Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
$46,960.00
Shelf-Life Extension Study - Pusateri's
FY 2021-22
Summary
Pusateri's Kitchen Limited, operating as Pusateri's Fine Foods, has served the community in Toronto as anauthentic butcher and a provider of fine prepared foods since 1963. Today, they proudly serve a diversecollection of gourmet, artisanal, and imported products through their five stores located across the GreaterToronto area. Pusateri's currently sells 26 types of soup and stew products and are interested in expanding theirmarket into other retail stores and restaurants around the province but are challenged by their existing - mostlymanual - production method and short (30 days) shelf life.Pusateri's seeks to collaborate with Conestoga's Institute of Food Processing Technology (IFPT) on a researchproject to extend the shelf-life of their 26 soups and stews. The team at IFPT will investigate possible recipeand process modifications to extend the shelf-life of these soups. While the outcome of this research projectwill enable Pusateri's to scale up their production facilitating market expansion, IFPT will benefit from trainingHQPs that will deliver these skills into the Canadian Food Industry.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
571147-2021
Name nom
Gibbins, Tim
Department département
Cambridge Campus
Organization id
22147
Institution établissement
Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2021
Competition year année de concours
2021
Award amount
46960
Program id
CARD2
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 2
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
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
6103
Research subject group en
Food science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie de l'alimentation
Research subject en
Food processing, packaging, preservation and storage
Research subject fr
Transformation, conditionnement, conservation et stockage des aliments
Installment
inst:1
Partie
1
Nb partie
2
Application title
Shelf-Life Extension Study - Pusateri's
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Pusateri's Kitchen Limited, operating as Pusateri's Fine Foods, has served the community in Toronto as anauthentic butcher and a provider of fine prepared foods since 1963. Today, they proudly serve a diversecollection of gourmet, artisanal, and imported products through their five stores located across the GreaterToronto area. Pusateri's currently sells 26 types of soup and stew products and are interested in expanding theirmarket into other retail stores and restaurants around the province but are challenged by their existing - mostlymanual - production method and short (30 days) shelf life.Pusateri's seeks to collaborate with Conestoga's Institute of Food Processing Technology (IFPT) on a researchproject to extend the shelf-life of their 26 soups and stews. The team at IFPT will investigate possible recipeand process modifications to extend the shelf-life of these soups. While the outcome of this research projectwill enable Pusateri's to scale up their production facilitating market expansion, IFPT will benefit from trainingHQPs that will deliver these skills into the Canadian Food Industry.
