The Food Development Centre (FDC) in Portage la Prairie has had a busy year. Robin Young is the Chief Operating Officer at the FDC and explains they've continued to work with members of the agri-food industry to take products to market, test new ideas, and formulate new ingredients from prairie commodities. Young notes they work with startups and multi-national companies year round. In addition to these regular tasks at the FDC, the primary focus in 2018 has been renewing the equipment capacity for animal and plant protein products. Young explains this has been a focus for them because of the growing consumer demand for the protein products. Young insists it was a great year to be a part of the agri-food industry as it's seen so much growth in and around Portage as well as throughout the province.