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Australian Pork Ltd is proud to deliver a curation of conversations on the future of food. This podcast will feature some incredible people across the entire food industry, and explore their perspectives on the innovations that will challenge the world of food as we know it.
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The Global Head of Food and Agribusiness Startup Innovation at Rabobank, Anne Greven shares some of the best and brightest startups and entrepreneurs from around the world that are bringing innovative and actionable ideas to many global Food & Ag companies. Anne also reviews the innovation lessons she’s learned in the last 12 months or so; and discusses her thoughts on future market opportunities and challenges in the food and ag space.
Anne has spent over 15 years at Rabobank, but has always had a focus on the food, beverage and agriculture side of things, including with her private ..read more
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Adrian Turner lives and breathes innovation and of late, he's turned his attention to the world of pork. Adrian co-founded a business called Exoflare, which is a data-driven biosecurity risk management system for pork farms. APL has been collaborating deeply with Exoflare and in this ep. Adrian shares the latest with our hosts, Billy and Mitch.
Adrian spent 18 years in Silicon Valley building some incredible businesses before returning to Australia in 2015. Most recently, Adrian has been appointed Deputy Chair of Prezzee and is leading the Minderoo Foundation’s Fire and Flood Resilience ..read more
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Brodee Myers-Cooke simply has us hanging off her every delicious, tasty word in this episode. As Editor and Chief at taste.com.au, Brodee served us up the latest trends, meal ideas and top picks just in time for Christmas. Brodee knows everything there is to know about what makes Australians come back for seconds and she’s extremely generous with offering up her perspective and insight. From air fryer pork crackling to the ‘new kale’ to what keeps shoppers up at night, this episode covers it all.
Brodee is the Editor and Chief of taste.com.au and bestrecipes.com.au - Australia’s most successfu ..read more
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Professor David Hughes aka. Dr Food, is well established as being completely in the know when it comes to global trends in food, meat and the retail sector. Couple that with his enthusiasm and passion, this conversation is incredibly entertaining, thought-provoking and sets the scene for what’s coming next in the retail meat category.
Dr David Hughes is a Professor of Food Marketing at Imperial College London, and the Royal Agricultural University in the UK. David is a renowned speaker who has a constantly evolving and informed view on global food industry developments. He helps organisations ..read more
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Bernie Brookes has had an incredible career and brings a cumulation of experience in retail, agriculture and innovation to his current role as Chair of Agriculture Innovation Australia. In this episode of Next on the Menu, Bernie shares the latest innovative projects he has his eye on, how the Australian pork sector could leverage those projects and his views on how we can add further value within the pork supply chain.
Bernie Brookes has substantial board and executive experience across retail, agriculture, data and technology companies. He was CEO of MYER for nine years, and held numerous se ..read more
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Diana Rodgers is on a mission to bring balance into the universal debates consumers, media and policy-makers are having about sustainable and healthy food systems. Which is why Diana has launched the Global Food Justice Alliance (from her HQ in Boston, USA) to advocate for the right of all people to choose nutrient-dense foods such as meat, which are critical for nutritious, environmentally sustainable, and equitable food systems that can sustain both human life and the planet. In this episode, Diana talks specifically about pork and how our Australian pork sector can leverage the work s ..read more
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Last year we met Kiwi futurist, Melissa Clark-Reynolds for the first time and she blew us away with her articulate insights and predictions around what was in store for the global meat industry and more specifically, the Australian pork sector. Since our initial conversation with Melissa generated the highest amount of listens in 2020, we jumped at the chance to speak with her again for the first episode of Season 2. Kicking off Season 2 with a bang, Melissa once again delivered us plenty of hard-hitting, punchy take-aways that our producers absolutely need to hear. From COVID key learnings in ..read more
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Well, we made it! A season wrapped and with the end of 2020 in our sights – what a year it’s been! In this special Christmas episode of Next on the Menu we have a chat to Charlotte Gilbert, General Manager Meat at Coles to find out more about their approaches to the pork category, sustainability and alternative proteins.
After this our co-hosts, Andrew ‘Billy’ Baxter and Mitch Edwards, recap season one and share the key outtakes from each episode. If you haven’t tuned in yet, or missed some episodes, we’d encourage you to give this section a listen, as Billy and Mitch give you a little inspira ..read more
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Not only is Dilhan F. Fernando responsible for the success of the world’s most renowned tea company, Dilmah Tea, Dilhan has huge aspirations for himself and the organisation in the sustainability and social license space. Dilhan is the son of Dilmah founder, Merrill J. Fernando, and while he continues his father’s work with Dilmah, he also is trustee of the Merrill J Fernando Foundation, Sri Lanka’s largest private humanitarian organisation. Dilhan shares with us the importance of legacy, corporate responsibility, ethics and transparency – all significant and relevant to the wider Australian a ..read more
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In this episode we speak to Tony Lowings, Global CEO of a universal family favourite - fast food giant, KFC. Whilst extremely busy managing the $26 billion business that comprises more than 24,000 restaurants in over 147 countries, Tony generously sat down with us to share his thoughts on the future of food. Tony provides insight on the innovation culture at KFC, his predictions for what’s coming next and what he believes sets pork apart. Whilst host Mitch Edwards pushes for Kentucky Fried ‘Pork’ and the best kept secret in history – the Colonel’s 11 herbs and spices recipe – our co-hosts both ..read more