Summer, the mercury is rising and the South Australian Food Industry is heating up for its biggest year ever with a new South Australian Food Plan and the 10 year anniversary of the Premier's Food Awards.
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This season our bi-annual publication Food Talk celebrates the winners of the 2006 Premier’s Food Awards. We visit the South Australian Food Industry Hall of Fame inductee, San Remo Macaroni Company and interview the master of pasta, Maurice Crotti. We also meet an up and coming master in Steven Marafiote, the Young Leader with a five star future. Food Talk, Summer 2007 (Issue 24) (pdf, 643kb) You may need to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the magazine. |
Towards a South Australian Food Plan 2007-2010Eight percent annual growth in the value of finished food products is the target set out in the proposed South Australian Food Plan 2007-2010. |
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The Master of PastaA home-grown success is inducted into the South Australian Food Industry Hall of Fame. |
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Sheer brilliance!The stars of the South Australian food industry came out to shine at The Ninth Annual South Australian Premier’s Food Awards 2006. |
ScoreCard rises to $10.1 billionSouth Australia’s ‘headline’ gross food revenue figure broke through the $10 billion barrier in 2005-2006. |
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High value the way to goAustralian agriculture needs to shift towards high value markets, according to a report from the Australian Farm Institute (AFI). |
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Five star futureSteven Marafiote served his first customer in his dad’s fruit and vegetable business when he was 11. Two decades on he’s still selling… but this time it’s high end products to the cream of the Middle East’s food industry. |
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Australia’s Seafood FrontierNature’s seafood harvest underpins Eyre Peninsula’s new ‘branding’. |
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The art of butcheryThe skills of traditional artisan butchery are being kept alive with a new DVD. |
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Indulging the salty pleasures of Eyre PeninsulaSydney’s top chefs got a taste of the unique flavours of the Eyre Peninsula at the recent Sydney Seafood Promotion. |
The organic advantageOrganic standards in food integrity are of integral importance in organic and biodynamic production. |
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The good oil on olivesThe South Australian Olive Industry is forging ahead with new vision and a new strategic plan. |
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Slice of outback lifeVisitors to the 2007 Tastes of the Outback event are being encouraged to ‘eat their way’ through the region. |
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Gourmet goodies go onlineThe Regional Food SA Co-op Ltd has launched a new online store showcasing the gourmet foods of South Australia. |
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The power of the people‘The whole world buys South Australian. Do you?’ |
Bigger, Better! Food Export CentreThe Food Export Centre has moved to bigger and better premises at Kent Town. |
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Organics - the road aheadWhat was once the domain of only the most ardent consumer, organic produce has quickly become a staple food source for the mainstream shopper. |
