Single ‘Asian consumer’ doesn’t exist, market analyst says; Canadian exporters to get help targeting diverse Asian food markets
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Targeting plant-based exports to Asia
Single ‘Asian consumer’ doesn’t, exist market analyst says; Canadian exporters to get help targeting diverse Asian food markets
Protein sector faces labour crunch: report
Nearly two thirds of agri-food companies can't hire all the workers they need
Government, industry and educational institutes must act now to address the labour challenges confronting the emerging plant-based protein industry in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to a new report.
High-protein, low-starch lupin to be Canada’s next staple crop
A Protein Industries Canada-funded project will promote the crop for the Prairies
A group of four companies have plans to make pulse crop lupin a staple in Canada through a project funded by Protein Industries Canada (PIC). “Lupin is an exciting new crop for Canada that will bring new value to Canada’s plant-based food and ingredient ecosystem, benefiting the entire value chain, from farmers to end consumers,”
Partnership to expand use of western Canadian plant proteins
Consortium will develop new products for Canadian and Asian markets
A new partnership is aiming to develop new plant-based protein products and ingredients intended for markets in Western Canada and Asia. A recent media release from Protein Industries Canada, the federally funded ‘supercluster’ that’s tasked with growing this sector said Mera Food Group, Mera Developments and Benson Farms are going in together to use oats,
Opportunities for plant proteins await
Plant proteins have a big role to play as Canada positions itself for the future of agri-food
There’s a market out there for the taking for Prairie producers. That was the message Bill Greuel, CEO of Protein Industries Canada shared with the Farm Forum Event earlier this winter. He told the virtual event that agriculture in Western Canada has a lot going for it — innovative producers, a supportive research and development
Protein supercluster defends against critical report
Federal funding body says it’s on track to meet targets and making diligent investments
Protein Industries Canada remains confident in its pace of funding projects to grow the sector, despite a recent report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO). The PBO reported the governing Liberals 2017 Innovation Superclusters Initiative has been slow to select projects and spend money. In 2017, five “superclusters” were given a total of $918 million to spend
Comment: Expect the unexpected in push to build plant protein sector
Demand will rise, but new pulse supercluster will have to be nimble to seize opportunity
Pardon the pun, but the agricultural industry’s pulse was palpably high in the downtown hotel ballroom earlier this month as 300 leaders gathered to officially launch the Protein Industries Canada supercluster. The ‘Thought Leaders Summit’ was designed to get stakeholders in the plant-based protein value chain singing from the same song sheet, albeit in four-part
Protein Industries Canada lays out ambitious plans
Its goal is making Canada the world’s preferred source for plant-based protein
Like the weather, everybody talks about ‘value added’ in Western Canada, but nobody does anything about it. Until now. Protein Industries Canada (PIC) says it’s going to make Western Canada a global leader in plant protein as an ingredient in human food and livestock feed. With world population on the rise both are in increasing
Plant protein supercluster makes cut for federal funding
At the table with artificial intelligence, big data, advanced manufacturing and ocean-based energy, Prairie pulse, oilseed and cereal crops are in for a share of federal support to spur innovation in Canada. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains on Thursday announced Protein Industries Canada (PIC) as one of five “superclusters” which will receive
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