Olymel and Cintech agroalimentaire to partner

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SAINT-HYACINTHE — Olymel and Cintech agroalimentaire’s respective management announced an agreement to share spaces, human resources and materials at Cintech’s new facilities in St-Hyacinthe.

With this agreement, Olymel, Canada’s pork and poultry processor, will develop a chemistry lab in Cintech agroalimentaire’s new building in St-Hyacinthe.

The announcement of this agreement also enables Cintech agroalimentaire to take a step forward as an innovation driver.

“By centralizing Olymel’s chemistry lab in our new building, Cintech is taking an important step as an ecosystems builder,” said Jean Lacroix, CEO, Cintech agroalimentaire. “This shows that it’s possible to pool our equipment and expertise for the purpose of accelerating agri-food innovation in Quebec so we can, among other things, improve our food self-sufficiency.”

A team of professionals will be permanently installed in the new lab by the end of January, under the supervision of Eric Pouliot, Director, Food Science and Technology, at Olymel. This lab will ensure that Olymel’s research and development teams’ technology needs are properly met, by giving them access to a huge space within the agri-food technology park.

“This agreement enables Olymel to demonstrate its leadership in the agri-food industry, especially in the aspects of its activities affecting R&D and quality assurance,” said Sylvain Fournaise, Vice-President, Food Safety and Technical Services, and Research & Development, Olymel. “It’s inspired by an innovative approach in the R&D field that will generate a profitable synergy for our two organizations. We’re happy to offer our knowledge and experience in food chemistry while getting access to Cintech agroalimentaire’s research equipment and expertise.”