Twelve food and beverage companies have been chosen to fly the NSW flag at Fine Food Australia in Melbourne in September.
Minister for Trade and Industry Niall Blair announced those companies that would man the “Flavours of NSW” stand at the show.
The NSW Department of Industry is providing subsidised spots to promote 12 NSW companies on a specially designed “Flavours of NSW” stand, showcasing the state’s strengths as a high-quality food and beverage producer.
The 12 companies are Blushing Blueberries of Macksville, Eclipse Organics of Richmond, Fresh Fodder of Orange, Julianne's Kitchen of Hornsby, Little Creek Cheese of Wyong, Oz Tukka of Redhead, Pacdon Park of Moama, PhycoHealth of Bomaderry, The Welder’s Dog Brewing of Armidale, White Horse Coffee of Sutherland, Wildbrumby of Thredbo, and Born Wild Foods of Padstow.
The companies met this week at NSW Parliament for a pre-event preparation workshop.
The will feature gourmet food and niche beverages from the Riverina-Murray, Central Coast, Sydney, Hunter, New England-North West, Central West, Snowy Mountains, Illawarra-Shoalhaven, and North Coast regions.
“Fine Food Australia is our annual Olympics for food, bringing together 1,000 plus exhibitors from over 60 countries to compete for the attention of more than 20,000 food industry buyers and importers,” the Minister said.
“The event gives NSW food and beverage producers a chance to market their brands to a who’s who of the industry and sell their products to the nation and the world.
“This year’s event is in Melbourne and we’ve assembled a diverse list of our best and most innovative producers to showcase what we’re made of here in NSW.
“Our products will include mouth-watering artisan cheeses, gourmet coffee, native bush food, award winning condiments, sugar free chocolate, seaweed infused creations, and niche beverages including craft ginger beer and Snowy Mountains schnapps,” he said.
Fine Food Australia, to be held from 10-13 September, is a trade-only event targeted at professionals working in the foodservice, hospitality and retail industries.
