Bite Sides by Ausfine

🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From first make on the Domino’s pizza line to leading ANZ procurement partnerships — Bec Unicomb’s journey is packed with hustle, leadership, and relationship-building. In this episode, Matt sits down with Domino’s ANZ Procurement Manager Bec Unicomb to unpack what modern procurement actually looks like inside one of the world’s biggest pizza brands. From suppl...

🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From County Cork to London banking, ASX-listed leadership, global media expansion, and strategic advisory work across Australia — Colm O’Brien has spent his career helping businesses navigate growth, change, and complexity.   Now a Partner at Carringtons and one of Ausfine’s most trusted advisors, Colm joins Matt for a candid conversation about leadership, busi...

🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From handwritten trade books and telex machines to global risk management and international expansion — Garry Embleton has been part of the Ausfine journey almost from the very beginning. Now Ausfine’s Head of Risk & Compliance and President of the Australia Indonesia Business Council (AIBC), Garry joins Matt for a raw and insightful conversation about glob...

🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From Waikato dairy farms to the trading floors of Chicago — Stu Davison brings a rare, full-circle view of the global dairy industry. Growing up on large-scale farms in New Zealand before moving into financial markets, Stu now helps producers and processors navigate one of the most volatile parts of dairy: pricing risk. In this episode, we unpack how the indust...

🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From a wheat farm north of Bendigo to the front row of Domino’s Pizza’s global expansion , John Harney has seen what rapid growth, leadership, and operational scale really look like. John joins Matt to unpack a career that started in the mines, moved through Unilever and Malaysia, and eventually led to two decades inside one of the biggest foodservice growth st...

🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From an over-ordered batch of cream to one of Australia’s most recognisable premium butter brands — Pepe Issa , founder of Pepe Saya , joins the pod to share the story behind the brand, the product, and the personality that made it stand out. What started as a dessert business turned into a deep obsession with making better-tasting butter — and eventually into...

🚨 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode 🚨 From Macquarie’s Lawson Grains to med school to milking 2,000 cows in Tasmania — James Greenacre is one of the most refreshing voices in Australian dairy right now. Matt first heard James speak at a Dairy Australia breakfast and knew he had to get him on the pod. What followed is a sharp, grounded chat about how modern dairy actually works — the business system...

 New Ausfine Bite Sides Episode  From knocking on doors selling German jams to leading global commercial teams across wine, spirits and FMCG —  Peter Nielsen ,  Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Aus Fine Foods , has built a career on adaptability, influence and sharp commercial thinking. Peter joins  Matt Cooper  for the first episode of  Series Two (2026)  to share the real lessons behind big mov...

John Williams is President of the Australian Dairy Products Federation (ADPF). His career spans Japanese trading house Mitsui, sales leadership at Warrnambool Cheese & Butter, and senior roles through the Saputo and Murray Goulburn transitions. From early whey protein (WPC) commercialisation to branded FMCG and industry advocacy, John has been at the centre of Australia’s biggest dairy shifts—...

EPISODE 13 - Jules Tahan: From Photography to Urban Angles — Creativity, Leadership & Resilience Jules Tahan is the Managing Director of Urban Angles, a Melbourne-based creative agency specialising in real estate and architectural photography. With more than two decades in the industry, Jules has steered Urban Angles from its early days shooting property for local agents into a nationally reco...

David Bongiorno is the General Manager of Alba Cheese, a family-owned Melbourne business founded by his parents in 1981. After years in hospitality, including time in the US, he returned to learn the trade from the ground up — factory floor to trucks — before stepping into leadership. Today, David drives Alba’s growth by balancing tradition and innovation: keeping handmade Sicilian cheeses alive,...

Eliza Redfern is an Analysis and Insights Manager at Dairy Australia, helping shape the industry’s understanding of milk production, supply, and market trends. Originally set on a career in veterinary science, Eliza’s path took a turn when she discovered a passion for agriculture during her degree at the University of Melbourne. A hands-on stint on a dairy farm cemented her love for the industry,...

Pete Findlay is the CEO of Bega Group — one of Australia’s most iconic food companies and home to brands like Vegemite, Bega Cheese, and Dairy Farmers. With a career spanning finance, strategy, and executive leadership, Pete has steered Bega through industry change, market volatility, and the ongoing challenge of staying competitive in a global food market. In this episode, Pete unpacks how produc...

David Williams is the founder and Managing Director of Kidder Williams — and one of the most influential dealmakers in Australian agrifood. With a background in finance and a deep instinct for value, David has led major transactions in dairy, seafood, wine, meat, and beyond, including landmark deals for Tassal, Bellamy’s, Huon, and Bega. Over four decades, David has helped family businesses scale,...

Barry Irvin is the Chairman of Bega Cheese and one of Australia’s most respected agrifood leaders, best known for transforming Bega from a small regional dairy co-op into a nationally recognised, branded food company. Barry grew up a fifth-generation dairy farmer in the Bega Valley, learning resilience and hard work from an early age. After an early banking career, he returned home to help save th...

Jon Spainhour is a Senior Broker and Partner at Ever.ag, one of the most influential firms in global dairy risk management. Jon’s career began in the open-outcry pits of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where he transitioned from cattle and hogs to becoming one of the early pioneers of dairy futures. After starting the dairy desk at Cargill in the early 2000s, Jon helped lead the rise of dairy ris...

Steve Spencer and Jo Bills are the co-founders of Freshagenda, now part of Ever.ag — a leading provider of global dairy market intelligence and strategy. Together, they’ve transformed how the industry thinks about supply, value, and risk. Steve started his career in consulting, working through major agricultural deregulation and strategy projects across Australia. Jo’s background spans ag science,...

Tim Kidman is the Founder and Managing Director of The Fuel Agency, a Melbourne-based brand and marketing agency focused on helping businesses uncover their purpose and communicate it with clarity and impact. Tim’s career began in hospitality and sales before moving into marketing, studying both business strategy and psychology. He’s worked across FMCG, logistics, and design, ultimately launching...

Kylie Prout is Head of People and Culture at Ausfine Foods. Starting her career as a chemical engineer, Kylie has held diverse roles across automotive, toy manufacturing, pharmaceutical operations, and aged care before making the leap into HR leadership. Kylie’s career began at Ford Motor Company and later included roles at Mattel and Lockwood Security, where a pivotal moment led her from engineer...

Paula O’Toole is Chief Operations Officer at Ausfine Foods. Originally from Ireland, Paula moved to Australia in 2003 and has built a career spanning logistics, IT, and executive leadership across multiple industries. She began her Australian career in telecommunications with roles at Virgin Mobile and Brightstar, where she led major supply chain and IT initiatives, including service innovation pr...

Tom Wigan is Vice President of Sales at Ausfine USA, the newest addition to the Ausfine Foods group. Tom joined Ausfine in 2020 with a background in international trade—having started his career at a Japanese steel trading house—where he gained hands-on experience in logistics, operations, and global commodity markets. Transitioning from steel to meat, Tom quickly established himself as a standout...

Chris Scarlett is Executive Chairman of Ausfine Foods and Co-Founder of Altrufood. Chris started at Ausfine foods in 1999, coming to work with his father Don Scarlett who was a founder of the business. Chris joined Ausfine with a qualification in Food Science / Dairy Technology from University of Melbourne and several years hands on experience in dairy processing and cheese sales. Over Chris’s 22...