Director James Cameron opens pea processing plant in Sask.
It’s a Titanic investment for Saskatchewan agriculture.
Oscar-winning film director James Cameron and wife Suzy Amis Cameron were in Vanscoy Monday, joined by Premier Brad Wall and other dignitaries, to announce the formation of Verdient Foods Inc.
Verdient’s new food processing plant is located in the town west of Saskatoon. Once fully operational, the facility will have a goal to become the largest organic pea protein fractionation plant in North America, with a capacity 160,000 tonnes.
The Camerons have entered into a four-year research contract with the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre non-profit to develop value-added organic food products. These will be produced by Canadian and global companies using ingredients from their Verdient plant.