Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
$25,000.00
Jakeman's Maple Products
FY 2019-20
Summary
Jakeman's Maple Products (Jakeman's) is a Beachville, Ontario maple farm and innovative agri-food manufacturer that processes 100% Canadian-made, all-natural pure maple syrup and maple products. The formation of lumps during storage of maple sugar, because of its tendency to absorb moisture, has recently resulted in unsatisfied customers (both at store and retail levels), causing Jakeman's to suffer a loss in market share, and to experience difficulty in keeping up with the customer demand for product. Therefore, Jakeman's is seeking support from the research team at Conestoga College's Institute of Food Processing Technology (IFPT) to conduct experiments to find a solution for this problem before they establish production in a new and larger facility. The scope of research will resolve the lumping issue by determining the optimal biodegradable packaging material with the highest moisture barrier properties that is commercially available and can be used for packing maple sugar in single-serving size stick packs.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
544574-2019
Name nom
Fennessy, Barbara
Department département
Head Office
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
2019
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
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 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Jakeman's Maple Products
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Jakeman's Maple Products (Jakeman's) is a Beachville, Ontario maple farm and innovative agri-food manufacturer that processes 100% Canadian-made, all-natural pure maple syrup and maple products. The formation of lumps during storage of maple sugar, because of its tendency to absorb moisture, has recently resulted in unsatisfied customers (both at store and retail levels), causing Jakeman's to suffer a loss in market share, and to experience difficulty in keeping up with the customer demand for product. Therefore, Jakeman's is seeking support from the research team at Conestoga College's Institute of Food Processing Technology (IFPT) to conduct experiments to find a solution for this problem before they establish production in a new and larger facility. The scope of research will resolve the lumping issue by determining the optimal biodegradable packaging material with the highest moisture barrier properties that is commercially available and can be used for packing maple sugar in single-serving size stick packs.
