RDA has just launched a new publication called “Our Champions of Food” that showcases stories from some of the most innovative food producers and agribusinesses across the Mid North Coast – and the Camden Haven's own Slice of Haven food and wine festival was chosen as one of these stories!
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
The purpose of Our Champions of Food is to promote our regional food industry. It’s also to inspire local food producers with stories of what can be achieved and to promote the benefits of choosing local produce among our regional community.
It’s a great publication that promotes the local food industry and tells the story of 18 food growers and producers who are thinking outside the box. You'll be amazed by what is happening in our local food industry!
Read it online here.
Some snippets
Did you know...
· MILO was invented in a small town near Kempsey.
· 80% of Australia’s blueberries are grown on the Coffs Coast.
· Saxbys Softdrinks in Taree celebrated 150 years this year.
· A Kempsey rabbit farmer has been featured on the hit TV show MasterChef, twice.
· Jewfish (or mulloway) could be the next big thing in aquaculture.
· A Macleay poultry farmer is the supplier of choice for celebrity chefs like Kylie Kwong and Stephano Manfredi.
· A local milk cooperative is flying 16,000 litres of fresh milk to China every week.
· Nambucca is the home of Australia’s only Indigenous “hatted” chef.
· A beef exporter in Taree has served their prime beef tenderloins to the Queen.
All these stories and more can be found in Our Champions of Food.
Lorraine Gordon, CEO of RDA Mid North Coast officially launched the publication on Monday 3rd November at the Regional Food Forum in Coffs Harbour.
“This regional food industry accounts for $1.5 billion of the total revenue for the Mid North Coast every year. It employs more than four and a half thousand people and contributes around 15% of our region’s exports. It’s a sector worth investing in!”
“If you want to talk more investment and jobs, then a push into value adding, food processing, packaging and exporting is where it needs to go. Fortunately, there are industry champions out there who are already leading the way and in this industry showcase we’ve highlighted many of these businesses as examples of what can be achieved.”
The digital publication is now available as an interactive flipbook and download from the RDA website.
