The South Australian food industry’s newest Hall of Fame inductee is on track to achieving his vision of becoming the leading independent retailer in the world. The Drake grocery empire was born in 1974 and today includes 35 supermarkets in Adelaide and 10 in Queensland (trading under the Foodland, Drake Supermarkets and IGA banners); two licensed post offices and four stand alone newsagents. Roger is very supportive of the Australian food industry – particularly the South Australian industry; something that was noted by the Hall of Fame judges. More...
The new SA Food Centre – the ‘first stop’ facility to assist South Australian food businesses grow and develop – is officially open. The Centre combines for the first time, the state’s leading industry experts under one roof. It aims to give businesses easy access to key industry and government services, as well as offer hands-on assistance in the areas of packaging, testing, food science and product development. More...
The latest SA Food ScoreCard shows that gross food revenue has reached a record $11.5 billion. The growth of the SA food industry accelerated significantly across all the major performance aggregates, particularly driven by a significant rebound in the field crop sector, resulting in a boost to overseas and interstate commodity exports. More...
In the December edition of Food-e-News, meet the Award winners leading the way, Gross food revenue reaches record $11.5 billion, we showcase value chain success, head to Asia for HOFEX, find out about funding available for food and wine experiences and escape to the Cape. More...
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