What the facility does
Specializes in consumer and sensory science, food and beverage product development, market intelligence, recipe development/validation, food styling, and technical chef services.
Areas of expertise
Canada’s Smartest Kitchen (CSK), in alignment with the applied research division at Holland College, is a recognized leader in product development and leading-edge food innovation in Atlantic Canada and across the country. Located on the Charlottetown waterfront in Prince Edward Island, CSK’s team of product developers utilize decades of professional culinary expertise and technical R&D skills to design and execute customized solutions when creating high quality and market-relevant food products tested by consumers.
Research services
- Food and beverage concept ideation, validation design review
- Consumer focus groups
- On-site and in-house training (related to food product development)
- Customized technology demonstrations
- Design services
- Field trials/simulations
- Interactive workshops
- Innovation research
- Manufacturing process design and development
- Process optimization
- Product design and development
- Project management
- Regulatory guidance
- Retail product label and packaging review
- Sample analysis and shelf-life testing
- Technology validation and transfer
Sectors of application
- Agriculture, animal science and food
- Education
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Manufacturing and processing
- Tourism and hospitality
Specialized labs and equipment
| Equipment |
|---|
| Armfield ultra-high temperature (UHT) and high temperature short time (HTST) pasteurizers |
| Blast freezer |
| Brining and brine injection, curing and smoking equipment |
| Smoking chambers (2 sizes) |
| Table top vacuum tumbler |
| Food services and household cooking equipment |
| Talsa 5L high speed bowl cutter |
| Pasta extruder |
| Impingement conveyer oven |
| Merrychef/TurboChef Ovens |
| Ice cream machine |
| Convection steam equipment |
| Beverage carbonation equipment |
| Vacuum seal and tray sealing equipment |
| Food dehydrators |
| Panda two-stage homogenizer |
| Specific Gravity Meter/Alcolyzer |
| Temperature and humidity controlled shelf-life study chamber |
Private and public sector research partners
- BioFoodTech Centre
Additional information
| Title | URL |
|---|---|
| P.E.I. company dips into new lobster products, extending work at Tignish plant | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-new-lobster-dip-tignish-employment-1.7112551 |
| P.E.I.'s culinary institute hopes underwater ingredient creates recipe for success | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-kelp-canadas-smartest-kitchen-1.7312121 |