Author: John Ioannou

Corey had been working in the meat industry for many years when he approached us in 2008 as he wanted to further his career and pursue his dream of eventually becoming a […]

With the philosophy that good chocolate should not only linger on your palate it should linger for many years, Daniela created Chocolat by Daniela. Her aim was to capture the best of […]

With two wood fired ovens Tony has plans to eventually establish a niche home based food business. He loves making bread for the community and watching the enjoyment on peoples faces when […]

Coming from the country Leini thought that everybody baked, and then discovered that they didn’t. She was “fairly self-taught” and produced a range of cakes, slices and tarts. With her next step […]

Sally and Peter are 2012 recipients who each used their funding to complete a Diploma of Food Processing. They are from the Riverland area and had designed and built a machine to […]

In 2012 Sue approached us looking to complete Cert IV and Diploma of Food Technology. In addition to being a qualified Chef Sue she was working at the time for Beerenberg as […]

In 2014 Martin founded Popsicool with the goal of making delicious, handcrafted, completely natural fruit ice blocks using locally sourced fruits, dairy products and ingredients. Popsicool product flavours included mango smoothie, raspberry […]

As a trade qualified Cook, Jessica had developed an interest in pastry and dessert. In 2011 she studied full time to complete Cert IV Patisserie in order to challenge herself and expand […]

Greg was keen to formalise his brewing training and undertook the Cert III Food Processing (Microbrewing) at TAFESA Regency in 2019. This combined with his previous training including Cert IV Bookkeeping & […]

Kath is an early career affineur with an intense desire to learn more about affinage, build an appropriate skillset and be able to assist local cheese makers to create uniquely matured cheeses […]

Jessica works in the wine industry and will be completing WSET Level 2 Award in Wines to give her a more technical understanding of wine making, grape growing and an educated approach […]

Lara has extensive skills and experience in the wine industry. She is planning on completing WSET level 2 and 3 as a genuine reflection of her level of wine knowledge and expertise, […]