Latest news from the Plenty Food Group
- Plenty Food Group Supplier Expo
- Nominate Your Best Supplier or Service Provider
- 'Brunei Halal' Brand Launch
- 'Brunei Halal' Next Steps
- September Business Breakfast
- Supply Chain Integration Project
- PFG @ Fine Food Australia, Melbourne 2008
- PFG @ Food and Hotel Asia 2008
- PFG Membership
- Food Innovation Grants Programme
- Whittlesea Country Music Festival - Regional Showcase
- 2007 Business Partner Cities Roundtable
- Halal International Conference 2007 (HICEA)
- Worksafe Television Commercial Filming
- Gwangju International Food Industry Fair
- Hume Economic Update - Advertise
- Seoul Food & Hotel 2008
Plenty Food Group Supplier Expo
Wednesday 17 October 2007
Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre, South Morang
The first Plenty Food Group Supplier Expo will give you the opportunity to meet with suppliers to your food industry locally. There will be representatives from the packaging industry, logistics, employment and more to discuss and help you with your requirements.
The expo is being provided to you as an avenue to make potential savings in material and services, and/or assure that you have the best quality of product or service available to suit your needs.
Running concurrently with the expo will be a speaker program covering topics such as Marketing, Kosher, Brunei Halal, export and more.
The Plenty Food Group working with the Victorian State Government is proud to put this event on for you.
For more information go to www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/pfg-expo or contact Marshall Dwyer on 9217 2148 or email marshall@plentyfoodgroup.com.au
Nominate Your Best Supplier or Service Provider
Plenty Food Group 'Preferred Supplier' database
The Plenty Food Group is looking to recognise your valuable suppliers of goods and services. In developing the 'Preferred Supplier' database, members will be able to nominate their valued suppliers and leave comments for other members to read.
The 'Preferred Supplier' database will be developed into a resourceful business/reference tool for Plenty Food Group manufacturers to resource to for suppliers.
To nominate a supplier, follow this link: www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/supplier-nomination.asp
For more information contact Marshall Dwyer on 9217 2148 or email marshall@plentyfoodgroup.com.au
'Brunei Halal' Brand Launch
August 2007, Brunei
The Plenty Food Group recently attended the International Halal Products Expo in Brunei, where The Sultan of Brunei launched the 'Brunei Halal' brand and viewed product from 17 Plenty Food Group Manufacturers. For more information go to www.plentyfoodgroup.com
The 'Brunei Halal' brand accreditation process will be starting shortly, more information will be available soon. If you want to take part in this program and haven't already completed the expression of interest form, you can download one from here: www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/brunei/bhb-int.pdf
For more information contact Marshall Dwyer on 9217 2148 or email marshall@plentyfoodgroup.com.au
'Brunei Halal' Next Steps
Information will be available shortly on the accreditation process to have products certified Halal under the 'Brunei Halal' program on the Plenty Food Group website.
Two of the next steps include:
1. Choosing the products you wish to have certified under 'Brunei Halal' accreditation.
2. Collecting ingredient lists of selected products for desk audit.
In the coming months auditors will arrive in Australia from Brunei to visit businesses for the 'Brunei Halal' accreditation process. If you want to take part in this program and haven't already completed the expression of interest form, you can download one from here: www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/brunei/bhb-int.pdf
For more information contact Marshall Dwyer on 9217 2148 or email marshall@plentyfoodgroup.com.au
September Business Breakfast
Friday 21 September 2007, 7am to 9am, Attwood
Ford Australia President, Tom Gorman, will address the September Hume Business Breakfast to talk about the Ford's association with the Hume Volunteer Gateway Project.
For more information go to click here.
Supply Chain Integration Project
You can now download the presentation by Professor John Dalrymple from www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/presentations
PFG @ Fine Food Australia, Melbourne 2008
September 2008, Melbourne
Fine Food Australia is the largest food expo in our region and is growing rapidly. The Plenty Food Group will be exhibiting here representing all members, with space being made available for members to have a significant presence without the full cost of an individual stand.
Business wanting to participate with the Plenty Food Group at this Expo need to register their interest with Marshall Dwyer by email marshall@plentyfoodgroup.com.au or call 9217 2148
PFG @ Food and Hotel Asia 2008
22-25 April 2008, Singapore
Food & Hotel Asia is the largest food, beverage and hospitality event in the Asia Pacific region. Held every two years, FHA 2008 will showcase over 120 companies from Australia and the Australian national pavilion will be one of the largest national groups on show.
For more information go to www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/expo/fha08
Business wanting to participate with the Plenty Food Group at this Expo need to register their interest with Marshall Dwyer marshall@plentyfoodgroup.com.au or call 9217 2148
PFG Membership
Due now....
For more information go to www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/member or call Marshall Dwyer on 9217 2148
Food Innovation Grants Programme
Round 2 is now open with applications closing on 8 November 2007
Details (including Guidelines, Supplementary Information and Frequently Asked Questions) can be found at www.daff.gov.au/foodinnovation. Please note that all documents have been updated since Round 1, and the preliminary application form is now divided into two parts.
Go to www.daff.gov.au/foodinnovation, email foodinnovation@daff.gov.au or phone the grant hotline on 1800 631 715 for more details.
Whittlesea Country Music Festival - Regional Showcase
9-10 February 2008, Whittlesea Showgrounds, Whittlesea
Businesses are once again being offered the opportunity to participate in the Whittlesea Country Music Festival Regional Showcase. Participants last year reaped great benefit in promotion and sales, and so can you.
Download the information flyer www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/info/2008-02-WCMF.pdf or contact Marshall on 9217 2148 or email marshall@plentyfoodgroup.com.au
2007 Business Partner Cities Roundtable
3 - 5 October 2007 Melbourne
The City of Melbourne in conjunction with the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) is proud to be hosting the 2007 Business Partner Cities (BPC) Roundtable. Coinciding with this year's Melbourne Business Festival, the BPC Roundtable will bring together government and business leaders from 13 key Asian cities to exchange ideas, information and new business opportunities.
Go to www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/info/roundtable for more details.
Halal International Conference 2007 (HICEA)
22 -23 October 2007, Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre
HICEA will bring together main players in the Halal industry from Australia and International markets with the objective of promoting business opportunities to new and existing Australian small and medium enterprises.
For more information download HICEA information flyer: www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/info/hicea07.pdf
Download HICEA registration form: www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/info/hicea-reg.pdf
Worksafe Television Commercial Filming
Do you have suitable premises?
'allformat locations' are looking for a suitable factory location to film a new Worksafe television commercial, do you have something suitable?
To find out more go to www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/info/worksafetv
Gwangju International Food Industry Fair
22 - 25 November 2007, Korea
KOTRA is recruiting Australian food companies based in Victoria and South Australia to attend one of the biggest food industry fairs in Korea, Gwangju Food 2007, with strong incentives on offer for manufacturers to attend.
Go to www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/info/kotra for more details.
Hume Economic Update - Advertise
Business can advertise in the Hume Economic Update which is distributed quarterly to over 4,500 companies and personal subscribers. Advertising space is now available in the December 2007 issue.
For more information, go to www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/info/eco.update.asp
Seoul Food & Hotel 2008
14-17 May, South Korea
Seoul Food & Hotel 2008 offers you an entree into one of Asia's most dynamic food and hospitality markets.
For more information go to www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au/info/seoul07
For further enquires on the Plenty Food Group contact
Marshall Dwyer
Food Cluster Co-ordinator
Phone +61 3 9217 2148
Mobile +61 408 587 941
Fax +61 3 94099808
contact@plentyfoodgroup.com.au
www.plentyfoodgroup.com.au