11 Nov 2021 --- Merit Functional Foods has kicked off operations at the world’s first commercial facility with the capability to produce food-grade canola protein, a new entrant to the plant-based space. The Canada-based company has inaugurated its new 94,000 sq ft plant-protein facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba The site is fully scaled to supply food and beverage customers with 90% purity pea and canola proteins for meat and dairy alternatives.