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۲ݮƵ alumna Marie-Line Beauchamp, BSc(FSc)’82, has worked her entire life in the food industry, where she has held various management positions, including as Executive Vice President of Sodexo Canada and President of Rôtisseries St-Hubert. Since 2018, she has been the Chief Operating Officer of MTY Canada, where she oversees, among other things, the 1,106 restaurants that the group operates in Quebec.

La Presse interviewed Beauchamp about her current role at MTY, her illustrious career, and the CHUM Foundation, where she serves as President.

Published on: 18 Dec 2024

A number of recent food recalls across Canada have raised concerns for some about food safety and health risks. Global News interviewed Professor Jennifer Ronholm, Canada Research Chair in Agricultural Microbiology at ۲ݮƵ, to explain what consumers need to know and how they can stay safe. 

Classified as: Jennifer Ronholm
Published on: 18 Dec 2024

Researchers at ۲ݮƵ University have developed an eco-efficient, user-friendly technology that quickly measures the antioxidant content of maple syrup. The innovative method contributes to increasing transparency about a health-related aspect of the syrup's nutritional value and allows for on-site quality testing without the need for costly lab assessments.

Classified as: Xiaonan Lu
Published on: 18 Nov 2024

۲ݮƵ earned its second consecutive victory in the Smart Snacks for Kids category

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۲ݮƵ Food Science students won first prize in the Smart Snacks for Kids category at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) annual expo in Chicago for their interactive pudding snack, Magic Mud Pots.

It was ۲ݮƵ’s second consecutive victory in that category.

Classified as: Salwa Karboune, IFT
Published on: 24 Sep 2024

New award provides support for the next generation of sustainability researchers, promotes interdisciplinary approaches 

Developing a smart insecticide, assessing protective coatings in marine environments and measuring space allocated to active transport are among the projects undertaken by the inaugural cohort of ۲ݮƵ Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI) Fellows. 

Classified as: ۲ݮƵ Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI)
Published on: 4 Sep 2024

As the cost of living continues to rise, our need for affordable, local, and nutritious foods has never been greater. Quebec’s food producers want to meet that demand — but how can they innovate and stay competitive in a challenging economy?

Finding answers is the mission of the Consortium for Research, Innovation and the Transformation of Agri-food (Consortium RITA) at ۲ݮƵ University.

Classified as: consortium RITA, Salwa Karboune
Published on: 16 May 2024

On March 21, ۲ݮƵ celebrated 111 laureates at the 19th edition of Bravo, a gala event honouring researchers who won major provincial, national, and international research prizes and awards in 2023. Guests, including researchers, their families and friends, faculty, students, and members of ۲ݮƵ’s academic administration, gathered to celebrate their accomplishments.

Eight of the honourees were from the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences:

Classified as: Anja Geitmann, elena bennett, Hosahalli Ramaswamy, Daiva Nielsen, Harriet Kuhnlein, Jennifer Ronholm, Pierre Dutilleul
Published on: 10 Apr 2024

According to the , ۲ݮƵ now ranks number one among Canadian universities by the “Food Science & Technology” academic subject. This trend is remarkable, as ۲ݮƵ University has consistently risen in the global ranking year after year.

Food Science & Technology is also one the

Published on: 15 Mar 2024

Three teams of ۲ݮƵ Food Science students (food product development class-U3) have been selected as finalists in three different Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA) competitions. They will attend the annual IFT FIRST event and expo taking place on July 14-17 in Chicago, the world’s largest gathering of food science professionals, where they will compete with the other teams for cash prizes.

Classified as: IFT, Salwa Karboune
Published on: 15 Mar 2024

On Wednesday November 29th, 2023, nine Macdonald Campus graduate students took on the challenge of presenting their thesis in just a few minutes at the Lister Family Engaged Science 3-Minute Thesis Competition.

With only one non-animated slide for visual support, competitors raced against the clock to explain the crucial components of their research and its importance.

Classified as: Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative, 3MT Competition
Published on: 6 Dec 2023

An outbreak of extensively drug-resistant salmonella has been linked to raw pet food and contact with cattle, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Classified as: Jennifer Ronholm
Published on: 15 Nov 2023

It is impossible to imagine modern agriculture without plastics—12 million tons are used every year. But what about the environmental consequences? An international team of authors, including ۲ݮƵ Department of Bioresource Engineering Professor Jan Franklin Adamowski and Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry Associate Professor and Chair Stéphane Bayen, addresses this question in a recent study.

Classified as: Stephane Bayen, Jan Adamowski, Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Department of Bioresource engineering
Published on: 27 Sep 2023

On September 7, thirty two AES undergraduate research awardees shared posters illustrating their summer research jobs.

Dean Anja Geitmann broke through the waves of animated conversation to congratulate the students for engaging in this inspiring science conversation and to award four researchers for their outstanding posters:

Classified as: Anja Geitmann, Murray Humphries, Salwa Karboune, Stephane Bayen, Xin Zhao, USRA, Varoujan Yaylayan
Published on: 20 Sep 2023

Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced an investment of more than $960 million in support of research and innovation through a suite of programs. These programs include the John R.

Classified as: Anja Geitmann, lyle whyte, Salwa Karboune, Stephane Bayen, Viacheslav Adamchuk, Jianguo Xia, Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, Xiaonan Lu, Thavy Long, Idaresit Ekaette, Saji George, Shiv Prasher, Denis Roy
Published on: 30 Aug 2023

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