Episode description

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 senior roles in buying and marketing for Woolworths before that including leading the charge on the Fresh Food People campaign back in the day. In more recent times, Bernie has served as a non-executive director for the Dairy Industry Association as well as Ingham’s, and is the current Chair of embedded tracing technology company, Dotz.tech. Bernie has received many awards over the years, including Food Week Retail Executive of the Year, National Retail Association Food Industry Executive of the Year, Food Week Buyer of the Year, and the Sir Charles McGrath Award from the Australian Marketing Institute for his significant lifetime contribution to marketing.