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Sometimes, all it takes is 30 minutes to learn the ins and outs of new food technologies and trends that are transforming the food and beverage industry. In this series, we’ll dig into a food innovation topic and link you to the best content and resources so you can become a master on the topic in 30 minutes (or less!).
This week, we’re looking at food and beverage innovation and resources in Quebec.
The Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food offers information on food processing and distribution, restaurants and grocery retail, consumer consumption statistics, food safety and more.
The province of Québec has invested an additional $175 million to increase food self-sufficiency in all regions of the province.
Over the past 10 years, Génome Québec's genetic improvement programs have increased dramatically.
CFIN’s Regional Innovation Director Julie Daigle discusses Rendez-vous Gourmet Québec, a road show of approximately 70 Quebec companies travelling to meet with Canadian buyers.
Baronmag.com – Baronmag/Boisson Québec is an online French-language site covering the beverage industry in Quebec.
Québec International – The Quebec City region has a high concentration of research centres and food and nutrition companies.
InBe works with innovative consumer brands from a variety of industries, including food and beverage manufacturing, to provide consumer feedback on concepts, products and services.
The lab studies the impact of the digestion system on bioactive compounds.
Innofibre helps companies develop innovative cellulosic and biomass-based products.
The Mycélium food incubator offers food and beverage startups support with innovating and commercializing their products.
The centre is comprised of a team with expertise in biophysics, bioprocesses, biotechnology, analytical chemistry and genetic engineering that collaborates with businesses and institutions to offer solutions to specific challenges.
Companies you Should Know
BioShur Inc., based in Montreal, aims to replace petro-based flexible plastic packaging with soil-compostable, plant-based flexible films.
Foodarom, is a St. Hubert, QC based company that manufactures custom flavours for the food and beverage industry.
Radish is a Montreal-based company developing software to help restaurants meet their technical needs and make delivery more efficient.
Relocalize Inc. is a Montreal-based company that hyper-localizes packaged food manufacturing with autonomous factories that eliminate middle mile logistics (and CO2 emissions), reduce product costs and cut waste.
The newspaper Les affaires’ list of the 25 largest food processing companies in Quebec.
On August 23, 2023 CFIN is holding a French-language member meet up session online. The session is a chance to connect with other members, meet our Regional Innovation Directors and ask questions about the organization.
The 6th edition of BÉNÉFIQ, the international meeting on healthy ingredients and foods, will be held October 4 and 5, 2023 in Quebec City, QC.
If you’ve got more than 30 minutes, these are for you:
CFIN’s Isabelle Marquis talks with Michel Dubois, Senior Director, AI Activation, Mila Research Center, about artificial intelligence and its applications and potential for the food industry.
In this episode of Parlons d’innovation, Isabelle speaks with Catherine Lefebvre and Bernard Lavallée, nutritionists and co-hosts of the podcast On s'appelle et on déjeune, about cellular foods.
In this episode Isabelle speaks with Julie Daigle, CFIN’s Regional Innovation Director for Quebec, about four unique features being added to the YODL platform.