Contact Information

Cintech agroalimentaire
3224, rue Sicotte
Saint Hyacinthe, QC CANADA J2S 2M2
Phone: (450) 771-4393
Fax: (450) 771-0832
Website: www.cintech-aa.qc.ca

Overview

Cintech is a not-for-profit agri-food technology innovation centre, providing solutions for food and bio-product companies. Cintech offers full services from "concept to commercialization" including R&D, product development, processing support  (laboratory and pilot scale), sensory evaluation and analysis. High-tech equipment to evaluate texture, colour and starch behaviour is also available. Vacuum microwave and press dryers, an extruder, a pilot fermenter as well as supercritical CO2 extraction and purification units are also available for use by industry.

Core services

• R&D and Technology Transfer
• Product Development and feasibility studies
• Reformulation for cost and quality optimization
• Technical solutions
• Process improvements and scale-up
• Sensory evaluation
• Package identification & evaluation; Label compliance
• Equipment identification & evaluation
• Production process establishment & optimization 
• Assess feasibility and recommend novel technologies (i.e., ohmic heating)
• Scale up from bench-top to pilot-plant to processing line
• By-product assessments: including technical feasibility on the production of value-added compounds and ingredients from food by-products and development of new products based on by-products, e.g. by fermentation, extrusion or drying
• Food Safety & Quality Support:
  • Implementation of quality systems, including HACCP
  • Challenge studies
  • Support in writing procedures and manuals
  • HACCP Training &Auditing
• Training
  • Production and management employee skills upgrading
• Marketing & Business Support
  • Feasibility and pre-feasibility assessments
• Nutrition/Marketing 
  • Development of promotional materials
  • Labeling support
  • Create and validate unique recipes and preparation methods
  • Market and food trends information

Facilities

• Pilot plant 12,000 sq ft.
• Laboratories

Recognition