Partner bios

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The Food & Agribusiness Network (FAN) was established in 2015 to grow the Sunshine Coast’s agrifood sector by creating an ecosystem that supports collaboration, accelerates innovation and drives trade, locally and globally. Currently, FAN has more than 370 members from across the food value chain, located in and around Gympie, Noosa, the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay and beyond, and is recognised nationally and internationally as an exemplar agrifood hub.

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When complete, TURBINE will be Australia’s first purpose built, end-to-end food and beverage manufacturing and education precinct – unlocking growth, accelerating innovation and creating a national blueprint for collaborative manufacturing.

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Founded in 2018, the Vertical Patch team set out to change the shape of Agriculture in Australia. Vertical Patch aims to develop the smartest, most productive and sustainable vertical urban farms as close to their customers and partners as possible.

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The City of Coffs Harbour represents a local government area within the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia that encompasses the regional city of Coffs Harbour, an area adjacent to the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line.

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Costa Group is Australia’s leading grower and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables. Our farming operations cover 7,200+ planted hectares, 40 hectares of glasshouse facilities and three main mushroom growing facilities. Our fresh produce includes:

Berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries), Citrus (oranges and mandarins), Mushrooms, Glasshouse tomatoes, Avocados, Table grapes, Bananas.

Costa is also a major exporter of fresh produce, including citrus, table grapes, avocados and blueberries. Costa’s has international operations in northern and southern Morocco and across multiple farms in Yunnan Province, China.

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FOODiQ Global creates, synthesises, and simplifies science to enable companies, organisations, healthcare professionals, and individuals worldwide to place food-based nutrition and health at the heart of business strategy and lifestyle choice.

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Levenvale Farm is a certified organic farm located in Bellingen, on Gumbaynggirr land, under the stewardship of Sam and Georgina Baker since 2019. As passionate advocates for regenerative agriculture, animal welfare and human health, they have created space to reconnect the consumer to the farm and their food. They grow and produce their own range of organic & grass-fed beef products under the brand of Bello Beef and they land-share with The Patch Organics, who grow free-range, pastured chickens and a market garden. In addition to Bello Beef and their own off-farm butchery, they also have a farm shop, and host many community events, educational workshops, farm-stays, tours and venue hire. Building resilience in small scale agriculture and food production.

Their mission continues to be focused on the land “to farm in a more sustainable way, to leave the land in a better condition than we found it, to regenerate the environment through improved soil health and plant diversity.”

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Food & Drink Business is the definitive source of business news and technology developments in the dynamic food and beverage manufacturing sector. As such, it attracts an audience of industry executives and managers, change drivers, opinion-leaders, rising stars.

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Scitek provides customised solutions for your innovative Food Production Drying and Concentration needs through honest, un-biased recommendations.

We know that one size doesn’t fit all, and that it often takes a combination of technologies, sometimes from different manufacturers, to achieve the best, most efficient production outcomes.

Our consultative approach focuses on understanding your specific needs and tailoring a solution.

We are NOT a manufacturer or sales agent offering only one technology.

We supply quality, innovative Food Production Technologies from a carefully selected range of manufacturers around the world including CryoDry , Devex, Enwave and Martin Christ.

If you are looking for a reliable, long-term partner who you can trust, please contact us at contact@scitek.com.au

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EnWave is a global leader in the innovation and application of vacuum microwave dehydration. From its headquarters in Vancouver, BC, EnWave has developed a robust intellectual property portfolio, perfected its Radiant Energy Vacuum (REV™) technology, and transformed an innovative idea into a proven, consistent, and scalable drying solution for the food, pharmaceutical and cannabis industries that vastly outperforms traditional drying methods in efficiency, capacity, product quality, and cost.

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Collaborate and join the conversation about the future of food at our Summit

Connect and hear from visionary industry leaders, renowned researchers, and passionate advocates

Join guided tours through local production facilities, farms, tourism attractions and breweries

Enjoy culinary delights at our Gala Dinner with the menu curated by popular chef and restaurateur, Mindy Woods

The amazing Pacific Bay Resort, located in Coffs Harbour, will play host

Find out how to get to the venue