We offer food development and processing expertise plus facilities to help you commercialize your product. The Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc. (Food Centre)is a non-profit organization, providing full service assistance to food processors wanting to add value to their products for domestic and/or international markets. The Food Centre’s expertise include food and process development, interim processing, extrusion technology, skills development, food safety education and training, quality assurance, technology transfer and path-finding. The Centre’s federal processing facility is Saskatchewan’s only commercial incubation centre for food processing. The Food Centre has established a reputable role in food industry for R&D of new food concepts, interim processing, extrusion and food safety training. Since inception, the Food Centre has developed over 600 products with an estimated 50% introduced into the market. Our staff boasts an impressive 125 plus years of experience in the food industry and several food scientists. With the acquisition of our twin screw extruder, the Food Centre’s potential in exploring commercialization opportunities are greater than ever. This new technology is capable of transforming a wide variety of agricultural crops into innovate consumer food products such as snack foods, breakfast cereal, pet foods, meat analogues and bio-products. The Food Centre houses a state-of-the-art federal facility that is HACCP Approved, Organic Certified, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) approved for meat, dairy and processed foods, and FDA approved. Our facility is set up to process a variety of food products destined for world markets. The Food Centre is committed to being a leading centre of excellence in R&D, processing, extrusion and food safety training by working with Saskatchewan’s agriculture industry and industry partners to engage in value added opportunities and gain competitive advantage for Saskatchewan processors. Whether it involves a specific pulse or grain, an exciting recipe that has been in your family for years, or a company looking to expand their market, the Food Centre has a variety of services to take you to the next level.
