Winter 2005 is our biggest issue of Food Talk yet.
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This season Food Talk pays tribute to Margaret Lehmann who has helped lay the foundations for regional food in South Australia. There is plenty to report on the food industry's promotional activities both here and abroad and we look at some topical issues like credence values and trans fatty acids. Food Talk, Winter 2005 (Issue 20) (pdf, 530kb) You may need to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the magazine. |
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Australian eating habits a fresh lookThe latest research on Australia’s shopping, cooking and entertaining habits reveals that the nation can be divided into seven distinct food segments: 'house proud', 'trendsetter', 'old-fashioned cook', 'entertainer', 'zappit', 'take-it-away' and 'just feed me'. |
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Face of food - A river retreat replaces Margaret’s world of foodIt would have been easy for Margaret Lehmann to slip into a low-profile role as supportive wife when she married winemaker Peter and moved to the Barossa Valley. Trying to join the larger-than-life winemaker in a double act would have seemed a folly. |
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A little bit of history ... in every mouthfulNext time you pop a Menz FruChoc into your mouth you’ll be eating a little piece of South Australian history. |
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Be a leader and support the Premier’s Food AwardsDo you like being associated with outstanding leaders in the food industry? |
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Seafood promotion aims to hook Melbourne chefs and distributorsMelbourne’s leading chefs and seafood distributors were given a taste of South Australian seafood as part of a showcase of the Eyre Peninsula’s aquaculture industry. |
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Specialty cheesemakers promote a thriving industrySouth Australia’s growing number of speciality cheesemakers have formed an association known as Cheese SA and launched a website to promote regional cheeses. |
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New cargo services give export growth a flying startThe opportunity to airfreight food and many other products directly out of South Australia has been given a boost thanks to some clever logistical thinking by Singapore Airlines Cargo division. |
Should we give credence to all food claims?Drawing on the results of a major study by the Victorian Government, Michael Stone looks at Credence Values and what they mean for food producers and consumers. |
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AICHI World Expo provides a platform for South Australian promotionSouth Australia’s food and wine industries are making the most of the World Expo in Aichi prefecture, Japan, to promote the State’s premium products. The Aichi prefecture is centered on the city of Nagoya. |
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Supermarket branding strategy likely to shakeup food businessesIn one of the most significant changes in the manufacturer/retailer relationship in many years national retail chains are rationalising brands and asking manufacturers to pay huge sums to have their products in stores or risk being delisted from the shelves. |
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Clare Valley Cuisine chalks up another achievementDiners wishing to sample foods containing genuine regional produce can now select from menu items presented by members of Clare Valley Cuisine, displayed on specially designed blackboards sporting the group’s logo. |
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When only 100% is good enoughBrian Leckie’s long desire to produce healthy, 100 percent fruit and juice products is being realised. |
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Susan Nelle heads NFISSusan Nelle has been appointed to the role of Managing Director of the National Food Industry Strategy (NFIS) Ltd, following the resignation in February of Richard Brooks. |
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Brick oven book sells like hot cakesBrick ovens are proving to be a hot topic with the first edition of Russell Jeavons’ book, Your Brick Oven, selling out just two weeks after its release. |
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Cooperative spirit helps Clare producers go interstateThe Regional Food South Australia Cooperative, which was set up as a pilot program by Food Barossa in 2004, has welcomed on board food producers from nearby Clare Valley Cuisine. |
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Central Market a window on South AustraliaA stallholder at Adelaide’s Central Market is taking an innovative approach in designing tours of the city’s historic icon. |
Good things come in all sized packagesThe 2005 Australian Packaging Awards, organised by the Packaging Council of Australia, are calling for nominations. |
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Regional Food Groups workshop the way forwardRepresentatives from South Australia’s regional food groups headed ‘overseas’ in May for the latest Regional Food Workshop hosted by Good Food Kangaroo Island. |
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Trans fatty acids, Why all the fuss?Healthy living, healthy eating -food manufacturers are coming under more and more pressure to ensure that the foods they produce are health-conscious. In recent times, talk has been centred on a particular type of fat that many of us may not know too much about - trans fatty acids. |