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| Edition 52 - November 2009 | > EXPAND ALL ARTICLES |
Food & Hotel Asia: 20-23 April, 2010
 Industry & Investment NSW is organising a NSW stand at Food & Hotel Asia 2010 in Singapore. NSW food and beverage companies and those offering catering and hospitality supplies and services are invited to participate on the NSW stand at this exhibition.Since 1978, FHA has been the premier sourcing platform for thousands of food and hospitality trade buyers in Asia. With a spectacular showcase of the latest products, services and technologies from market leaders, FHA addresses the procurement needs of trade buyers and provides an abundance of networking opportunities for Asia’s food and hospitality sectors.
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Industry & Investment NSW support for new food website listing
Sally and Gordon Hammond’s Australian Regional Food Guide has led the way in researching, publicising and supporting regional food and wine producers and in this, its 10th successful year, launches a new website to celebrate this milestone anniversary. The new website http://www.australianregionalfoodguide.com.au/ had its soft launch earlier this month introducing visitors to a brand new platform, format, and features that further enhance the site’s leadership in promoting the best fresh, local produce and products from throughout the nation.
Industry & Investment is subsidising eligible NSW food companies to list on this site for the next 12 months. Interested food producers should contact Jillian Fryer on jillian.fryer@business.nsw.gov.au for more details.
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Business Club Australia Vancouver 2010
Showcase your product and network with potential or existing customers at the Vancouver Winter Olympics!
Business Club Australia (BCA) is a world-class program that creates strategic business opportunities around truly global sporting events. With a track record of success for Australian businesses at the Beijing Olympics, Rugby World Cup and the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, BCA’s attention is now focused on the opportunities surrounding the Vancouver Winter Games. If you are intending to be in Vancouver during the games, you may wish to participate in BCA’s customer hosting program, business matching and networking events. For the latest on everything Vancouver and the current opportunities please visit www.businessclubaustralia.com.au/vancouver2010
There is the opportunity to access tickets to sporting events to entertain clients. For details, click here. BCA provides your business the chance to showcase your companies’ capabilities in the context of a truly global sporting event.
For more information about the BCA Vancouver 2010 program, please contact: Matthew Proft Project Manager, Business Club Australia Austrade Level 23, 201 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Tel: +61 2 9390 2084 Email: Matthew.Proft@austrade.gov.au 
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Premier’s NSW Export Awards
NSW’s top exporters were announced at the 2009 Premier’s NSW Export Awards dinner held in Sydney on 28 October 2009. Agribusiness and food companies featured prominently among the winners.
Agribusiness Exporter of the Year: Namoi Cotton Co-operative Ltd
Namoi Cotton is the only Australian owned company in the cotton industry. They are also the leading provider of ginning and marketing services to the Australian cotton industry. Regional Exporter of the Year: MSM Milling
MSM Milling Pty. Ltd. operates Australia’s first and most modern integrated oilseed crushing and refining facility at Manildra in Central NSW. Young Exporter of the Year: Garrick Harvison-Yarraman Estate
Yarraman Estate is the oldest vineyard in the Upper Hunter producing wine and distributing it globally. NSW Asian Exporter of the Year: Atron Enterprises Pty Ltd
Atron processes and markets a range of chilled and frozen meat products and offal under a number of brands nationally and internationally. NSW Western Sydney Exporter: Gloria Jean's Coffees International Gloria Jean’s Coffees is an Australian owned global company with 917 coffee houses operating in 37 countries, including 423 coffee houses overseas. These companies have demonstrated that through quality, innovation and cleverness, NSW companies can take on the world and win.
The Premier’s NSW Export Awards are organised by the Australian Institute of Export. Industry & Investment NSW is the principal sponsor of the awards and sponsor of two categories – the NSW Exporter of the Year and the Regional Exporter Award.
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Kangaroo Action Plan to counter effect of Russian Ban
 The NSW Government is supporting the development and implementation of a national kangaroo industry marketing plan to help counter the significant impact of a Russian ban
on kangaroo meat imports.
The Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia reports that up to 2,400 jobs have been lost because of the Russian ban which has also forced the closure of a string of regional kangaroo processing operations. | ||
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New Look Foodweek.com.au
 After more than 40 years of providing news and information to the grocery sector, in 2010 online food industry news provider Foodweek (http://www.foodweek.com.au/) will move in a new direction. Small, independent food producers and growers in Australia and New Zealand have seen considerable growth in the last few years, and Foodweek has identified a need in this community for a reliable source they can turn to for news and information in this sector. | ||
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9th World Sheep & Wool Congress
 This triennial event, to be held 6 - 10 April 2010 in Sydney, attracts producers, processors, researchers, marketers and government agencies involved in the sheep meat and wool industries. Over 21 years the event has grown internationally, attracting delegates from over 14 countries. Industry participants from around the world gather to share information, build relationships and establish new markets. | ||
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