Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01132, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : MacDonald, Gerard Alexander (Sandy) (Holland College), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Prince Edward Island|Île-du-Prince-Édouard, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants, program name french : Subventions d'outils et d'instruments de recherche appliquée, program purpose english : Recent history has demonstrated that consumers in North America and Europe have become increasing aware_x000D_
of the benefits of healthy eating. The demand for healthy, convenient foods and beverages has steadily risen_x000D_
over the past several years, doubling the number of product launches, year over year. Functional dairy,_x000D_
vegetable and fruit, sports drinks and energy drinks have all seen impressive growth with no sign of slow_x000D_
down. The possibilities of functional beverages are endless, ranging from fortification with prebiotics, to the_x000D_
use of by-products and functional ingredients, and use of novel technologies like nanoemulsions. Atlantic_x000D_
Canadian companies are aware of these trends and are keen to collaborate in functional beverage research._x000D_
Canada's Smartest Kitchen (CSK), the food product research and development center (and NSERC Technology_x000D_
Access Center), co-located with The Culinary Institute of Canada at Holland College in Prince Edward Island_x000D_
has been working increasingly with SMEs to develop innovative, value added beverages. Of the 1,400 food and_x000D_
beverage products developed in its existence, 40 have been fortified beverages and emulsified sauces. To date,_x000D_
CSK has been restricted only to concept validation of these beverages and sauces based on lack of capacity in_x000D_
homogenization, the process of mixing two non-soluble liquids uniformly._x000D_
To better serve industry and train students, CSK is requesting a PandaPLUS 2000 bench scale two-phase_x000D_
homogenizer. This equipment will allow CSK to move beyond concept validation and into full product_x000D_
development. The PandaPLUS 2000 has been selected based on direct scalability to pilot and industrial sized_x000D_
processing, allowing for seamless bench-to-facility product development. CSK has identified a significant gap_x000D_
in training and industry access to this bench scale capability and is hoping to fill this void., program purpose french : Recent history has demonstrated that consumers in North America and Europe have become increasing aware_x000D_
of the benefits of healthy eating. The demand for healthy, convenient foods and beverages has steadily risen_x000D_
over the past several years, doubling the number of product launches, year over year. Functional dairy,_x000D_
vegetable and fruit, sports drinks and energy drinks have all seen impressive growth with no sign of slow_x000D_
down. The possibilities of functional beverages are endless, ranging from fortification with prebiotics, to the_x000D_
use of by-products and functional ingredients, and use of novel technologies like nanoemulsions. Atlantic_x000D_
Canadian companies are aware of these trends and are keen to collaborate in functional beverage research._x000D_
Canada's Smartest Kitchen (CSK), the food product research and development center (and NSERC Technology_x000D_
Access Center), co-located with The Culinary Institute of Canada at Holland College in Prince Edward Island_x000D_
has been working increasingly with SMEs to develop innovative, value added beverages. Of the 1,400 food and_x000D_
beverage products developed in its existence, 40 have been fortified beverages and emulsified sauces. To date,_x000D_
CSK has been restricted only to concept validation of these beverages and sauces based on lack of capacity in_x000D_
homogenization, the process of mixing two non-soluble liquids uniformly._x000D_
To better serve industry and train students, CSK is requesting a PandaPLUS 2000 bench scale two-phase_x000D_
homogenizer. This equipment will allow CSK to move beyond concept validation and into full product_x000D_
development. The PandaPLUS 2000 has been selected based on direct scalability to pilot and industrial sized_x000D_
processing, allowing for seamless bench-to-facility product development. CSK has identified a significant gap_x000D_
in training and industry access to this bench scale capability and is hoping to fill this void., agreement title english : Building Research Capacity at Canada's Smartest Kitchen in Fortified Beverages and Emulsions with a Two-Phased Homogenization Unit, agreement title french : Building Research Capacity at Canada's Smartest Kitchen in Fortified Beverages and Emulsions with a Two-Phased Homogenization Unit, agreement number : CARTI, agreement value : 41756.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada