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...
Dec 15, 2021•31 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast 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 a...
Dec 08, 2021•40 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Dec 01, 2021•27 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Nov 24, 2021•34 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast 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 retai...
Nov 17, 2021•36 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast 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 epi...
Nov 10, 2021•31 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast 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 har...
Nov 03, 2021•42 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 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 epis...
Dec 23, 2020•27 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Phil Morle is a Partner at the CSIRO's venture capital fund - Main Sequence Ventures. They invest in deep tech founders who are building unimaginable new companies with a strong connection to research. Prior to this, Phil was the founder of Australia’s first Silicon Valley style incubator, Pollenizer. Here, Phil played an instrumental role in developing the startup ecosystem across Asia Pacific and advised some of the world’s biggest organisations on practical ways to deliver new growth and the ...
Dec 16, 2020•35 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast 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, corpor...
Dec 10, 2020•32 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Nov 30, 2020•37 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast APL has a new strategic five-year plan with a bold and audacious ambition – to make Australian pork the nation's preferred protein and sustainably add $1 billion to farm gate value by 2025. In this episode, Mitch and Billy chat with CEO Margo Andrae to understand the direction and vision for Australian pork and the progressive culture and values she is building at APL. They talk through the actions, the goals and how the organisation will work collaboratively to ensure Australian pork remains af...
Nov 19, 2020•36 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast This week we speak to Eli Court from ClimateWorks . Eli’s professional life is dedicated to helping people transition to a zero emissions future and his expertise lies in making sense of complex technical and social research. Eli builds teams that turn research into effective on the ground projects, which is good news for us! Currently, Eli leads ClimateWorks’ Land Use Futures program, an initiative supporting the shift to sustainable food and land use in Australia. What drives Eli is making a c...
Nov 15, 2020•30 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Diana Rodgers has recently co-authored and launched her book, Sacred Cow: The Case for Better Meat and in an incredible feat of hard work, she is about to release the companion film which she also directed and produced. With her background as a “real food” nutritionist and sustainability advocate, Diana presents clear and impactful arguments for the place of meat diving straight into the environmental, nutritional and ethical debates. Diana lives near Boston, Massachusetts and is an author of tw...
Oct 28, 2020•41 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Renowned chef, Nino Zoccali has a fiery passion for good produce and amazing food. Nino grew up in country Western Australia, his family farming in the region for almost 100 years. Today, Nino remains committed and connected to agriculture and the land. At just 25, he opened his first restaurant in Margaret River and today he owns and operates two of Australia's most awarded Italian restaurants in Sydney. In this episode, Nino shares his take on rebuilding consumer connections to the supply chai...
Oct 14, 2020•42 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Stephen has a passion for 'fair' which makes absolute sense considering his role at Fairtrade Australia & NZ (Commercial Partnerships Lead) sees him responsible for helping businesses in Australia source coffee and cocoa from cooperatives in developing countries and thus makes sure our businesses here are tapping into ethical sourcing options. Stephen also worked in the pork industry previously for over 12 years and with a keen interest in food, including a specific fennel dusted crackling o...
Sep 29, 2020•31 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Luke Leyson didn't quite realise the wild ride he was in for when he first signed up to butchery. In fact, it was supposed to be a stepping stone to a career as a chef. He's now adamant that being a butcher deserves the same 'rock-star' status as chefs get these days, that he's stopping at nothing to ensure that happens. He's represented Australian on the global meat stage, is using social media to amplify his voice and, from his corner of the world in Adelaide, is making huge strides in profili...
Sep 16, 2020•29 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast We could listen to Melissa Clark-Reynolds, a futurist from New Zealand, for hours... Believe us when we say, Melissa has the most incredible insights and predictions for what's coming for the global meat industry and she shares what she picks are the biggest challenges and opportunities for the Australian pork sector. Not only is Melissa brilliantly clever she has the ability to break issues down and pinpoint the most important facts and explain them in a way, that put simply... just clicks. The...
Aug 31, 2020•39 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Australian Pork Lt’s new podcast ‘Next on the Menu’ hosted by APL Chairman, Andrew ‘Billy’ Baxter and GM of Business & Innovation, Mitch Edwards. As co-hosts, Billy and Mitch, have lined up guests selected to challenge Australian pork producers, and those interested in the future of food, on how they operate their businesses and how they think about innovation and opportunities.
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