Grant: College and Community Innovation Program
Niagara College Canada
$250,000.00
Economic Revitalization in the Niagara Region through Food and Culinary Innovation
FY 2011-12
Summary
The proposed project will support the revitalization of the economy of the Niagara Region through a dedicated resource, the Niagara Food and Culinary Innovation Centre at Niagara College. Building on existing strengths and college investments in programs and facilities in food technologies and culinary training, and a rapidly developing research capacity in consumer research and product improvement, the Centre will develop a recognized expertise in conducting industry-led applied research in the areas of raw ingredient innovation, food technologies, product research and development, and consumer preference testing. Innovative concepts and products will be piloted and tested in a full scale demonstration site in Niagara Falls. These products and innovations will result in economic benefits for the food industry and a model for rejuvenation of regional downtowns through culinary innovations.
Program
College and Community Innovation ProgramCollege and Community Innovation Program (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
401225-2010
Name nom
Tokar, Natalee
Department département
Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus
Organization id
22152
Institution établissement
Niagara College Canada
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2011
Competition year année de concours
2010
Award amount
250000
Program id
CCIP
Program nane en
College and Community Innovation Program
Program name fr
Programme d'innovation dans les collèges et la communauté
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1074
Committee name en
Private Sector Advisory Board
Committee name fr
Conseil consultatif du secteur privé
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Partie
2
Nb partie
6
Application title
Economic Revitalization in the Niagara Region through Food and Culinary Innovation
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The proposed project will support the revitalization of the economy of the Niagara Region through a dedicated resource, the Niagara Food and Culinary Innovation Centre at Niagara College. Building on existing strengths and college investments in programs and facilities in food technologies and culinary training, and a rapidly developing research capacity in consumer research and product improvement, the Centre will develop a recognized expertise in conducting industry-led applied research in the areas of raw ingredient innovation, food technologies, product research and development, and consumer preference testing. Innovative concepts and products will be piloted and tested in a full scale demonstration site in Niagara Falls. These products and innovations will result in economic benefits for the food industry and a model for rejuvenation of regional downtowns through culinary innovations.
