process improvements.

Prairie Research Kitchen – RRC Polytech

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Business Type
Institution, Researcher
Main Contact Person
Mavis McRae
Position
Director
Department
Prairie Research Kitchen
City
Winnipeg
Province
Manitoba
Country
Canada
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Infrastructure
Prairie Research Kitchen, Centrifuge, Rotary Evaporator, Water bath processing (Sous vide), Sonifier, Blast Freezer, Smoking Equipment, Programmable Curing Chambers for charcuterie and fermentation projects, Food Service and Household Cooking equipment, Pasta Extruder, Rationale Combi-ovens, Merry Chef Oven, Vacuum packaging with modified atmosphere capabilities, Incubation Chamber, research kitchens, analytical testing, bench scale prototyping, culinary expertise, food science
Primary Production and Harvesting
High throughout phenotyping, Convolutional Neural Networks (capable of recognizing plants and plant features), image dataset analysis
Protein Food Processing
Prototype and ingredient blends and utilization of plant and animal protein for industry, protein extraction, recipe development, co-product utilization, advanced manufacturing, 3D printing for prototype parts (metal, plastics), waste water processing
Packaging
sustainable packaging partnerships (make the food to test the packaging), conduct shelf life studies, modified packaging
Transportation and Distribution
electric vehicle, autonomous electric farm vehicles
Marketing
market research (students), business plan development, communications and graphic design, recipes, food photography
Consumer Acceptability
Consumer taste tests, sensory evaluation, sample preparation, focus groups
Assessment of the Safety and Nutritional Value of Protein Foods
Food safety testing/training, clinical sample preparation, database nutritional analysis (mostly for estimate during prototyping), phenotyping, product development
Sociocultural Factors Related to Protein Foods
Indigenous food products, nutrition, food security, training
Other
machine learning, robotics, big data management, high performance computing, building efficiency (storage): program development, data base development, applications, industry prototyping
Prairie Research Kitchen – RRC Polytech
Phone:
2046313336

Website:
https://www.rrc.ca/research-kitchen/

Email:
mmcrae30@rrc.ca

Mailing Address:
504 Main Street