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Alberta Food Centre

Food, beverage and ingredient companies can learn more about the food centre’s services, facilities, equipment, virtual tours and resources.

Introduction

The Alberta Food Centre has been helping the value-added food processing industry bring ideas to market for more than 40 years. Entrepreneurs and food manufacturing companies of all sizes work with us to connect, develop and grow their business while preparing to graduate and process on their own. We offer a range of services, equipment and leasable space to help start-ups and established companies bring safe, high-quality food, beverage and ingredients to new markets.

The Alberta Food Centre also assists the food industry in achieving research goals. We collaborate with food processing companies, commodity groups, research and academic institutions to develop innovative new products, processes and technologies.

Connect-develop-grow

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Access services and leasable space to grow a food, beverage or ingredient processing business or partner on agri-food research projects.

Browse the equipment food, beverage and ingredient companies can use to develop, process and package products for sale to consumers.

View a video tour of the facility and take drone and 3D walking tours of the lab, kitchen, pilot-scale plant and leasable processing suites.

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Entrepreneurs and established food, beverage and ingredient processors can get information and resources to start and expand a business.

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  • professional development opportunities
  • training programs and courses
  • funding sources
  • awards and recognition programs
  • agri-food industry events and resources
  • regulatory updates

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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:
Food Processing Development Centre (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]