Agrifood pilot facility opens in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A new fully-commercialized pea processing and testing centre is now open in southern Alberta.
PIP International, a Canadian-based agrifood company, celebrated the $20-million pilot facility today in Lethbridge.
A news release from the province said the pilot facility is the first step in testing PIP’s new innovative extraction technology that will significantly improve the quality, purity and environmental impact of the protein isolates before scaling up production.
The second part of the two-phase project will establish a $150-million yellow pea protein facility in Lethbridge. Construction on the facility will begin later this year.