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Hills producers take honours
at Premier's Food Awards 2007

Hills honey and cheese producers have won top honors in the 2007 Premier’s Food Awards.

The awards, now in their 10th year, aim to recognise creativity and innovation in the SA food industry.

Woodside Cheese Wrights took out the Finished Food award for medium-sized businesses (five to 20 employees) while Buzz Honey won the award for small businesses (up to five staff).

Jude and Tim Crowe of Buzz Honey entered the food awards for the first time this year and were thrilled to win the small business category.

The Dawesley couple established the company in 2000, and now produce a range of honeys from the Hills, Murray Mallee, Riverland and Limesone Coast, as well as honeycomb.

Mrs Crowe said the pair had worked full-time together since 2002.

“We started with nothing and both had other jobs, but now we’ve built up a solid financial foundation,” she said.

“We’ve employed one other person and will be putting on another soon, as well as a seasonal worker.

“We’re lucky to have such enticing and enviable honey flavors at our doorstep.”

Mrs Crowe said they were proud of making sure the honeys stayed perfect and unique, untouched and unblended, to retain their distinctive flavors.

For Woodside cheesemaker Kris Lloyd this is the fourth win in six years.

“I put it down to listening to customers’ feedback, and creating new products,” she said.

“We try to be very different, really out there.”

For example her latest cheese uses a new kind of mould, and has a single vine leaf on top.

The company produces 50 to 60 tonnes of cheese a year and supplies Qantas for business and first class.

Over the last financial year it experienced a 21% growth.

Several other Hills food companies were finalists in the awards, including B. -d. Farm Paris Creek, T & R Pastoral, Baylies of Strathalbyn, Cocolat and Richard Gunner’s Fine Meats.

(By Joan Clayton, courtesy The Courier).

In the News

Locavore's 100-mile diet

A Stirling cafe has become the first in SA to promote the ‘100-mile diet’ - local eating for global change.

The aim of Locavore (means local-eater) is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the transportation of food from the producer to the table.

Proprietors Chris March of Upper Sturt and Nathan Crudden of Teringie are passionate about using local produce at the same time as reducing the environmental cost of transporting food.

Mr Crudden said it was estimated that in the modern industrialised food system, every item travelled an average of 2400 km before ending up on the plate.

“That’s a lot of greenhouse gas emissions,” he said.

“In contrast we draw as much produce as possible from a 100-mile (160km) radius of Stirling.”

“If we can’t source the food locally, we look for family-farmed produce, then organic or fair trade produce.”

The partners, who have been involved in the food and catering industry for many years, learned about the 100-mile diet while researching new developments in food.

The concept began in the US in 2005, then a Canadian couple coined the term during a year-long experiment in which they ate only produce grown within 100 miles of their home.

Mr March said Locavore’s menus were devised around the produce available, rather than from standard recipes.

“For example, we don’t serve rice or pineapples,” he said.

“But we’re very fortunate that so much produce is available within the 160km limit.

“We even have tea, as well as spices, fruit, meat, vegetables, cheese, olives, flour and seafood.”

The Courier, Mount Barker

Fine Food Queensland

Flavour SA will be coordinating a South Australian stand at Fine Food Queensland from 9-11 March at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre.  Space is very limited so if you are interested in participating please complete the attached form and fax back as soon as possible. [PDF (56k)]

Reclaim the Food Chain

You are invited to "Reclaim the Food Chain" A public forum on the state of our food and agriculture, a discussion on how we can work to build just and sustainable, community-based food production, and the launch of Friends of the Earth's bioregional eating challenge, the 'Local Food Feast'.

Time: 6.00pm for 6.30pm (8.00pm finish)
Date: Monday 3 December
Place: Sarah's Cafe, 12 Leigh Street, Adelaide

Featuring: Kaurna elder Auntie Josie Agius Simon Bryant (Executive Chef, Hilton Adelaide; co-presenter ABC's 'The Cook and the Chef') Stuart Gifford (Sarah's Cafe restauranteur) Joel Catchlove (Friends of the Earth) Zannie Flanagan (Adelaide Showgrounds Farmers' Market) Steve Lancaster (Sarah's Cafe chef) Live music by Soursob Bob with Emma Luker and good food from local producers! For more information visit http://www.adelaide.foe.org.au/, or contact Friends of the Earth on 08 8227 1399 or joel.catchlove@foe.org.au.

Presented by Friends of the Earth Adelaide and Sarah's Cafe.

Joel Catchlove Friends of the Earth Adelaide
120 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000
08 8227 1399 | 0403 886 951
email: joel.catchlove@foe.org.au
web: www.adelaide.foe.org.au

Business Networking Breakfast

The Adelaide Hills Regional Development Board, supported by the SA Department of Economic Development, has pleasure in inviting you and your colleagues to a business networking breakfast for local business people.

