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Food Processing Development Centre

Fostering the growth and commercialization of food, beverage and ingredient companies serving local and global markets.

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Food Processing Development Centre

Overview

Working with industry stakeholders and companies of all sizes, the Food Processing Development Centre (FPDC) helps build value-added processing capacity and supports industry as it pursues new opportunities. FPDC is a modern, 6,000 m2 (65,000 sq-ft) pilot plant and product development laboratory. The centre is equipped with more than $20 million in equipment that supports food product innovation along the full development and commercialization continuum.

Clients can access technical consultation, benchtop development, pilot plant development, scale-up, business development, applied research and interim processing services.

Connect-Develop-Grow

Access support with product, process and business development, scale-up and commercialization.

Browse the processing lines and equipment available for projects at the centre.

Photo of the Food Processing Development Centre plant

Take a drone, 3D walk-through or narrated video tour of the facility.

Contact

Connect with the Alberta Food Centre:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-986-4793
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]

Address:
Alberta Food Centre
6309 45 Street
Leduc, Alberta  T9E 7C5

Meet the team

  • Management

    Ken Gossen
    Executive Director
    Food and Bio Processing Branch
    Phone: 780-980-4860
    Email: [email protected]

    Elizabeth Melnichuk
    Director
    Operations
    Phone: 780-980-4872
    Email: [email protected]

    Michelle Sigvaldson
    Director
    Food Science and Development
    Phone: 780-980-4820
    Email: [email protected]

    Sasa Subasic
    Manager
    Facilities
    Email: [email protected]

    Cody Cunningham
    Manager
    Business Development
    Phone: 403-340-7089
    Email: [email protected]

  • Food scientists

    Arie Vandermeer
    Specializes in fresh and processed meat products, meat analogues, and protein-portion ready meal components.
    Email: [email protected]

    Craig Bansema
    Specializes in confectionery, sauces, condiments, beverages, and ready-to-eat meals.
    Email: [email protected]

    Haihong Wang
    Specializes in fresh and processed meat products and protein-portion ready meal components.
    Email: [email protected]

    Jay Han
    Specializes in dry- and wet-fractionation of plant proteins, extrusion, milling, snack bars, baked products and fresh produce.
    Email: [email protected]

    Jingqi Yang
    Specializes in dry- and wet-fractionation of plant proteins, extrusion, milling, plant-based products, fresh produce, freeze dried products.
    Email: [email protected]

    Stuart Johnston
    Specializes in plant protein functional profiling, dry- and wet-fractionation of plant proteins, beverages, sauces and condiments.
    Email: [email protected]

    Zeb Pietrasik
    Specializes in dairy and egg-based foods, condiments and sauces. 
    Email: [email protected]

  • Business development

    Business development officers

    Flavio Salinas
    Email: [email protected]

    Janet Henderson
    Email: [email protected]

    Margurite Thiessen
    Email: [email protected]

    Farmers’ market specialist

    Eileen Kotowich
    Email: [email protected]

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