Food Sciences :
Niagara College offers food sciences faculty and students the opportunity to work with local industry partners on real-world projects through course-based assignments and applied research initiatives.
Students in the Culinary Skills and Management programs learn in fully equipped culinary teaching labs, from internationally recognized chef professors. They have the opportunity to gain experience in both the NCI and on co-op placements in regional, national, and international restaurants and hotels.
The Niagara Culinary Institute includes both culinary programming and a “learning enterprise” - a full service on-campus dining room open to the public. Students and research assistants have access to fully equipped culinary teaching labs and training from internationally recognized chef professors. Research activities in this specialization area include the use of Internet technologies and social networks for teaching purposes; research into food safety standards, attitudes, behaviours and practices on the service side of the industry; and consumer preference studies in food and wine.
Infrastructure:
- Access to fully equipped culinary teaching labs and training from internationally recognized chef professors
- (coming soon)Test Kitchen and Consumer Tasting Lab
- Full service, on-campus dining room that is open to the public
Areas of Research Include :
- Recipe and product development
- Consumer preference studies in food and wine
- Food safety standards
- Attitudes, behaviours and practices in the service side of the industry
