Food and beverage manufacturing is one of the most measurement-intensive industries in the world. Every step of the manufacturing process depends on accurate, reliable instrumentation to maintain product quality, protect consumers, and meet the compliance requirements that govern Canada’s food production sector.

K&D Pratt’s Instrumentation team has decades of experience working with food and beverage manufacturers across Canada, including Molson, McCain Foods, and Cavendish Farms. We understand the specific demands of this industry, the complexity of Clean-in-Place systems, and the traceability expectations tied to HACCP plans and food safety certification programs.

We supply, install, commission, calibrate, and service the instrumentation your facility needs.

In food and beverage manufacturing, measurement is embedded in the process itself. Inaccurate flow means inconsistent batch volumes. Imprecise temperature at a pasteurization step is a food safety event. A failed level sensor in an ingredient silo stops production unexpectedly. And when a CFIA inspector or third-party food safety auditor visits, the first thing they review is your calibration records.

Instrumentation in food and beverage serves five core purposes:

• Product consistency: Precise measurement ensures every batch meets specification, whether brewing 10,000 litres of beer or processing hundreds of tonnes of frozen food product per day
• Food safety and HACCP compliance: Instruments at critical control points must be calibrated on a documented schedule and traceable to national measurement standards under the Safe Food for Canadians Act
• CIP process verification: Clean-in-Place systems require accurate flow, temperature, conductivity, and chemical concentration measurement to confirm cleaning is complete before production resumes
• Utility and energy management: Food and beverage facilities are major consumers of steam, water, compressed air, and CO₂; accurate utility metering drives cost reduction and environmental compliance
• Traceability and audit readiness: Process data from instrumentation supports batch records and documentation required by CFIA, SQF, BRC, and ISO 22000 certification schemes

K&D Pratt represents the following instrumentation manufacturers for food and beverage applications:

Flow Technology | Vortek Instruments | Cadillac Meter | Ashcroft | JUMO | Dwyer Omega | Hawk Measurement | Suntech Electric | Scaletron | POW Technology | Moore Industries | Chemline Plastics | Lokring Technology | O’Brien

Instruments at HACCP critical control points; most commonly temperature sensors at pasteurization steps, must be calibrated on a documented schedule, verified at defined intervals, and traceable to NRC (National Research Council of Canada) standards.

Calibration certificates must be retained and available for CFIA inspection and third-party audits under SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000, and ISO 22000.

Instruments used in thermal processing steps are typically calibrated every 3 to 6 months, with verification checks daily or per-shift. Other process instruments follow annual intervals or a schedule defined by your preventive control plan.