2024 applications now open
F&B 2024 Support Payment applications now open. We have assisted 250 people to date and provided more than $1.1M to the industry in SA. If you know what training you want to […]
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Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Andrew Mills
In 2011 Andrew and his wife started their own on farm butchery business called The River Farm Products enabling them to grown their own quality meat and sell to the public. They […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Simone Higgins
O Simone, Simone, wherefore art thou Simone? Simone completed various hands on chocolate making courses in 2008 at Savour Chocolate and Pattiserie School in Melbourne and had the dream to become a […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – David Hinchliffe
David was one of our first cheese industry applicants and in 2011 was funded to travel to New Zealand and complete the Cheesemakers Certificate at the New Zealand Cheese School. In the […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Sarah Neill
The amazingly talented Sarah was one of our inaugural recipients in 2007. Her awards at that time included Gold for SA Bakeskills Australia, Gold for National Bakeskills Australia, Gold for State Worldskills […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Recco O’Connor
With a firm belief that the baking industry would provide him with a rewarding future Recco applied to us in 2014 for funding to complete Cert III Retail Baking (Combined). His plan […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Sally George
Sally came to us in 2013. She was a Cheesemaker on Kangaroo Island and absolutely loved her job. She had already started making new styles of cheese with the entire range of […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Luke Gamma
Luke had been working in the meat industry for approximately 7 years when he approached us for assistance in 2009. His funding allowed him to complete a Certificate IV in Meat Processing […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Rachael from Ability Chocolates
Extra special honorary recipient of the week – even though our F&B recipient is officially her Mum – but for this week we are making Rachael an honorary F&B Recipient of the […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Shane Andersom
Shanes funding allowed him to complete a Diploma in Food Industry Quality Assurance in 2009. The training included Principles and Applications of HACCP, Internal Food Safety Auditor, Food Safety QA Management and […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Meagan Evans
SAI Global internal auditor training and intro to food safety and HACCP awareness was the next step in Meagans training when she approached us in 2014. By completing the courses it gave […]
Support SA Buy Local – F&B recipient of the week – Tony Harding
Tony and his wife purchased a 34 acre dairy property outside of Normanville with the aim of setting up a small sheep dairy and cheesery. His cheese interest started as a child […]