Ian Young and his Mexican Express food business is perfecting the ‘gobble to go’ concept.
Ian is nothing if not adaptable. Since 1991, the amiable food manufacturer and his Mexican Express brand have supplied the market with everything from taco seasonings, ‘squeezy’ cheeses, Jalapeno salsa, heat n’ go nachos packs, corn chips, to pasta sauces, quince paste, custards, olives and pickled onions. Eighteen years down the track however, his food manufacturing business is lean, mean and focussed - a well-oiled business with a reputation for quality niche market food production. More...
Food Talk, Spring 2009 (Issue 32) is out now...
In the January edition of Food-e-News, key ingredients to food branding, what are SA’s top food export markets?, Food Strategy operations underway, Think Food – a South Australian Trade Show, Food ftrends for 2010, measuring the SA food industry, strengthening SA’s food systems and key agricultural conference in Adelaide . More...
South Australia’s food industry has shown remarkable resilience over the last year, with new figures showing Gross Food Revenue has grown by 9 per cent - or $1.0 billion - to reach a new record high of $12.4 billion. The new annual data for the Food Scorecard demonstrates the strength of the food industry and its importance to South Australia. The value of overseas exports, food manufacturing (finished food) and employment in the State’s food industry have also grown significantly over 2008/09. More...
South Australia’s food and wine industries have been set a challenge by Adelaide Thinker in Residence, Professor Andrew Fearne: "Focus on consumer demands or risk losing your international competitiveness." His final report 'Sustainable Food and Wine Value Chains' has been released and details that South Australian food and wine faces steep challenges to enhance their strategic thinking and management practices. "There needs to be a shift from a production focus to a market focus where the consumer’s demands come first and businesses work together to meet those demands," said Andrew. More...
The South Australian Food Centre can assist SA food businesses with their labelling requirements. Labelling is not only an important marketing tool, it is now by law a requirement for most food businesses. A label performs several functions. Identifying the product through name and brand, positioning the product in the consumer’s mind, describing the product and promoting the product if it is eye catching enough. The SA Food Centre’s Senior Food Technologist, Stewart Eddie said when designing your label, it is important to take into account all the information you are required by law to have, balanced with making the label eye catching, easy to read and informative. More...
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