Manitoba Agriculture's Food Development Centre
Manitoba Agriculture's Food Development Centre (FDC) is a fee-for-service facility that provides product commercialization with technical and research assistance for agri-food businesses, with a services focus on plant and animal protein products and ingredients, including waste stream evaluation and co-product processing.
What's New:
Check out FDC's new video highlighting our services for food companies!
Click here for CFIN's "Fueling Food Innovation" webinar held June 24, 2025.
Our Services:
FDC offers a single window approach including pathfinding services to assist your food business in meeting its goals.
Our value added services range from laboratory trials to commercial readiness of protein or co-products including:
Protein Development
Our value added services range from laboratory trials to commercial readiness of protein or co-products including:
Protein Development
FDC offers protein extraction services to create protein concentrates and isolates at laboratory and pilot plant scale using the following technologies:
• Alkaline extraction
• Isoelectric precipitation
• Member filtration
• Enzyme-assisted extraction
FDC also offers:
• Optimization of processing parameters
• Drying technologies - spray drying, drum drying, freeze drying
• Ingredient characterizaiton and specification sheets
• Protein analysis and functionality testing
• High protein ingredient blends for food and beverage application
Product Development and Ingredient Application
• Prototype and scale-up applications of alternative proteins into meat analogues,
beverages, bakery products, meal replacement, healthy snacks and bars
• Regulatory assistance - assessment of nutrient content claims, protein quality
• Regulatory assistance - assessment of nutrient content claims, protein quality
analysis guidance (PER, PDCASS), guidance on Health Canada submissions
• Real time shelf-life studies and sensory evaluation
• Formulation of clinical trial food products and ingredients
• Real time shelf-life studies and sensory evaluation
• Formulation of clinical trial food products and ingredients
Co-Product Utilization and Sustainable Processing
• Identify value added components in waste streams
• Develop and add value to co-products of animal and plant protein production
• Innovative methods to reduce water consumption in food processing
• Develop and add value to co-products of animal and plant protein production
• Innovative methods to reduce water consumption in food processing
Equipment Rental
If you are interested in renting food processing equipment, check out the Rental Equipment List.
Please contact FDC at 1-800-870-1044 or 204-239-3150 or email us for more information.