Time: 7:15 for 7.30am - 9:15am
Day: Friday14 December 2007
Venue: Piccadilly Restaurant, Mt Lofty House
Location: Summit Road, Mount Lofty
Cost: $20 including full breakfast

Topic: Accessing export opportunities in the Asia Pacific Region.

"From trade mission to mission accomplished."

Presenter: Ernie Goh
President of the Australia - Singapore Business Council (SA) Inc

Adelaide Hills Regional Development is planning an outbound trade mission to "Food and Hotel Asia 2008", in Singapore in April 2008. This opportunity will be of most interest to food and wine businesses looking to grow into export markets. Opportunities for funding support through the (SA) Department of Trade and Economic Development Market Access Program (MAP) will also be discussed.

To RSVP: Please e-mail Sarah at admin@adelaidehills.com.au

no later than COB Wednesday12 December 2007

Or book by phone
Attention: Sarah
Adelaide Hills Regional Development
Ph: 8391 1374

An invoice for the breakfast event will be forwarded with your confirmation of registration.
Bookings are essential and places are limited. Your RSVP would be appreciated before close of business on Wednesday 12 December 2007. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Sarah on: 8391 1374

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PIRSA publications

PIRSA Agriculture, Food and Wine produce two key complimentary publications for and about the SA food industry.

Food Talk magazine

Summer and Winter issues reviewing the SA food industry and opportunities. Showcasing the leaders, innovators and the government/industry partnership under the SA Food Plan.

To subscribe send your contact details to contact@safoodcentre.com

Food-e-News

Each month Food-e-News hits your inbox with what's happening in the world of food in South Australia.

To subscribe send your email address to foodenews@safoodcentre.com

Catherine Barnett 

Executive officer

Flavour SA
PO Box 124
Glenside    5065
ph 8431 7131
fax 8431 7171
email contact@flavoursa.com.au
web www.flavoursa.com.au

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Volunteering SA is offering

Last chance: free training for volunteers in 2007

Funded by the Government of South Australia, Office for Volunteers

Training held in the CBD at Volunteering SA
Level 1, Torrens Building 220 Victoria Square Adelaide

To register or for further details, please contact Volunteering SA on 8221 7177 or email reception@volunteeringsa.org.au .
Registrations are essential.

Any assistance with promoting these sessions would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,
David

David Waylen
Volunteer Services Manager
Volunteering SA

!st Floor Torrens Building
220 Victoria Square
Adelaide SA 5000

Ph: 08 8221 7177
Fax: 08 8221 7188
Mobile: 0412 011 638

E: David.Waylen@volunteeringsa.org.au
Website: www.volunteeringsa.org.au

Advertising 

Adelaide Hills Food Chain newsletter offers excellent exposure

The Adelaide Hills Food Chain is a great place for members and associated businesses to advertise products, services, opportunities and events - in fact, anything that relates to our food industry.

Reaching Adelaide Hills Food Members and Friends, local and interstate food media, Adelaide Hills Tourism Marketing Committee members and members of the Adelaide Hills Wine Region, advertising in the Adelaide Hills Food Chain represents fantastic value at $40 plus GST per standard supplied ad.

If you would like to advertise in the next issue of the Adelaide Hills Food Chain visit www.adelaidehillsfood.com.au/news/advert/ or contact Marc Dobson on 08 8388 7512.

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IDO Work Focus Draft

SA FOOD PLAN 2007-2010
FOOD AND BUSINESS INNOVATION (FBI) PROGRAM

FBI includes both Industry and Business Capability Development and
Innovation and Product Development Pillars of the Food Plan.

The following are notes related to the focus of new IDOs in the new program:

At least 80% of the effort must be directed towards the Food Plan target of 8% growth in Finished Foods. Other activities may include such things as food/wine/tourism development, support to industry associations, networking etc

The main aim of the program is to assist food businesses to grow sustainably at the 8% target if possible over the life of the Plan and beyond.

Initial work is expected to include the following:

Identify local/regional contacts who may assist in the delivery of services, assistance to food businesses etc.
These may include both state and federal government resources such as:
DTED regional officers
Austrade Trade start officers
Area Consultative Committees (Fed program)
SATC/Tourism officers
Local Council
Private consultants
Industry associations
Locate and update as needed Food Business database with focus on high growth finished food businesses
Identify potential High Growth Companies
Meet Food Groups and Chairs and ensure a thorough understanding of the group, its members and potential for development
Determine any issues that require attention and notify Program Manager as appropriate.
Review FIDO reports from previous program
Identify possible new projects focused on value adding/finished foods especially
New Product Development projects/opportunities
Identify market development issues for referral and discussion with GM Market Development Program

FBI PROGRAMS MAY ASSIST FOOD BUSINESSES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS

Business/ Strategic/Marketing Plans
Food Safety/HACCP
New product Development/Innovation
Joint Ventures etc relating to growth, export
Investment /Joint Venture facilitation 

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