Voracious demand for pulses in the United States is bumping up against a lackluster supply of peas, lentils and chickpeas this year. Tony Roelofs, trader with Columbia Grain, said fractionation plants and the U.S. pet food industry have been the main drivers of demand. He said the U.S. is going to need to import record […] Read more
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Family-owned Sask. pulse processor sold
A well-known Saskatchewan pulse processing company has a new owner. Belle Pulses, a family-owned pulse processing company based at Bellevue, Sask., has been sold to Eat Well Group Inc., a publicly traded investment company specializing in the acquisition of businesses involved in the agri-food, food technology and plant-based food sectors. Eat Well acquired Belle Pulses […] Read more
What’s in a name? Success for pulses
Pulse Canada is attempting to knock down regulatory barriers that are preventing the industry from realizing the full potential of the exploding demand for alternative proteins. Association president Greg Cherewyk told delegates attending the Global Pulse Confederation’s Ask the Experts North America webinar that 27 percent of all meat substitutes in the global packaged food […] Read more
France’s Roquette warns of price rise in plant-based food market
PARIS, Sept 27 (Reuters) – A global surge in pea prices linked to low supplies and growing demand for plant protein will inevitably need to be passed on to customers, including makers of alternative food such as meat-free burgers, French producer Roquette said on Monday. The market for alternative protein has soared in recent years, […] Read more
Firms launch plant-based pilot project
Farmers Edge and Merit Functional Foods have launched a pilot program aimed at improving the production, quality, traceability, and marketing opportunities of Canadian protein crops. The partnership will leverage the power of field sensors and big data analytics to enhance predictive modelling, digital traceability, and connectivity within the agri-food supply chain. The pilot’s marketing element […] Read more
Fababean fractionation planned for Alta.
Fababean growers in Western Canada will soon gain access to another domestic market for their crop. Faba Canada recently announced that it has acquired a milling facility near Legal, Alta., north of Edmonton. The facility will fractionate fababeans and produce a high-quality protein concentrate. The mill is the former Mountain Meadows Pea Butter facility. Brad […] Read more
Plant protein sector asks feds for regulatory changes
If Canada wants to meet its goals and potential for being one of the globe’s plant protein powerhouses, it needs to fix its regulatory system. That was the message from Protein Industries Canada’s Bill Greuel during a session with International Trade Minister Mary Ng and Export Development Canada’s Peter Hall. “We do not have a […] Read more
‘Magic’ of science unleashes the power of plant protein
The range of uses for plant protein components is just now being discovered as scientists unlock the field’s complexities
As food scientists break apart plant proteins, they see prodigious potential. “The use of enzymes in this field is limitless,” said John Thoroski, dairy plant manager for the University of Manitoba’s food and human nutritional sciences department, during a presentation. Thoroski and other University of Manitoba protein experts described how plant proteins are being unpacked […] Read more
New interest in pulses called a trend, not fad
Greg Cherewyk posed a question and then answered it during his recent presentation at the International Grains Council’s Grains Conference 2021. “Is all the interest we’re seeing in pulses fleeting?” said the president of Pulse Canada. “Are pulses just a fad or should they be considered a trend?” He noted that a fad is something […] Read more
Plant-based protein booms
Canadian grocery buyers continue to gravitate toward processed vegetable protein products as the prices for “alternative meat” and “alternative dairy” products become more accessible relative to steak, chicken, pork and dairy. Sylvain Charlebois, a prominent food scientist and director of Dalhouise University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, said the value of Canada’s vegetable protein market continues to […] Read more
