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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

Shashi Foods Inc.

$400,000.00

Cold Technologies for Food Applications

EF 2024-25 · 2024-09-01

Résumé
Shashi Foods stands out by being able to blend, grind, and mill in-house using fresh spices imported directly from farmers around the globe. This vertical integration provides a unique point of difference and allows for great margins. Shashi Foods intends to use new technologies such as Cold grinding & cold blending and their 50-year global spice experience to offer a line of seasoning blends (5) in a space-saving paperboard format, ideal for use with indoor cooking methods like air fryers, frying pans, ovens, and slow cookers. This approach aims to provide a cost-effective, space-saving, and convenient alternative for consumers while achieving a level of freshness, flavour, aroma, colour and overall quality of the spices within the blend
Programme
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (lien de confiance élevée)
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Toronto|Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
For-profit organization
Numéro d'entreprise
855513123
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

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Agreement End Date
2025-10-27
Agreement Number
1022539
Agreement Start Date
2024-09-01
Agreement Title
Cold Technologies for Food Applications
Agreement Title (French)
Technologies du froid pour les applications alimentaires
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$400,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets des Contributions aux entreprises stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
Shashi Foods stands out by being able to blend, grind, and mill in-house using fresh spices imported directly from farmers around the globe. This vertical integration provides a unique point of difference and allows for great margins. Shashi Foods intends to use new technologies such as Cold grinding & cold blending and their 50-year global spice experience to offer a line of seasoning blends (5) in a space-saving paperboard format, ideal for use with indoor cooking methods like air fryers, frying pans, ovens, and slow cookers. This approach aims to provide a cost-effective, space-saving, and convenient alternative for consumers while achieving a level of freshness, flavour, aroma, colour and overall quality of the spices within the blend
Description (French)
Shashi Foods se distingue par sa capacité à mélanger, moudre et broyer en interne des épices fraîches importées directement des agriculteurs du monde entier. Cette intégration verticale constitue un point de différence unique et permet de dégager des marges importantes. Shashi Foods a l’intention d’utiliser les nouvelles technologies telles que le broyage et le mélange à froid, ainsi que ses 50 ans d’expérience dans le domaine des épices, pour proposer une gamme de mélanges d’assaisonnements (5) dans un format carton peu encombrant, idéal pour les méthodes de cuisson en intérieur telles que les friteuses, les poêles à frire, les fours et les mijoteuses. Cette approche vise à offrir aux consommateurs une alternative rentable, peu encombrante et pratique tout en garantissant la fraîcheur, la saveur, l’arôme, la couleur et la qualité globale des épices contenues dans le mélange.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Expected Results (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Federal Riding
Don Valley West
Federal Riding (French)
Don Valley-Ouest
Federal Riding Number
35021
NAICS Code
311990
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Program Purpose (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Recipient Business Number
855513123
Recipient City
Toronto|Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Shashi Foods Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
M4G 4H2
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2024-2025-Q2-1022539