Agriculture Roundup for Thursday November 19, 2020
MELFORT, Sask. – Protein Industries Canada (PIC) is providing money towards a project at the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre in Saskatoon.
Oats, chickpeas, faba beans, lentils and hemp will be turned into liquid-based plant protein products and ingredients.
Chief Executive Officer Bill Greuel said PIC will provide half of the funding for the $7.2 million project with the rest coming from privately owned Saskatchewan companies Benson Farms at Raymore and Mera Developments in Regina.
“The collaborative nature of Mera Food Group, Mera Developments and Benson Farms perfectly represents the potential of our sector,” Greuel said. “Together, they’re not only helping each other achieve production and processing goals, but they’re also helping other agri-food and retail companies achieve their own growth goals.