Projects
We all have a stake in the future of Canadian ag. At Protein Industries Canada, we are working with member companies and the entire value chain to harness our combined knowledge, share our risk and invest in a more innovative and profitable future. Together we can transform our industry and position Canada as a global leader in plant protein. See how a few Canadian companies are teaming up to bring our industry to new heights.

Supporting Canadian flexitarian processing needs
Griffith Foods, Persall Fine Foods and k2MILLING are researching and developing new plant-based protein ingredients for the growing flexitarian market.
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Developing new plant-protein products from Western Canadian crops
Posted: Nov 18, 2020
Category: Technology
Mera Food Group, Mera Developments and Benson Farm are developing new plant-based protein products from crops grown in Western Canada.
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Improving the functionality of pulse-based proteins
Posted: Nov 10, 2020
Category: Technology
Ingredion Inc., Ingredion Plant Based Protein Specialties (Canada) Inc., Verdient Foods Inc., T Base 4 Investments and O.M.D. Food Products are turning pulses into high-value protein ingredients.
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Developing new high-protein crop varieties
Posted: Aug 27, 2020
Category: Technology
Sightline Innovation, DL Seeds and SeedNet will use Novel AI and data trust tools to accelerate plant breeding.
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Developing artificial intelligence spraying technology
Posted: Aug 20, 2020
Category: Technology
Precision.ai Inc., Sure Growth Solutions Inc., Exceed Grain Marketing and the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan are developing technology that specifically targets pests when spraying fields.
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Supporting Canadian flexitarian processing needs
Posted: Aug 05, 2020
Category: Technology
Griffith Foods, Persall Fine Foods and k2MILLING are researching and developing new plant-based protein ingredients for the growing flexitarian market.
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Partnership to create Canadian-made plant-based foods
Posted: Jun 25, 2020
Category: Technology
AGT Food and Ingredients and ulivit are creating new plant-based foods using pulses grown and processed on the Prairies.
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Furthering pea and fava bean processing on the prairies
Posted: Jun 19, 2020
Category: Technology
Roquette and Prairie Fava are finding solutions to processing in cold climates and developing new pea and fava bean products.
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Supporting whole seed utilization
Posted: Mar 03, 2020
Category: Technology
Lucent BioSciences and AGT Foods and Ingredients are using co-products from processing to create a delivery agent for crop micronutrients.
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Improving on-farm logistics and food traceability
Posted: Feb 27, 2020
Category: Technology
Provision Analytics, Verge Technologies, Skymatics, and Coutts Agro are correlating farm-level practices through the value chain, from production to processing.
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Improving protein in Canadian canola
Posted: Jan 15, 2020
Category: Technology
Corteva Agriscience, Bunge Canada and Botaneco are developing new canola breeds that produce high-protein meal for downstream use.
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Novel pea and canola processing
Posted: Jan 10, 2020
Category: Technology
Merit Functional Foods, Pitura Seeds, and Winning Combination processing pea protein and canola protein into a range of new plant-based protein products.