Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Empowering Canadian Agri-Food SMEs: Enhancing Success through Innovation In Retail Readiness, Supply Chain Resilience, Waste Utilization, and Sensory Analysis
Agreement Number:
1030334
Agreement Value:
$150,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
NAIT’s Centre for Culinary Innovation (CCI) is a Canadian leader in food product development. Located in Edmonton, Alberta, the diverse team combines culinary arts, food science, and market insight to bring leading-edge food product ideas to life. Using NAIT’s research and development expertise for food product development, NAIT is well-suited to providing innovation assistance and commercial resilience to agri-food SMEs in Canada, contributing to their economic success.
Transitioning from an idea to Retail Readiness involves more than just multiplying formulations up and finding more packaging. Even the leap from farmers’ markets to commercial scale production generally requires rethinking and tweaking of product formulations, changes in suppliers, and managing production. This is where NAIT CCI has the ability to guide SMEs and food entrepreneurs through the pathway to retail readiness.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Organizations is to support Organizations in building and integrating the innovation capacity in Canada for the benefit of Firms in Canada, primarily SMEs and to support Organizations in providing innovation assistance services to SMEs in Canada.
Location:
Edmonton, Alberta, CA T5G 2R1
Reference Number:
172-2025-2026-Q1-1030334
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
107781205
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The total amended value is 30,000 dollars.
Amendment Date
Oct 1, 2025
Recipient's Operating Name:
NAIT
Recipient's Legal Name:
NORTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Federal Riding Name:
Edmonton Centre
Federal Riding Number:
48014
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
Program Purpose:
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Organizations is to support Organizations in building and integrating the innovation capacity in Canada for the benefit of Firms in Canada, primarily SMEs and to support Organizations in providing innovation assistance services to SMEs in Canada.
Coverage:
IRAP Contributions to Organizations projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation.
NAICS Code:
611210
Amendments: