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Felicity Playford

As the co-owner of Really Truly Gluten Free, Felicity is also the primary baker of their GF deliciousness.

Matt Johnson

Matt is the co-owner/operator of Ditters, a well-known, much loved, small food business in Adelaide.

Shane Buckley

Shane would like to complete the TAFESA Small Scale Winemaking course at Barossa Valley TAFE.

Brendan Carter

Brendan founded Unico Zelo 13 years ago and has grown ir from a startup into a B-Corp certified winery with a clear market position , a team of specialists, and a CEO to lead operations,  Now planting a 25 hectare vineyard Brendan wants to ensure that he fully understands the formal governance requirements required to run a business of this size.

Jake Hicks

Being a relative new-comer to the SA brewing industry, Jake began his brewing career just over 3 years ago.

Tia Riccio

With a keen interest in baking Tia has self-funded the majority of a Cert III Patisserie at TAFESA.

Jade Macdonald

As a young person starting out Jade is passionate about baking and hopes to continue it as a full-time career.

Tom Burfitt

Tom has a deep passion for wine, winemaking and the community that surrounds it.

Chris Chilvers

Having worked in the food industry for more than 25 years, Chris began his career as a chef before transitioning into manufacturing and R&D roles where he developed a strong technical foundation in food production, process design and product innovation.

Justin Conceicao

Luna Brewing and Distilling is a family-run passion project focused on developing Australian agave spirits (we can't call it tequila) using 100% locally grown agave.

Kiera Skorpos

In her third year studying a Bachelor of Viticulture & Oenology Kiera is passionate about crafting wine.

Josh Waechter

Josh is a winemaker based in McLaren Vale with over 20 years of experience in the industry.

Hollie Grainger

"Wine has always been more than just a career for me - it is a passion and a way of connecting with people, stories and place.

Chloe Beames

Chloe graduated from UniSA in 2021 as a honor roll student in a Bachelor of Nutrition and Food Science, majoring in Food science & this is where her interest in brewing began.

Joanne Powell

Wanting to develop advanced baking skills and techniques that go beyond what she has taught herself Jo was successful in receiving 2026 funding to complete Petit Gateaux training at Savour in Melbourne in addition to the LCB Patisserie techniques course in Adelaide.

Alec Hutchins

Alec is keen to develop his brewing knowledge and practices along with works production and processes.

Paul Sparkes

Paul has run Beer No Evil for 5 years.

Charavy Chan

Charavy is a passionate food technologist who has been working in the SA food and beverage industry for twenty years as well as consulting for the sector for the last 2 years.

Gerard Callanan

Gerard is the owner, cheesemaker and affineur at Lilyarra Artisan Cheese who are based in Victor Harbor.

Welcome

The Board of the Food & Beverage Development Fund SA Inc are pleased to announce the establishment of a series of support payments designed to assist and support students or intending students within the Food & Beverage industries.

Successful recipients receive between $1,000 and $10,000 to develop their skills and knowledge through research, education and/or training. The support payments are intended to reward individuals that have shown exceptional commitment to vocational education and training and who are committed to furthering their skills and knowledge within their chosen industry.

We firmly believe in the importance of learning and we are committed to assisting those individuals who share this belief.

To date we have proudly assisted 292 people, and provided close to $1.4 MILLION in support payments and sponsorship of industry events, numbers that we are incredibly proud of.

  • Applications have now CLOSED for the Boards generous offer of for a second round of 2026 funding with some fantastic applications received.  
  • Please complete mailing list if you would like to be advised when future rounds are announced.
  • Cooks and Bakers Trade Recognition application process changed effective July 2021. From January 2026 we are no longer tasked with this process. Please refer to Occupational Recognition page for further information.

 

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