanced version of the…
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Research finds that cornstarch make products sustainable and ‘green’
At the 2019 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and AgTech in Des Moines, Iowa, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) chemist Gordon Selling reported on his group’s use of steam-jet cooking and other processing methods to create a starch-vegetable-oil-based complex with…
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The Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Program invests in B.C. berry industry
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The Lower Mainland Horticultural Improvement Association (LMHIA) received an investment of up to $3.6 million under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Program. This funding will support the LMHIA in improving efficiency in production and quality of berries,…
