What the facility does
Specializes in consumer and sensory science, food product development, market intelligence, recipe development and food styling, corporate chef services
Areas of expertise
Canada’s Smartest Kitchen (CSK) is a recognized leader in food product development and leading-edge food innovation in Atlantic Canada and around the globe. Located on the beautiful Charlottetown waterfront in Prince Edward Island, CSK’s team of chefs and scientists develop customized solutions to create better-tasting food products tested by consumers. CSK specializes in consumer and sensory science, food product development, market intelligence, recipe development and food styling, and corporate chef services.
Research services
- Food and beverage concept ideation, validation design review
- Consumer focus groups
- Corporate on-site & in-house training (related to food product development)
- Cost avoidance
- Customized technology demonstrations
- Design services
- Field trials/Simulation
- Interactive workshops
- Literature reviews
- Manufacturing process design and development
- Open houses - facility and personnel
- Process optimization
- Product design and development
- Project management
- Regulatory guidance
- Rental of space and equipment
- Retail product label and packaging review
- Reverse engineering
- Sample analysis and testing
- Workflow consultation
- Technology validation and transfer
Sectors of application
- Agriculture, animal science and food
- Education
- Environmental technologies and related services
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Manufacturing and processing
- Tourism and hospitality
Specialized labs and equipment
Equipment |
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Ultra High Temperature (UHT) and High Temperature/Short Time (UTST) pasteurization |
Blast freezer |
Brining, curing and smoking equipment, including brine injection |
Table top vacuum tumbler |
Food services and household cooking equipment |
Cheese vat (small scale) |
Pasta extruder |
Impingement conveyer oven |
Merrychef/TurboChef Ovens |
Ice cream machine |
Convection steam equipment |
Beverage carbonation equipment |
Vak Pak and tray sealing equipment |
Food dehydrators |
Panda – two stage homogenizer |
Private and public sector research partners
- BioFoodTech Centre
Additional information
Title | URL |
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Canada’s Smartest Kitchen and BioFoodTech collaborate on food product development | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXfPOQaasNY |
Holland College creating cutting-edge food products in ‘Canada’s Smartest Kitchen’ | https://www.macleans.ca/education/college/holland-college-develops-cutting-edge-food-products/ |